In John 15, Jesus reminds us in the last of his 7 “I AM” statements that He is our true vine, and that we are called to abide in Him as branches. But what exactly does this command mean practically and on a heart level? What does it mean to abide? What does it mean to bear fruit?

As we take time to understand John 15 and dig deeper into this familiar passage, we come across a robust Biblical definition of abiding and bearing spiritual fruit. Which ultimately leads us to be able to answer the important question, ‘What does it mean to be a fruitful branch that abides in the vine?’