Drop in TONIGHT with Volunteer, Army Veteran & former First Responder Steve McFarland for "Healing Through Faith" edition of Warriors for Life (WFL) Online, sponsored and presented by Victory for Veterans, Inc. Where all types of Warriors get together for genuine camaraderie, different topics, friendship, and supportive discussions.
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TONIGHT's Topic: "Dependence!"
"I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit. Already you are clean because of the word that I have spoken to you. Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing. If anyone does not abide in me he is thrown away like a branch and withers; and the branches are gathered, thrown into the fire, and burned. If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples. As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Abide in my love. If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and abide in his love. These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full.” (John 15:1-11, ESV)
If a plant is to fruit and flower, it needs water to feed and nourish its roots. Waterless, it will wither and die before it buds. Every muscle of the body, to do its work, needs strength and growth-giving nutrients. Void of nutrition, it will weaken and atrophy, unable to withstand its assigned work. Every part of the body cannot properly function without every other part of the body, never doing its work in isolation, always in connection and cooperation.
Every soft and malleable lump of clay needs the skilled hands of a potter. Clay has no capacity to form itself into something useful and beautiful. Sheep weren’t created to shepherd themselves. They were made to be cared for, fed, guided, protected.
No infant comes into the world self-parenting. Each is born with a desperate need for the constant nurturing care of a loving parent’s hand.
Look around at God’s wide and varied creation, examine each thing and you will discover need. According to the Creator’s design, nothing exists on its own. There is no such thing as independence. Everything God created is dependent in some way.
Join us TONIGHT with Steve as we make new connections and start some interesting conversations about "Dependence!" Everyone is welcome!
Warriors for Life (WFL) "Healing Through Faith" Edition, presented by Victory for Veterans, Inc. (VFV) – Sunday (TONIGHT), 13 August 2023 at 4:30 PM PT, 5:30 PM MT, 6:30 PM CT, and 7:30 PM ET
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Thank you,
Steve McFarland
Army Veteran & First Responder
Volunteer Facilitator, Victory for Veterans, Inc. (VFV)
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