John 15:1–17 - Cameron Jungels - Sun AM, February 1, 2015

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“Abiding in Jesus, the True Vine” (John 15:1–17) Cameron Jungels/Eastside Baptist/Sun AM/February 1, 2015 John 15:1–17 (NIV) 15 “I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. 2 He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful. 3 You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. 4 Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remai...

“Abiding in Jesus, the True Vine” (John 15:1–17)

Cameron Jungels/Eastside Baptist/Sun AM/February 1, 2015

John 15:1–17 (NIV)

15 “I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. 2 He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful. 3 You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. 4 Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me.

5 “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. 6 If you do not remain in me, you are like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned. 7 If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. 8 This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.

9 “As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. 10 If you keep my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commands and remain in his love. 11 I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete. 12 My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. 13 Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. 14 You are my friends if you do what I command. 15 I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you. 16 You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit—fruit that will last—and so that whatever you ask in my name the Father will give you. 17 This is my command: Love each other.

Main Idea: Every true believer must have an abiding, life-giving connection to Jesus Christ, the true Vine.

1. Jesus is the true source of life.

2. Those who do not abide in Jesus produce no spiritual fruit and are cast away for eternity.

3. Those who abide in Jesus produce true spiritual fruit and enjoy an eternal relationship of joy with God, Jesus, and the Spirit.

a. True branches are pruned, so as to produce more abiding fruit.

b. True branches produce fruit as evidence of their life-giving connection to Jesus.

c. True branches abide in Jesus by abiding in:

i. Faith/Trust

ii. The Word

iii. Prayer

iv. Love

v. Obedience