_____________ to Christ brings real fruit.
"I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing." John 15:1
"I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener." John 15:5
Staying connected produces ____________
"...If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit..." John 15:5
...the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control...Galatians 5:22-23a ESV
Being disconnected produces __________
"If you do not remain in me, you are like a branch that is thrown away and withers..." John 15:6a
How do we stay connected?
1. ___________ what Jesus says
"If you keep my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commands and remain in his love." John 15:10
2. ___________ like Jesus loves
"My command is this: Love each other as I have kept my Father's commands and remain in his love." John 15:6a
"Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one's life for one's friends." John 15:13