Sermons About Gardener
Planting a Garden
Much like a Gardener, a mother’s role is to plant and nurture seeds within their children. There’s certainly something special about the way Mom helps nurture the growing faith of her children. Because Mom is a Gardener.
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I Am The Vine
The image of the vine was used to describe Israel in the Old Testament, but Israel did not produce the fruits God expected. Jesus transfers this image to Himself. He is the “true vine†who, because He always does what pleases God, produces fruit for God.
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The Garden
Mary thinks Jesus is the gardener. In this passage, John is suggesting that Jesus becomes the new Adam who tends the new garden and calls us to follow him into that garden - which is also called the Kingdom of God.
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Living a Fruitful Life Cultivated by the Living Christ
Starting at verse nine in Colossians 1 we come to a continuation of Paul’s prayer for the Colossian church. It is here that Paul unpacks some remarkable expressions that give us an understanding of the nature of God. In the closing statement he prays “so that you may walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, to please Him." To please Him... That statement would rattle a lot of people’s understanding on the nature of God who is Often seen as consumed with wrath -- continually venting His displeasure with us. If you were to ask people, “Do you feel it is possible to truly please God?†most likely you would be met with some hesitation. But what do we see here? “To please Him†is one of the first expressions that Paul presents that reveals the nature of God. This is critical. If you do not believe that it is possible to live a life upon which God would look and take pleasure in and declare that He is pleased, how likely is it that you will pursue such a life? Your life would be reduced to nothing more than an exercise in futility.
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