[John 15:1-8] “I am the true grapevine, and my Father is the gardener. [2] He cuts off every branch of mine that doesn’t produce fruit, and he prunes the branches that do bear fruit so they will produce even more. [3] You have already been pruned and purified by the message I have given you. [4] Remain in me, and I will remain in you. For a branch cannot produce fruit if it is severed from the vine, and you cannot be fruitful unless you remain in me. [5] “Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing. [6] Anyone who does not remain in me is thrown away like a useless branch and withers. Such branches are gathered into a pile to be burned. [7] But if you remain in me and my words remain in you, you may ask for anything you want, and it will be granted! [8] When you produce much fruit, you are my true disciples. This brings great glory to my Father.
When you find yourself in winter season it is often because God wants to ______________ you for something.
We won't always know _________, but we can ask ____________ God wants us to do.
A season of _________________ is often after a season that seems ___________________.
I don't get to choose the _______________ but I can choose my _______________.
Sometimes God will use my winter season to __________ something from me.
If you don't bear fruit you get _______________, if you do bear fruit you get _______________.
If I really want to be a disciple of Jesus I must _______________.
If I have to go through something hard I might as well get ____________________ out of it.
God uses winter season to ______ something through you.
God isn't putting you in winter to punish you or _______________ with you, it's to _______________ you.
[1 Peter 1:6-7] So be truly glad. There is wonderful joy ahead, even though you must endure many trials for a little while. [7] These trials will show that your faith is genuine. It is being tested as fire tests and purifies gold—though your faith is far more precious than mere gold. So when your faith remains strong through many trials, it will bring you much praise and glory and honor on the day when Jesus Christ is revealed to the whole world.
When you allow God to prepare and prune you, He will _________ His glory through you and you'll ___________ much fruit.
[Psalm 23:4 KJV] Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
