Every Christian I know wants to live an effective life for Jesus.

The key to succeeding in this is abiding in Him.

Abiding in Christ is foundational to centering your whole life around God. Tapping into Christ's presence and power is what will allow you to bear good fruit in this life.

It is my hope that after today, you are more equipped and empowered to live out a life centered around God.

Welcome to the first 15 podcast. Our scripture for today

comes from John 15 verse 5

Scripture says

Whoever abides in me

and I in him

He it is that bears much fruit

For apart from me

You can do nothing

So often for apart from me, you can do nothing.

So often, out of a right desire to do good in God-honoring works,

we try and force fruit out of ourselves without taking the time to rest and receive the nutrients

we can only get from abiding in our Heavenly Father.

A branch disconnected from an apple tree can no more produce good fruit than you and I can do good

works apart from continual abiding in the love, grace, and presence of God.

Without truly centering our lives around meeting with God,

we'll never produce the fruit we were created to make.

Jesus taught us in John 15, verses 1 through 5.

He says, I am the true vine, and my father is the vine dresser.

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