45 Days To Read The Gospel Challenge: The Gospel of John Chapter 15 – No Greater Love
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Overview of The Gospel of John:
The Gospel of John is written by one of Jesus Christ’s disciples, John, the son of Zebedee. This Gospel is 21 Chapters long. John is described as the “Disciple of Whom Jesus loved”. It has been determined by biblical scholars that John wrote The Gospel of John (also known as “According to John”).
It was written around A.D. 80-90, about 50 years after he witnesses Jesus’ earthly ministry under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit and as an eyewitness in composing the gospel. He is not John the Baptist. However, in this book, John the Baptist is discussed.
The Gospel of John explains who Jesus Christ is before creation. It establishes his deity as Creator of the World, The Father (I AM), and is the long-awaited Messiah, the Son of God in the flesh. Its purpose is to explain that even though Jesus is the Creator and God (I AM), believers are to understand that Jesus is the Son of God that came in the flesh and yet while we were sinners, died for our sins and rose again to become Savior of the World-reconnecting us to God. That is why we pray to the father in Jesus Christ’s name.
Defeating death and sin by the shedding of his blood and life, Jesus gives the gift of everlasting life with repentance. That by believing you may have life in his name (20:31) John 3:16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” God is omnipresent meaning he can be in more than one place at the same time. He can be on earth (flesh) and in heaven (spirit) at the same time.
Revelation 19:6 “And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thundering, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.”
Isaiah 9:6 “For unto us a child is born, unto us a son, is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.”
Gospel of John Chapter 15 – No Greater Love
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45 Days To Read The Gospel Challenge: Gospel of John Chapter 15 – No Greater Love
Time: 45 minutes to complete lesson: 30 minutes to read the entire post and take the interactive quiz, additional 15 minutes to read the bible chapter.
Overview of Chapter Fifteen
Jesus continues to comfort and give directions to the disciples before his death. He reminds them to stay faithful and on the path. He is life. There is no greater love than his because he will lay down his life for his friends.
Objectives Chapter Fifteen (You will learn…)
A. Why Jesus warns the disciples to bear fruit or they are not profitable. The ones that bear fruit will be purgeth to bear more fruit.
B. Jesus requirements of the disciples in order for him to fulfil their requests.
C. Why Jesus has called believers his friends, friends whom he love.
Outline for Chapter Fifteen
A. Jesus continues to talk with the disciples with wisdom and about prophecy to be fulfilled: He is the true vine.
B. The mutual love of Christ and his members. They may pray in his name and expect answers and kept promises.
C. He comforts them in view of persecution.
D. The office of the Holy Spirit, and of the apostles.
Reflection
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FREE Resources For This Lesson
Click here for the text (pdf), mobile reading on the web King James Bible Online (KJV), and You Tube audio and video of Gospel of John Chapter 15. (7 min) Part One and Part Two.
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Highlights of The Gospel of John- Chapter Fifteen (KJV)
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Chapter Fifteen (KJV) Answers to Objectives and Activity-Questions.
A. Jesus warns the disciples to bear fruit or they are not profitable. The ones that bear fruit will be purgeth to bear more fruit. John 15:1-6
1I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.
2Every branch in me that bear not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that bearh fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.
3Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.
4Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.
5I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abide in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.
6If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.
B. Jesus requirements of the disciples in order for him to fulfil their requests, when they pray in his name? John 15-5-8
5I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideh in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.
6If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.
7If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.
8Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples.
C. Jesus has called us his friends. Friends whom he loves. No greater love than his because he lay down his life for his friends. John 15:11-17
11These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.
12This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.
13Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
14Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.
15Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.
16Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.
17These things I command you, that ye love one another.
Interactive Quiz
See “John Chapter 15” Highlights below for scriptures and help with the quiz. Refresh screen to retake the quiz.
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#1. Given this scripture John 15:2 KJV, Complete the following question by selecting the BEST answer from the list below. Jesus meant that he was the vine that produced fruit (the disciples). Therefore, what type of fruit did he want the disciples to produce?
#2. Is the following scripture true or false? Select your answer below. John 15:16 (KJV) 16Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.
#3. Given this scripture John 15:14 KJV, Complete the following question by selecting the BEST answer from the list below. Jesus called us friends if we do what ? Hint: Jesus is the sacrifice, there is no need for another sacrifice.
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#1. Given this scripture John 15:2 KJV, Complete the following question by selecting the BEST answer from the list below. Jesus meant that he was the vine that produced fruit (the disciples). Therefore, what type of fruit did he want the disciples to produce?
#2. Is the following scripture true or false? Select your answer below. John 15:16 (KJV) 16Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.
#3. Given this scripture John 15:14 KJV, Complete the following question by selecting the BEST answer from the list below. Jesus called us friends if we do what ? Hint: Jesus is the sacrifice, there is no need for another sacrifice.
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Call to salvation:
John 3:16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”
Romans 10:9-10 9That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. 10For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness, and with the mouth, confession is made unto salvation.
John 3:5-6 5Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. 6That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is the Spirit.
