Welcome again to our series on abiding in Christ, and specifically the many lies that try to hinder us from this marvelous position.
In part one, we examined the lie of God’s House; how contrary to popular opinion, and Christian vernacular, God’s House is not a physical building, and “the church” is not the four walls that believers gather inside. Rather, the church is the body of believers themselves, unified in Christ Jesus, as members of His flesh and bone (Ephesians 5:30).
Today, we will continue examining the lies that seem to permeate Christian vernacular, and try to keep us from abiding in Christ, as we scrutinize the lie of serving. We have a lot to get into, so let’s get started.
In John chapter 15, Jesus speaks the words that this ministry is founded upon, saying that He is the True Vine, and that we are the Branches. Then He goes on to make a very important and very controversial statement, that apart from Him we can do nothing, but with Him we bear much fruit. This statement of Jesus is controversial, because while nearly every believer is familiar with it, very few actually believe it!
Do you believe these words of Jesus today? Do you truly believe that without Him you can do nothing, but with Him you will bear much fruit? We as humans, tend to think that we can still do some things without Him – we think that we can still do small things or personal things without Him, and we only need Him for the big and important things. But the truth of Jesus as our source of everything is vital to our success as a believer, and this is what we will be studying today.