Today we begin a two-part journey through one of the most beautiful and powerful passages in Scripture: John 15. Jesus spoke these words on the night He was betrayed, just after the Last Supper, as He and the disciples walked toward Gethsemane. In that intimate, final moment, He gave them (and us) a picture that captures the heart of what it means to follow Him: This isn't just nice imagery about gardening or growth. It's the climax of God's entire redemptive story—the grand narrative that runs from Genesis to Revelation, and a reminder of the only source of lasting hope we have in this world, Abiding in Christ as He Abides in us