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T.D. Jakes on Supernatural Fruit - Pentecostal (John 15:5)

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"Abide in Christ and watch the FRUIT flow! Not your effort—HIS life! Not your striving—HIS power! The branch doesn't strain to produce fruit; it RECEIVES it! Stay connected to the Vine and SUPERNATURAL fruit appears—beyond what you could produce yourself!" — T.D. Jakes. Pentecostal: supernatural fruit.

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Scripture References

John 15:5

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