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Rock Point Church · all sermons
Pastor Mark Collins · Mar 25, 2019
Drawing from John 15, this sermon traces Jesus' vine-and-branches illustration to show that genuine spiritual growth requires more than believing in Jesus — it requires abiding in Him. Abiding means offering ourselves to God, welcoming His pruning Word, and aligning our prayers with His purposes rather than our own desires. That intimate friendship with Jesus produces the fruit of the Spirit and a God-given boldness, but it also makes believers targets of the same hatred the world directed at Christ — a reality confirmed across every generation of Christian history.