I. EXORDIUM:
Are you fruitful?
II. AUDIENCE PROFILE:
Believers
III. OBJECTIVES:
To show that CHRIST will take care of us in bearing fruits, divine effort thru us.
IV. TEXT:
John 15:5-6 (New Living Translation, Second Edition)
“Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing.
Anyone who does not remain in me is thrown away like a useless branch and withers. Such branches are gathered into a pile to be burned.
V. THESIS:
Divine effort thru us
VI. TITLE:
CHRIST the Vine
VII. EXPLICATION:
A. Author: John the Apostle, son of Zebedee and Salome, and younger brother of James.
—Life Application Concise New Testament Commentary
B. Date and Setting:
Written between a.d. 85–90 from Ephesus, after the destruction of Jerusalem (a.d. 70) and before John’s exile to the island of Patmos
—Life Application Concise New Testament Commentary
C. Audience:
New Christians and searching non-Christians.
—Life Application Concise New Testament Commentary
D. Purpose:
John 20:31 (New Living Translation, Second Edition)
But these are written so that you may continue to believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing in him you will have life by the power of his name.
VIII. MAIN BODY:
A. CHRIST is the Vine
"Yes, I am the vine"
John 15:1 (New King James Version)
"I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser.
Isaiah 11:10 (New International Version)
In that day the Root of Jesse will stand as a banner for the peoples; the nations will rally to him, and his place of rest will be glorious.
Revelation 14:18-19 (New King James Version)
And another angel came out from the altar, who had power over fire, and he cried with a loud cry to him who had the sharp sickle, saying, "Thrust in your sharp sickle and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth, for her grapes are fully ripe."
So the angel thrust his sickle into the earth and gathered the vine of the earth, and threw it into the great winepress of the wrath of God.
1. Vine came from the Greek word:"ampelos" meaning vine, a support. CHRIST is the true vine our support, our fruits comes from the roots, which is also our LORD JESUS CHRIST both supports us to bear fruit for the Kingdom of GOD. There is the true Vine and another vine which will be harvested in the winepress of GOD's wrath. We are slaves of the one we choose to be slave of. If CHRIST chose us as His branch then we will not be harvested in the winepress of GOD's wrath but instead be pruned by GOD, the Father to bear more fruit for Him.
B. We are the branches
"you are the branches"
Jeremiah 23:5 (New Century Version)
“The days are coming,“ says the Lord, “when I will raise up a good branch in David’s family. He will be a king who will rule in a wise way; he will do what is fair and right in the land.
Jeremiah 33:15 (New Century Version)
In those days and at that time, I will make a good branch sprout from David’s family. He will do what is fair and right in the land.
2 Corinthians 3:5 (New Living Translation, Second Edition)
It is not that we think we are qualified to do anything on our own. Our qualification comes from God.
Colossians 1:27 (New Living Translation, Second Edition)
For God wanted them to know that the riches and glory of Christ are for you Gentiles, too. And this is the secret: Christ lives in you. This gives you assurance of sharing his glory.
Galatians 2:20 (New Living Translation, Second Edition)
My old self has been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So I live in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
1. CHRIST lives in us, and we live in CHRIST. We live because of Him not us. If we're called the branch and CHRIST was also called The Branch in Jeremiah, it means to say that it's both true, because The Real Branch lives in us, branch. All our accomplishments are done in CHRIST not us. We are all nothing, CHRIST must increase in our lives.
C. He who remains in CHRIST and CHRIST remains in him will bear much fruit
"Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit."
1 John 2:27-28 (New King James Version)
But the anointing which you have received from Him abides in you, and you do not need that anyone teach you; but as the same anointing teaches you concerning all things, and is true, and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, you will abide in Him.
And now, little children, abide in Him, that when He appears, we may have confidence and not be ashamed before Him at His coming.
2 Timothy 2:12-13 (New King James Version)
If we endure, We shall also reign with Him. If we deny Him, He also will deny us.
If we are faithless, He remains faithful; He cannot deny Himself.
1. Remain or abideth came from the Greek word:"meno" meaning to stay (verb), stay in a given place, state, relation or expectancy, abide, continue, dwell, endure, be present, remain, stand, tarry.
GOD's Presence stays with us, as long as we stay, abide, continue with Him, it's a two-way relationship. We can't expect GOD to stay with someone who does not want His Presence. Remaining is an active part of the CHRISTians who wanted to bear much fruit. It takes a lot of faith to do that during these hard times.
D. We can do nothing if we're separated from CHRIST
"For apart from me you can do nothing."
Revelation 16:15 (New Living Translation, Second Edition)
“Look, I will come as unexpectedly as a thief! Blessed are all who are watching for me, who keep their clothing ready so they will not have to walk around naked and ashamed.”
1. Nothing came from the Greek word:"oudeis" meaning none, nobody, nothing, never. It's very obvious nothing can come out from you, you won't produce anything useful or of value. CHRIST is our real substance without CHRIST we are all dust. CHRIST gives us strength and everything we need in this life. GLORY TO GOD!!
Philippians 4:13 (New Living Translation, Second Edition)
For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength.
2 Corinthians 13:8 (New Living Translation, Second Edition)
For we cannot oppose the truth, but must always stand for the truth.
John 9:33 (New Living Translation, Second Edition)
If this man were not from God, he couldn’t have done it.”
2 Peter 1:3 (New International Version)
His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness.
E. Those who don't remain will be thrown away and will be dry
"Anyone who does not remain in me is thrown away like a useless branch and withers."
Matthew 13:6 (New Living Translation, Second Edition)
But the plants soon wilted under the hot sun, and since they didn’t have deep roots, they died.
Colossians 2:19 (New International Version)
He has lost connection with the Head, from whom the whole body, supported and held together by its ligaments and sinews, grows as God causes it to grow.
1. Withers or dried came from the Greek word:"xeraino" meaning to desiccate, to shrivel, to mature, dry up, pine away, be ripe, wither. I believe the seed (CHRIST, the Living Word of GOD) that was planted on shallow soil withered (same Greek word) away because they are not connected to the Head which is the LORD JESUS CHRIST. No matter how "religious" they look when they attend church, the real story between them and GOD is that they have "broken" relationship, it's their choice not GOD's. That's why they leave church soon. Their physical body is inside the church but their mind is outside the church, inside a theater house or a shopping mall.
F. They will be gathered up and burned
"Such branches are gathered into a pile to be burned."
Revelation 19:20 (New Living Translation, Second Edition)
And the beast was captured, and with him the false prophet who did mighty miracles on behalf of the beast—miracles that deceived all who had accepted the mark of the beast and who worshiped his statue. Both the beast and his false prophet were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur.
Revelation 21:8 (New Living Translation, Second Edition)
“But cowards, unbelievers, the corrupt, murderers, the immoral, those who practice witchcraft, idol worshipers, and all liars—their fate is in the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death.”
Burned came from the Greek word:"kaio" meaning set on fire (verb), kindle, consume, burn, light. This word "burning" is the same burning (verb) done in hell.
IX. CONCLUSION:
Lean on the LORD JESUS CHRIST and know well that the LORD JESUS CHRIST loves us so much so we rely on His Divine Strength to enable us to bear much fruit not on our failing human efforts.
John 13:23 (New King James Version)
Now there was leaning on Jesus' bosom one of His disciples, whom Jesus loved.
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