John 15:1-17: Remain In Me

Houston's First Baptist Church

One of the points of this section of John is that Jesus wants his disciples, including us today, to be fruitful. That will bring glory to the Father. The question is what does that mean, and how does one achieve this fruitfulness? Galatians 5, speaks of the fruit of the spirit: “The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control.” (Galatians 5:22-23) The only way we can be fruitful in the things that matter is by abiding in Jes…