Faith to Abide

This sermon is part 4 of 7 in the 40 Days of Faith

Week 4 – 40 Days of Faith

DIGITAL BULLETIN 12 March 2023, 10:30 a.m.

“Take the Journey of Faith, and Grow in the Trust of the Lord.”

Welcome to the @EagleLifeChurch series “40 Days of Faith” leading up to Easter. In this series, you will learn to grow your faith through daily meditations and weekly messages of faith from God’s Word. You will learn to abide in God as your faith in the word of salvation helps you fight fear and persevere in your faith journey.

In this week’s sermon, Pastor Brad teaches you how to abide in Jesus so you can experience the word, the love, and the joy of the Father who prunes and cares for his people so that they will bear the fruit of life.

Join us as we grow in faith.

“Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.”
Hebrews 11:1 (ESV)

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Faith to Abide – Four images to teach you to abide

SCRIPTURE: John 15:1-17 (ESV)

I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. ²Every 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. ³Already you are clean because of the word that I have spoken to you.
John 15:1-3 (ESV)

The VINE
The VINEDRESSER
The BRANCH
The FRUIT

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. ⁵I 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. ⁶If 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. ⁷If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. ⁸By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples. ⁹As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Abide in my love. ¹⁰If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and abide in his love. ¹¹These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full.
John 15:4-11 (ESV)