Children Abide

Intro

Holy Spirit Abides in us

We abide in the Father

Why do we abide?

To Know Him

To Know His people

“Like your father”

We can’t do anything without him

John 15:4–6 “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.”

Why do we want to Know Him

His love

John 15:9–13 “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. 12 “This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. 13 Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.”

Just

Sacrificial

Romans 5:7–8 “7 For one will scarcely die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die— 8 but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”

Redeems

Romans 8:12–17 “12 So then, brothers, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh. 13 For if you live according to the flesh you will die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. 14 For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. 15 For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!” 16 The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, 17 and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him.”

How do we abide?

Abide= Remain, Pursist, to Live in a state of

Asher Story

Where your treasure is your heart is also Matthew 6:21 “21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”

Scripture

Love

Yearn/Be addicted

Ask God to change your heart

Vote with your wallet and your feet

Abide in His People

You Know

We were made for community

Love, Grow, Sharpen, Confess

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