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Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;Praise Him, all creatures here below;Praise Him, all creatures here below;Praise Him above, ye heavenly host;Praise Him above, ye heavenly host;

Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.—Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.—Amen.Amen.

Memory VerseMemory Verse

John 15:13, John 15:13, “Greater love has no one “Greater love has no one

than this, that one lay down than this, that one lay down his life for his friends.”his life for his friends.”

John 15John 15Chapter OutlineChapter Outline

“What to do with God's “What to do with God's provisions.”provisions.”

Two Main Sections: Two Main Sections:

1) The parable of the vine, 1) The parable of the vine, vinedresser and branches vinedresser and branches

in vs. 1-11, with its in vs. 1-11, with its commentary in vs. 12-17.commentary in vs. 12-17.

Two Main Sections: Two Main Sections:

2) A warning regarding the 2) A warning regarding the hatred of the world towards hatred of the world towards the believer in vs. 18-27. the believer in vs. 18-27.

Jesus is the source of Jesus is the source of spiritual vitality and spiritual vitality and

fruitfulness. We remain “in fruitfulness. We remain “in Him” experientially by Him” experientially by positive volition to His positive volition to His

mandates, vs. 1-17.mandates, vs. 1-17.

Those who are without Those who are without salvation, residing inside salvation, residing inside Satan’s Cosmic System, Satan’s Cosmic System,

will hate Christ’s disciples will hate Christ’s disciples even as the KOSMOS even as the KOSMOS hated Jesus, vs. 18-27.hated Jesus, vs. 18-27.

Nevertheless, the Spirit Nevertheless, the Spirit resident in the believer will resident in the believer will testify about The Christ to testify about The Christ to

the world, vs. 26-27.the world, vs. 26-27.

Without Jesus positionally Without Jesus positionally and experientially, we can and experientially, we can do nothing, yet with Him do nothing, yet with Him

we can do all things.we can do all things.

Three relationships that are Three relationships that are part of every believer’s part of every believer’s

experience: experience:

Three relationships that are Three relationships that are part of every believer’s part of every believer’s

experience: experience: 1) Relationship with God, 1) Relationship with God, (Jesus and the Father), vs. (Jesus and the Father), vs.

1-11.1-11.

2) Relationship with other 2) Relationship with other believers, vs. 12-17. believers, vs. 12-17.

2) Relationship with other 2) Relationship with other believers, vs. 12-17.believers, vs. 12-17.

3) Relationship with the 3) Relationship with the indifferent and hostile indifferent and hostile

world of nonbelievers, vs. world of nonbelievers, vs. 18-27.18-27.

Some of the highlighted Some of the highlighted themes of this chapter themes of this chapter which we will explore which we will explore

include;include;

1) Experiencing our 1) Experiencing our union with Christ: union with Christ: Vine and branches. Vine and branches.

cf Rom 6:1-14cf Rom 6:1-14

2) The Vine.2) The Vine. In the O.T. a metaphor for In the O.T. a metaphor for

Israel and fruit for Israel and fruit for righteous living. Here righteous living. Here

Jesus supersedes; He is the Jesus supersedes; He is the True Vine that provides True Vine that provides nourishment, not Israel. nourishment, not Israel.

3) The Vinedresser.3) The Vinedresser. Identifying the Father’s Identifying the Father’s

role in our spiritual walk as role in our spiritual walk as a loving parent to keep us a loving parent to keep us

experientially in His experientially in His righteousness. righteousness.

4) Removal and Pruning, 4) Removal and Pruning, vs. 2 & 6.vs. 2 & 6.

Divine discipline for the Divine discipline for the reversionistic believer and reversionistic believer and underserved suffering to underserved suffering to promote spiritual growth promote spiritual growth for the positive believer.for the positive believer.

5) Prayer, vs. 7.5) Prayer, vs. 7. Being attune to His Being attune to His

leading, and praying in His leading, and praying in His will. cf 1 John 5:14-15 will. cf 1 John 5:14-15

6) Glorifying God vs. 8.6) Glorifying God vs. 8. By doing His will, bearing By doing His will, bearing

fruit, Divine good fruit, Divine good production.production.

7) Love each other, vs. 7) Love each other, vs. 12-17, 27.12-17, 27.

The key to AGAPE Love The key to AGAPE Love is “obedience” to God’s is “obedience” to God’s

Word and Plan. Word and Plan. cf. 1 John 2:3-11cf. 1 John 2:3-11

8) Chosen, vs. 16.8) Chosen, vs. 16. The believer is the elect of The believer is the elect of

God. God.

9) The world’s hatred 9) The world’s hatred towards the believer, vs. towards the believer, vs.

18-27.18-27. This hostility is rooted in This hostility is rooted in

the world’s failure to know the world’s failure to know God, vs. 21, 24.God, vs. 21, 24.

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Tape # 10-001

John 15 Outline

Upper Room Discourse, Part 322

John 15:1-27; Rom 6:1-14; 1 John 5:14-15 James H. Rickard Bible Ministries 2010