The obedience and attachment of the disciples. We know the light by knowing the darkness, and joy only by its changes. 2. XV to XXI, The Oneness of the Branches'This is My commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you. --JOHN xv. (3) A lasting joy, not variable, like that of many of us grasping at the clouds one day, and the next in the depths of despair. He proceeds, in the words which immediately follow our text, to paint that hostility as aggravated even to the pitch of religious murder. III. It was the feeling that He did not live for Himself that He existed as Man to reveal the full glory of eternal love, that every toil and sorrow were helping on the Divine plan for man's redemption that formed His joy. It is what money yields, or will buy settlement in life or rank, political standing, victory, power. We may modify for our Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy Scripture: St. John Chaps. It is not, I answer, in these things, taken simply by themselves. III. John 15:11 in all English translations. How much can I do for Christ? Scripture: John 15:16. These things have I spoken unto you. The joy of benevolence. See also the "Song of the Vineyard" (Isa 5:1f). 2:10. Herein is My Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be My disciples.' There is a joy that springs spontaneously in the heart without external or even rational cause. "He that Abideth in Me and I in Him the Same Bringeth Forth Much Fruit for Apart from Me Ye Can do Nothing" (John xv. XV to XXI. One could also mention the giant golden vines and grapes representing Israel that adorned the Jerusalem Temple at the time of Jesus. THE SUPERIORITY OF OUR SAVIOR'S JOY. 1-11). What a joyful ring there is in "Neither count I My life dear unto Myself, that I might finish My course with joy." St John xv. II. When Jesus says, "There are twelve hours in the day," he is saying, "That is true of me. who shall deliver me from the body of this death? 5:2; 1 John 3:16 Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one's life for his friends. Before class, write on the board the words successful, unhappy, joyful, dead, worthwhile, unproductive, fruitful, productive, abundant, and unsuccessful. What is prayer and how do we lay hold of this gift that God has given to us? Story Church Mayfield Heights Story Church Tn gio & tm linh 5,0 4 nh gi ; Listen to the weekly sermons from Story Church in Mayfield Heights, Ohio. 2:4. This features the seventh of seven "I Am" statements as recorded by John. Connect to the Branches of the Vine: John 15 Sermon Notes Sermon Notes / Produced by The High Calling. Sermon. . November 28. Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.' B. SimpsonDays of Heaven Upon Earth, December 13. 1 I am the true a vine, and my Father is the husbandman. 1. I thank God through Jesus Christ, Be strong, and work; for I am with you, saith the Lord of hosts.--HAG. The predominating feature of their life is Rev. Even death, which damps the joy of all other men, consummates the blessedness of those who, through fellowship of life, are partakers of the joy of Christ. "I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me and I in him, he bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing.". This is why Jesus has said all these things to the disciples. "The heart knoweth its own bitterness," etc. XV to XXI, Our Ally'But when the Comforter Is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, He shall testify of Me: And ye also shall bear witness, because ye have been with Me from the beginning.' Some people, again, live in their animal nature, in the lusts of the flesh and eye, the coarse, low atmosphere of a sensuous life, or something worse. 16:11) "I am the vine, Ye are the Branches" (John xv. Dr. Harold E. Kidd III. Sunday after Ascension Day. A. read more, Scripture: 11). Scrooge sees himself proposing to the woman he loved, a woman who later breaks their engagement because she realizes that he has come to Still others may take their mother out for dinner and give them a August 20. Christ's Friends 'Ye are My friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you. THE FELLOWSHIP OF CHRIST'S BLESSEDNESS IS THE ONLY SOURCE OF PERFECT JOY. 16:11) Joy works as a magnet to bring other people to faith in C, Without the joy of the Lord any ministry can become a burden. 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. 2). We are obliged, therefore, to think of God as rejoicing in His world, and as rising to a higher gladness when He had peopled His universe with creatures. To this I answer that He was a Man of sorrows in the matter of happiness; that is, in the outward condition of His earthly state; still He had ever within a joy, a spring of good, which was perfectly sufficient. The Habits of the Heart - John 15:1-11 The Habits of the Heart - John 15:1-11 . "I delight to do Thy will." 2 Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit, He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit, He prunes. 5). It is, for the most part, the standard by how we live and the measure of our success. Intro: An older sister was sitting next to her younger brother in Church one Sunday morning unsuccessfully trying to keep him still and quiet. And this appears in the original form of the word, which, instead of suggesting a "hap," literally denotes a "leap" or "spring." John 15:9-15, Denomination: So to enter into Christ's joy we must become Christ-like. September 3, 2001 It is not the bliss of condition, but of character. . I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. Having Full Joy - John 15:11. If you remain in me, you will have much fruit, but apart from me, you can do nothing." (John 15:1-8) Jesus wants us to produce fruit. The union between Christ and His disciples has been tenderly set forth in the parable of the Vine and the branches. John 15:9-15 (NIV) As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue AnonymousDaily Light on the Daily Path, January 28. It is the glory of God; it is the heart of Christ, it is the joy divine of which He says, "These things have I spoken unto you that My joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full." How do I hear God? "Continue ye in My love" (John xv. 1. The thought of God is necessarily the thought of One infinite and eternal, without limit or change. The narrow, dissatisfied, unhappy, will find their cure here. And although you and I have heard much about grace, "God's unmerited favor", we. Mom had fixed dinner for her son as she had done so many times during his 27 years of life. These are . It would bleed to death. 2). He tells them that He would not leave them comfortless. I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not. We thought as we looked at that plant how cruel it would be to begin next week and cut it down again. WHAT suggested this lovely parable of the vine and the branches is equally unimportant, Expositions of Holy Scripture: St. John Chaps. The wisest men have spoken of following the right, in the face of all consequences, as the source of the highest joy. --JOHN xv. WHAT WAS THE BLESSEDNESS OF CHRIST? 15 John 11 Two sermons [on Jonah iii. 26, 27. We do not teach in these pages, that the purpose, "I am the vine, ye are the branches" (John xv. 9 As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Jesus said, "I am the vine and you are the branches. It is necessary, in order to a right conception of Christian joy, as now defined, that we discover HOW TO DISPOSE OF CERTAIN FACTS, WHICH COMMONLY PRODUCE A CONTRARY IMPRESSION. "These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full. He lost himself in those for whom he lived and died; their salvation was the inspiration of his endurance and the joy of his anticipation. Yes, your joy will overflow! Yet, Jesus knew that eternal joy - T. 1. He is like a refiner's fire, and like fullers' soap: and he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the Lord an offering in righteousness. Scripture: John 15:11, Hebrews 12:12. Jesus refers to Lazarus as "our Friend" (11:11). Sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; . His prayer was expressed in these words: "And these things I speak in the . XV to XXI, 'This is My commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you. I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me and I in him, he bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing." But both of them are actually translated from the same word - the word which means remain or abide. it so that it may bear more fruit. The whole internal nature is in a state of discord. ITS CONTINUANCE. Some writers, especially when they are writing hymns, have fallen now-a- days into a habit of writing of the Holy Spirit of God, in a tone of which I dare not say that it is wrong or untrue; but of which I must say, that it is one-sided. As faith is turned into sight, our joy increases. The Lord Jesus said, "I am the vine; you are the branches. 5). Verse 11 - John 16:6. If a man abide not in Me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned. Baptist. Some people live in an atmosphere of thought. There is no greater love than to lay down one's life for one's friends. Oct 12, 1981. Twice in this section, John tells us that Jesus loved Mary, Martha and Lazarus. All the love, faithfulness, tenderness, wisdom of the Father was in Him. A. 247: Come, Thou Almighty King. Some, again, live in a world of duty. The Jews called this the haggadah and the halakah. John 15:1-17 This thought was lately suggested by the remarks of a Christian friend, who told how God had laid it upon her heart to do something for His cause which was beyond her power, and when she dared to obey Him, He gave her the assurance of His power and resources, and so marvelously met her faith that she was enabled to do more than she, "He that abideth in Me and I in him the same bringeth forth much fruit for apart from Me ye can do nothing" (John xv. Walnut Creek Heavenly Church04/15/2023 Saturday Revival Prayer Sermon"Jesus' Favorite (04): John the Baptist" Matthew 11:9-11Preaching: Rev. - (a) To themselves.The Lord moves into another and wider development of the union between himself and his disciples. Presbyterian/Reformed. 2. Rev. before we ate and before we slept. Abiding in Jesus' Love - Br. All through His life, from His infancy to His Cross, we see calm joy and obedience. Answered prayer SermonAudio.com - John 15 Sermons. REAL CHRISTIANITY # 12: TRUE LOVE (1 John 3:11-18) 1 John, Expository, General Letters, New Testament, REAL CHRISTIANITY - 1 John. Joy In The Midst of Sorrow. 11 "These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may remain in you, and # (John 16:24); 1 John 1:4 that your joy may be full. 1868. 376: Joyful, joyful, we adore thee. If they have persecuted Me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept My saying, they will keep yours also.' Joy is: 2. John 17. It is strange to the human mind that Jesus would offer His joy . Just to exterminate the evil of the mind, and clear the sovereign hell which sin creates in it, would suffice to make a seeming paradise. B. SimpsonDays of Heaven Upon Earth, May 19. "He purgeth it that it may bring forth more fruit" (John xv. And it will be found that even worldly men despise mere happiness. Recent Sermons Hebrews 10:15-39 - You Have Need of Endurance. Give them power to do wonderful works. "That My Joy Might Remain in You, and that Your Joy Might be Full" (John xv. I am crucified with Christ; nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me. TUE 11/14/2000. THE BELIEVER'S PARTICIPATION IN THE JOY. Now He will have all Christians share in that very joy, and be glad in the fruits of the travail of His soul. Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 11 "These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be full. Roger Landry and it's a joy for me to be with you at the end of the Easter Octave as we enter into the consequential conversation the Risen Lord Jesus wants to have with each of us. We have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God. 9 "As the Father loved Me, I also have loved you; abide in My love. How easy it is for the Christian, who has tasted the true joy of Christ, to let go the idea of joy and slide into the pursuit only of happiness or the good of condition. The disciples are elevated from servants to friends ( philoi) in John 15:13-15. For His blessedness and suffering arose from one source: the doing of the Father's will. 1 "I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. B. SimpsonDays of Heaven Upon Earth, August 20. It understands the declaration well, "For all things are yours." 11 I have told you John 15:11 Sermons Topics . He humanity was as perfect as His divinity, and the emotions of the human Christ we can partly understand; and this will lead us to a comprehension in part of His Divine joy. HIS EXQUISITE SENSE OF THE MEANING AND BEAUTY OF NATURE. In these two contradictory thoughts, both of which we must think and yet cannot reconcile, lies the mystery of the ever blessed God. Alexander Maclaren Expositions of Holy Scripture: St. John Chaps. 12:10-11). But here He lets a beam of light, 'I am the vine, ye are the branches: he that abideth in Me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without Me ye can do nothing. II. John Piper Oct 12, 1981. Ecclesiastes 3:11. The reason why men have it not is that they do not seek it where it is in the receiving of Christ and the spirit of His life. The city walls were in ruins; fever and famine plagued the people. A. Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth; but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.--It is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven. It dares to call Him Father without any sense of daring. These things I command you, that ye love, 'If the world hate you, ye know that it hated Me before it hated you. Holy Spirit witness How much, then, does it signify that Christ takes away this? 10 If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and remain in his love. Many years ago at the Tournament of Roses parade the Standard Oil Company, now known as Chevron, had a beautiful float. The fruit of the Spirit is love. In a sense, joy and sorrow are incommunicable. ITS INFLUENCE. If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you. 11 "These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be full. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. For heaven is nothing but the joy of a perfectly harmonized being filled with God and His love. 8). 848 - Jesus Christ Is Immutable 849 - Unsound Spiritual Trading . 2 He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes[a] so that it will be even more fruitful. 9). I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself unless it abides in the vine, so neither can you unless you abide in Me. The joy of the Lord is commenced in fellowship of labor, and consummated in the vision and recompense of heaven. Their faces are thoughtful, minds intellectual. Introduction: Believers have a lot in common with a beach ball. 5). . John 1:12-13 Jesus must also be invited to be a vital part of our daily lives and. To gather the wanderers, to win the young, to alleviate suffering, drives away a thousand black thoughts, and fills the individual heart and the Church with joy. 2. The radical idea, then, of joy is that the soul has such springs of life opened in its own blessed virtues, that it pours forth a sovereign joy from within. Volume 11, Sermons 607-667 (1865) Hide - Volume 11 Preface 607 - True Unity Promoted . You must put it in the soil by a definite act, and then you must let it stay put and remain settled in the ground until the little roots have time, "Without Me ye can do nothing" (John xv. MARRIAGE CEREMONY SERMON: WHAT IT MEANS TO BUILD A HOME. 3 Things We Can Learn From Atheists. They live in their ideas, their conceptions of truth, their tastes, and esthetic nature. Clarke's Commentary. 5). Christian joy is perpetual, because (1) Jesus is the same, yesterday, today, and forever, without change. I. A sermon given at Colonial Church on August 11, 2019. By Br. 26. Have we ever thought we can do more than we can? 5-8. The sun is glorified when he has a chance to show his light through the crystal window, or reflect it from the spotless mirror or the glassy sea. Their faces are thoughtful, minds intellectual. Let us pray. 2023 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyaE66p7TMNci_4AEjec5nHMxKEUC2QvVEnglish translation https://www.youtube.com . 2 He cuts off 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. 2. 11 I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete. All inward discord destroys joy, and that discord only ceases when a man loses the thought of self in devotion to something he regards as greater. Joy works as a magnet to bring other people to faith in Christ. The Lord said, shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do?--It is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven.--God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.--Even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory. Facing opposition from the world It was not like the joy of the world, which is often mere levity, never lasts, and is quenched by death. John 15:1-11 JESUS: THE TRUE VINE. 2. "He Purgeth it that it May Bring Forth More Fruit" (John xv. He has ordained means which are infallible. 1. Its business is not to, "Abide in Me" (John xv. 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SOME OF THE INSPIRING AND QUICKENING THOUGHTS THAT CROWD UPON US IN THE SUBJECT REVIEWED. 1. 3. is a question that we are constantly asked. There is a joy that springs spontaneously in the heart without external or even rational cause. I have told you these things so that My joy may be in you and your joy may be complete. We are a people of productivity. There is a distinction represented in the words themselves. There is nothing that glorifies God so much as for a weak and helpless man or woman to be able to triumph, through His strength, in places where the highest human, "Continue ye in My love" (John xv. In the Bible we see that stories have principles. One day we passed a garden. LOC #15: JESUS IS WILLING (Luke 5:12-32) 2. Psalter Hymnal (Gray) A Mothers Day Sermon on the realities of life. "Without Me ye can do nothing" (John xv. Text: John 15:1-17 . The husband and the wife, and many more figures, "Herein is My Father glorified" (John xv. A branch cut from a vine is worthless except to be burned as fuel. read more, Scripture: 3. It rejoices because it cannot help it. Selected Passages Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of My Father I have made known unto you. How can I take Christ as my Sanctifier, or Healer? If I had not done among them the works which none other man did, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both Me and My Father. That the blessedness of the infinite God is essentially in. Ye have not chosen Me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain; that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in My name, He may give it you. John Piper Oct 6, 2019. 3 You are already clean because of the word I have Many atmospheres there are in which we may live. 2. All these stir a delight in the soul, which is not of the soul, but from without. The following sermon is based on John 15:1-8. Christian life may mean nothing more than an earnest and honest attempt to follow and imitate Christ. Strength-inspiring, health-giving. comprehensible. God's people have always been in the learning business. It is a joy which none can take away (John 16:22). After dinner Matthew laid his head down on the table and said, "I'm just so . --JOHN xv. Christian/Church Of Christ. April 15, 2023. He proceeds, in the words which immediately follow our text, to paint that hostility as aggravated even to the pitch of religious murder. His human nature might tremble, but His eye pierced beyond the sorrow into the sunshine of the Divine law behind it, and that was a mighty joy. we never prayed before driving anywhere. In the 15th chapter of John's gospel our Lord uses the beautiful symbol of the vine and its branches. Jesus mentions the "friend of the bridegroom" in a positive context in 3:29. But this cometh to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated Me without, 'But when the Comforter Is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, He shall testify of Me: And ye also shall bear witness, because ye have been with Me from the beginning.' XV to XXI, The True Branches of the True vine'I am the vine, ye are the branches: he that abideth in Me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without Me ye can do nothing. The man of industry and enterprise says within himself, These are not gifts of fortune; they are my conquests, tokens of my patience, economy, application, fortitude, integrity. The vine does not say, I am the central trunk running up and you are the little branches; but I am the whole thing, and you are the whole thing. 1. Some branches produce fruit and are pruned, cared for and nurtured. 2). IV. We have only touched the hem of His garment as yet. It is important that we hold some rational and worthy conception of the heavenly felicity. What joy can equal that of even the greatest sufferer who trusts and delights in his Father in heaven? The elements of His joy were two fold. O wretched man that I am! (4) A shared joy. The Hymnal 1982: according to the use of the Episcopal Church. (2) But joy differs from this, as being of the soul itself. Thus said the Lord of hosts; Let your hands be strong, ye that hear in these days these words by the mouth of the prophets.--Strengthen AnonymousDaily Light on the Daily Path, July 22 EveningKeep yourselves in the love of God.--JUDE 21. Yes; we may partake of the joys of fellowship, obedience, hope. 1. I. 1-9. If a Newton cannot tell his discoveries without being overjoyed; if a reformer cannot but be enthusiastic about his mission, what must Christ have felt, whose work was to reveal the Father? The secret of finding joy in life is looking in the right place and looking in the right person, God. The union between Christ and His disciples has been tenderly set forth in the parable of the Vine and the branches. 2. Like their Master, the disciples were to surrender life to be the organ of God's will, and then the consciousness of His love would dawn. In a world that is shadowed with despair, disappointment, in a world that has grief all around; this world stands in need of some genuine joy. The consciousness of complete self-surrender gave Him gladness; yet the surrender produced the sorrow. Harmony of Spirit with heaven. Oh Great I AM, may your Spirit's breath your great love into every fiber of our beings. Third Sunday after Pentecost. A. John 15:1-12 14. tune can add little, and as little take away. Curtis Almquist | May 6, 2010 | 9. The sun is glorified when he has a chance to show his light through the crystal window, or reflect it from the spotless mirror or the glassy sea. Recently we passed a garden. "I am the true vine". JOHN 5:1-16 - GRACE Life of Christ #17 of 61 One of the greatest words in the world today is the word "grace". He that hateth Me, hateth My Father also. 2. Jesus lays out several nuanced ideas, touching on Christian perseverance, faith, false conversion, and spiritual effectiveness. Perfect joy has two conditions. THE ELEMENTS OF OUR SAVIOR'S JOY. A. Present service is ours, and future victory will be. In today . #1 Sermon: John 20:19-31. . I. XV to XXI, The World's Hatred, as Christ Saw It'But all these things will they do unto you for My name's sake, because they know not Him that sent Me. As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue, "That my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full" (John xv. John 15:11. Every branch in Me that beareth not fruit He taketh away; and every branch that beareth fruit He purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit. Abiding in Jesus means: 1. He finds us hunting after condition. December 13. It came, He tells us (1) By keeping the Father's commandments. Little conception have we of the soul's joy, or capacities of joy, till we see it established in God. Intro: The last verse in chapter 14 tells us that Jesus and the Disciples are about to leave the upper room. Kim "That My joy may remain in you." Home: Newsroom, ALL: . You must carry it with you, else it is not there. Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; . "He purgeth it that it may bring forth more fruit" (John xv. 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