Life’s Real Journey Blog

“By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will be My disciples.” John 15:8 In John 15 Jesus likens our daily walk with him and our Father to a vine. And He speaks of fruit coming from this walk. He and the Father are one, and therefore make up...

“If a man abide not in Me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.If ye abide in Me, and My words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.” John 15:6-7 What is...

“If a man abide not in Me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.If ye abide in Me, and My words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.” John 15:6-7 As we...

“I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.”John 15:5 John 15 is a passage that has really spoken to me over the past few years and is really convicting and encouraging...

“Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.” John 15:4  A proper understanding of the word “abide” in verse 4 of John 15, is key to unlocking the heart of the message...

“Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.”John 15:3 For something to be made clean implies that its former condition was unclean. • “Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.” Ps. 51:5• “For we ourselves also were...

"Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit." John 15:2 Why does God prune us? I used to think it was His harsh way of dealing with me in order to get more fruit out...

“I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.” John 15:1 This first verse for the Journey Challenge is a short verse but has SO much contained in it. To lay some groundwork I want to give some of the background of the passage as a whole that we have chosen for...

Journey Challenge Details: • Who: Anyone may participate in the challenge.• What: Memorize and meditate on John 15:1-27 • Why: To deepen your relationship with the Lord.• When: January 1-31, 2020. It is the Journey Office's hope and goal that you will be encouraged in...

The weather is starting to cool down, Thanksgiving is almost here and the days are growing shorter. What does this all mean? That our 2020 Journey Challenge is just around the corner! We are so excited to announce that we are planning to have our annual Journey...