Christ as God 15

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00:00What Does It Say?

00:05Jesus spoke to his disciples about fruit-bearing, loving, suffering, and witnessing.

00:12What does it mean?

00:13To abide in Christ is to depend on him for life as a branch does a vine.

00:19It means staying close to Jesus by remaining in his word, obeying, and confessing sin through

00:25prayer.

00:25The believer who abides bears the fruit of Christ-like character and brings others to

00:31faith in Jesus.

00:32Other evidence of abiding in Christ is answered prayer, joy, and increased love for Jesus and

00:38other believers.

00:40The abiding disciple will also experience personal pruning in order to produce more fruit and

00:46much fruit.

00:48The world will reject those who abide in Christ just as it rejected the Lord Jesus.

00:53How should I respond?

00:55When teachers want to stress the importance of a topic, they use repetition.

01:01The word abide is used eleven times in this chapter.

01:05Did you get the message?

01:06Without abiding in Christ, you will accomplish nothing of eternal value.

01:12Abiding doesn't happen automatically or by accident, it's conscious work.

01:16What evidence of lasting fruit do you see in your life?

01:21Will you yield to God's pruning in order to increase your potential and give new direction

01:26for growth?

01:27When you decide to abide, you'll reap the benefits of a revitalized prayer life, along with deeper

01:33love and joy despite how others view and treat you.