“The True Vine” – Worship Service Elder Scott Eastin
September 8, 2019
Doctrine and Covenants 22:22-23
22:22a And it came to pass, that Moses spake unto the Lord, saying,
22:22b Be merciful unto thy servant, O God, and tell me concerning this earth, and the inhabitants thereof; and also the heavens, and then thy servant will be content.
22:23a And the Lord God spake unto Moses, saying, The heavens, they are many and they can not be numbered unto man, but they are numbered unto me, for they are mine; and as one earth shall pass away, and the heavens thereof, even so shall another come;
22:23b and there is no end to my works, neither to my words; for this is my work and my glory, to bring to pass the immortality, and eternal life of man.
The Church Of Jesus Christ
Living Hope Restoration Branch
Independence, Missouri
“The True Vine”
Worship Service September 8th, 2019
Speaker Elder Scott Eastin
Shortcuts:
Welcome Elder Rick Gard (00:12)
Scripture Reading Elder Scott Eastin (01:26)
Sermon Elder Scott Eastin (04:00)
Scripture References:
Doctrine and Covenants 22.22-23, John 15.1-8, Exodus 3.14, Galatians 5.19-24, Matthew 6.19-21, Matthew 7.28-30, Matthew 13.21, 1st Chronicles 16.34, Matthew 5.18
Sermon Focus Points
►I AM statements of Jesus
I AM the bread of life (John 6.35)
I AM the light of the world (John 8.12)
I AM the door (John 10.9)
I AM the good shepherd (John 10.11)
I AM the resurrection and the life (John 11.25)
I AM the way, the truth, and the life (John 14.6)
I AM the true vine (John 15.1).
►God allows us to choose Him, or choose “self”, but no matter what we do, the door is always open for us to let God in.
►Normal Christian development means to always bear fruit as we grow in God.
►When we are not connected to “the vine”, we suffer in the works of the flesh, which include adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, envyings, murders, drunkenness, and revellings.
►Those not connected to the vine, shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
►The fruit of the Spirit includes love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, and temperance. We must hold dear the fruit of the Spirit, for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
►The fruit we produce bears witness to our spirit. We should not compare ourselves to anyone else. Our standard is Jesus Christ.
►Five points to remember from John, chapter 15
1) Jesus expects everyone to produce fruit.
2) Branches don’t produce fruit on their own, but only by abiding in Jesus.
3) Branches produce fruit naturally for those that abide in Jesus.
4) Producing fruit takes time.
5) Remember, the glory is God’s.
►As Christians, we are designed to bear much fruit as we abide in Jesus.
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