John 15:1-8 (A)
1. What are the uses for a tree?
2. What are the uses for a grape vine?
3. Why did Jesus use grape vine as an illustration for His disciples? (Ezekiel 15:1-8)
4. Who trims the branches of a grape vine? Why are branches trimmed?
5. When you go through sufferings and trials, how do you pray?
6. Why did Jesus say He is the true vine? Are there such things as untrue vines? (Isaiah 5:4)
7. What did Jesus mean that He is the true vine and we are His branches?
8. How can we as branches keep attached to Jesus, the true vine?
9. What does it mean that we walk together with Jesus? (John 12:26)
10. How do Jesus’ words cleanse us? (John 17:17)
11. What does it mean that we cannot do anything without Jesus?
12. How can we as branches cut ourselves off from Jesus, the true vine? (Genesis 3:1-3)
13. How can we turn into branches that bear abundant fruits? (Matthew 5:3)
14. What does it mean that we abide in Jesus and Jesus abides in us? (v.7)
15. What are the characteristics of fruits?
16. What are the fruits of the Holy Spirit? (Galatians 5:22-23)
Life application:
1) What am I in relation to Jesus?
2) What is the goal of my life?
3) How can I bear the fruit of eternal life?
1) 2) 3)
4) How can I get answers for my prayer?
Prayer:
Lord Jesus, I am merely a branch of vine. Jesus is the source of my life. Help me to realize that I cannot bear the eternal fruit without being connected to Jesus. If I do not bear fruit, God the Father will cut me off from Jesus and throw me into hell’s fire. Help me to keep close personal fellowship with Jesus by reading the Bible, praying, and serving the Lord daily. I want to abide in Jesus and Jesus in me so that my desires and my will become those of Jesus. Please help me to bear abundant fruit in my life to bring glory to God. I pray in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.