JESUS AS THE FOUNDATION OF

OUR FRUITFULNESS AND HOPE

YOH 15:1-4

DEPENDENCE

We must be rooted in Jesus Christ

in order to bear fruit for God. Our
true identification is in Jesus Christ
when we stay connected to the true
source of our faith and our
transformation.

FRUITFULNESS

Jesus presents God the Father as the Gardener in the

story, which puts in perspective God’s desire to see us
growing in our dependence on Jesus. To cut off or to
prune branches recognises our human shortcomings and
brings us closer to Him, even when we do not always
understand how He does it. Our complete dependence
on Jesus makes us faithful to God and fruitful in His
work. God has so much love, joy, peace, kindness,
goodness, and faithfulness - that there is enough left-
over for everyone.

HOPE

Jesus Christ epitomises

the fulfilment of a
mutual relationship as
described in Song of
Solomon 6:3: I am my
beloved’s, and my
beloved is mine. Living
out our Christian faith
and calling with
boldness and humility
enables us to give hope
to the hopeless. There
is always hope in Jesus
Christ.

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