I Am the True Vine

May 1, 2022    Rick Keller

John 15:1-6

3 Characteristics of Fruit:
1. Fruit always bears the character of the tree which it's apart
2. Fruit is always visible
3. Fruit always exists for the benefit of others

John 15:11
Galatians 5:22-23
1 Thessalonians 4:13
John 15:11

1. Abide in His presence
John 15:7

2. Accept on His precepts
John 15:7
Matthew 4:4
Matthew 13:23
John 15:8

3. Act on His principles
John 15:9-10
James 1:22-25
John 15:11-12

Characters of Joy:
Psalm 30:5
Psalm 51:12
Psalm 126:5
Proverbs 12:20
Proverbs 14:10
Nehemiah 8:10b
Hebrews 12:2
John 14:30