Sermons on John 15:9:

I'm An Animal, You're An Animal

Contributed by Larry Wolfe on Jul 5, 2009

A vivid description of my conversion and subseqent discoveries

" I’M AN ANIMAL,YOU’RE AN ANIMAL" The True Confessions of a Writing Evangelist This story begins on a cold wintery day in March of 1980. While searching intensely for the cure for my drink and drug habits, I began reading the Gospel of John on advice from my older brother. He told me once "If ...read more

Scripture: John 15:1-13

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Freedom Creates Courage

Contributed by David Hodgin on Jul 5, 2009

Bloodshed is an enormous part of our history and American heritage. Both the bloodshed of the patriots and the Blood of Christ.

Freedom creates courage Jn 15:9 �As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. Jn 15:10 If you obey my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have obeyed my Father�s commands and remain in his love. Jn 15:11 I have told you this so that my joy may be in you ...read more

Scripture: John 15:9-15

Loving God Means Loving Others

Contributed by Richard Schwedes on Jul 11, 2009

This sermon explores how our relationship with God results in us developing relationships with others.

The Christian life revolves around having two loves. One is God And the other is other people… People in our congregation and people in our wider community But Loving as God commands is not always easy…. Some people can be very difficult to love Is there someone you find difficult to ...read more

Scripture: John 15:9-17

Denomination: Lutheran

The Formula For Joy

Contributed by Luke Oakes on Jan 2, 2008

My purpose is to show that God loves us and wants us to be filled with His joy.

The Formula for Joy We all have moments that define our lives. For me, one of these moments began the week after I graduated high school. You see my dad has always been there for me, but I have not always been there for him. I remember that week I decided to join the Navy and leave the house. ...read more

Scripture: John 15:1-11

Denomination: Holiness

A Work In Progress

Contributed by Vera Hughes on Feb 20, 2008

Every thing you do in God is to be enjoyable and not miserable. This sermon will challenge you that trials and tribulations come to grow you into the person God has called you to be.

John 15:1-11 The verses below describes an allegory not a parable. A parable is realistic; but an allegory may not be. In an allegory, Christ might be a door or a vine, believers might be sheep or branches. v. 1 – I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. Pruning – (v. 2 – he ...read more

Scripture: John 15:1-11

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Bearing Spiritual Fruit

Contributed by Christopher Nerreau on Feb 29, 2008

Jesus said - "every bracnh in ME (this means Christians) that does not bear fruit He [the Father] takes away, and every branch that bears fruit He [the Father] prunes, today lets look more closely at this.

BEARING GOOD FRUIT (John 15:1-10) INTRODUCTION Each fall I take my children to the apple orchard just down the road from my house. Last year as we were walking through the orchard, I noticed my youngest son (Ben) picking up an apple off the ground to eat. The apple was rotten and I told him not ...read more

Scripture: John 15:1-10

Denomination: Orthodox

How To Stay Connected

Contributed by Ernest Canell on Mar 4, 2008

Stay hooked up with Jesus- don’t become disconnected

How to stay connected John 15:1-11 So how are you feeling about gas prices? I think I’m beginning to buy into the conspiracy theories. One thing I did learn that is kind of relevant to where we are today is how important it is to stay connected to the source. A pipe breaks between here and Tucson, ...read more

Scripture: John 15:1-11

Denomination: *other

Joy!

Contributed by Robert Cox on Sep 12, 2008

Has your JOY left you?

JOHN 15:9"As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. 10If you obey my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have obeyed my Father’s commands and remain in his love. 11I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete. I want ...read more

Scripture: John 15:9-11

Denomination: Pentecostal

Love Demands Series

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Sep 24, 2008

The Fruit of the Spirit is God’s love and work in us, the love of Christ flowing in through His Holy Spirit in and out of us! All because we have a personal relationship with Christ, we have God’s living presence in us, living in us. The result is we have

Opening illustration: The teacher in our adult-education creative-writing class told us to write "I love you" in 25 words or less, without using the words "I love you." She gave us 15 minutes. A woman in the class spent about ten minutes looking at the ceiling and wriggling in her seat. The last ...read more

Scripture: John 15:9-14

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Unmistakable Mandate

Contributed by Kl Burrus on Oct 6, 2007

Jesus makes it clear that being a Christian is more than speaking in pious language, it’s more than a feeling or an experience. It’s being his partner in making love tangible.

St. John 15:9-17 – The Unmistakable Mandate 9As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love. 10If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his love. 11These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy ...read more

Scripture: John 15:9-17

Denomination: Baptist

Joy: Fruit Of The Spirit And Advent Series

Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on May 10, 2007

Joy is not about feeling, circumstance, or economics. Rather, joy is about being a part of something incredible – the Kingdom of God

Joy – Fruit of the Spirit and Advent John 15:9-17; Gal 5:16-26 December 12, 2004 Intro: In The Applause of Heaven, (Word Publishing, 1996, p. 6-8) Max Lucado writes of a certain King: No man had more reason to be miserable than this one-yet no man was more joyful.His first home was a palace. ...read more

Scripture: John 15:9-17

Denomination: Baptist

Keeping Your Joy

Contributed by Charles Forshee on May 14, 2007

We’ve got to learn how to keep our JOY even when it doesn’t seem like things are going our way. HOW CAN WE HAVE JOY?-----Even when things are going bad? --We have to KNOW some things.

I want to share a little story I heard about a little boy. "I’m the greatest baseball player in the world. I can hit the ball better than anyone" he said proudly. Then he tossed the ball in the air, swung and missed. Undaunted, he picked up the ball, threw it into the air and said to ...read more

Scripture: John 15:9-11

Denomination: *other

Remember The Greatest Love

Contributed by Rick Crandall on May 30, 2007

On this Memorial Day weekend, let us remember that more than one million men and women have died defending our liberty. Most of all let us remember the One who sacrificed His life for our eternal freedom.

Remember the Greatest Love John 15:9-15 Sermon by Rick Crandall McClendon Baptist Church - May 27, 2007 *Memorial Day Video Clip: (“...under God” from HE IS FAITHFUL Films) -“Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.” *On this Memorial Day weekend, as we ...read more

Scripture: John 15:9-15

Denomination: Baptist

What Fruit Are You?

Contributed by C Vincent on Feb 13, 2009

How to recognize a true believer

Moving on from Jn 14, the Passover on down through the vineyards to the garden He had just finished saying, ‘You in me and I in you’- as they pondered on these words- Jesus shows them a vine. Background Info: q Passover came at the beginning of harvest; the 14th of the month of Nisan (March) ...read more

Scripture: John 15:1-17

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Church - God's 'remnant'

Contributed by Michael B. Perrott on Mar 6, 2009

A sermon shared at a service at a small church to celebrate their 100th anniversary. A sermon to give encouragement and hope for the future.

John 15:1-11 Psalm 46 Brothers and sisters in Christ, we join together this morning, members, friends, family and brothers and sisters from local churches, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of this church. On special occasions like anniversaries it is natural to look back over the past, to smile ...read more

Scripture: John 15:1-11, John 15:1-15

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed