1. Secrets of the Vine Pt. 6
“Make A Wish”
Dr. R. A. Vernon
Sunday, May5th
, 2013
Screens> John 15:7 (NASB) “If you abide in Me,
and My words abide in you, ask whatever you wish,
and it will be done for you.”
Screens> MAKE A WISH!!
Intro:
Screens> John 15:6 (NASB) 6
“If anyone does not
abide in Me, he is thrown away as a branch and
dries up; and they gather them, and cast them into
the fire and they are burned.”
Screens> Three Ways John 15:6 Has Been
Interpreted
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2. Screens> Number One
Screens> The “burned” branches are Christians who
have lost their salvation. (But this contradicts many
passages, e.g., 3:16, 36; 5:24; 10:28-29; Rom. 8:1.)
The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition
of the Scriptures by Dallas Seminary Faculty.
Screens> Number Two
Screens> The “burned” branches represent
Christians who will lose rewards but not salvation at
the judgment seat of Christ (1 Cor. 3:15). (But Jesus
spoke here of dead branches; such a branch is
thrown away and withers.)
The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition
of the Scriptures by Dallas Seminary Faculty.
Screens> Number Three
Screens> The “burned” branches refer to professing
Christians who, like Judas, are not genuinely saved
and therefore are judged. Like a dead branch, a
person without Christ is spiritually dead and
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3. therefore will be punished in eternal fire (Matthew
25:46). Judas was with Jesus; he seemed like a
“branch.” But he did not have God’s life in him;
therefore he departed; his destiny was like that of a
dead branch.
The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition
of the Scriptures by Dallas Seminary Faculty.
(Talk about what Lady Vernon said
about the detached dead brown branch
and work it)
Screens> John 15:7 (NASB) 7
“If you abide in Me,
and My words abide in you, ask whatever you wish,
and it will be done for you.”
In contrast with verse 6, the emphasis in these
verses is positive: remain with Jesus and bear
much fruit. Effective prayer is based on faith in
Christ and on His words remaining in believers.
Christ’s words condition and control such a
believer’s mind so that his prayers conform to the
Father’s will. Since his prayer is in accord with
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4. God’s will, the results are certain—it will be given
you (Work)
The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition
of the Scriptures by Dallas Seminary Faculty.
Screens> 1 John 5:14-15 (NASB) 14
This is the
confidence which we have before Him, that, if we
ask anything according to His will, He hears us. 15
And if we know that He hears us in whatever we
ask, we know that we have the requests which we
have asked from Him.
Screens> John 15:8 (NASB) 8
“My Father is
glorified by this, that you bear much fruit, and so
prove to be My disciples.”
(Talk about how you feel good when your staff
and family look good. Sing old-school
commercial Vidal Sassoon “If you don’t look
good, we don’t look good!!” God feels the same
way when we get blessed!!!)
Close with a run on “Make a wish!!!”
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5. (Use this during the invitation if you need it)
Screens> John 15:9-11 (NASB) 9
“Just as the
Father has loved Me, I have also 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 so that My joy
may be in you, and that your joy may be made full.”
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6. (Use this during the invitation if you need it)
Screens> John 15:9-11 (NASB) 9
“Just as the
Father has loved Me, I have also 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 so that My joy
may be in you, and that your joy may be made full.”
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