Tom continues our series preaching on Jesus statement; "I am the vine" in John 15: 1-11. In this passage Jesus shows that the most important thing for christians is that they are in Christ.

This is the penultimate sermon on the ‘I am’ statements of Jesus.

If I ask the question ‘Where are you now?’ there are lots of possible answers.

For example, one could answer from a location perspective e.g. ‘I’m in my lounge’, or ‘I’m in Kingston’. Or one could focus on an age bracket and define oneself from an age perspective. E.g.’ I’m in my teens’. Or, it could be to do with health e.g. ‘I’m in good shape’. Or one could answer it from a mental health perspective: e.g. ‘I’m in a good place at the moment’.

However, if you ask a Christian ‘Where are you now?’ the first and foremost answer must be ‘I am in Christ.’

This is the most common way of describing a Christian in the New Testament, and it is the most significant thing abou...