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Listen to: Lesson 60 - 1 John 2:23...but whoever confesses the Son has the Father as well.

Lesson 60 - 1 John 2:23...but whoever confesses the Son has the Father as well. 1 John 2:23

Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” (Matthew 28:18-20)

Jesus is calling you to teach others to obey Him. At the top of the list of Jesus’ commands are to love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and to love your neighbor as yourself. Share this with others today. Pray for them and encourage them to love God and others. ~ Jeff M Newman
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Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus: Who, existing in the form of God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to death—even death on a cross. (Philippians 2:5-8)

Jesus loves you so much that He gave up His heavenly position and came to serve, even to the point of death on a cross. You are called to humble yourself, just as Christ did, and serve others. Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus, who did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many, so that others might come to know God. ~ Jeff M Newman
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“I am the true vine, and My Father is the keeper of the vineyard. He cuts off every branch in Me that bears no fruit, and every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes to make it even more fruitful. You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. Remain in Me, and I will remain in you. Just as no branch can bear fruit by itself unless it remains in the vine, neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in Me. I am the vine and you are the branches. The one who remains in Me, and I in him, will bear much fruit. For apart from Me you can do nothing. (John 15:1-5)

God desires for you to live a spiritually fruitful life. The way to experience this kind of life is by abiding in Christ. To abide means to remain, dwell, or stay connected. For example, if you remain inside your home, you are abiding in your home. In the same way, God wants you to make your home in Christ.

The Father knows there are things in your life that hinder your ability to abide in Christ. Because He loves you, He will prune away anything that prevents you from remaining in close fellowship with Jesus. This pruning may be uncomfortable, but it is purposeful—so that you may bear more spiritual fruit. ~ Jeff M Newman

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