Have you ever been in a season where it feels like things are being cut back?Not destroyed. Not missing. Just cut back.In this message from Revive Church, Pastor Stephan Kilgore teaches from John 15 and explains why some seasons are not punishment, rejection, failure, or death. Some seasons are pruning seasons. And if we misidentify the season we are in, we may panic in a place where God is actually trying to produce more fruit.Jesus said, “I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser.” That means your life is not ownerless, the church is not abandoned, and the season you are walking through is not meaningless.In this message, you will learn why the Father has the shears, how to discern pressure from pruning, why pruning is painful but not punishment, how to tell the difference between God pruning, self-pruning, and the enemy attacking, and why God is after fruit, not just activity.If this message speaks to you, share it with someone who needs discernment in their current season.Subscribe for more messages from Revive Church that help real people follow the real Jesus.Learn more about Revive Church: https://revivechurch.com

0:00 When Life Feels Cut Back

0:40 Misnaming Your Season

2:03 A Word for the Church

4:15 Pruning Season

4:42 John 15

7:17 The Father Has the Shears

9:15 The Vineyard Has an Owner

10:29 What God Is Exposing

11:32 Growth and Pruning

14:51 God Cuts to Cultivate

17:43 Pressure Reveals the Cut

22:33 Painful Not Punishment

27:29 Looking for Fruit

33:16 Three Kinds of Pruning

40:08 The Enemy’s Attack

46:49 Discernment

50:07 Prepared for Harvest

53:04 Walk Together