The Fruit of Love
"You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name, he may give it to you. These things I command you, so that you will love one another." John...
Inner Fruit
"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... By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples. As the Father has loved me, so...
Grow
"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." John 15:5 Growing healthy grapes is an elaborate process. Grapevines need a strong trellis, plenty of sunshine and adequate...
Obedience
"Whoever has my commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves me. And he who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and manifest myself to him." John 14:21 What is the evidence of love? According to Jesus, the proof that we love Him is that we obey...
Sabbatical Report
"Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me." John 14:1 Two months away from the responsibilities of ministry, much of it in beautiful places away from home, gave us time and space to rest in the Lord, be refreshed in His lavish love and...
Peace
"Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid." John 14:27 How can we find true and lasting peace? In this world we have plenty of trouble, always something else to...
Trust in Jesus
"Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me." John 14:1 What enables you to trust someone? Knowing them. Living with them and seeing what they say and what they do. Over time, a person proves themselves either trustworthy or untrustworthy...