Sermons on branches

Our Abiding Connection

May 3, 2015
Pastor Kari Smail
abide, branches, Christ, Jesus, Living, vine

Jesus uses the word, “abide”, eight times in our lesson for today. When we abide in someone or something, we live together. As we abide in someone or something, it is not in a virtual way, for the branches of the vine would not survive unless they were physically connected. As we abide with each […]

The Vine and Branches

May 6, 2012
Pastor Kari Smail
branches, Christ, easter, God, Great, Holy, interconnected, Power, Rejoice, Sequoia, Spirit, supportive, vine

On this 5th Sunday after Easter we rejoice that we are indeed not alone, but that God continues to be with us in very real ways. By the power of the Holy Spirit, Christ continues to abide in us and we in him. And if we think about a vine and its branches, we know […]