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John 15:1-17 “Abide” 2/12 2/12 This passage also challenges the spiritualist who think that all that matters is them and Jesus. They just want to meditate and commune with God. But this text tells us that true communion with God leads to a transformed and active life with the community of God’s people.
1 “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vine grower. 2 He takes away every branch in me that does not bear fruit, and everyone that does he prunes so that it bears more fruit. 3 You are already pruned because of the word that I spoke to you. 4 Remain in me, as I remain in you.
Abide in Me and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself unless it abides in the vine, neither can you unless you abide in Me. I am the vine; you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing (John 15:4, 5). There is a paradox that runs throughout the history of religion.
21 Μαρ 2021 · John 15:4–5 Rev. Ray Tucker March 21, 2021 • Sunday Evening Sermon I’m excited to get into God’s Word together for this study and to talk about abiding in Christ. This is something that the Lord has called us to do and so we will look at how to abide in Christ.
14 Φεβ 2021 · 15:7-11 Do you want to bear fruit? Do you want to remain in Christ? Do you want to be found useful for Him? Then the answer is simple: look to Jesus. But how? This passage answers with our marching orders, and the first is: prayer. Verse 7 is one of those verses that folks love to quote – the sort of thing that
passage is John 15:1-17. Hear the word of the Lord: “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. 2 Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit. 3 Already you are clean because of the word that I have spoken to you. 4 Abide in me, and I in you.
‘As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you; abide in my love’ (John 15:9 NRSV). The key to all this is to remain in God’s love. The love we need to love others as Jesus loves us is found in the inner life of God. The love Jesus shows to his disciples is rooted in his relationship to the source. The
