What Do You Taste Like as a Christian?

John 15: 1-8 Principle: Gardner - God, True Vine (stem) - Jesus, and Branch - Christians Gardner - prunes for more fruits (tough maturing process) True Vine - Supplies nutrients for branch to survive and bear good fruit Branch - Remain in the Vine (just stay plugged in - Obedience) Fruit (Galatians 5:21-22): Not for the branch's benefit, but for others to glorify God -

True Test of One’s Spiritual Life

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and character is not what he does in the extraordinary moments of life, but what he does during the ordinary times when there is nothing tremendous or exciting happening. A person’s worth is revealed in his attitude toward the ordinary things of life when he is not under the spotlight (seeJohn 1:35-37 and John 3:30 ). - Oswald Chambers