4 Remain in me, as I also remain in you() No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine John 14:15 Love for Christ is proven and demonstrated by our obedience to all that he says. I have chosen you and taken you out of the world to be mine. 7 But if you live in life-union with me and if my words[f] live powerfully[g] within you—then you can ask whatever you desire and it will be done. For as a branch severed from the vine will not bear fruit, so your life will be fruitless unless you live your life intimately joined to mine. This is a complete Sunday School teaching package for children 4-8 to go with LOVE ONE ANOTHER: John 15 9-17. He cares for the branches connected to me by lifting and propping up the fruitless branches and pruning every fruitful branch to yield a greater harvest. But I call you my most intimate friends,[m] for I reveal to you everything that I’ve heard from my Father. You must continually let my love nourish your hearts. My purpose for telling you these things is so that the joy that I experience will fill your hearts with overflowing gladness! They will treat you this way because you are mine. All rights reserved. 10:19. You must continually let my love nourish your hearts. John 15. - (a) To themselves.The Lord moves into another and wider development of the union between himself and his disciples. As you live in union with me as your source, fruitfulness will stream from within you—but when you live separated from me you are powerless. 15 “I am a true sprouting vine, and the farmer who tends the vine is my Father. However, the “choosing” and “commissioning” infers the latter. He will come to you, the Spirit of Truth, emanating from the Father, and he will speak to you about me. and commissioned you to go into the world. 8 When your lives bear abundant fruit, you demonstrate that you are my mature disciples who glorify my Father! “Just remember, when the unbelieving world hates you, they first hated me. The Greek is, “I will no longer call you servants.” The Greek word for “servants” is. So remember what I taught you, that a servant isn’t superior to his master. As translated from the Aramaic. When your lives bear abundant fruit, you demonstrate that you are my mature disciples who glorify my Father! He will come to you, the Spirit of Truth, emanating from the Father, and he will speak[x] to you about me. 6 If a person is separated from me, he is discarded; such branches are gathered up and thrown into the fire to be burned. If I had not performed miracles in their presence like no one else has done, they would not feel the guilt of their sins. But because you won’t align yourself with the values of this world, they will hate you. As you live in union with me as your source, fruitfulness will stream from within you—but when you live separated from me you are powerless. “I am the sprouting vine and you’re my branches. “I love each of you with the same love that the Father loves me. Change Language {{#items}} {{local_title}} {{/items}} ← Language. 25 And all of this has happened to fulfill what is written in their Scriptures:[u] They hated me for no reason. “I am the sprouting vine and you’re my branches. For the greatest love of all is a love that sacrifices all. 4 So you must remain in life-union with me,[ d] for I remain in life-union with you. If a person is separated from me, he is discarded; such branches are gathered up and thrown into the fire to be burned. And your fruit will last, because whatever you ask of my Father, for my sake, he will give it to you! As you live in union with me as your source, fruitfulness will stream from within you—but when you live separated from me you are powerless. 10 If you keep my commands, you will live in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commands, for I continually live nourished and empowered by his love. “I am a true sprouting vine, and the farmer who tends the vine is my Father. The Greek phrase can also be translated “he takes up [to himself] every fruitless branch.” He doesn’t remove these branches, but he takes them to himself. If you remain in me, you will bear much fruit. He will come to you, the Spirit of Truth, emanating from the Father, and he will speak, And you will tell everyone the truth about me, for you have walked with me from the start.”. But because you won’t align yourself with the values of this world, they will hate you. My purpose for telling you these things is so that the joy that I experience will fill your hearts with overflowing gladness! I have chosen you and taken you out of the world to be mine. But I call you my most intimate friends. [v], 26 “And I will send you the Divine Encourager[w] from the very presence of my Father. Apart from me you can do nothing." 3 The words I have spoken over you have already cleansed[ c] you. You must continually let my love nourish your hearts.