Daily Devotion for April 21

This SUNDAY is CHANGE THE WORLD SUNDAY.

The youth are preparing two mission trips (SSP).

SCRIPTURE: John 15: 1 & 2

1"I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. 2 He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful.

FOCUS: Relationships (especially being connected to God)

NOTICE: Cannot bear fruit, unless we are in relationship with God (connected).

POINT: Need to remain connected to the vine,

the disciples need to remain connected to Jesus

we need to remain connected to Jesus

if we remain connected, we will bear fruit

TO PRODUCE FRUIT

A grape vine produces grapes

A GOD vine produces what kind of fruit?

Question: what is the fruit that you bear?

And when we are not bearing fruit, does that mean we have severed ourselves from the God vine?

Are there times that we feel severed from the vine?

THOUGHT TO PONDER

to grow spiritually, we need to remain connected and produce GOD fruit