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*The Sermon Notes of Harold Buls *
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*On the Gospel Lessons of the Ingrian Lutheran Church of Russia *
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*Text from John 15:9-17 *
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*Easter IV *
Jesus' farewell address to the disciples, Jn. 13:31-17:26, is one of the grandest passages in the Gospels.
Mt. 5-7 is called the Sermon on the Mount.
This passage in John could be called Jesus' last sermon to His disciples.
This passage is remarkably serene although Judas was about to betray Jesus, the other disciples were about to abandon Him, and He was about to be arrested unjustly as a criminal.
Jesus truly trusted in His Father.
2. Jn. 15:1-8 is the passage about Jesus the Vine and Christians who are His branches.
Christians are already clean because of Jesus' Word.
And by abiding in Jesus they bear much fruit.
He says in vs. 5: "Without Me you can do nothing."
Our good works are Jesus' gift to us.
He prepared these works long ago.
Eph.
2:10.
3.
In vss.
9-17 Jesus dwells on a threefold relationship:
a. that of the Father for the incarnate Son of God, \\ b. that of the incarnate Son for the disciples, and \\ c. that of the disciples for each other.
This could be called the family of God.
4. In these vss. the verb for "to love" occurs five times and the noun "love" occurs four times.
It is the verb and noun (in Greek) which is used only of God, of Christ and of Christians.
We like people because they please us.
We like our friends because we enjoy them.
But Christian love is more than that.
Jn. 3:16 does not say that God liked the world.
It did not please Him.
But He loved the world.
He saved it in all its misery.
Jn. 13:1 tells us that Jesus loved His disciples to the end.
He did not always like what they did.
They did not always please Him.
But He always did, said and thought what was best for them.
Christians are told to love one another.
They love each other even though they are not personal friends.
They love each other even though they do not always please each other.
They do, say and think what is best for others.
Husbands are told to love their wives.
Eph.
5:28.
They must do more than to like them.
Husbands and wives do not always please each other.
But they must always love each other.
They must do, say and think what is best for each other.
Husbands are to love their wives as Christ loved the Church.
He gave Himself for the Church.
Eph.
5:25.
Christians are even told to love their enemies.
They need not be their friends.
The enemies surely do not please them.
But Christians must love their enemies.
How do they do that?
Read Lk. 6:27-35.
When enemies curse Christians, they must bless them.
When enemies insult them, they must pray for them.
Christians return good for evil.
They are merciful as is their heavenly Father.
Christ prayed for His enemies while He was being crucified.
Lk. 23:34.
He is our model.
Our text today is about the love of God in the family of God.
5.Three times our text says "just as--so also", vss.
9, 10 and 12. Jesus loved us *just as* the Father loved Him.
We are to keep His Word and abide in His love *just as* Jesus kept His Father's Word and abode in His love.
And, we are to love one another *just as* Christ loved us.
The love of God, Christ and Christians is as high as the heavens.
6.
The word "commandments" in vss. 10 and 12, in Greek, is not the same word as "commandments" in the Ten Commandments.
The commandments in the Ten Commandments tell us what we are to do, not to do and how we are to be.
But the Gospel tells us what God has done and still does for our salvation.
The word "commandments" in vss. 10 and 12 (*entolai* in Greek) covers both law and Gospel.
It means God's Word which tells us to believe in both law and Gospel.
It means God's Word which tells us to believe in what God did for us and to do what God wills.
Vs. 10 clearly shows that God wants us to do His will and to remain in His love, the Gospel which tells us what God has done for us.
7. From eternity Christ chose us to go for Him, bear fruit to Him, and to pray [to] the Father in Jesus' name.
Vs. 16.
We are Jesus' friends.
Vs. 15.
He keeps nothing from us.
He told us all that the Father told Him.
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*The Sermon Outline of Harold Buls *
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*On the Gospel Lessons of the Ingrian Lutheran Church of Russia *
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*Text from John 15:9-17 *
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*Easter IV *
*THEME: The Family of God, A Family of Love *
*INTRODUCTION *
The noun "love" in John's Gospel occurs only in 13:31-17:26, Jesus' final words to His disciples.
See 13:35; 15:9.10.10.13.
The verb "to love" occurs with highest frequency in this section.
See 13:1.23.34; 14:15.21.23.24.28.31; 15:9.12.17; 17:23.24.26.
See also 3:16.35;
8:42; 10:17.
The Father loved the Son.
He saved Him from sin, death and the devil.
The Son loved all men.
As their substitute He saved them from sin, death and the devil.
Christians love each other.
They do, say and think what is best for each other.
Christians love God by trusting in Him.
See 14:28; 8:42.
The love of the Father equipped Christ and saved Him.
The love of Christ for the world redeemed the world.
And the love of Christian for Christian is a gift of God whereby they serve each other.
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