This is the leader guide workbook for the Retreat - Abiding in the Vine / Unity. It provides the verse by verse explanations and insights that the leader can process to be able to lead the retreat participants in discovering God's truth for themselves regarding abiding, hearing God's voice, going to unity with God and others, especially spouses, in receiving God's will. The leader guide includes material for both couples and singles.

Life seems to be out of control. We hurry into our day to face an amazing number of activities that vie for our attention. We whiz through each day, barely giving God even a perfunctory request to bless what we have already planned to do. To be sure, there are many things that entice our focus away from Christ. But those things will pass away-perhaps sooner than we think! God has called us to deeper relationship with Him-intimacy! And intimacy means that we draw close to Him. We meet with Him daily, follow His lead. We "Abide in the Vine!" Does your soul long for God? He put that longing there to draw you near to Him. Today is the perfect day to begin a more intimate relationship with your Creator. Respond to His gentle wooing-He has an incredibly fascinating journey planned for you-are you ready? Peggy's greatest asset is being a daughter of the King, and knowing Jesus as Savior and Lord of her life. She is a student of the Word of God, and is learning the secret of finding her joy in the Lord! She left the ministry of administration and management to follow the Lord's call into writing. Peggy is the last of eleven children-the caboose! She is Mom to Eric and Kristin, and Gram to Maci and John. Peggy's website is; www.peggybritt.com. She invites you to visit her there. Read the weekly devotion. Ask her questions. Or just browse the site for your own enjoyment. Peggy lives in the Central Valley of California. Peggy's photo by Raymer's Digital Images

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Join bestselling author Beth Moore in her life-changing quest of vine-chasing—and learn how everything changes when you discover the true meaning of a fruitful, God-pleasing, meaning-filled life. God wants us to flourish. In fact, he delights in our flourishing. Life isn’t always fun, but in Christ it can always be fruitful. In Chasing Vines, Beth shows us from Scripture how all of life’s concerns—the delights and the trials—matter to God. He uses all of it to help us flourish and be fruitful. Looking through the lens of Christ’s transforming teaching in John 15, Beth gives us a panoramic view of biblical teachings on the Vine, vineyards, vine-dressing, and fruitfulness. Along the way you’ll discover why fruitfulness is so important to God—and how He can use anything that happens to us for His glory and our flourishing. Nothing is for nothing. Join Beth on her journey of discovering what it means to chase vines and to live a life of meaning and fruitfulness. An inspiring spiritual book for every Christian.