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Introduction

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Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch
cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it
abides in the vine, neither can you,
unless you abide in Me. 5I am the vine,
you are the branches. He who abides in
Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for
without Me you can do nothing. 7If you
abide in Me, and My words abide in you,
you will ask what you desire, and it shall
be done for you.
John 15:4-5, 7
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 Introduction

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As the Father loved Me, I also have
loved you; abide in My love. 10If you keep
My commandments, you will abide in My
love, just as I have kept My Father’s
commandments and abide in His love.
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These things I have spoken to you, that
My joy may remain in you, and that your
joy may be full.” John 15: 9 -11

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 I. The Passage

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“I am the vine, you are the branches.
He who abides in Me, and I in him,
bears much fruit; for without Me you
can do nothing.” John 15:5

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 I. The Passage

A. “Abide” (meno) means to

continue,
REMAI live,
andN.________
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Abide (meno) in Me, and I in you.”
John 15:4a
2
“In My Father’s house are many
mansions (meno); if it were not so, I
would have told you. I go to prepare a
place for you.” John 14:2
23
Jesus answered and said to him, “If
anyone loves Me, he will keep My
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 I. The Passage

B. “Abide” occurs on the vine

where the
CONNEC
branch TS.___________
1. Abiding is the primary method
to bear
much ______
2. Abiding is dependent on how
the branch relates to the _____
3. Abiding increases the sap that
flows through the _________
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 I. The Passage

B. “Abide” occurs on the vine

where the
CONNEC
branch TS.___________
FRUIT.
1. Abiding is the primary method
to bear
much ______ VINE.
2. Abiding is dependent on how
theBRANCH.
branch relates to the _____
3. Abiding increases the sap that
flows through the _________
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 I. The Passage

C.“Abide” occurs in believers as

they connect to Christ more
DEEPLY.
________

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 II. The Pitfall

II.The Pitfall: The moment that you

are saved, you automatically
abide.
Misconception: Abiding is the
same as salvation and therefore I
am already abiding.

Truth: Christ abides in you, but

you decide how deeply you will
abide in Him. SOV4_ABIDE 11
 II. The Pitfall

A. You are placed “in Christ” when

you accept Christ by ______
FAITH.
8
For by grace you have been saved
(passive) through faith, and that not of
yourselves; it is the gift of God, 9not of
works, lest anyone should boast.
Ephesians 2:8-9
31
So they said, “Believe (aorist, active,
imperative) on the Lord Jesus Christ,
and you will be saved (future, passive,
indicative), you and your household.”
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 II. The Pitfall

B. You remain “abiding in Christ”

when you fulfill
REQUIREME
theNTS.
_______________
4
“Abide in Me (present, active,
imperative), and I in you. As the
branch cannot bear fruit of itself,
unless it abides in the vine, neither
can you, unless you abide in Me.” John
15:4
24
Now he who keeps His
commandments abides in Him, and He
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 II. The Pitfall

C.You can be “in Christ” but not

“abide Tin Christ” at the same
______ IME.
And now, little children (Christians),
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abide in Him (active, imperative), that

when He appears, we may have
confidence and not be ashamed before
Him at His coming. 1 John 2:28

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 Principle #1

Abiding Principle #1:

Abiding in Christ in an ongoing
FRUI
relationship is the secret to
T.
bearing much ______
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“I am the vine, you are the branches.
He who abides (present, active,
participle) in Me, and I in him, bears
(present, active [not passive],
indicative) much fruit; for without Me
you can do nothing.” John 15:5
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 Principle #1

A. Much fruit cannot be achieved

byLONGER.
working harder or _________
B. Much fruit requires less work for
CHRIST.
Christ and more time with ________
And she had a sister called Mary, who
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also sat at Jesus’ feet and heard His

word. 40But Martha was distracted with
much serving, and she approached Him
and said, “Lord, do You not care that
my sister has left me to serve alone?
Therefore tell her to help me.”
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 Principle #1

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And Jesus answered and said to her,
“Martha, Martha, you are worried and
troubled about many things. 42But one
thing is needed, and Mary has chosen
that good part, which will not be taken
away from her.”
Luke 10:41-42

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 Principle #2

Abiding Principle #2:

Abiding in Christ is directly related
CHRIST.
to your attitude toward ________
4
Then the serpent said to the woman,
“You will not surely die. 5For God
knows that in the day you eat of it
your eyes will be opened, and you will
be like God, knowing good and evil.”
Genesis 3:4-5

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 Principle #2

A. God’s personality is full of

mercy, grace,
LOVINGKINDN
andESS.
_________________
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And the Lord passed before him and
proclaimed, “The Lord, the Lord God,
merciful and gracious, longsuffering,
and abounding in goodness and truth.”
Exodus 34:6
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That I am the Lord, exercising
lovingkindness, judgment, and
righteousness in the earth. For in
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 Principle #2

B. God wants a relationship with

you so much,
DIE.He sent Christ to ____
7
For scarcely for a righteous man will
one die; yet perhaps for a good man
someone would even dare to die. 8But
God demonstrates His own love toward
us, in that while we were still sinners,
Christ died for us. Romans 5:7-8

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 Principle #2

C.God wants you to abide so deeply,

He adopted you into His _______
FAMIL
1 Y. manner of love the
Behold what
Father has bestowed on us, that we
should be called children of God!
1 John 3:1a
D. God wants you to abide so
FATHE
much, He sent
R! the Spirit to cry out
_________
6
And because you are sons, God has
sent forth the Spirit of His Son into
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 Principle #2

E. God loves you with the same love

as He
JESUS
loves
. _______
“And I have declared to them Your
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name, and will declare it, that the love

with which You loved Me may be in
them, and I in them.” John 17:26

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 Principle #3

Abiding Principle #3
Abiding in Christ enables you to
PROMISES.
experience Christ’s greatest
__________
A. GLORY.
If you abide, Christ promises
you will bear much fruit
bringing God _______
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“I am the vine, you are the
branches. He who abides in Me,
and I in him, bears much fruit. 8By
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 Principle #3

B. If you abide, Christ promises He

will PRAYERS.
answer
your _________
7
“If you abide in Me, and My words
abide in you, you will ask what you
desire, and it shall be done for you.”
John 15:7
13
“And whatever you ask in My name,
that I will do, that the Father may be
glorified in the Son. 14If you ask
anything in My name, I will do it.”
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 Principle #3

C.If you abide, Christ promises He

will make you experience His
LOVE.
_____
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At that day you will know that I am
in My Father,
and you in Me, and I in you. 21“He who
has My commandments and keeps
(present active) them, it is he who
loves (present active) Me. And he who
loves (present active) Me will be
loved (future passive) by My Father,
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 Principle #3

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“As the Father loved Me, I also have
loved you; abide in My love. 10If you
keep My commandments, you will
abide in My love, just as I have kept
My Father’s commandments and
abide in His love.” John 15:9-10

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 Principle #3

REVE He
D. If you abide, Christ promises
will ________ AL to
Himself
you.
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I will love him and manifest
(emphanizo) (future active) Myself to
him.” John 14:21b
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So the commander let the young man
depart, and commanded him, “Tell no
one that you have revealed
(emphanizo) these things to me.” Acts
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 Principle #3

E. If you abide, Christ promises that

HeJOY
will place
His ____ into your heart.
11
“These things I have spoken to you,
that My joy may remain in you, and
that your joy may be full.”
John 15:11
13
“But now I come to You, and these
things I speak in the world, that they
may have My joy fulfilled in
themselves.” John 17:13 SOV4_ABIDE 28
 Conclusion

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Now when they saw the boldness of
Peter and John, and perceived that
they were uneducated and untrained
men, they marveled. And they realized
that they had been with Jesus. Acts
4:13
A. Abiding in Christ is an
incredible privilege.
B. Abiding in Christ develops
immense productivity.
C.Abiding in Christ brings SOV4_ABIDE 29
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 Introduction

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Thus says the Lord: “Let not the wise
man glory in his wisdom, let not the
mighty man glory in his might, nor let
the rich man glory in his riches; 24but
let him who glories glory in this, that
he understands and knows Me,” says
the Lord. Jeremiah 9:23-24
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That which we have seen and heard
we declare to you, that you also may
have fellowship (koinonia) with us; and
truly our fellowship (koinonia) is with
the Father and with His Son Jesus
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 Introduction

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ,

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and the love of God, and the

communion (koinonia) of the Holy
Spirit be with you all. Amen. 2
Corinthians 13:14
GLOR
A. The LordY. reveals that
knowing Him is your life’s
UNDERSTAND
greatest _______
HIM.
B. The Lord reveals that He
KNOW
wants us
HIM.
to _____________ ____ SOV4_ABIDE 34
 Process #1

The Abiding Process #1:

To abide, you must meet Christ’s
requirements
REQUIREMEN
TS
The Three Abiding _______________

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 Process #1

A. Abiding won’t work if you are

DARKNE
living in __________ SS.
6
If we say that we have fellowship with
Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and
do not practice the truth.
1 John 1:6

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 Process #1

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This is the message which we have
heard from Him
and declare to you, that God is light
and in Him is no darkness at all. 6If we
say that we have fellowship with Him,
and walk in darkness, we lie and do
not practice the truth. 9If we confess
our sins, He is faithful and just to
forgive us our sins and to cleanse us
from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:5-
6, 9
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 Process #1

B. Abiding won’t work if youPERSO

hate
another ________ N.
9
He who says he is in the light, and
hates his brother, is in darkness until
now. 10He who loves his brother abides
in the light, and there is no cause for
stumbling in him. 11But he who hates
his brother is in darkness and walks in
darkness, and does not know where he
is going, because the darkness has
blinded his eyes.
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 Process #1

C.Abiding won’t work if you don’t

COMMANDME
keep
HisNTS.
_________________
10
“If you keep My commandments, you
will abide in My love, just as I have
kept My Father’s commandments and
abide in His love.” John 15:10
24
Now he who keeps His
commandments abides in Him, and He
in him. 1 John 3:24a
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 Process #2

The Abiding Process #2:

Abide with God through the
DisciplinesDISCIPLI
NES ____________
The Five Spiritual
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“And you will seek Me and find Me,
when you search for Me with all your
heart.” Jeremiah 29:13
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As the deer pants for the water
brooks, so pants my soul for You, O
God. 2My soul thirsts for God, for the
living God. Psalm 42:1-2a SOV4_ABIDE 40
 Process #2

A. Build the lifelong habit of

regular morning
DEVOTIO
___________
NS.
1. Select your most comfortable
devotional place.
2. Set your alarm for an early
morning hour.
3. Setup your preferred daily
devotional schedule.
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 Process #2

B. Read and meditate in the ______

BIBLE.
1. Read the Bible for wisdom and
relationship.
2. Read the Bible by setting up an
annual plan.
3. Read the Bible more if you are
receiving less.

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 Process #2

C.Experience victory through your

Notebook
PRAYER.
of _________
1. Practice praying with a daily
prayer calendar.
2. Prepare a three-ring binder of
your numbered requests.
3. Periodically review the prayers
that are answered.
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 Process #2

D. Cultivate meaningfulWORSHI
praise and
_________ P.
1. Worship the Lord through
music.
2. Worship the Lord through
humility of posture.
3. Worship the Lord through the
Daily Ten.

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 Process #2

E. Interact with God in your Life

JOURNAL
__________ .
1. Write a personal prayer-note to
God daily.
2. Write a spiritual journal not a
factual diary.
3. Write your prayers,
confessions, problems, and
dreams.
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 Process #3

The Abiding Process #3:

Abide with God more and more
throughout your life.
SEASONS
The Three Fruit-Bearing _________

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 Process #3

DISCIPLI
Fruit-Bearing Season #1: God’s
___________ NE
1. You aren’t too concerned about
your sin.
2. You don’t give much thought to
serving God.
3. You find devotions boring
almost impossible.

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 Process #3

Fruit-Bearing Season #2:PRUNING

God’s
_________
1. You have cleaned up some of
your sin.
2. You serve God some and
receive fulfillment.
3. You enjoy devotions 2-3 weekly
and pray more.

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 Process #3

Fruit-Bearing Season #3: ABIDING

You’re
________
1. You are very committed to
living like Christ.
2. You serve God with all your
heart.
3. You have discovered Jesus to
be Lord and best friend.

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 The Abiding Precept

God invites all believers to

develop a vibrant, intimate
relationship that glorifies God
by bearing much fruit.

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 Conclusion

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Then I, John, saw the holy city, New
Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven
from God, prepared as a bride adorned
for her husband. 3And I heard a loud
voice from heaven saying, “Behold, the
tabernacle of God is with men, and He
will dwell with them, and they shall be
His people. God Himself will be with
them and be their God.” Revelation
21:2-3

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 Ius to glorify Him, 
  n commanding 

God is inviting us to 
enjoy Him.
C. S. Lewis
 O        ur love for God 
is tested by the question of whether 
we seek Him or His gifts.
Ralph Washington Sockman