WONDER: The Life

John 15: 1-8

1. Connectedness matters

   1. v. 4 Remain in me and I will remain in you.

2. Disconnectedness matters

   1. v.   5 ...Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing. 6 Anyone who does not remain in me is thrown away like a useless branch and withers. Such branches are gathered into a pile to be burned.  

   2. God expects and blesses productivity! Do SOMETHING!

3. Productivity matters

   1. v.8 When you produce much fruit, you are my true disciples. This brings great glory to my Father.

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WONDER: THE REMEDY

1. The Promise. “And you know the way to where I am going”

   1. John 14:1-7

   2. The joy of faith is the best remedy against the griefs of sense.  A remedy with a promise. The promise of grace.  The promise of joy. The promise of hope. The promise that death isn’t the end.

      1. For you believers out there, the hopers, the dreamers..the promise is enough.

      2. But it’s also a remedy with a proof.

2. The Proof. “Just believe…or believe because of the work you have seen me do.”

   1. John 14:8-11.

   2. JESUS came to prove God’s grace, goodness, and love. There’s no longer any question!

   3. Psalms 19:1-6

Can you begin to see yourself the way He sees you?

John 14:27, “I leave the gift of peace with you—my peace. Not the kind of fragile peace given by the world, but my perfect peace. Don’t yield to fear or be troubled in your hearts—instead, be courageous!”

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WONDER: THE TRUTH

Luke 8:4-18

1. Are you really listening? vs. 4-8

   1. God is a good shepherd.  He’s going to lead us at our own pace, but we have to allow ourselves to be led.

2. Are you permitted to understand? vs. 9-15

   1. The crowd vs the disciples. Different levels of commitment = different levels of understanding.

   2. FOOTPATH people, ROCKY people, THORNY people..we all require gardening.

3. Are you being careful? vs. 16-18

   1. “A problem cannot be solved at the same level of consciousness that created it.” - Einstein

   2. 1 Corinthians 2, renew your mind.

   3. The truth isn’t hard to find, it’s hard to hear.

The truth is Jesus.  God’s Word is powerful and effective, but the Bible actually calls JESUS the Word.  The holy scriptures are important, and can reveal to us who God is, but even more important, is the actual, living and breathing, powerful WORD of God--who is Jesus.  He can speak to you today, just as real as he could 2,000 years ago. He’s spoken to my heart countless times, and I can tell you--it’s real.

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