Mysterious.2. EXEGESIS: LUKE 15. Biblical Commentary (Bible study) Luke 15:1-10 . Living.II. Union to the Saviour does not consist in tacking on a badge of mere profession of love for Him. Psalm 112. Human nature. There is no true spiritual life where Christ's spirit is not the inspiration.II. Living.II. Without the knowledge of His person we cannot have the knowledge of His work in its fulness. Thomas, D. D.)LinksJohn 15:1 NIVJohn 15:1 NLTJohn 15:1 ESVJohn 15:1 NASBJohn 15:1 KJVJohn 15:1 Bible AppsJohn 15:1 ParallelJohn 15:1 Biblia ParalelaJohn 15:1 Chinese BibleJohn 15:1 French BibleJohn 15:1 German BibleJohn 15:1 CommentariesBible Hub, (3)Glory.I. II. "So shall ye be My disciples" (ver. God claims the glory.4. The Happiest Days of Heaven. The mere abiding in Christ will not do of itself.(D. 15 “I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. THE END FOR WHICH THE UNION EXISTS (vers. The pronoun "I" in it leads us up to the Personal Origin of all creation, shows to us that creation is not eternal, but springs from a Person. Below is a sermon manuscript from John 15:1-8 which I preached about 10 years ago. 1 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked at and our hands have touched —this we proclaim concerning the Word of life. 2. What condescension and kindness in this marvelous provision of Divine wisdom! FRUITFULNESS OF THE UNION. 15 “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. And so the application is to those nominal adherents to Christianity, who, if you ask them to put down in the census paper what they are, will say that they are Christians, Churchmen, or Dissenters, as the case may be, but who have no real hold upon Jesus Christ, and no real reception of anything from Him; and the "taking away" is simply that God makes visible, what is a fact, that they do not belong to Him with whom they have this nominal connection. This saying is used for the purpose of … He lived alone, and rarely ventured out of his cave, except when he was hungry or wanted some fun. Interactive Bible study with John Piper. (2) The fruitfulness of Christ and of believers in Him; and hence the plant that can do this adequately must be a cultivated one — not a mere herb of the field, like corn, yielding fruit only on the top of a stalk, but a tree yielding fruit on every branch. John 1:9,17 That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world… John 6:32,55 Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven… The great want of earth — true disciples. Now, putting all these together, we get this result, that believers are one with Christ, as represented by Him, dependent upon Him, living in Him, subject to Him, and loving Him with tenderest affection. One of the major ingredients in any kind of endeavor is load-management. There may be plenty of activity and yet barrenness. "Love, joy peace," etc.III. The cause of unfruitfulness is stated. Close union with Christ. And one sometimes longs and prays for a storm to come, of some sort or other, to blow the dead wood out of the tree, and to get rid of all this oppressive and stifling weight of sham Christians that has come round every one of our churches. The great want of earth — true disciples. Sermon John 15:1-8 The Vine and the Branches Check out these helpful resources Biblical Commentary Sermons Childern's Sermons Hymn Lists John 15:1-8 The Vine and the Branches By Dr. Philip W. McLarty Last week we looked at the "I Browse Sermons on John 15:1-10. And —(2) The natural vine is a concealed vine. We can bring forth a great deal "of ourselves," and because it is of ourselves it is naught. By us the word is commonly employed to represent, and so confound, two distinct ideas; viz., the true as opposed to the false, and as distinguished from the typical or subordinate realization. "No fruit of itself," "for without Me ye can do nothing." 1. DEVELOPED IN FRUITFULNESS. 5. This is how you ought to walk." Having identified Himself as “the true vine,” what does Jesus say about those who bear His name? Every branch that bears fruit he prunes [] to make it bear more fruit. Jesus used the parable of the vine and vineyard, a common feature of Palestinian life that would have been familiar to the disciples in order to teach them the importance of the believer’s relationship with Christ. )The true spiritual life in manD. It revealed the power which enables the natural vine in the vineyard to change the rains and dews of every summer into wine in its grapes. (1) Some plants possess one part, or one quality, more highly developed; but for the harmonious development of every part and quality — for perfect balance of loveliness and usefulness, there are none to equal the vine. Wherever the grape ripens, there flourish all the arts that chiefly tend to make life nobler and more enjoyable. 2 Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit. "Much fruit.". While Claudius Buchanan was missionary in India, he translated and issued the Syriac Testament. )The true spiritual life in manD. 8). Those who are weal: show more love by leaning harder. A female teacher in Persia was seated on a mat in the middle of the earthen floor of the church greatly fatigued, and as she was endeavouring to catch a moment's rest, one of the native women seated herself directly behind on the same mat. John 15:20 (with Matthew 10:24; Luke 6:40; John 13:19) I. Expected. God claims the glory. 3. … St. John's Gospel has several peculiar terms — such as the Word, the Light, the Life, the Truth, the World, Glory, Grace — which, perhaps more than all others, bear upon them the clear stamp of the Divine signet. 2. Some people doubt the power of a religious duty to start the enthusiasm of a large soul. In relation to men, if He be Light, we. 2. Sermon The Vine And The Branches -- John 15:1-10 -- Jerry L. Schmalenberger -- 1992 Just outside Nazareth where Jesus grew up you can see them on both sides of the road. Scripture: John 15:1-10, John 15:12-13, Matthew 7:24-27, 1 Corinthians 15:58 Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ Summary: Jesus said "I am the vine, you are the branches. And what is thus asserted of the vine is equally applicable to bread, to light, to water — to every natural object. In the union of Christ to each soul these quickenings are efficaciously wrought by the Holy Spirit, who proceeds from the Father and the Son. What is the fruit? Thomas, D. D.is —I. ", 2. Fruitless branches mean all those who have a mere superficial adherence to the true vine. 4. 1. 4. 4. When the Scripture speaks of the redemption of Christ, it represents our condition not only as miserable, but helpless . Articles Sermons Topics Books Podcasts Filter Resources By Ask Pastor John. Being able to synthesize in such a way that harmony can be the outcome is among the many things the Apostle Paul does well. But once united to Him by a living and loving faith, we have the proper view point of the universe. Our Lord does not say, "I am like the vine." Human beings can be strange sometimes. How, then, can anyone expect to be able to interpret the meaning of the vine, without the personal knowledge of the Living Being who is working and speaking to us through its instrumentality? ", 1. Christ is also the "True Vine," as distinguished from the false or counterfeit vine. We all, in our Christian life, carry with us the two sources — our own poor, miserable self, and the better life of Jesus Christ within us. Man must seek an abiding connection with Christ. Heavenward. 8). The branches of the living vine evince the life and health of the plant first by their vigor, their verdure, their luxuriance, their comeliness; signs of spiritual life are manifested in the Church of God by the peace, the cheerfulness, the spiritual prosperity, of its members. The vine is the most perfect of plants. There is something wrong in any life when there is no desire to bring glory and hone to the God who loves us, sustains us and cares for us along • The use FRUITFULNESS OF THE UNION. John Ortberg. 1. No wonder that our Lord applied to himself and to his people a designation so instructive. But men have wills; and so this union is, on their part, a voluntary thing. Jesus says that God prunes the branches that bear fruit to make it bear more fruit. Man must seek an abiding connection with Christ. (4) By the same Apostle (Ephesians 5:22, 23) to the union between husband and wife; and there the idea of affection is the predominating one. To the highest end. 1. 8). The Land of Promise was a land of vineyards; and Juaea especially, with its temperate climate, and elevated rocky slopes, was admirably adapted for the culture of the vine. 2. Cut the branch from the tree, it will wither and rot. Mutually agreed.3. Fruit, the character of which may be gathered from Ephesians 5:9; Galatians 5:22, 23; 2 Peter 1:6-8. John Piper Sep 22, 1985 0 Shares Sermon. "So shall ye be My disciples" (ver. It has no thorns — no noxious qualities; all its parts are useful. "Bear much fruit. THE CONTEXT These verses serve as the foundation for chapter 15, and introduce several themes on which Jesus expands in chapter 15: • The commandment to love (13:31-35; 15:12). Many years ago at the Tournament of Roses parade the Standard Oil Company, now known as Chevron, had a beautiful float. THREE PARABLES. God must act the part of the Great Husbandman. Stephen Witmer Nov 17, 2016 6.1K Shares … To the highest end. But in the figure of our text there is further suggested the idea that believers are supported by Christ. John Piper Oct 6, 2019 1K Shares Sermon. The vineyard of Israel was to be taken from the wicked husbandmen. 3. III. Preaching Today provides pastors and preachers sermon prep help with sermon illustrations, sermons, sermon ideas, and preaching articles. In the symbol of the vine our Lord recognizes the prefiguration in plants of animal forms and functions. 1. Some branches do not produce fruit and are removed, thrown away and burned. And as He sits on the Father's throne, His children must needs sit with Him on His throne. 1. Our forefathers recognized this distinction, and expressed the former idea by "true," and the latter by "very." The great want of earth — true disciples. true. Thomas, D. D.)LinksJohn 15:1 NIVJohn 15:1 NLTJohn 15:1 ESVJohn 15:1 NASBJohn 15:1 KJVJohn 15:1 Bible AppsJohn 15:1 ParallelJohn 15:1 Biblia ParalelaJohn 15:1 Chinese BibleJohn 15:1 French BibleJohn 15:1 German BibleJohn 15:1 CommentariesBible Hub, III. 2. Look at the Book. Dominic Dragon lived in a cave in the Welsh hills. "No fruit of itself," "for without Me ye can do nothing." God must act the part of the Great Husbandman. Its full significance was not known until Christ, the True Vine, revealed it. There are many species of vine, but there is only one grapevine; so error is multiform, but truth is one. Thomas, D. D.)LinksJohn 15:1 NIVJohn 15:1 NLTJohn 15:1 ESVJohn 15:1 NASBJohn 15:1 KJVJohn 15:1 Bible AppsJohn 15:1 ParallelJohn 15:1 Biblia ParalelaJohn 15:1 Chinese BibleJohn 15:1 French BibleJohn 15:1 German BibleJohn 15:1 CommentariesBible Hub, (2)Safety. You might as well nail a branch to a trellis, and call that grafting. PERMANENCE OF THE UNION.III. We are a people of productivity. To the highest end. Religion is not a mere creed or form; it is a life, and the life is a "branch" of Christ's life. IV. 8). II. God claims the glory.4. 1. DEVELOPED IN FRUITFULNESS. Daily devotional with John Piper. 3 Already you are clean because of the word that I have spoken to you. (3) By Paul (Ephesians 4:15, 16) to the union between the head and the members, where the connection is one of subjection. God claims the glory.4. LUKE 15:1-10 SERMON BY THE REV. Ask Pastor John. 2 He removes every branch in me that bears no fruit. There is no true spiritual life where Christ's spirit is not the inspiration.II. Human nature. Man must seek an abiding connection with Christ. The word here is alethinos, and should be rendered "very," for it indicates the contrast, not between the true and the false, but between the imperfect and the perfect — between the shadowy and the substantial, the type and the archetype, the highest ideal and a subordinate realization or partial anticipation. The spiritual oneness of Christ and His people, and His relation to them as the Source of all their spiritual life and fruitfulness, are here beautifully set forth by a figure familiar to Jewish ears ( Isaiah 5:1, &c.). 2. THE JOINT AGENCY OF GOD AND MAN.1. Acts 9:1-19. II. And thus the symbol and the Person symbolized belong peculiarly to the human world, and were destined specially for human nourishment and satisfaction. Earthward. In a oneness of relation to God. DERIVED FROM CHRIST. The phrase is still retained in the Nicene creed, "very God of very God." In the East dressers wash the leaves and shoots and tendrils and clusters, each by itself in turn, so as to clear off the dust and mould. I am the true vine, and my Father is the farmer. The vine belongs peculiarly to the human period, and was planted in the earth shortly before its occupancy by man. "Perfect love casts out fear" (1 John 4:18). Linked to Christ by faith. It never profits anyone to sneer at creeds, and cry out for deeds instead; for no good deed was ever done unless there was a good thought behind it. These two juxtaposing passages reveal only a tiny fraction of the contradictions and conflicts found within our holy Word. While the Law was given by Moses, grace and truth came by Jesus Christ. When the car is coupled to the engine, the motion of the engine is communicated to, and shared with, the car; and when we are one with Christ in love and trust, His Spirit comes into our hearts and makes us more responsive to Himself. In common with other plants, it purifies the air — feeding upon what we reject as poison, and returning it to us as wine that maketh glad the heart, and in the process maintaining the atmosphere in a fit condition for our breathing. 1. The following sermon is based on John 15:1-8. 1. It is built into our lives everywhere. The image of the lily suited Him when His own personal loveliness, purity, and fragrance, and His own short-lived single life on earth were intended to be shadowed forth; and the image of the palm tree, which has no branches, suited the disciples when their own individual excellence was portrayed. "Much fruit."3. 3 You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. Jesus speaks the words which compromise chapters 15 and 16 … Expected. Divine pruning and discipline, i.e. Its beauty, as planted, trained, or trellised; its grateful shade; its fruit, whether fresh and luscious or dried; its wine," that maketh glad the heart of man;" -all render it not only interesting, but suitable to set forth in symbol the excellence of the Redeemer, his nobility, beauty, preciousness, and use to man. When Madame Guyon was ten years old, she learned that Madame de Chantal had written the characters of the holy name of Jesus upon her bosom with a red-hot iron. Other teachers come to us and tell us how we ought to live, and give us laws, examples, reasons, motives. "Love, joy peace," etc.III. And in this connection it is interesting to notice that the Saxon word "tree" is etymologically cognate with "true," signifying that which is firm, strong, or well-established. For this there is no remedy but one: the knife comes suddenly, and now remains only the fire. These two powerful statements reveal for us the inadequacies of the translation process of the English language. But the great aim of the husbandman's care and culture is that fruit may be yielded in abundance. 2. 5. Order @ www.smbcjax.comI preached the final "I Am" Statement of Jesus in John 15:1-5. What is the fruit? II. It grows out of Him. (1)Purity.(2)Safety. 2. No less than five of our Lord's parables refer to it. This allegory was suggested, perhaps, by a portion of a trellised vine outside, peeping in through the latticed window, rustling in the evening breeze, or showing through its veined, transparent leaves the golden light of the setting sun; or, more probably still, the wine cup before Him on the supper table. It is compared —(1) By Peter (1 Peter 2:5, 6) to the connection between the foundation stone and the building, and the relation thus suggested is one of dependence. "Much fruit."3. 2, 8). Our religion has always been "a faith," and so has had an intellectual basis. The branches are in the vine, whether they will or no. Remain in me, as I also remain in you. It is as if Christ had said, "I am the unconcealed Vine. ... and Facebook feeds drip with verse after verse of scripture and bumper-sticker quips of how God is for this and against that. Chapter 14 concludes with Jesus’ admonition, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear” (14:35). Then, when we are thus united to Him, His strength and grace flow into us. And just as the wheat is imitated by the tares — the poisonous darnel — which closely resemble it in every respect; so the True Vine is imitated by the vine of Sodom, with its poisonous fruit. It is a vine — a vineyard under care. Verse two says, “Every branch in me that doesn’t bear fruit, he takes away.”What shall we say about this pruning? 2. THE HUSBANDMAN AND THE DRESSING OF THE VINE. Benjamin Tomczak Luke 14:25-33 September 4, 2016 I don’t frequent them very often, but I am always fascinated by the fact that “one person’s trash is another person’s treasure.” Someone can’t wait to get rid of old tapes and records — doesn’t want them cluttering up the house anymore. Stress is laid here upon two. The former ages were flowerless; green, monotonous tree ferns and tree mosses, destined to become fuel for man, alone covered the land. The often-pesky church at Corinth desperately needed such a skill, written and practiced in charity. 4. In Greek the distinction is clearly indicated by the use of two words, alethes true, and alethinos very, which are never used indiscriminately. These 17 verses aren't long, b… The one flourishes at the expense of the other; and it is the Husbandman's merciful, though painful work, to cut back unsparingly the rank shoots that come from self, in order that all the force of our lives may be flung into the growing of the cluster which is acceptable to Him. Wickliffe Davies. Sermon by the The Rev. Contrast the grapes of Eshcol with the variegated scenery of that valley, and its geological conformation, with the hard dry woody fruits of the parched plains of Australia: a low type of fruit with a low type of country. A living joining of each branch to this Vine. To follow his inspired advice comes as a gift to all of us, 2,000 years ago or today. Mutually agreed.3. "Bear much fruit."1. Not a single grace, but a whole circle. If there be any real union, there will be some life, and therefore some fruit. "Father is the husbandman."2. "Bringeth forth" — out of — grow — result of the Divine life within.(E. God must act the part of the Great Husbandman. Heavenward. In regard of character, this union results in a similarity of character, and with His righteousness we are clothed. THE BRANCHES ABIDING IN THE VINE AND THEREFORE FRUITFUL. THE STRENGTH AND JOY WHICH WINE PRODUCES within the heart of man (Judges 9:13; Psalm 104:15; Proverbs 31:6, 7). We are dependent upon Christ; he is not dependent upon us. 3. When he recovered himself the great man said, "Do not be alarmed, I am not ill; but I was completely overcome with the recollections of the delight I have enjoyed in this exercise." These fruits are —. Wickliffe Davies. DEVELOPED IN FRUITFULNESS. I was interested to note that the text goes to pruning from the very first. But Christianity comes and bends over Him, and lays hold of his hand, and says, "In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk.". (2) By the Lord Himself to the union between the branches and the vine, the connection is seen to be one of life. Look at the Book. "Bringeth forth" — out of — grow — result of the Divine life within. 3 Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you. "Abide in Me and I in you." A strict correlation exists between the culture of the vine and the intellectual and spiritual development of humanity. THE QUALITIES IN CHRIST WHICH ARE ADUMBRATED BY THE VINE? Our Lord's first miracle at Cana was effected by the direct and immediate agency of the True Vine. Living.II. The reciprocal joining of every branch to the vine, and of the vine to every branch. It will lay hold of twigs below it in the grass, and trees above it in the orchard, always endeavouring to defeat the husbandman's purpose. What shall we understand by spiritual fruit, the fruits of the Spirit? Luke 14:1, 7-14. II. Only possible in union. 15 “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinegrower. Heavenward. ◄ John 15:1 ► I am the true vine, and My Father is the keeper of the vineyard. 4 Abide in me as I abide in you. "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom" (v. 10). Just outside Nazareth where Jesus grew up you can see them on both sides of the road. John 7:1-5 October 23, 2016 Sermon for Pentecost 22 Pr. I Chose You to Bear Fruit Ordination of Glen Bloomstrom. Past wisdom has taught that students experience inevitable time-management problems and personal stress when they overload a schedule. I called the message: "Living a Fruitful Life." As the monotonous plains and innutritious fruits of Australia reared the lowest savages; so the picturesque mountain scenery, and the rich nutritious grapes, pomegranates and olives of Palestine developed the noblest of the human races. Human nature. The life which is naturally Christ's becomes ours through our union by faith with him. 4. "Glory to God" (ver. Now remain in my love. The words distinguish between nature and that which is above it. "So shall ye be My disciples" (ver. Thus the heavenly Husbandman, the Divine Father, is glorified. And yet, as we consider the scriptures assigned to us this day, we still observe that the Holy Spirit is central to all that we read. Religion is not a mere creed or form; it is a life, and the life is a "branch" of Christ's life. "(1) Israel was a concealed vine. Unless we yield fruit we are worthless and doomed to destruction. The mere abiding in Christ will not do of itself.(D. The man who fulfilled the promise of his lips was a true man; but the man who fulfilled the wider promise of his name was a very man, a man indeed. 3. There is the great glory and distinctive blessedness of the gospel. I. In Christ.(3)Glory.I. 4 Abide in me, and I in you. The condition of fruitfulness is mentioned. Its foliage affords a refreshing shade from the scorching sunshine. THE VINE IN ITSELF IS A SUITABLE EMBLEM OF CHRIST. It is thus that good Christians have often gone to the stake for the love they bore for this Redeemer of men. DEVELOPED IN FRUITFULNESS. "Severed from me ye can do nothing.". LESSONS FROM THE LORD’S VINEYARD . 8 This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples. To these may be added the word "true," which occurs no less than twenty-two times in this Gospel, as against five times in all the rest of the New Testament. THE JOINT AGENCY OF GOD AND MAN.1. The doom of unfruitfulness is anticipated. Mutually agreed.3. He cleanses the vines. "Glory to God" (ver. II. This is the Sunday when we celebrate Jesus’ baptism. "So shall ye be My disciples" (ver. And yet many of the finest minds and purest hearts have drawn their inspirations from the spiritual intercourse they kept with the life and the words of Jesus. Jesus' teaching on the vine and the branches isn't like most of the parables in the Synoptic Gospels, which are usually stories with one or more spiritual points. They cut away, also, the dead branches, and keep the whole vine under discipline. What powerful motives to induce Christians to be "neither barren nor unfruitful"! Linked to Christ by faith. He brings the records home, clutters up his own house with them, and he’s as happy as can be. • The possibility of denying or not abiding in Jesus (13:36-38; 15:6). Heavenward. John 15:1-27.DISCOURSE AT THE SUPPER TABLE CONTINUED. Cut the branch from the tree, it will wither and rot.2. God is the true God, in the sense that He cannot lie; but He is the true God, inasmuch as He is all that the name of God implies, in contradistinction to false gods. Excellencies of character are what the Lord loves (Galatians 5:22, 23). 1. Find Top Church Sermons, Illustrations, and Preaching Slides on John 15:1-10. The vine is one of the most familiar images in the Old Testament. But there is another aspect still in which the phrase may be viewed. That would have been to use a mere metaphor, or figure of speech. ... Scripture: Luke 15:1–10. "Bringeth forth" — out of — grow — result of the Divine life within.(E. In regard to the future, we can look forward and be sure that we are so closely joined with Him, that it is impossible but that where He is, there shall also His servants be. 10:31. A college student, for example, must have special permission from the dean to take more than a certain number of courses per semester. In the stem, branches, and foliage of the vine, we discern the ideal plan on which our own bodies are constructed: the stem being the spinal column; the branches the ribs and members: the leaves the lungs; while the sap vessels, filled with their nourishing fluid, correspond with the veins and their circulating blood. 2. Along comes a complete stranger and he just can’t believe anyone would want to sell them. Vines feel no shame for being beautiful. He is the divinely appointed Root and Stem upon which the branches depend; the Superior with which they, the inferior, are related in dependence. "Glory to God" (ver. Yet it is a mutual indwelling. We have often seen flowers bound to sticks with a bit of wire, so that they seemed growing on long stems; but there was no life in the merely mechanical contact. Oct 12, 1981. Religion is not a mere creed or form; it is a life, and the life is a "branch" of Christ's life. … A pretty little honeysuckle in the garden might as well twine itself up around a trellis, and try for a whole season to look like a vine; grape time would show the sham. 8). FRUITFULNESS OF THE UNION. The disciples in John 15 faced a similar situation. "The disciple is not above his master, nor the servant above his lord," etc. It is a vine — a vineyard under care. Christ the True Vine in His Divine Humanity, The Real Presence, the Great Want of the Church, Christ the true Vine in His Divine humanity. The longer Christianity continues in any country, the more does the Church get weighted and lowered in its temperature by the aggregation round about it of people of that sort. Israel was a vine, but not the true vine of God. Painters tell us that to study the perfection of form, colour, light, and shade, united in one object, we must place before us a bunch of grapes. Union with Christ is the condition of all fruitfulness. Luke 15:1-10 : 27 Oct 2019: False Freedom, Real Slavery, and Freeing Truth: John 8:31-36 : 20 Oct 2019: Christ's Concern Created Our Community: Hebrews 2:9-18 : 13 Oct 2019: Be Prepared: 1 Peter 3:15 : 06 Oct 2019: Be Still, My Soul: Psalm 37:7 and Psalm 46:10 : 29 Sep 2019: Getting a Start on Being Right All the Time: Proverbs 9:8-12 : 22 Sep 2019 THE TREATMENT OF UNFRUITFUL AND FRUITFUL BRANCHES FIGURES THAT OF THE NOMINAL AND THE REAL DISCIPLES OF CHRIST. Cut the branch from the tree, it will wither and rot.2. The branch may be too perverse in its growth. 3. Unless we yield fruit we are worthless and doomed to destruction. 2. What is the fruit? It is, for the most part, the standard by how we live and the measure of our success. In this relation He is the Son, and we in Him receive the standing of sons. A close and vital union joins the branches to the vine, and Christians to their Lord. "Glory to God" (ver. Expected. I. The functions, too, which all these parts and organs in the vine perform are precisely analogous to those which similar parts and organs perform in the economy of man. Solid Joys. UNION IN ITS NATURE.1. 37 D. A. Carson, The Farewell Discourse and Final Prayer of Jesus: An Exposition of John 14-17 (Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1980), pp. What is the use of giving a man a copy if he cannot copy it? The Psalm appointed for today is a long, enthusiastic summons to praise the God who made the heavens and the earth and all that is in them. Biblical Commentary (Bible study) John 15:1-8 EXEGESIS: JOHN 13:31—14:31. 8). A vineyard on a hill, fenced and cleared of stones, was the natural emblem of the kingdom of Judah; and this heraldic symbol was engraved on the coins of the Maccabees, on the ornaments of the Temple, and on the tombstones of the Jews. 3. Who We Are. Yard sales are interesting to me. Seeds of truth were blown from Him who is the Truth by every breeze of circumstance, like thistledown by the wind. Morality comes and stands over the cripple, and says to him, "Look here! There is a close typical relation between the character of a country and the character of its productions; and this relation ascends even into the world of man. Prophesied by all previous vegetable forms, whose structure approached nearer and nearer to its type, the vine appeared in the fulness of the earth's time; just as He whom it shadowed forth was announced in type and prophecy from the foundation of the world, and appeared in the fulness of human history when the world was ready for His reception. Both of those events revolved around fire. We can give God glory and share in God's glory because of Christ's redemptive work. Thomas, D. D.is —I. Benjamin Tomczak Luke 17:1-10 October 2, 2016 Sermon for Pentecost 17 Pr. 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