Red Letter Invitations: Abide in Me
John 15:1-13
Living for yourself is too notoriously small an aim for any human soul.
—Klaus Bockmuehl
Main Thing to Know:
The key to living is to live
“abide” =
Abiding in Christ is a:
• Fixed • Growing • Daily
1. Am I ? (v. 7)
The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much. (James 5:16)
You ask and do not receive, because you ask amiss . . . (James 4:3)
Prayers that God does not answer:
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A prayer that God always answers:
• (Exodus 33:18)
2. Am I ? (v. 10)
He who says, “I know Him,” and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. (1 John 2:4)
As you have lived, so have you believed.
—Søren Kierkegaard
He who says, “I know Him,” and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. (1 John 2:4)
3. Am I ? (v. 11)
True joy, as it turns out, comes only to those who have devoted their lives to something greater than personal happiness.
—John Ortberg, The Life You’ve Always Wanted
4. Am I ? (v. 12-13)
By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another. (John 13:35)
How do we love like Jesus?
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The key to living is to live