Sermons on John 15:1-8
Sermon for Fifth Sunday of Easter
[Machine transcription] Christ is risen, he is risen indeed, hallelujah. I am the true vine, says Jesus, and my father is the vinedresser. You may be seated. In the name of Jesus, amen. Dear saints, what comes to mind when I hear that phrase, “I am the vine,” I almost automatically fill in the second phrase. I don’t know if this happens in your…
Abide In Me
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace be to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, the text comes from the Gospel reading. You may be seated. Last Sunday, the relationship that was portrayed for us in the Gospel reading was Jesus being our Good Shepherd, and our relationship to Him was as His…
Abide In Me
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace be unto you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, on this fifth Sunday of Easter we celebrate, we look at the gospel reading for this morning. You may be seated. The last few Sundays we’ve been discussing the most profound and important message of the…
Nourished By Our Mother
“I AM the true vine,” Jesus said to His disciples. “I AM.” Ego eimi, in the Greek. When Jesus says, “I am,” Jews take notice. Their ears perk up, and they pay attention. These are the words that Moses heard from the burning bush, when he asked the Lord God who he should tell the Israelites had sent him to lead them out of captivity. “I AM WHO I AM,” Yahweh had said. “Tell…