Oakwood Church
Abide in Christ - John 15:1-11
Locations & Times
Oakwood Community Church
11209 Casey Rd, Tampa, FL 33618, USA
Sunday 8:00 AM
“Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me.”
John 14:1
John 14:1
“And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also. And you know the way to where I am going.”
John 14:3-4
John 14:3-4
“Thomas said to him, ‘Lord, we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way?’ Jesus said to him, ‘I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.’”
John 14:5-6
John 14:5-6
Our Spiritual Life Commitments:
1. We will Trust Jesus completely
“Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me.”
John 14:1
1. We will Trust Jesus completely
“Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me.”
John 14:1
Our Spiritual Life Commitments:
1. We will Trust Jesus completely
o Through enduring, Biblically grounded faith
“Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me?”
John 14:9-10
1. We will Trust Jesus completely
o Through enduring, Biblically grounded faith
“Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me?”
John 14:9-10
Our Spiritual Life Commitments:
1. We will Trust Jesus completely
“Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes in me will also do the works that I do; and greater works than these will he do, because I am going to the Father. Whatever you ask in my name, this I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask me anything in my name, I will do it.”
John 14:12-14
1. We will Trust Jesus completely
“Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes in me will also do the works that I do; and greater works than these will he do, because I am going to the Father. Whatever you ask in my name, this I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask me anything in my name, I will do it.”
John 14:12-14
Our Spiritual Life Commitments:
2. We will Worship Jesus passionately
“If you love me, you will keep my commandments.”
John 14:15
2. We will Worship Jesus passionately
“If you love me, you will keep my commandments.”
John 14:15
Our Spiritual Life Commitments:
2. We will Worship Jesus passionately
o Through joyful Disciplines that prioritize quality time with Him
“And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever.”
John 14:16
2. We will Worship Jesus passionately
o Through joyful Disciplines that prioritize quality time with Him
“And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever.”
John 14:16
Our Spiritual Life Commitments:
2. We will Worship Jesus passionately
o Through joyful Disciplines that prioritize quality time with Him
“I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.”
John 15:5
2. We will Worship Jesus passionately
o Through joyful Disciplines that prioritize quality time with Him
“I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.”
John 15:5
Our Spiritual Life Commitments:
2. We will Worship Jesus passionately
o Through joyful Disciplines that prioritize quality time with Him
“These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full.”
John 15:11
2. We will Worship Jesus passionately
o Through joyful Disciplines that prioritize quality time with Him
“These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full.”
John 15:11
Our Spiritual Life Commitments:
3. We will Walk with Jesus faithfully
o Through Spirit-empowered, relationship-enhanced Formation
“This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you… You are my friends if you do what I command you.”
John 15:12,14
3. We will Walk with Jesus faithfully
o Through Spirit-empowered, relationship-enhanced Formation
“This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you… You are my friends if you do what I command you.”
John 15:12,14
Our Spiritual Life Commitments:
3. We will Walk with Jesus faithfully
o Through Spirit-empowered, relationship-enhanced Formation
“You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide.”
John 15:16
3. We will Walk with Jesus faithfully
o Through Spirit-empowered, relationship-enhanced Formation
“You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide.”
John 15:16
Our Spiritual Life Commitments:
3. We will Walk with Jesus faithfully
o Through Spirit-empowered, relationship-enhanced Formation
“When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth.”
John 16:13
3. We will Walk with Jesus faithfully
o Through Spirit-empowered, relationship-enhanced Formation
“When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth.”
John 16:13
Our Spiritual Life Commitments:
4. We will Work with Jesus diligently
o Through gift-developing, world-changing kingdom Service
“But when the Helper comes… he will bear witness about me. And you also will bear witness.”
John 15:26-27
4. We will Work with Jesus diligently
o Through gift-developing, world-changing kingdom Service
“But when the Helper comes… he will bear witness about me. And you also will bear witness.”
John 15:26-27
Our Spiritual Life Commitments:
4. We will Work with Jesus diligently
o Through gift-developing, world-changing kingdom Service
“And when he comes, he will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment…”
John 16:8
4. We will Work with Jesus diligently
o Through gift-developing, world-changing kingdom Service
“And when he comes, he will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment…”
John 16:8
Our Spiritual Life Commitments:
4. We will Work with Jesus diligently
o Through gift-developing, world-changing kingdom Service
“Truly, truly, I say to you, whatever you ask of the Father in my name, he will give it to you.”
John 16:23
4. We will Work with Jesus diligently
o Through gift-developing, world-changing kingdom Service
“Truly, truly, I say to you, whatever you ask of the Father in my name, he will give it to you.”
John 16:23
Our Spiritual Life Commitments:
4. We will Work with Jesus diligently
o Through gift-developing, world-changing kingdom Service
“I glorified you on earth, having accomplished the work that you gave me to do. And now, Father, glorify me.”
John 17:4-5
4. We will Work with Jesus diligently
o Through gift-developing, world-changing kingdom Service
“I glorified you on earth, having accomplished the work that you gave me to do. And now, Father, glorify me.”
John 17:4-5
Our Spiritual Life Commitments:
4. We will Work with Jesus diligently
o Through gift-developing, world-changing kingdom Service
“That they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me.”
John 17:21
4. We will Work with Jesus diligently
o Through gift-developing, world-changing kingdom Service
“That they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me.”
John 17:21
Our Spiritual Life Commitments:
1. We will Trust Jesus completely
2. We will Worship Jesus passionately
3. We will Walk with Jesus faithfully
4. We will Work with Jesus diligently
1. We will Trust Jesus completely
2. We will Worship Jesus passionately
3. We will Walk with Jesus faithfully
4. We will Work with Jesus diligently
Our Spiritual Life Commitments:
1. We will Trust Jesus completely through enduring, Biblically grounded faith
2. We will Worship Jesus passionately through joyful disciplines that prioritize quality time with Him
3. We will Walk with Jesus faithfully through Spirit-empowered, relationship-enhanced formation
4. We will Work with Jesus diligently through gift-developing, world-changing kingdom service
1. We will Trust Jesus completely through enduring, Biblically grounded faith
2. We will Worship Jesus passionately through joyful disciplines that prioritize quality time with Him
3. We will Walk with Jesus faithfully through Spirit-empowered, relationship-enhanced formation
4. We will Work with Jesus diligently through gift-developing, world-changing kingdom service