Life gets so busy and complicated that it's easy to lose sight of our real purpose. But in this week's featured sermon, "The True Vine," Neal Patel reminds us that we really were made for this one thing—to abide in Christ and bear fruit. It's the only way any human being can please God. As Patel walks through John 15:1-5 he reminds us, "We can't produce any fruit by just trying harder. If we want to bear fruit, we have only one option: Abide in Christ." May this week's sermon encourage you to abide deeper in Jesus.

This week we also feature:

• Sermon Series: The Warrior by James Merritt
• Video: I Am the Vine

Preaching Christ,

Matt Woodley
Managing Editor, PreachingToday.com
mwoodley@christianitytoday.com

Matt Woodley is the pastor of compassion ministries at Church of the Resurrection in Wheaton, Illinois.