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BLOOMSgiving: Staying Connected to the Vine & Remembering Why We Come to the Table” John 15:5
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- Guided by Grace Bible Study
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- Apr 28, 2026
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*** in order to capture all content correctly, I left it in portrait style - it was orginally meant for my purposes to look back on, never to be posted, but many sisters asked for the recordings so I decided to post them --- not best quality During our special Thanksgiving‑themed BLOOM gathering — lovingly called BLOOMSgiving — we were blessed by two powerful teachings that reminded us what it means to stay connected to Jesus and rooted in His grace. Ellie opened the morning with a beautiful, Spirit‑filled deep dive into John 15:5, using the everyday imagery of plants and branches to speak directly to the heart of every woman in the room. She reminded us that we all know the difference between a plant connected to its source… and one that’s barely hanging on. Some of us feel like thriving houseplants — steady, nourished, growing. And some of us feel wilted by Thursday. Jesus meets us in that reality. On the night before His crucifixion, He tells His disciples: “I am the vine; you are the branches.” Not as a cute illustration, but as the secret to staying strong when life gets hard. Ellie walked us through this truth with clarity and compassion: • “I am the Vine” — Jesus is our source, not our strength, not our effort, not our perfection. • “You are the branches” — we are designed to stay connected, not to carry everything alone. • “Remain in Me” — the daily invitation to stay close, rooted, and dependent. She reminded us that branches don’t strain to produce fruit — they simply stay connected. Joy, direction, peace, and strength flow from His presence, not our performance. After Ellie’s teaching, Geneva led us into a beautiful and reverent moment of reflection on the Eucharist — the Lord’s Table. She shared the biblical and historical foundation of why we take communio…