Episode Details

You can't manufacture the fruit of the Christian life. You can only stay connected to the one who grows it. In John 15, Jesus uses a vine, a pruning knife, and one command to tell his friends where life comes from.

• "I am the true vine": the seventh and final "I AM" in John
• What "abide" actually means, and why the branch never has to strain
• Pruning: why God cuts back the branches he loves
• "Greater love has no one than this": the fruit Jesus is looking for
• "I have called you friends": the difference between a servant and a friend
• Why the world's hostility doesn't mean you've lost the vine