ABIDE IN ME

John 15: 1-17

1. Abiding In Christ Produces Fruit (vv. 1-8)

A. Christ is the source of life.

B. The Father tends the branches.

C. Fruit is the evidence of abiding.

2. Abiding In Christ Produces Obedience And Joy (vv. 9-11)

A. We abide in a love we did not earn.

B. Love expresses itself through obedience.

C. Obedience leads to joy.

3. Abiding In Christ Produces Sacrificial Love (vv. 12-17)

A. Christ gives us the command to love.

B. Christ demonstrates the cost of love.

C. Christ appoints us to lasting fruitfulness.