Sap in the Vine
Nature NuggetAnalogy★★★★When we moved into a house in Michigan, there was this grapevine that looked dead. But then as spring came, leaves started to grow from this seemingly dead vine. I discovered that when the soil warms up after being frozen, water goes to the roots of the plant and sap starts flowing through the roots, producing growth. In some simple way, metaphorically, the sap is like the Holy Spirit.
Atcheson, Nina; Flickinger, Eric, “01 Reality Check” (AudioVerse teaching 45327).
The point
A preacher uses a grapevine's springtime revival to illustrate how the Holy Spirit brings new life and growth.
The lesson
Just as sap flows through a vine to make it grow, the Holy Spirit works in our lives to help us grow spiritually.
Scripture
John 15:4-5
Audience
AdultsYouthages all
Tone
Uplifting
To tell aloud
about 1 min · 69 words