John 15
ABIDE TO LOVE, ENDURE & TESTIFY
April 25, 2010
Simon Goncharenko
21 FELLOWSHIP – SBC
OUTLINE
It is only by abiding in Christ that believers will be able to love one another and endure the world’s hostility while testifying to it.
I. ABIDE – the key to our relationship with God – vv. 1-8.
A. The nature’s example of abiding – vv. 1-3.
B. The command to abide – vv. 4-6.
C. The benefits of abiding – vv. 7-11.
i. Answered prayer – v. 7.
ii. Enjoyment of a loving relationship with Christ – vv. 9-10.
iii. Complete joy – v. 11.
II. LOVE – the essence of our relationship with one another – vv. 12-17.
A. The command to love and the example of love – vv. 12-15.
B. Fruitbearing - the outcome of loving one another – vv. 16-17.
III. ENDURE & TESTIFY – the theme of our relationship with the world – vv. 18-27.
A. Endure in the face of the world’s hostility
i. The world’s hostility is not personal – v. 18.
ii. The cause of the hostility – vv. 19-21.
iii. The extent of the hostility – vv. 22-25.
B. Testify when the Holy Spirit leads - vv. 26-27.
