The first sermon that was ever preached by the church is recorded for us in Acts 2. Peter was preaching under the influence of the Holy Spirit. And while he was in the middle of his sermon, we’re told that the crowd interrupted him. They shouted out, “what shall we do?” Truth is often met by questions. It’s not because we don’t believe, but it’s because we don’t understand and often we aren’t sure what we’re supposed to do…Today we finally touch the verse 5, “we are the branches.” And as branches we have been given one first simple command. Jesus said, “abide in me.” He will keep saying it. Twelve times he uses the word abide in the first 17 verses of the chapter. Last week we talked about what abiding is. It’s staying, it’s dwelling, it’s living in the place of relationship. Today we have to ask the question, “How do we abide?”
“The Branch part 1” John 15:1-5
