Come Follow Me: Remain

Pastor Kent Landhuis

THEME - Following Jesus like a tree.

TEXT - Psalm 1

1. How happy is the one planted in good soil.

· Psalm 1:1-2

· Torah - law - God’s desire.

· Matthew 22:34-40

2. How happy is the one rooted in good soil.

· Psalm 1:3-4

· John 15:4

· Abide - remain.

3. How happy is the one who bears fruit.

· Happy or perish. Fruit or fire.

· Psalm 1:5-6

· Galatians 6:7-9

· John 15:11

NEXT STEPS

1. Name your quiet place and time:

2. Name your spiritual practices:

3. Meditate on one of these verses: Psalm 1:1-3, Galatians 6:7-9, John 15:4, John 15:11

Psalm 1:1-3

1 Blessed is the one

who does not walk in step with the wicked

or stand in the way that sinners take

or sit in the company of mockers,

2 but whose delight is in the law of the Lord,

and who meditates on his law day and night.

3 That person is like a tree planted by streams of water,

which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither—whatever they do prospers.

Galatians 6:7-9

7 Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows.

8 Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.

9 Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.

10 Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers.

John 15:4

4 Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me.

John 15:11

11 I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete.

Come Follow Me: Abiding & Scripture

Pastor Leah Carolan

TEXT: John 17:14-19

KEY VERSE – Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth. (vs. 17)

1. What is Scripture?

Two Testaments/Covenants of 66 books

Divinely Inspired

2. What is the Word [logos]?

All of God’s spoken divine thoughts, wills, emotions released in His speech.

Jesus

3. What happens when we engage in Scripture?

Self-Examination

Spiritual Encounter

Guidance and Conviction

Transformation

4. How can we engage with Scripture?

Read it.

Write it.

Say it.

Sing it.

Pray it.

SCRIPTURE: Hebrews 5:14

14 But solid food is for the mature, for those who have their powers of discernment trained by constant practice to distinguish good from evil.

SCRIPTURE: John 1:1-5

1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made through him, and without him was not anything made that was made. 4 In him was life, and the life was the light of men. 4 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.

SCRIPTURE: John 15:5

5 I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.

NEXT STEPS

1. Name your quiet place and time:

2. Name your spiritual practices:

3. Engage with one scripture verse this week using the Read it, Write it, Say it, Sing it, Pray it method.

Come Follow Me: Remain

Pastor Kent Landhuis

THEME - Following Jesus like a tree.

TEXT - Psalm 1

1. How happy is the one planted in good soil.

· Psalm 1:1-2

· Torah - law - God’s desire.

· Matthew 22:34-40

2. How happy is the one rooted in good soil.

· Psalm 1:3-4

· John 15:4

· Abide - remain.

3. How happy is the one who bears fruit.

· Happy or perish. Fruit or fire.

· Psalm 1:5-6

· Galatians 6:7-9

· John 15:11

NEXT STEPS

1. Name your quiet place and time:

2. Name your spiritual practices:

3. Meditate on one of these verses: Psalm 1:1-3, Galatians 6:7-9, John 15:4, John 15:11

Psalm 1:1-3

1 Blessed is the one

who does not walk in step with the wicked

or stand in the way that sinners take

or sit in the company of mockers,

2 but whose delight is in the law of the Lord,

and who meditates on his law day and night.

3 That person is like a tree planted by streams of water,

which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither—whatever they do prospers.

Galatians 6:7-9

7 Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows.

8 Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.

9 Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.

10 Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers.

John 15:4

4 Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me.

John 15:11

11 I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete.