Dr. John Reddy

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 “I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing. If anyone does not abide in me he is thrown away like a branch and withers; and the branches are gathered, thrown into the fire, and burned. If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.”  [John 15: 5-7]

“I am the true vine...”

 “I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing. If anyone does not abide in me he is thrown away like a branch and withers; and the branches are gathered, thrown into the fire, and burned. If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.”  [John 15: 5-7] 



 “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit." [John 15:1-2] 





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“ By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit...” 

AThe Lord Jesus now presented Himself as the true vine, the perfect fulfillment of all the other types and shadows. God the Father is the vinedresser.  Our role is to stay connected to and dependent upon Jesus. We are helpless without him, even though at times we may think we can oversee our own lives capably by ourselves.

The branch that does not bear fruit is the one who gets away from the Lord and becomes interested in the things of this world. He fails to manifest the fruit of the Spirit—love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance.

The truth is, we get a bit scraggly when we attempt to live apart from God. Most of us dislike the process of God’s trimming back areas of dead growth in our attitudes and actions. We initially cringe at giving up something that seemed just fine with us. But as we press in closer to God, we find a fresh vibrancy springing from within. And our outward lives start to “produce much fruit”.

The branch that bears fruit is the Christian who is growing more like the Lord Jesus. Even such vines need to be pruned or cleansed. Just as a real vine must be cleansed from insects, mildew, and fungus, so a Christian must be cleansed from worldly things that cling to him.
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    "  ... 'Cause the Fruit is Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness,

Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness, and Self-Control.
Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness,

Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness, and Self-Control.  "