After investing 12 weeks learning from Jesus’ teaching in the vineyard it has become clear that abiding in Jesus is essential for God’s glory, the world’s good and our joy. In this final message in The Abide Project we reflect on how we have been affected by Jesus’ invitation to abide and how abiding together can help us grow in our close, dependent and continual relationships with our Lord Jesus Christ.
Sermons from November 2018
We are all born with unfulfilled souls. Fortunately, Jesus reveals a path to divine and full joy! Today we consider, when Jesus says, “These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full” is “my joy” referring to his or his abiding disciples’ experience of joy? What does it look like to have “full” joy? And, why is he concerned about his disciples’ joy on the night before his crucifixion (v. 11)?
Who are we? What is our purpose? What will bring us fulfillment? We are children of God, created to be in relationship with Him, follow His commandments and demonstrate His character for His glory and our joy.
When Jesus promises that his “Father is glorified” by those who bear much fruit, proving to be his disciples, what is he intending to communicate and why is he concerned about his Father’s glory on the night before his crucifixion (v. 8)?