"I Am the True Vine"

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Sermon Notes
Sermon Series:  Gospel of John
Sermon Scripture:  John 15:1-11

The Illustration of the Vine (15:1-6)

• The True Vine
  • The Old Testament frequently uses the symbol of a vineyard to represent _____________.
    • Israel’s failure to produce fruit resulted in God’s ________________. (Isaiah 5:1-7).
    • Our ability to produce fruit is the result of uniting with _____________.

​The Illustration of the Vine (15:1-6)

• The True Vine (continued)
  • The New Testament uses several images to describe Christ’s relationship with His church:
    • The foundation and the _______________. (1 Cor. 3:11; Eph. 2:20-22)
    • The head and the ______________. (1 Cor. 6:15; Eph. 1:22-23)
    • The husband and the ______________. (Eph. 5:31-32)
    • The vine and the ________________. (John 15:1-11)
• The Vinedresser
  • He ___________ away lifeless branches.
  • He ________________ living branches.
• The Branches
  • Fruitful Branches: Hear the promise for those who abide in Christ:
    • We have been made ______________ by Jesus. (3)
    • We must remain _______________ to Jesus. (4-5)
• Without Him, we can do _____________.
• Through Him, we can do _________ things. (Phil. 4:13)
  • Fruitless Branches: See the price for those who are apart from Christ:
    • You will bear no ____________.
    • You will be thrown into the ___________. (Ez. 15:1-8; Matt. 13:40-42)

The Explanation of the Vine (15:7-10)

• We bear fruit through answered ____________. (7)
• We bear fruit through obedient ___________. (9-10)
  • Obedience doesn’t ___________ love.
  • Obedience is the _______________ of love.
    • We love by keeping his commandments.
    • We keep his commandments by loving others as Christ loved us. (John 15:12)
• We bear fruit through inexhaustible __________. (11)

The Application of the Vine (15:8; 11)

• To what end do we bear fruit?
  • We seek to bear fruit so that the Father is ________________. (8)
    • Fruitless lives cause the name of Jesus to be dishonored.
    • Fruitless lives cause the glory of Jesus to be diminished.
  • We seek to bear fruit so that we are joyfully _______________. (11)