FRUIT THAT REMAINS

GOSPEL OF JOHN   •  Sermon  •  Submitted   •  Presented   •  56:13
0 ratings
· 94 views
Files
Notes
Transcript
Sermon Tone Analysis
A
D
F
J
S
Emotion
A
C
T
Language
O
C
E
A
E
Social
View more →

Priority for the Believer
Love (vs 9-11)
The Fathers Love for the Son
The Son’s Love For US
Our Love for others
Example of Love
Jesus will lay down his life
Selfless & Sacrificial
Election/Choice/Adoption
That our walk with God is total brought about by the work of Jesus
Typically, students would pick their masters
But in this case the election, selection and choosing process was brought about by Christ going after and selecting the disciples
While there is considerable debate to the specifics of how Christ has called, who responds to the call, why they respond etc, what cannot be denied is the fact the our love to God is total a work of Jesus Christ and not ourselves.
Here Jesus makes it clear that he chooses the disciples as his students, they did not choose him
Adoption
Adoption is always predicated on the parent choosing the child, not the child choosing the parent.
Deut. 7:7, 8
Jer 1:4-5
Hos 13:4
Rom 5:8
Eph 1:4
I John 4:10
I John 4:19
Friendship
Friends have intimate knowledge of what and why
In this case he also made the decision that relationship should be that of friends, again it is Christ dictating the terms of the relationship, so not only are we as believers eternal servants of Jesus but we are more, we are friends of Jesus, because he befriended us, therefore where serve his out of brought out by him befriending us.
Staying Power (Fruit)
Love Selfless & Sacrificial
Obedience (Word)
Prayer (That lines up with the Will of God in Christ)
His Name
Word of God
Reading
Studying
Meditating
Fellowship of Believers
True Disciples
· Empowered for Success
· Will be successful
· Gods word does not return void
Isaiah 55:10-11
Related Media
See more
Related Sermons
See more