Sermon
The Dividing Line
Cross Church
Speaker: Nick Floyd
March 25, 2020 · 34 min
Summary
Jesus teaches that God prunes fruitful branches to remove hindrances, using the vineyard metaphor to distinguish between branches bearing fruit (true Christians) and fruitless branches (those with mere religious appearance). During crisis, believers are called to bear fruit through loving others and sharing the gospel.
Highlights
If there is no fruit, there is no root.
God's pruning process is when God cuts away some things in our life that hinder us from the main thing.
What feels painful can often be pruning from God. What feels painful is often, in all reality, a gift from God.