Hempfield UMC

“I have told you these things so that my joy may be in you and your joy may be complete.” (John 15:11) Pastor John’s Notes: Jesus Christ is the most joyful person who ever lived! He has overcome all temptation, lived in the power of the Holy Spirit, and has overcome even death itself. He sits at the right hand of the Father and reigns over heaven and earth. His is a life of absolute victory, and he wants to…

“If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you want and it will be done for you. My Father is glorified by this: that you produce much fruit and prove to be my disciples. “As the Father has loved me, I have also loved you. Remain in my love. If you keep my commands you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commands and remain in his love.” (John 15:7-10)…

“If anyone does not remain in me, he is thrown aside like a branch and he withers. They gather them, throw them into the fire, and they are burned.” (John 15:6) Pastor John’s Notes: Here Jesus warns his disciples of the danger of neglecting our walk with him. It should seem obvious that if we were lost without Christ before our conversion, we would be lost without Christ afterward. We all tend toward neglecting our spiritual life in favor of…

“You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. Remain in me, and I in you. Just as a branch is unable to produce fruit by itself unless it remains on the vine, neither can you unless you remain in me. I am the vine; you are the branches. The one who remains in me and I in him produces much fruit, because you can do nothing without me.” (John 15:3-5)  Pastor John’s Notes: As Christians,…