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Scripture:
John 15:1-17
"I am the true vine, and my
Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit,
while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more
fruitful. You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. Remain
in me, and I will remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain
in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me.
"I am the vine; you are the
branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart
from me you can do nothing. If anyone does not remain in me, he is like a
branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown
into the fire and burned. If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask
whatever you wish, and it will be given you. This is to my Father's glory, that
you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to
be my disciples.
"As the Father has loved me, so
have I loved you. Now remain in my love. If you obey my commands, you will remain
in my love, just as I have obeyed my Father's commands and remain in his love. I
have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete.
My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. 13Greater love has no
one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. 14You are my friends
if you do what I command.
I no longer call you servants,
because a servant does not know his master's business. Instead, I have called
you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you.
You
did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit--fruit
that will last. Then the Father will give you whatever you ask in my name. This
is my command: Love each other.
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