Brewer UMC - Brewer, MS

John 15:1-11

Jesus wants us to bear fruit, but that's not our primary task. If we abide in Christ through faith and discipline, God the Father will prune us so that we bear much good fruit that lasts.

John 14:1-12

In Jesus' final words to his disciples, he expounds on his identity as he shows them the way to the Father.

We already know he is the living water, he is the Bread of Life, he is the Light of the World, he's the Shepherd that seeks and saves those who get lost, and now he tells us that he is the route itself to the Father. He is everything we need to live abundantly and eternally with God. If you draw near to Jesus, you can become a participant in the love and life of the Triune God.

2 Samuel 11-12

2 Samuel 7

2 Samuel 6

1 Samuel 27-30

1 Samuel 17

1 Samuel 16

1 Samuel 8

Hannah's Song in 1 Samuel 2

We can always expect God to be turning the world upside down -- the barren have children and the poor will sit with princes.

In the midst of the uncertainties of life, Hannah teaches us to build our lives on the sure foundation of God's steadfast love.

(art used with permission from wikimedia commons; sculpture from near Bethlehem around 323)