The Good Shepard Reflections
Rev. Mary Washburn
05/14/06
John 15:1-8
“I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinegrower. He removes every branch in me that bears no
fruit. Every branch that bears fruit he prunes to make it bear more fruit. You
have already been cleansed by the word that I have spoken to you. Abide in me
as I abide in you. Just as the branch cannot bear fruit by itself unless it
abides in the vine, neither can you unless you abide in me. I am the vine, you
are the branches. Those who abide in me and I in them
bear much fruit, because apart from me you can do nothing. Whoever does not
abide in me is thrown away like a branch and withers; such branches are
gathered, thrown into the fire, and burned. If you abide in me, and my words
abide in you, ask for whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. My Father
is glorified by this, that you bear much fruit and become my disciples.
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