Jesus was definitely the Lord of the Harvest when it comes to bearing fruit! In many of his teachings, He often used farming/harvesting language to illustrate His points. The purpose of any seed that drops into the ground is to reproduce. Jesus illustrated to the crowds that gathered a word picture of His upcoming death. However, this was also an… Read More
The Vine of Christ
I am a true sprouting vine, and the farmer who tends the vine is my Father. 4 So you must remain in life-union with me, for I remain in life-union with you. For as a branch severed from the vine will not bear fruit, so your life will be fruitless unless you live your life intimately joined to mine. 5 “I am the… Read More
Taking Authority
Concluding our celebration of Women’s Month, our final quote comes from the most famous woman of all time…Mary the mother of Jesus. This may sound bizarre, but this quote from Mary the mother of Jesus always reminded of a scene in The Godfather Part 3, where Connie, the sister of Michael Corleone, tells her nephew Vincent, “Do it”, referring to… Read More
“What Are You Holding”?
In the wake of everything going on around us right now, this quote speaks volumes! How many of us are holding on to stuff that in the grand scheme of life, we can’t take with us, and won’t have any value? Closer to home and to our heart is WHO are we holding onto that we don’t want to let… Read More