March 8, 2026

Bearing Fruit, no Barren Fruit - John 15:1-17 - Elijah Huang

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This Week's Bible Reading

  • March 9 - Proverbs 7; Mark 1
  • March 10 - Proverbs 8; Mark 2
  • March 11 - Proverbs 9; Mark 3
  • March 12 - Psalm 42; Mark 4
  • March 13 - Psalm 43; Mark 5

(Complete plan here.)

Growth Group Guide

  1. What is your favorite fruit? Why? Do you garden? If so, what do you grow?
  2. What does it mean to abide in Christ?
  3. How does community breakdown the idol of individualism?
  4. What are the Fruits of the Spirit?
  5. What must a seed do in order to grow? (John 12:24-26)
  6. How does fruit spread the Gospel?
  7. Memorize John 15:5 as a group.
  8. How can we better abide in Christ? In what way would you like to be held accountable this week?

Lenten Family Devotional

Forthcoming.

PRAY the following aloud as a group

Heavenly Father, you have made us for yourself, and our hearts are restless until they rest in you: Look with compassion upon the heartfelt desires of your servants, and purify our disordered affections, that we may behold your eternal glory in the face of Christ Jesus; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. (The Book of Common Prayer (2019))

READ the following and MEMORIZE the four verses:

"Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, that everyone who believes may have eternal life in him." For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son. (John 3:14-18)

SING the Doxology

Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;

Praise Him, all creatures here below;

Praise Him above, ye heav'nly host;

Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.

Amen.