{"id":2212,"date":"2026-01-04T01:58:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T05:58:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mbcmuncie.org\/?p=2212"},"modified":"2026-01-14T18:33:49","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T22:33:49","slug":"the-pruning-season-pastor-chris-black","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mbcmuncie.org\/?p=2212","title":{"rendered":"The Pruning Season &#8211; Pastor Chris Black"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2212\" class=\"elementor elementor-2212\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4d95ba2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4d95ba2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-17be705\" data-id=\"17be705\" 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\/><\/div>\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default bdt-transition-fade\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-advanced-image-gallery-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-advanced-image-gallery-content-inner\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-flex-inline bdt-ep-advanced-image-gallery-item-link-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"bdt-ep-advanced-image-gallery-item-link elementor-clickable icon-type-icon \" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\" data-caption=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/mbcmuncie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/DSC00033-scaled.jpg\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"ep-icon-plus-2\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-advanced-image-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-advanced-image-gallery-inner bdt-image-mask\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-advanced-image-gallery-thumbnail bdt-transition-toggle\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"612\" height=\"408\" src=\"https:\/\/mbcmuncie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/istockphoto-1165500119-612x612-1.jpg\" class=\"jgalleryImage\" alt=\"Close up of young man hands hold and reading holy bible.Christian faith concept\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mbcmuncie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/istockphoto-1165500119-612x612-1.jpg 612w, https:\/\/mbcmuncie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/istockphoto-1165500119-612x612-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/><\/div>\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default bdt-transition-fade\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-advanced-image-gallery-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-advanced-image-gallery-content-inner\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-flex-inline bdt-ep-advanced-image-gallery-item-link-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"bdt-ep-advanced-image-gallery-item-link elementor-clickable icon-type-icon \" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\" data-caption=\"Close up of young man hands hold and reading holy bible.Christian faith concept\" href=\"https:\/\/mbcmuncie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/istockphoto-1165500119-612x612-1.jpg\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"ep-icon-plus-2\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-advanced-image-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-advanced-image-gallery-inner bdt-image-mask\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-advanced-image-gallery-thumbnail bdt-transition-toggle\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"612\" height=\"408\" src=\"https:\/\/mbcmuncie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/istockphoto-875887484-612x612-1.jpg\" class=\"jgalleryImage\" alt=\"Cropped shot of an unrecognizable man reading a book\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mbcmuncie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/istockphoto-875887484-612x612-1.jpg 612w, https:\/\/mbcmuncie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/istockphoto-875887484-612x612-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/><\/div>\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default bdt-transition-fade\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-advanced-image-gallery-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-advanced-image-gallery-content-inner\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-flex-inline bdt-ep-advanced-image-gallery-item-link-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"bdt-ep-advanced-image-gallery-item-link elementor-clickable icon-type-icon \" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\" data-caption=\"Cropped shot of an unrecognizable man reading a book\" href=\"https:\/\/mbcmuncie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/istockphoto-875887484-612x612-1.jpg\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"ep-icon-plus-2\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-advanced-image-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-advanced-image-gallery-inner bdt-image-mask\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-advanced-image-gallery-thumbnail bdt-transition-toggle\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"612\" height=\"408\" src=\"https:\/\/mbcmuncie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/istockphoto-1041528538-612x612-1.jpg\" class=\"jgalleryImage\" alt=\"Closeup shot of reading holy bible.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mbcmuncie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/istockphoto-1041528538-612x612-1.jpg 612w, https:\/\/mbcmuncie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/istockphoto-1041528538-612x612-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/><\/div>\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default bdt-transition-fade\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-advanced-image-gallery-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-advanced-image-gallery-content-inner\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-flex-inline bdt-ep-advanced-image-gallery-item-link-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"bdt-ep-advanced-image-gallery-item-link elementor-clickable icon-type-icon \" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\" data-caption=\"Closeup shot of reading holy bible.\" href=\"https:\/\/mbcmuncie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/istockphoto-1041528538-612x612-1.jpg\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"ep-icon-plus-2\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-advanced-image-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-advanced-image-gallery-inner bdt-image-mask\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-advanced-image-gallery-thumbnail bdt-transition-toggle\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"612\" height=\"408\" src=\"https:\/\/mbcmuncie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/istockphoto-1149069543-612x612-2.jpg\" class=\"jgalleryImage\" alt=\"Close up of Young christian man standing at concrete wall while read bible with window light\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mbcmuncie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/istockphoto-1149069543-612x612-2.jpg 612w, https:\/\/mbcmuncie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/istockphoto-1149069543-612x612-2-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/><\/div>\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default bdt-transition-fade\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-advanced-image-gallery-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-advanced-image-gallery-content-inner\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-flex-inline bdt-ep-advanced-image-gallery-item-link-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"bdt-ep-advanced-image-gallery-item-link elementor-clickable icon-type-icon \" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\" data-caption=\"Close up of Young christian man standing at concrete wall while read bible with window light\" href=\"https:\/\/mbcmuncie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/istockphoto-1149069543-612x612-2.jpg\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"ep-icon-plus-2\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-advanced-image-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-advanced-image-gallery-inner bdt-image-mask\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-advanced-image-gallery-thumbnail bdt-transition-toggle\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"612\" height=\"408\" src=\"https:\/\/mbcmuncie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/istockphoto-1257428165-612x612-1.jpg\" class=\"jgalleryImage\" alt=\"two women reading and study bible  in home and pray together.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mbcmuncie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/istockphoto-1257428165-612x612-1.jpg 612w, https:\/\/mbcmuncie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/istockphoto-1257428165-612x612-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/><\/div>\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default bdt-transition-fade\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-advanced-image-gallery-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-advanced-image-gallery-content-inner\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-flex-inline bdt-ep-advanced-image-gallery-item-link-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"bdt-ep-advanced-image-gallery-item-link elementor-clickable icon-type-icon \" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\" data-caption=\"two women reading and study bible  in home and pray together.\" href=\"https:\/\/mbcmuncie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/istockphoto-1257428165-612x612-1.jpg\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"ep-icon-plus-2\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-advanced-image-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-advanced-image-gallery-inner bdt-image-mask\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-advanced-image-gallery-thumbnail bdt-transition-toggle\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"612\" height=\"408\" src=\"https:\/\/mbcmuncie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/istockphoto-1333641112-612x612-1.jpg\" class=\"jgalleryImage\" alt=\"Multi Ethnic Group of friends meet for a Bible Study.  Group includes a teenager, young adults, mid-adult and senior adult.\nClose up of the Bibles.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mbcmuncie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/istockphoto-1333641112-612x612-1.jpg 612w, https:\/\/mbcmuncie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/istockphoto-1333641112-612x612-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/><\/div>\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default bdt-transition-fade\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-advanced-image-gallery-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-advanced-image-gallery-content-inner\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-flex-inline bdt-ep-advanced-image-gallery-item-link-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"bdt-ep-advanced-image-gallery-item-link elementor-clickable icon-type-icon \" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\" data-caption=\"Multi Ethnic Group of friends meet for a Bible Study.  Group includes a teenager, young adults, mid-adult and senior adult.\nClose up of the Bibles.\" href=\"https:\/\/mbcmuncie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/istockphoto-1333641112-612x612-1.jpg\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"ep-icon-plus-2\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-z-index bdt-position-center bdt-visible@m\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-arrows-container bdt-slidenav-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\" class=\"bdt-navigation-prev bdt-slidenav-previous bdt-slidenav\" data-bdt-slider-item=\"previous\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"ep-icon-arrow-left-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\" class=\"bdt-navigation-next bdt-slidenav-next bdt-slidenav\" data-bdt-slider-item=\"next\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"ep-icon-arrow-right-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the text we just read, Jesus likens himself and his followers to a vineyard. He called himself the \u201ctrue vine\u201d or we would say root. He is the life source for all of the saved. He called his followers \u201cbranches\u201d because of our connection and dependence on him. Just after he says that he is the true vine, he says \u201cand my Father is the husbandman\u201d. That\u2019s not a term we use today; we would call him the farmer or the gardener. 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