Today in John chapter 15:1-17 we only get through the first 6 verses!  There are three principal people revealed in this beginning, the Vine  (who is Jesus), the branches (who are us), and the Vine-dresser (who is  the Father in heaven). We discover a distinction between two different  people groups, those who abide in the vine, and those who do not abide  in the vine! For those who DO abide: they will either produce fruit and  be pruned or they will have no fruit and be taken away! For those who DO  NOT abide, they are cut off and burned in a furnace!!! This is a very  important teaching our Lord gives to us today with Pastor J, so hold on  tight and let's get to it!