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Welcome to Day 2162 of Wisdom-Trek, and thank you for joining me.\nThis is Guthrie Chamberlain, Your Guide to Wisdom\nThe Gospel of John \u2013 30 \u2013 Abiding\xa0\u2013 Daily Wisdom\nThe Gospel of John \u2013 Part 4 Confirmation Of The Word \u2013 Abiding\nToday we continue our series, the Good News according to John the Apostle. Last, we saw Jesus teaching the disciples that the way to overcome fear is to allow the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, to fill us and bring peace to our hearts as we read in John 14:27,\xa0\u201cPeace I leave with you; my peace I give you.\xa0I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled\xa0and do not be afraid.\u201d\n\nOur scripture for today is John 15:1-11. Jesus teaches us a valuable lesson about abiding in Him. Follow along as I read.\n\n\u201cI am\xa0the true vine,\xa0and my Father is the gardener.\xa0\xa0He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful.\xa0\xa0You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you.\xa0Remain in me, as I also remain in you.\xa0No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me.\n\n\u201cI am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit;\xa0apart from me you can do nothing.\xa0If you do not remain in me, you are like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned.\xa0If you remain in me\xa0and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.\xa0This is to my Father\u2019s glory,\xa0that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.\n\n\u201cAs the Father has loved me,\xa0so have I loved you. Now remain in my love.\xa0\xa0If you keep my commands,\xa0you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father\u2019s commands and remain in his love.\xa0I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete.\n\nAfter hearing of Jesus\u2019 imminent departure from the world on the eve of His crucifixion, fear gripped the disciples like a steel vice. How could they possibly go on without Jesus? What would come of His kingdom? Was the Lord challenging them to build a kingdom without a king? Not exactly.\n\nFirst, He promised that His going away played a crucial role in the plan of God to redeem the world and that He would return (John 14:1\u201315).\n\nSecond, He promised He would not leave them to fend for themselves; He would be present within them in the person of the Holy Spirit, whose role is to teach and provide courage (John 14:16\u201324).\n\nThird, He promised confidence in the truth of His words and comfort in His continual presence would grow as they obeyed Him (John 14:25\u201331).\n\nThe disciples had placed their trust in Jesus Christ, but they lacked maturity. The Lord had taught them divine truth for three and a half years, but it had not yet been tested. The time had come for these infant Christians to walk independently. Their only hope of overcoming fear was to allow confidence in the truth of Jesus Christ to grow and gradually displace it.\n\nIn chapter 15, Jesus described three key relationships that every believer must manage if they are to cultivate confidence and rise above...