Big Idea:
God’s plan for your life is for you to be united to Christ so completely that your life begins to look more and more
like Jesus.
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Union with Christ is really the central truth of the whole doctrine of salvation. Nothing is more central or basic than union and communion with Christ…There is no truth more suited to impart confidence and strength, comfort and joy in the Lord than this one of union with Christ.
-John Murray, Redemption Accomplished and Applied
The Plan
- An Illustration (1-6)
- An admonition (7-15)
- An Invitation (16-17)
John 15:1-17
An Illustration
Jesus 🡪 the vine
God the Father 🡪 the farmer
Us 🡪 the branches
(cf: Isaiah 5:1-7)
John 15:1-6
An Illustration
Jesus 🡪 the vine
God the Father 🡪 the farmer
Us 🡪 the branches
(cf: Isaiah 5:1-7)
John 15:1-6
“Jesus Christ is the true Seed of Abraham, the true Son of David, and, in a profound sense, the true Israel himself. Jesus fulfilled all that Israel was destined for…And now every person, Jew or Gentile, who trusts in Christ, is united to him and becomes part of this true Israel in Christ.” -John Piper
An Admonition
“…abide…” (4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10)
John 15:7-15
An Admonition
“…abide…” (4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10)
Question 1) What does it mean for Jesus’ words .- -to abide in us?
John 15:7-15
An Admonition
“…abide…” (4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10)
Question 1) What does it mean for Jesus’ words .- -to abide in us?
- Daily Bible Reading
John 15:7-15
An Admonition
“…abide…” (4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10)
Question 1) What does it mean for Jesus’ words .- -to abide in us?
- Daily Bible Reading
- Memorize Scripture…
John 15:7-15
An Admonition
“…abide…” (4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10)
Question 1) What does it mean for Jesus’ words .- -to abide in us?
- Daily Bible Reading
- Memorize Scripture… but not just memorization
John 15:7-15
An Admonition
“…abide…” (4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10)
Question 1) What does it mean for Jesus’ words .- -to abide in us?
- Daily Bible Reading
- Memorize Scripture… but not just memorization
- The word takes root (John 5:38)
John 15:7-15
An Admonition
“…abide…” (4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10)
Question 1) What does it mean for Jesus’ words .- - to abide in us?
- Daily Bible Reading
- Memorize Scripture… but not just memorization
- The word takes root (John 5:38)
- The word finds a “home” in our heart (John 8:37)
John 15:7-15
An Admonition
“…abide…” (4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10)
Question 2) What does it look like to bear fruit?
John 15:7-15
An Admonition
“…abide…” (4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10)
Question 2) What does it look like to bear fruit?
- Obedience to God’s commands (10)
John 15:7-15
An Admonition
“…abide…” (4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10)
Question 2) What does it look like to bear fruit?
- Obedience to God’s commands (10)
- Joy (11)
John 15:7-15
An Admonition
“…abide…” (4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10)
Question 2) What does it look like to bear fruit?
- Obedience to God’s commands (10)
- Joy (11)
- Loving others (12, 1 John 4:19-21)
John 15:7-15
An Admonition
“…abide…” (4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10)
Question 2) What does it look like to bear fruit?
- Obedience to God’s commands (10)
- Joy (11)
- Loving others (12, 1 John 4:19-21)
- Pruning (2)
John 15:7-15
An Invitation
“You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide…” (verse 16)
John 15:16-17
Application:
- We Move
- We Memorize
- We Make Room
John 15:1-17