Without Christ- No life NO FRUIT
John 15:1-4 (NKJV)
“I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. 2 Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He [a]takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit. 3 You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you. 4 Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me.
The Players
- Jesus is the vine.
- God the Father is the vine dresser.
- Fruit-important things that last-spiritual fruit
- Abiding in Him
- Single condition of fruit bearing
The Pruning
John 15:2 (NKJV)
Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He [a]takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit.
- Getting a quality yield
- Pruning is done by the gardener.
- Discipline in our life is the act of pruning.
With Christ- Much love MUCH FRUIT
The Producers
John 15: 5-8 (NKJV)
“I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing. 6 If anyone does not abide in Me, he is cast out as a branch and is withered; and they gather them and throw them into the fire, and they are burned. 7 If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you[a] will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you. 8 By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will be My disciples.
- Much fruit for those attached.
- Without me you can do nothing,
- Eternal significance
- Branches-not attached
- Unsaved people always mean well-tomorrow.
- Idea of being fruit producers
- Bearing much fruit shows we are his disciplines.
- Loving one another is key.
The Passion
John 15:9-15 (NKJV)
“As the Father loved Me, I also have 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 remain 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, than to lay down one’s life for his friends. 14 You are My friends if you do whatever I command you. 15 No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all things that I heard from My Father I have made known to you.
- Jesus mentions fruit-love
- Christ nature-love
- Those that love Him-keep His commandments
- This love-contains joy.
- Bearing Fruit-obvious
- Abiding in Him-Love flows through us.
Without Christ-No Legacy
John 15:15-16 (NKJV)
No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all things that I heard from My Father I have made known to you. 16 You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain, that whatever you ask the Father in My name He may give you.
- Picked
- Petition