Church of the Good Shepherd

John 15:1- 4  I am the True Vine, and My Father is the Vinedresser. Every branch in Me not bearing fruit, He takes it away; and each one bearing fruit, He prunes, so that it may bear more fruit. You are already pruned because of the Word which I have spoken to you. Remain in Me, and I in you. As the branch is not able to bear fruit of itself, unless it remain in the vine, so neither can you unless you remain in Me.

For those of you who have recieved our ministry will know how passionate we are about being fully absorbed in Christ. I do believe the Lords desire for His Bride is for her to be complete, fulfilled, satisfied, mature and so forth. It's clear to me that when Jesus spoke of us embracing Him it is not in merely praying a simple prayer. And while that is important it is only the begining of our relationship with Him. John 10:9 quotes Chirst in saying "I am the door.

Because the Christian life is a supernatural life, the only way to live it is by means of supernatural power. No one can live the Christian life in his or her own power and natural strength because we are dead in our trespasses and sins, Ephesians 2:1. God must empower us to live with His power. He brings us to life, and then He indwells us and enables us to live His kind of life. “When we obey His command, He gives us His presence without limit. The filling of the Holy Spirit is His enabling.” (Will Pounds)