...real vine, and my Father is the vine-dresser ; 2 Every branch in me that bears not fruit, he takes it .away, And every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit. 3 — You are pruned clean already, by the word that I have spoken to you. 4 Remain in me, and I in...

...of the composition. 223. "Chalice of Antioch" "I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. Every branch of mine that bears no fruit, he takes...bear fruit he prunes that it may bear more fruit. . . . Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the...

...the command to love one another Jn. 15:1-17 1"l am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. 2 Every branch of mine that bears no fruit, he takes...away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, 1 Many indent mithoritin add tin. that it may bear more fruit. * You are already made clean by the...

...context of his final teaching about the advent of the Comforter, Jesus says, in the parable of the vine, "Every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit" (Jn. 15:2). In the words that follow he goes on to speak of "abiding in me" in order to bear fruit....

...superfluous branches. Christ says of this: 'Every branch of mine that bears no fruit he will prune, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes that it may bear more fruit' (John 15:2). By the vine we understand the human heart, and the sap which makes it fruitful is love....

...together, let not man put asunder." Mark 10:6-9 "I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. Every branch of mine that bears no fruit, he takes...bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit. You are already made clean by the word which I have spoken to you. Abide in me, and I in you. As the...

...wherever we find ourselves. Our Lord is not happy with a lukewarm life and a half-hearted dedication. Every branch that does bear fruit he prunes that it may bear more fruit.6 And so the Master purifies his own, permitting them to experience trials and contradictions....

...Arise, let us go on from here. 15 "I am the true vine, and my Father is the farmer. Every branch of me that bears no fruit, He takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit He cleans so it will bear more fruit. Already you are clean because of the words I have said to you. Remain...

...will ruin us. We are in special and constant need of expert correction. We need pruning. Jesus said, "Every branch of mine that bears no fruit, he takes...bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit" ( John 15:2). More than once our Lord the Spirit has used Psalm 131 to do this important work among...

...herself to be reduced. 'My Father is the Vinedresser', Jesus instructed his disciples; 'Every branch that bears no fruit, he takes away, and every branch...bear fruit he prunes that it may bear more fruit' (John 15:1-2). One could say that the pruning of the Church in the latter half of the twentieth century...