Point of Grace Worship 3.12.23 Sermon Notes – “Conversations with Jesus on the eve of the Cross –John 15”

John 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.

Notice:

The Roles

The Importance of Fruit-bearing

The Priority of “remaining, abiding” in Christ – Union with Christ

“God made us: invented us as a man invents an engine. A car is made to run on petrol, and it would not run properly on anything else. God designed the human machine to run on himself, He himself is the fuel our spirits were designed to burn or the food our spirits were designed to feed on.” C.S.Lewis

Notice:

The Roles

The Importance of Fruit-bearing

The Priority of “remaining, abiding” in Christ – Union with Christ

His Words and Our Asking

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.

John 15 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.

Matthew 22 “36 “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?” 37 Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ 38 This is the first and greatest commandment.

“We make choices to bring our humanity into position for God to nourish us.”

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Prayer Phrases

Jesus, Heal my union with You!

I love You Jesus, I love you Lord, I love You Jesus

Jesus, Restore me in You , Renew me in You