I AM THE TRUE VINE - Rackcdn.com2a311d3b27aaf5456889-77fcfb073a6fd959a124b5e0bc480b34.r84.cf2.rackcdn.com/...
0 downloads
125 Views
48KB Size
th
“I AM THE TRUE VINE”
(8 Sermon in the Series: “The I AM Sayings of Jesus”) John 15:1-‐11
I. Jesus Himself is the True Vine (v. 1a) II. The Father is the Vinedresser (v. 1b) A. The cleaning process – “He takes away” [or, “lifts up”] (vv. 2a, 3) B. The pruning process – “He prunes it” (v. 2b) III. Believers are the Branches (v. 5) IV. Branches are to Abide in the Vine (vv. 4-‐7, 9-‐10) V. Abiding in the Vine Will Produce Fruit (vv. 2, 5, 8, 16) VI. The Blessings of Fruit Bearing (vv. 7-‐11) A. Prayers are answered (v. 7) B. God is glorified (v. 8) C. Love is stimulated (vv. 9-‐10) D. Joy will overflow (v. 11)