'Who Is Jesus?'
John 15:1-17.
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a) vv1-8. Jesus is the Life-Giving Vine.
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i) v1. The True Vine.
A-John 1:9; 1 John 2:8. He is the True Light.
B-John 1:17. He is the Initiator of Truth.
C-John 6:32. He is the True Bread from Heaven.
D-John 14:6. He is the Truth.
E-Jeremiah 10:10. He is the True God.
ii) v1. The Vine Submitted to the Vine Dresser - Father
God.
A-Isaiah 27:2-3. A Vine Dresser Who:-
1-Sings to His Vineyard.
2-Keeps His Vineyard.
3-Continually Waters His Vineyard.
4-Protects His Vineyard.
B-Isaiah 60;21. A Vine Dresser Who Gives His People an
Inheritance.
C-Matthew 20:1. A Vine Dresser Who Rewards His Laborers.
D-Mark 12:1 A trusting Vine Dresser.
E-1 Corinthians 3:9. A Vine Dresser Who Builds and Teams
with His People.
iii) v2. The Purifying Life Giving Vine Who Takes away
the fruitless and Prunes the Fruitful.
A-Matthew 3:10. The axe is laid to the root of the tree.
B-Matthew 21:19. Jesus Said let nothing grow and the tree
withered up.
C-Psalm 51:7-8. Pruned and Washed to be Clean and Happy.
D-Malachi 3:3. Pruned that they may offer to the Lord an
Offering in Righteousness.
E-Galatians 5:22-23. Pruned to bring forth Good Fruit
from the Holy Spirit.
iv) v3. The Life Giving Vine Speaks the Word that makes
us Clean.
A-John 13:10. Clean completely.
B-John 17:17. Clean because of Truth.
C-Ephesians 5:26. Sanctified and Cleansed by the Washing
of water by the Word of God.
D-1 Peter 1:22. Clean through Obeying the Truth.
E-Psalm 19:9. Clean by the Fear of the Lord.
v) v4. The Life-Giving Vine Whom we are to Abide in.
A-John 8:31. Abide in His Word.
B-Acts 11:23. Abide in with the Purpose of Heart.
C-Galatians 2:20. Abide in Him because we are crucified with
Him.
D-Colossians 1:23. Abide in Grounded and Settled.
E-Colossians 2:6. Abide in Walking in Him.
vi) v4. The Life-Giving Vine Who is the Hope of our being
Fruitful.
A-2 Kings 19:20. Take root downward in Him and bear
Fruit.
B-Isaiah 45:8. Salvation bears Fruit.
C-Ezekiel 17:8. Be good ground, well watered by the Holy
Spirit and then become Fruitful.
D-Mark 4:20. Be good ground, hear the Word of God and
then become Fruitful.
E-Genesis 48:4. Only God can make us Fruitful.
vii) v5. The Life-Giving Vine: Who is the Source of our Fruitful Life?
A-Proverbs 11:30; Isaiah 61:1-3. That we become a tree of
life.
B-2 Corinthians 9:10. Increasing the Fruits of our
Righteousness.
C-Ephesians 5:9. Fruit that is in:-
1-Goodness.
2-Righteousness.
3-Truth.
D-Philippians 1:11. Being filled with the Fruits of
Righteousness which are by Jesus Christ.
E-Philippians 4:17. Fruit can abound to our account.
viii) v5. The Life-Giving Vine, without whom we can do
nothing.
A-Acts 4:12. There is no other way or name for our
Salvation.
B-John 5:19. Even Jesus could only do what the Father was
doing.
C-John 9:33. Only God can make us do something
meaningful.
D-2 Corinthians 13:8. We can only do for the Truth.
E-Philippians 4:13. We can do all things only through
Christ.
ix) v6. The useless life of living without the Life-Giving Vine.
A-Job 15:30 A life of darkness.
B-Ezekiel 15:3-5. A life that cannot do anything.
C-Ezekiel 17:9. A life that has no prosperity.
D-Hebrews 6:8. A life lived in Rejection.
E-2 Peter 2:20. A life that gets worse and worse.
x) v7. The Life-Giving Vine Who is the Key to Answered
Prayer.
A-We abide in Him.
B-His Words Abide in us.
1-John 8:37. His Word must have a place in us.
2-Deuteronomy 6:6. The Words that He Commands us - keep
in our hearts.
3-Psalm 119:11. The Word that we hide in our hearts.
4-Proverbs 4:4. Let our hearts retain His Words.
5-Jeremiah 15:16. Let His Word be the Joy and Rejoicing
of our hearts.
C-Then we can ask what we will, and it will be done.
1-John 14:23. So that Jesus will be glorified.
2-John 16:23. Asking the Father in Jesus' Name.
3-Psalm 37:4. Delighting ourselves in the Lord, and then He gives us the desires of our hearts.
4-Proverbs 10:24. The Desire of the Righteous shall be
granted.
5-1 John 3:22. Because we keep His Commandments and do
the things that are pleasing in His Sight, whatsoever we ask, we receive from
Him.
xi) v8. The Life-Giving Vine, who enables us to bring
Glory to Father God.
A-Psalm 92:12-15. The Righteous shall Flourish and Reveal
the Lord.
B-Isaiah 60:21. The Righteous People shall Inherit the
land and Glorify God.
C-Haggai 1:8. When we build the House and Family of God,
He takes Pleasure in it and will be glorified.
D-Matthew 5:16. When our Light Shines, we Glorify our
Father in Heaven.
E-1 Corinthians 10:31. Whatever we do, we do to the Glory
of God.
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b) vv9-13. Jesus is the Love-Giving Son.
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i) v9. The Love Giving Son Who Loves as the Father Loves.
A-John 14:21. He Loves the Obedient.
B-Luke 19:10. He Loves the lost people.
C-1 John 3:16. He Loves through Laying Down His Life.
D-Ephesians 3:19. He Loves in order to fill us with all
the Fulness of God.
E-2 Corinthians 5:14. His Love Constrains us.
ii) v10. The Love Giving Son Who shows us how to Obey
God.
A-John 4:34. He Obeys God as His Meat.
B-John 8:29. He does always those things that please the
Father.
C-John 12:49. He
Speaks the Words that the Father Commands Him to Speak.
D-Hebrews 10:9. He Came to do the Will of God.
E-Philippians 2:8. He was Obedient, even to the Death of
the Cross.
iii) v11. The Love Giving Son, Who through Love Gives us
Joy.
A-John 16:24. Joy through answered Prayer in his Name.
B-John 16:33. Joy because we Overcome in Him.
C-John 17:13. Joy because we receive the Words of Jesus.
D-2 Corinthians 1:24. Joy that is encouraged in
Fellowship.
E-1 Peter 1:8. Joy as we believe.
iv) vv12-13. The Love Giving Son Who Gives us the example
of how to love others, and He commands us to do it.
A-Romans 12:10. It is Brotherly Love.
B-Ephesians 5:2. It is Sacrificial Love.
C-1 Thessalonians 3:12. It is Increasing and Abounding
Love.
D-1 Peter 1:22. It is Unfeigned Love.
E-1 John 2:10. It is Love in the Light.
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c) vv14-15. Jesus is the Friendly Saviour.
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i) v14. The Friendly Saviour Calls for Our Response.
A-Matthew 12:50. The Response to do His Will.
B-Luke 12:4. The Response that frees us from fear.
C-James 2:23. The Response of Faith.
D-Matthew 20:13. The Response of a Right Attitude.
E-Luke 14:10. The Response of Humility.
ii) v15. The Friendly Saviour Reveals the Father's Heart.
A-John 17:8. The Father's Heart through His Words that
create Faith.
B-John 17:26. The Father's Heart of Love.
C-Matthew 13:11. The Father's Heart of Revelation.
D-Luke 10:23. The Father's Heart to Bless.
E-1 Corinthians 2:9-12.
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d) vv16-17. Jesus is the Commissioning
Leader.
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i) v16. The Commissioning Leader Who Chooses and Appoints
us.
A-John 20:21-23. Chosen:-
1-v21. In Peace.
2-v21. To be sent.
3-v22. And Filled with Holy Spirit.
4-v23. To Preach the Gospel of Forgiveness.
B-Isaiah 49:1-3. Chosen:-
1-v1. From the womb.
2-v2. And given a Message to speak.
3-v2. And Protected.
4-v3. As His Servant.
5-v3. To Glorify Him.
C-Jeremiah 1:5. Chosen and Sanctified.
D-Matthew 28:19. Chosen to:-
1-Go.
2-Teach.
3-Baptize.
E-Romans 15:16. Chosen to Minister the Gospel of God.
ii) v17. The Commissioning Leader Whose Commands are not
burdensome.
A-Mark 9:25; Romans 6:17. Commands that make people Free.
B-2 Corinthians 10:5. Commands that help out thinking.
C-Romans 1:5. Commands that help our Faith in the
Nations.
D-1 Peter 1:2. Commands that will bring us Health and
Peace.
E-Acts 5:29. Commands that are much better than the
commands of men.
(This Meditation in part answers the question Who is Jesus?)
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Chris.
God's Unchanging Plans for us begin when we are still in
our mother's womb - how amazing!
(Selected from the late Reverend Chris Harrison's QT Bible Notes, by Priscilla)
