Category: John 15
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The burning heart
John 15:15 “No longer do I call you servants, for the servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all that I have heard from my Father I have made known to you.” Col 2:1-3 “For I want you to know how great a struggle I have for…
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The commandment of the One Who could have commanded anything
John 15:12 “This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. Greater love has no one that this, ‘that someone lay down his life for his friends. ‘You are my friends if you do what I command you.” Think of what Jesus could have commanded those that were under Hhis…
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The greatest love
John 15:9 – “As the Father has loved me so I have loved you. Abide in my love.” Have you ever thought about how much the Father must love Jesus? What a wonderful Son he is. Perfectly obedient. Always spending time with the Father – always about the Father’s business. Often in prayer, pouring out…
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A life without regrets
John 15:8 – By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples. Disciples are students. We are to reflect the teachings of Christ in everything we do – how we think, speak and act – and how we react to every situation in life. His teaching…
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Wishes
John 15:7 “If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.” From our earliest years we’ve learned to wish for things. It’s like when we blew out the candles on our birthday cakes as little children and were told to first “Make…
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If . . .
John 15:7 “If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.” One of the largest words in all the Bible is one of the smallest words: “if.” It’s a word that shows up 1595 times in the holy Scriptures. Because it’s such a…
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Lord, teach us to pray
John 15:7 “If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.” Do you pray? If you do, what do you pray for? What’s your asking based on? How do you know how to pray? Jesus’ instructions in John 15 give us some deep…
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Are you connected?
John 15:5 “. . . apart from me you can do nothing.” Do you know why you exist? Why did God put you on the earth? Do you realize that you have a divinely ordained purpose? According to the Bible, God created each and every one of us to bring glory to Himself (Isaiah 43:7). …
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Preposterous! Or is it?
John 15:5 “. . . apart from me, you can do nothing.” Can you imagine someone saying something like this to you? What gall! What a stunning thing for someone to say! To think of how comprehensive, how all-encompassing such a statement is. Apart from ME, you can do NOTHING. Only an egomaniac who is…
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Abide
John 15:4 “Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me.” The believer’s life if one of abiding, i.e., it is a fixed life, an enduring life, a steadfast life, an unwavering life. But what…
To Encourage You 