This is to My Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, proving yourselves to be My disciples.“In this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; and so you will be my disciples.Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples.Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; and so shall ye be my disciples.
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… I'm going to ask you to stand, and we're going to do this every week. the Bible tells us in John 15, verses 7 and 8, if you abide in me, Jesus said, and my words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you. For by this my Father is glorified that you bear much fruit, so you will be my disciples. Okay? We are going to see this verse every week at the end of the service. Until this book, the Proverbs, become our flesh and bone. And this is what we're going to do. Let's pray together. Heavenly Father, I pray this blessing over these, your people. Lord God, in Jesus' name, I pray that you would help us to see the difference between ignorant punishment versus loving discipline in our own lives as believers. I pray for them, Father God, that they would know that it is your will that they be wise and full of wisdom and knowledge. …
Okay. I love this passage. I love it more than I've ever loved it. Just the words that he uses. It feels nothing like do and don't. It's like the natural response. That's why he says, if you love me, you'll obey what I command. So it's just like when I think about if my daughters are taken away, my natural response is to go after them. Why? Because there's love there. And that's what Jesus is saying is our obedience should be like this natural response to his love. He's like, I'm not calling you slaves. I'm calling you friends. But this first phrase when he says, abide in me, remain in me. You know that word abide means to live. And this morning I thought, gosh, what does this mean like abide in you? I know he's talking about the vine and the branches, but I'm not really a vine or a branch. I don't really get that. And this picture just came to me. Oh, my gosh, that's exactly what he's saying. …
2. Another thing requisite in order to a minister’s being a shining light, is that he be discreet in all his administrations. The fervent zeal that thus should animate and actuate him in his administrations should be regulated by discretion: he should not only be knowing, and able to communicate knowledge and formed to do it; but also wise, and know how to conduct himself in the house of God, as a wise builder, and a wise steward. And as he is one that God hath sent forth to labour in his field, and committed the care of his vineyard to, so he should conduct himself there as one whom his God doth instruct to discretion: he should not only be as harmless as a dove, but as wise as a serpent; showing himself a workman that needs not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth; and one that knows how to govern the church of God, and to walk in wisdom towards those that are without. 3. Another thing implied in a minister’s being a shining light, is that he shines in his conversation: if he shines never so much in his doctrine and administrations in the house of God, yet if there be not an answerable brightness in his conversation, it will have a tendency to render all ineffectual. Christ, in Matthew v. 14, 15, 16. says to his disciples, (having undoubtedly a special respect to those of them that were to be sent forth to preach the gospel,) “Ye are the light of the world: Men do not light a candle and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick, and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.” And how does Christ direct them to give light to others? “Let your light,” says he, “so shine before men, that others, seeing your good works, may glorify your Father which is in heaven.” And he tells the same disciples again, John xv. 8. “Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit.” And how should they bring forth fruit? Christ tells them, verse 10. “If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love,” and verse 14. “Ye are my friends if ye do whatsoever I command you.” …