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I Am The True Vine – Part 4 Sermons – Grace Evangelical Free Church // Wyoming, MN
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- Cristianismo
John 15:1-11 “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 branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. 5 I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing. 6 If anyone does not abide in me he is thrown away like a branch and withers; and the branches are gathered, thrown into the fire, and burned. 7 If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. 8 By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples. 9 As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Abide in my love. 10 If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and abide in his love. 11 These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full.
INTRODUCTION
What started out as a single sermon (in my mind) is now on part four, spread out over six weeks. While it was not exactly the route I imagined, it has been good for my soul to have more time to marinate in the awesome truths and blessings of this passage. I hope the Lord has encouraged you in a similar way.
With that, welcome to the final sermon on John 15:1-11. We’ll do a brief review and then look at the last five blessings that belong to those who are united to Jesus.
The big idea of this passage is that the Christian life is about being united to and abiding in Jesus in such a way that His mind, heart, and actions flow freely out of us, and all according to the superintending grace of God. The main takeaways are to pray in faith, actively abide in God’s Word and love, and to seek fullness of joy in Jesus.
Let’s pray.
REVIEW
If you’re just joining us, or if you’ve forgotten where we are in light of the two weeks we’ve been away from the passage because of mission week, you should know that we’ve already considered the first six verses of this passage. In them we saw that Jesus is using the metaphor of a vineyard to describe the relationship between God the Father, Him, and His followers. The Father is vinedresser, Jesus is the true vine, and we, Jesus’ followers, are the branches. In addition, we considered eight of thirteen blessings that Jesus come to branches connected to the vine.
In simplest terms, regarding the Father as vinedresser, the key idea is that God graciously superintends our spiritual lives from beginning to end in perfect wisdom, power, and goodness. Regarding Jesus as the true vine, it is through Him, through abiding in Him, that all spiritual life and fruit comes. And regarding God’s people as branches, we saw that our primary responsibility, perfect hope, and great blessing is to come to and remain in Jesus.
DISCIPLES AS BRANCHES – THE BLESSINGS OF BEING UNITED TO JESUS
With all of that, I’m going to name the first eight blessings of remaining in Jesus that we’ve already considered and then turn to v.7 for the remaining five. Again, for those of you who are trusting in Jesus, as you hear me read these blessings, remember that they are yours. Ask the Holy Spirit to help you live more fully in light of them—to help you abide in them. And for those of you who are not hoping in Jesus, know that the very fact you are hearing them right now means that God is offering these th...
John 15:1-11 “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 branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. 5 I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing. 6 If anyone does not abide in me he is thrown away like a branch and withers; and the branches are gathered, thrown into the fire, and burned. 7 If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. 8 By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples. 9 As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Abide in my love. 10 If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and abide in his love. 11 These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full.
INTRODUCTION
What started out as a single sermon (in my mind) is now on part four, spread out over six weeks. While it was not exactly the route I imagined, it has been good for my soul to have more time to marinate in the awesome truths and blessings of this passage. I hope the Lord has encouraged you in a similar way.
With that, welcome to the final sermon on John 15:1-11. We’ll do a brief review and then look at the last five blessings that belong to those who are united to Jesus.
The big idea of this passage is that the Christian life is about being united to and abiding in Jesus in such a way that His mind, heart, and actions flow freely out of us, and all according to the superintending grace of God. The main takeaways are to pray in faith, actively abide in God’s Word and love, and to seek fullness of joy in Jesus.
Let’s pray.
REVIEW
If you’re just joining us, or if you’ve forgotten where we are in light of the two weeks we’ve been away from the passage because of mission week, you should know that we’ve already considered the first six verses of this passage. In them we saw that Jesus is using the metaphor of a vineyard to describe the relationship between God the Father, Him, and His followers. The Father is vinedresser, Jesus is the true vine, and we, Jesus’ followers, are the branches. In addition, we considered eight of thirteen blessings that Jesus come to branches connected to the vine.
In simplest terms, regarding the Father as vinedresser, the key idea is that God graciously superintends our spiritual lives from beginning to end in perfect wisdom, power, and goodness. Regarding Jesus as the true vine, it is through Him, through abiding in Him, that all spiritual life and fruit comes. And regarding God’s people as branches, we saw that our primary responsibility, perfect hope, and great blessing is to come to and remain in Jesus.
DISCIPLES AS BRANCHES – THE BLESSINGS OF BEING UNITED TO JESUS
With all of that, I’m going to name the first eight blessings of remaining in Jesus that we’ve already considered and then turn to v.7 for the remaining five. Again, for those of you who are trusting in Jesus, as you hear me read these blessings, remember that they are yours. Ask the Holy Spirit to help you live more fully in light of them—to help you abide in them. And for those of you who are not hoping in Jesus, know that the very fact you are hearing them right now means that God is offering these th...
43 min