I Am: Jesus in His Own Words - Week 3

April 3, 2022

Notes

I Am: Jesus in His Own Words - Week 3

I Am the Vine
John 15

• Your life will make an eternal difference when you are rightly connected with Christ.

• John 15:1-2, 5-8

  • A life that makes an eternal difference is a life that is connected to Jesus.

  • Remaining is a variable.

  • Remaining is required for fruitfulness.

  • The penalty for lack of fruitfulness is severe.

  • Fruitfulness is a proof of discipleship.

What are the critical components to a high-impact life?

1. A source of power for spiritual productivity (John 15:1, 7)

2. A decision to remain (John 15:4-5)

3. A maximizer of spiritual productivity (John 15:2, 6)

• How does he prepare the fruitless branch? 

  • “He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit….”
    John 15:2a

• How does he prepare the fruitful branch for greater fruitfulness?

  • “...while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful.”
    John 15:2b

• How does he deal with the withered branch?

  • “If you do not remain in me, you are like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned.”
    John 15:6