Joe Miriello teaches through Jesus' statement, "I am the true vine." He builds off of God's original call to Adam and Eve to "be fruitful" and ties this call into Jesus' promise that we WILL be fruitful if we abide in him and keep his commandments. This fruitful abiding starts in our inner-being as we learn to experience the Father's love and joy through Jesus. It then grows into a fruitful abiding that blesses and encourages others - bearing fruit that is enjoyed and experienced by those around us. Without being attached to, and drawing life from the True Vine that is Jesus, we will wither and dry out - yet God, in his love and mercy, tends to us, prunes us, and takes care to help us remain and abide.