When You’re Close to God
John 15:4-11
John 15:1–2 (NIV)
“I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful.
John 15:4 (NIV)
Remain in me, as I also remain in you.
John 15:5 (NIV)
I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.
1. You Know What God is Doing in Your Life
John 15:2b (NIV)
every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful.
John 15:5 (NIV)
“If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit”
2. You Know Your Need
John 5:4b (NIV)
“No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me.”
John 15:5 (NIV)
“I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing."
3. You Know Answered Prayer
John 15:7 (NIV)
If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.
4. You Know God is Glorified Through You
John 15:8 (NIV)
This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.
5. You Know God’s Joy in Your Life
John 15:11 (NIV)
I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete.
Luke 4:1, 14a (NLT)
Then Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan River. He was led by the Spirit in the wilderness,
