We revel, Lord Jesus, in being attached to you like a branch to a vine. This is our life, this is our

love, this is our joy, and we thank you. And now I pray for fruit that will

read down to your glory as this branch opens its mouth. Come, do your saving,

purifying, strengthening, life-giving, love-giving, joy-giving, obedience-giving,

transforming work. I pray in Jesus' name. Amen. If you have a Bible, I hope you'll

open it to John 15 and we're going to read the first 11 verses again. John 15 verses 1 to 11.

I am the true vine and my father is the vine dresser. Every branch in me that

does not bear fruit, he takes away and every branch that does bear fruit, he

prunes that it may bear more fruit. Already you are clean because of the word

that I have spoken to you, abide in me and I in you as the branch cannot bear fruit

by itself unless it abides in the vine, neither can you unless you abide in me. I am

the vine, you are the branches, whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that

bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing. If anyone does not abide

in me, he is thrown away like a branch and withers and the branches are

gathered thrown into the fire and burned. If you abide in me and my words abide in

you, ask whatever you wish and it will be done for you by this is my father

glorified that you bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples as the father

has loved me so I have loved you abide in my love. If you keep my commandments you

will abide in my love just as I have kept my father's commandments and abide in

his love. These things I have spoken to you that my joy may be in you and your

joy may be full. So my aim today is to try to help us experience prayer as the

vocalization of abiding in Christ. Now when I speak of vocalizing the

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