John 15: I am the vine, you are the branches
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I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener.
He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful.
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It is hard to tell the grape vine from the branches.
And it's hard to tell where one branch ends and another begins.
They all intertwine and support each other so they can bear fruit.
That's how God is shaping us.
In the past 12 months we've been cut back as never before.
But God is just re-shaping us to look be more intertwined than ever, and that will bear a good harvest in the days ahead.