FRUIT THAT REMAINS

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