THE JOY OF LIVING FOR CHRIST

John 15:1-17

Truth: To live in the joy of Christ you must abide in Him. To live in the joy of Christ you must obey Him. Are you living in the joy of the Christ?

I. TO LIVE IN THE JOY OF CHRIST YOU MUST ABIDE IN HIM

1. Christ is the vine, the Father is the branch caretaker, we are the Branches. TO LIVE FOR HIM IS TO BEAR FRUIT. John 15:1-2
2. The Father takes away the unfruitful branch and cast it in the fire. John 15:2, John 15:6, 1 Cor 3:13-16
3. The Father purges the fruitful with the Word so they will be more fruitful. John 15:2-3, Eph 5:26, 1 Peter 1:22
4. We cannot bear fruit, more fruit, and much fruit unless we abide with Christ. John 15:4-8, Phil 4:13
5. Fruitful believers glorify The Father and are true disciples. John 15:8, Matt 5:16, Phil 1:9-11
6. Fruitful Christians keep Christ’s commandments and continue and abide in His love. John 15:9-10, 1 John 3:16

II. TO LIVE IN THE JOY OF CHRIST YOU MUST OBEY HIM

1. Full joy comes when we love one another as the Lord loves us. John 15:11-12, 1 Peter 4:8
2. We are a friend of Christ when we lay down our lives by loving our church family. John 15:13-15, John 13:14
3. Jesus has chosen us to be fruitful and to receive answers to our prayers. John 15:16-17, 1 Peter 2:9, 1 John 3:24

ARE YOU LIVING IN THE JOY OF CHRIST?