Servant Jocelyne opened the message by recalling the morning\u2019s cry of the heart: \u201cThe Lord God Shama, the God who sees,\u201d emphasizing that even in moments of suffering, death, or danger, God watches over us and intervenes as \u201cthe fourth man.\u201d The servant then urged the believers to grow in spiritual maturity: even those with only a few years of faith must demonstrate the maturity of several decades, becoming useful instruments rather than burdens for God. Finally, Servant Jocelyne concluded by inviting everyone, both in person and online, to receive the hand of God, to proclaim an \u201cAmen,\u201d and to praise the Lord, reminding them that every heart must be nourished by the Word in order to bear more fruit.<\/p>\r\n
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Servant Roxane developed the metaphor of the vinedresser, the vine (Jesus), and the branches (the believers), emphasizing that true fruit does not come from the trunk but from the branches that receive the sap\u2014the Word of God. She declared that outward connection (services, roles, appearances) is not sufficient; what is needed first is an inner connection, an awakening (\u201cwake up\u201d) to the reality of a dry heart that, despite outward appearance, is not receiving the sap. She presented the three stages of \u201cabiding\u201d: awareness, the fight against temptation (\u201cfight or die\u201d), and the ongoing walk (\u201cjourney\u201d) of sanctification, stressing that daily battle is necessary so that the fire of God is not destructive but redemptive. Applying this principle, she mentioned a vision of an avoided accident concerning Sister Vanessa, calling for fervent prayer and consistent presence in the assembly. She concluded by exhorting the congregation to praise Jesus, lift their hands, and become fruitful branches that bear \u201cmuch\u201d fruit to the glory of the Father.<\/p>\r\n
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Introducing his message with John 15:7\u2014\u201cIf you remain in me, and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you\u201d\u2014Servant Plenny explained the essential principle of Christian prayer. He emphasized that many prayers remain unanswered because believers do not remain in the words of Jesus: \u201cWhen we ask, we do not keep the words.\u201d<\/p>\r\n
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According to him, the condition for any answered request lies in union with Christ: when the words of Jesus truly dwell in the heart, the requests become aligned with the divine will, while without this connection, they remain vain. Servant Plenny therefore calls the assembly to pray not according to their own words or desires, but according to the words of Jesus, stating: \u201cYou must keep the word of Jesus in your heart; only then are our prayers heard and the answers come.\u201d He also warns that the devil takes advantage of the absence of this communion: \u201cWhen we do not keep the words, the enemy\u2019s plan takes over.\u201d Hence the importance of remaining in Christ every day, reading, meditating, and letting the Word guide every request. In conclusion, Servant Plenny encourages everyone to remain in the Vine, Jesus, and to let His word persist daily: \u201cThus, when you ask, you will receive, because you have kept the words of Jesus.\u201d In essence, his message reminds us that the power of prayer flows from faithfulness to keeping the words of Jesus and remaining intimately united with Him.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":11825,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[28,27,25,39],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11826","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-messages","category-teaching","category-winners-celebration","category-youth"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swanministries.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11826","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swanministries.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swanministries.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swanministries.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swanministries.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11826"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.swanministries.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11826\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11833,"href":"https:\/\/www.swanministries.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11826\/revisions\/11833"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swanministries.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11825"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swanministries.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11826"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swanministries.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11826"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swanministries.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11826"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}