1. Love-Hate Relationships John 15:1–16:4 Enriko Stigter

2. How do we live as faithful disciples of Christ?

3. 1 I will sing for the one I love a song about his vineyard: My loved one had a vineyard on a fertile hillside. 2 He dug it up and cleared it of stones and planted it with the choicest vines. He built a watchtower in it and cut out a winepress as well. Then he looked for a crop of good grapes, but it yielded only bad fruit. 3 “Now you dwellers in Jerusalem and people of Judah, judge between me and my vineyard.

4. 4 What more could have been done for my vineyard than I have done for it? When I looked for good grapes, why did it yield only bad? 5 Now I will tell you what I am going to do to my vineyard: I will take away its hedge, and it will be destroyed; I will break down its wall, and it will be trampled.

5. 6 I will make it a wasteland, neither pruned nor cultivated, and briers and thorns will grow there. I will command the clouds not to rain on it.” 7 The vineyard of the LORD Almighty is the nation of Israel, and the people of Judah are the vines he delighted in. And he looked for justice, but saw bloodshed; for righteousness, but heard cries of distress.

6. 6 I will make it a wasteland, neither pruned nor cultivated, and briers and thorns will grow there. I will command the clouds not to rain on it.” 7 The vineyard of the LORD Almighty is the nation of Israel, and the people of Judah are the vines he delighted in. And he looked for justice, but saw bloodshed; for righteousness, but heard cries of distress.

8. I. Be connected to Christ to glorify the Father and love others (1-17) A. We need to be connected with Christ to glorify God (1-11)

10. I. Be connected to Christ to glorify the Father and love others (1-17) A.We need to be connected with Christ to glorify God (1-11) B.Christ’s love teaches us to love one another (12-17)

13. II. Expect hate from unbelievers because they do not know God (15:18–16:4) A.We will be hated because we are different (18-20)

17. II. Expect hate from unbelievers because they do not know God (15:18–16:4) A.We will be hated because we are different (18-20) B.We will be hated because people do not know God (21-16:4)

18. How do we live as faithful disciples of Christ? Pursue Love, Expect Hate

19. Extra Slides Not Used in the Sermon...

20. John 15:1–16:4 Jesus Prepares the Disciples for His Absence Last Discourse Part 2

21. The Branch Metaphor in John 15…

22. I am the Vine… (15:1)

23. What is the “fruit”?

24. The pruning metaphor is not easy to understand...

25. John 15:2 “He cuts off (lifts up) every branch in me that bears no fruit while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful.”

26. But what is the branch thrown away and burned in verse 6?

27. A Closer Look at John 15:1-6 IssuesArminianCalvinistPartakersDerickson “The Father ai;rw” (2a) “cuts off” = loses salvation “cuts off” = disciplines “lifts up” = cares for “branch… that does not bear fruit” (2b) Christian who stops believing Unbeliever who never believed Christian who stops believing “in me” (2c) Adjective that modifies the noun: “branch in me” Adverb that modifies the verb: “does not bear fruit in me” Adjective that modifies the noun: “branch in me”

28. A Closer Look at John 15:1-6 IssuesArminianCalvinistPartakersDerickson “The Father prunes” (2d) Discipline of believers in contrast to judgment of former believers in v. 2a Discipline of believers in contrast to judgment of professing believers in v. 2a Discipline of believers in same sense as loving care of believers in v. 2a “You are already clean” (3) SavedRefers only to disciples’ salvation ? Saved “thrown away & burned” (6) Judgment by loss of salvation Judgment by never having salvation Discipline by death and loss of rewards Loving care to gain fruitful- ness

29. A Suggested John 15 Sermon Subject: How can you be most effective for Christ? I.Depend on Christ (15:1-11) II.Love other believers (15:12-17) III.Accept hate from the world (15:18–16:4) I.Depend on Christ (15:1-11) II.Love other believers (15:12-17) III.Accept hate from the world (15:18–16:4)

30. What is your “fruit that will last”?

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