Madison Park Church - Anderson, IN

There are 4 byproducts of abiding:

1. NO FRUIT: "I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit..."

2. SOME FRUIT: "...while every branch that does bear fruit..."

3. MORE FRUIT: "...he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful."

4. MUCH FRUIT: "I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit...

"Joy is a product of abundance; it is the overflow of vitality. It is life working together harmoniously. It is exuberance. Inadequate sinners as we are, none of us can manage that for very long."
- Eugene Peterson

You are not responsible for the fruit.
Our only responsibility is to ABIDE.

A few things we can practice to help us abide:
1. Reading the word.
2. Prayer.
3. Silence & solitude.
4. Sabbath.
5. Fasting.
6. Generosity & gratitude.
7. Community