2. JOHN 14
I’m leaving; you’re not
You’re going to finish what I’ve started
You will never be alone
3. JOHN 15
V.1-11: A believer’s relationship with God
V.12-17: a believer’s relationship with
fellow believers.
V.18-27: A believer’s relationship with
the world around him
9. JOHN 15:3
“As branches, you are lifted and
pruned and now ready to bear fruit.”
Paraphrase
Spiritual growth and fruit bearing is
process that God is committed to!
10. “ABIDE”
“To dwell safely; rooted, secure; to
be at home; entirely at ease;
steadfast in loyalty”
Meno:
11. “ABIDE”Meno:
• Fruitful living takes less “doing”
and more “abiding”.
• Abiding transforms the heart and
not simply the behavior.
• Abiding involves less, “how to…”
and more a “heart to…”
13. We Abide with…
Without the practice of silence, words
become meaningless. Without the
practice of solitude, people become
burdensome, and without the practice
of prayer, life becomes too heavy.
14. We Abide with…
Without the practice of silence, words
become meaningless. Without the
practice of solitude, people become
burdensome, and without the practice
of prayer, life becomes too heavy.
16. Abiding produces…
It’s impossible for the flesh to produce
God’s love or God’s joy. Both
belong to God. And only through
abiding with God will they materialize.
17. Abiding produces…
It’s impossible for the flesh to produce
God’s love or God’s joy. Both
belong to God. And only through
abiding with God will they materialize.