Pruning in Progress

My friend stood at the front of the class with the bungee cord hooked to his belt, the other end in the teacher’s hand. "Go ahead, walk forward", Mr. Brown instructed.  We chuckled nervously as he did so, and to his credit, he got a lot further than I thought he would. But as sure as bees make honey when the bungee cord reached its max, Don couldn't get any further. Just like bungee cords, there are things in our life that hold us back from moving forward, from being as productive as we can be. It could be circumstances, relationships, sinful patterns, whatever it is, Jesus promised that his Father, the gardener, would cut it out of our lives.  God is not content with fruitful, at least not in our passage from John 15. God wants us to be "even more fruitful" than we already are.  Wondering how that's possible? Me too. Let's discover together on Sunday! Pastor Joel  Associate Pastor of Community Life