A Christ Follower: The Journey

The Vineyard: A Short Detour. " I am the vine   you are the branches. If you abide in me, and I abide in you, you will bear much fruit. Apart from me you can do nothing." Jesus      Before we begin our journey backwards through the Sermon on the Mount, and before we go out in to the yard to walk on the stepping stones for this part of rock-solid living, we need to go to another piece of property. Of course Jesus parabolic house has to have a vineyard. What is really interesting is what Jesus says about himself. He calls himself "The Vine.” He also calls us something: He calls us “the branches;" therefore, there is a life connection between the Son of God and us. Maintaining that connection, intentionally, is important, if we will bear fruit.      One of the dangers of following a teaching is that of the teaching becoming legalistic or regulatory.   As a matter of fact, I think that a lot of people give up on even trying to look at the Sermon on th

To Hear or Not Hear?   That Is The Question. The one who hears my words and obeys them is the one who has a life that will stand up to the storms that beat against and challenge our lives. Jesus      Hearing, and applying what is heard, seems to be extremely important, if we are going to experience rock-solid living in this quicksand world. Whether or not we are victorious and overcome our wounds, injuries, abuse trauma or sin is related to how we hear Jesus. How we hear Jesus is so important that he taught a parable about it, and then he went the extra mile to explain the parable to be sure we would get it. How we hear Jesus will greatly impact whether or not we will put into practice what we hear: THERE ARE 4 WAYS TO HEAR GOD… OR NOT.   Jesus Based On Matthew 13:1-9; 18-23      Back in the day, when Jesus was teaching among humanity, He made it clear that He wanted rock solid living to be a part of daily living. He also wants it for you and me in this 21 st c