The sermon focuses on John 15:1-5, where Jesus uses the metaphor of a vine and branches to explain the relationship between himself and his followers.
• The pastor emphasizes the doctrine of Union with Christ, explaining how believers are connected to Jesus like branches to a vine, receiving life and nourishment from him.
• This union with Christ is how believers receive the benefits of Christ's work (his obedience, suffering, death, and resurrection) and become new creations in him.
• The sermon stresses that apart from Christ, believers can do nothing. Our ability to obey God's commands and bear spiritual fruit comes from abiding in Christ, not from our own willpower or effort.
• The pastor concludes by encouraging the congregation to abide in Christ, resting in and feeding upon him through faith, rather than trying to earn salvation through their own works.
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Rev. Paul Ipema
Abide In Me Immanuel URC of DeMotte Sunday Service
