May 21, 2017 Teaching Outline

FAMILY ALERT: “The Generation that Jesus is Looking for!”
 

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 John 15:1-8
 
Where did the idea of the Grapes come from?
 
 
 
Jesus is the Vine.

• The Source of Life & The Source of Fruit

God the Father is the Gardener.
 

• He takes away or lifts the branches.

 (In the original Greek, that word translated “takes away” is the word airo)
 

• He prunes and cleans the branches.

 

• He throws away worthless parts.

 

• He gets the praise when the fruit is produced.

My Role as a Branch.

• I have no life of myself.

 

• I am not the end product; fruit is!

 

• I play a critical role in God’s plan.

 
 
I only bear fruit as I abide in the Vine.

• Any success I achieve without the power of God is just another word for failure!

 
What does it mean to “abide”?

• Taking the Word in!

 

• Living the Word out!

 
 
THE GENERATION THAT JESUS IS LOOKING FOR IS THE ONE
WHO WILL FALL IN LOVE WITH JESUS!
 
John 15:9-17…