Sermons on John 15:5:

Bearing Fruit

Contributed by Roddy Chestnut on Oct 18, 2000

Thesis: Fruit-bearing is different for each individual Christian.

Thesis: Fruit-bearing is different for each individual Christian. Intro.: 1. Begin with a conversation between a farmer & a fruit tree: FARMER: Good morning tree! How are you doing today? TREE: Just fine, farmer! My, isn't it a lovely morning? FARMER: Yes, it is. Except for one thing--where ...read more

Scripture: John 15:5-8

Success Series

Contributed by Rick Stacy on Nov 28, 2000

This sermon is based on the illustration of vine and the branches in John.

01/30/00 - What's In It for Me? …Success! Every follower of Jesus wants to be valuable to him. We look forward to the day that he will come back for us and say, "Well done, good and faithful servant". When the "day of the Lord" your life will be judged to be successful or meaningless depending ...read more

Scripture: John 15:1-5

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

If Only

Contributed by Bill Sullivan on Feb 3, 2003

We often live our lives thinking "If Only," and this attitude foils the contentment God wants us to live in daily.

If Only TCF Sermon January 12, 2003 As a rule, Man’s a fool When it’s hot, He wants it cool. And when it’s cool, He wants it hot, Always wanting What is not. Now isn’t that so true? When we have the hot summer weather here in Tulsa, we complain about how dreadfully hot it is. When it gets cold ...read more

Scripture: John 15:5, Philippians 4:11-13

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The 4 Stages Of "Fruit Bearing" In Christians

Contributed by Michael Dephillips on Feb 8, 2003

Fruit in the Christian life

THE FOUR STAGES OF FRUIT BEARING JOHN 15:1-8 I REMEMBER WHAT IT WAS LIKE WHEN I BECAME A POLICE OFFICER AND HOW PROUD I WAS OF THE FACT THAT I WAS FOLLOWING THROUGH WITH A DREAM I HAD SINCE CHILDHOOD. MY DADDY WAS A STATE TROOPER IN NEW ORLEANS WHEN I WAS ABOUT FOUR YEARS OLD AND I CAN REMEMBER ...read more

Scripture: John 15:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

Jesus Said

Contributed by Steven Pace on Feb 25, 2003

Jesus uses the term "I AM" 7 times in the book of John. The six prior to chapter 15 deal with bringing us to Him. Now that we are His John 15 deals with us and tell us to remain in the vine.

Jesus said "I AM" by Steven L Pace, First Baptist Church of Fieldon 3/22/2003 In the early morning, just as the sun begins to brighten the sky, a man moves silently through a vineyard. He has work to do, and he does it with determination and precision. He pauses to sharpen a pruning knife, ...read more

Scripture: John 15:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

4 Reasons To Stay In The Vine

Contributed by Jimmy Stewart on Feb 28, 2003

Jesus said he is the vine and we are the branches. By staying in the vine, we can reap the benefits Jesus has to offer.

4 Reasons To Stay in the Vine John 15: 1-8 Jesus had been talking to his disciples about effective relationships between God and man. As it is now, there was a lot of knowledge about God, even by the elect of the day, but there was little personal relationship with Him. So the Lord began to ...read more

Scripture: John 15:1-8

Denomination: Pentecostal

"Plugged In"

Contributed by Michael Walker on Mar 9, 2003

To make it plain…nothing works unless it’s plugged in. When something is unplugged, it doesn’t work. It doesn’t do what it is intended to do.

"Plugged In” - John 15:5 - "I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing" To make it plain…nothing works unless it’s plugged in. I know, I know what about batteries you swiftly say back??? They ...read more

Scripture: John 15:5

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Fruits Of Our Labor

Contributed by Johnny Small on Aug 22, 2002

On Labor Day many of us receive a day off from work to relax and reflex back on our labors. How would Jesus rate the fruits of our labor?

The Fruits of Our Labor This Labor Day holiday, we need to take a look at the labors of our lives and see what importance Jesus places on labor. When we think of labor we naturally think about the many hours that we put in at our place of work. The fruit of this labor sets the standards of our ...read more

Scripture: John 15:1-11, Hebrews 12:5-7

Denomination: Baptist

Crawling Out Of The Brokenness Hole #5 Series

Contributed by Jeffrey Stratton on Aug 23, 2002

This series examines some of the emotional holes we fall into and how to crawl out.

March 10, 2002 John 15:1-8 “Crawling Out of the Brokenness Hole” Alan Nelson, the pastor of the Scottsdale Family Church chronicles a time in his life that is very familiar to me. His story is much like my own. Every church I have pastored has done well. We have always grown, not always ...read more

Scripture: John 15:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

Life Choices

Contributed by Robert Tatum on Sep 5, 2002

God wants us to have a life that is useful and not useless, this sermon moves the listeners toward a life of usefulness to God.

Life Choices (Revelation 3:14-22) Robert Frost, one of America’s favorite poets, wrote a poem that I like very much. Listen to the words of Robert Frost as he penned in the poem, “ The Road Not Taken”: Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, ...read more

Scripture: John 15:5, Revelation 3:14-22

Denomination: Baptist

What Lies Beneath

Contributed by Susan Nordin on Sep 15, 2002

Dealing with the Fruit of the Spirit in our lives...are we non-producing, partially producing or over producing?

What Lies Beneath John 15 1I AM the True Vine, and My Father is the Vinedresser. 2Any branch in Me that does not bear fruit [that stops bearing] He cuts away (trims off, takes away); and He cleanses and repeatedly prunes every branch that continues to bear fruit, to make it bear more and richer ...read more

Scripture: John 15:1-8, Galatians 5:22-23

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Evolution Of Man

Contributed by Antonio Torrence on May 18, 2003

This sermon is about improving our personal relationships with Christ.

“The Evolution of Man” by Rev. A.LaMar Torrence, Pastor of the Cross of Life Lutheran Church, John 15:1-17, Psalm 23, and John 10:11 In the mid-19th century Charles Robert Darwin rocked the world with his controversial theories regarding the evolution of humanity. Darwin questioned the current ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 23:1-6, John 15:1-17

Denomination: Lutheran

Remember The Three P's

Contributed by Gregg Bitter on May 19, 2003

Like a Vine giving power to its branches, Jesus gives us POWER through his Word so that we can PERSEVERE and fulfill our PURPOSE in life. Such power comes only from Jesus not from ourselves.(High School graduation)

Remember the Three P’s Grace and peace to you from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. The Word of God through which the Holy Spirit guides our hearts and minds today is what Jesus spoke, recorded in John 15:1- 8 Dear friends who belong to Jesus and especially you, our high school graduates ...read more

Scripture: John 15:1-8

Denomination: Lutheran

Tomato Sandwiches

Contributed by Thomas Bowen on May 28, 2003

As christians we are not called to bare fruit but to abide in Christ, Fruit is a natural product of a connected person.

Tomato Sandwiches John 15:1-8 I don’t know a lot about vines and grapes. I once had a neighbor that had some. He was making wine in his garage. That was pretty aggressive for a guy in Birmingham Alabama. The first year he had the vines I don’t guess he got any grapes. In the fall after his ...read more

Scripture: John 15:1-8

Denomination: Congregational

Experiencing Joy

Contributed by Kevin Higgins on May 29, 2003

Jesus explains how to have real joy.

John 15:1-11 Experiencing Joy INTRODUCTION On the night He was betrayed and arrested, Jesus went over His coming arrest one last time with the disciples. He had been teaching them and leading them to this point throughout His ministry, but they had failed to get the point. So now, before it ...read more

Scripture: John 15:1-11

Denomination: Baptist