These questions are a guideline for your personal or small group study based on Sunday's sermon passage. Feel free to study and meditate on the passage more deeply. ​​

1. In verses 1–3, how does Jesus define the roles of the vine, the vinedresser, and the branches, and what specific actions does the Father take toward each?

2. Jesus speaks of both “cutting off” and “pruning” branches, how do these images function together theologically, and what do they reveal about the Father’s purposes in the life of a disciple?

3. The command to “abide” (μένω) is repeated throughout this passage, what does abiding practically entail in light of verses 4–7, and how is it distinct from mere belief or religious activity?

4. Verse 6 presents a sobering warning about branches that do not abide, how does this warning speak to you in current walk with Christ or how you interact with others?

5. Jesus ties fruitfulness directly to abiding in Him, where do you see evidence of bearing fruit in your own life?

6. If a community of believers truly lived out this kind of dependent, abiding relationship with Christ, what would be noticeably different about its rhythms, priorities, and witness?