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I think I’m pretty likeable. I want people to like me. I try to get along with everybody. So, when I read that there is a vast portion of this world who hates me – not just dislikes me, but hates me – I have a hard time swallowing that. Why would they hate someone like me? Jesus said it is because they hate Him. And I am His, and He is mine. Be loveable; just know that everyone won’t see you quite that way.

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Hate is a strong word. Hate is an ugly word. Hate is a word that many parents forbid their children to use. But hate is a word that Jesus used and focused on as He warned His disciples how the world would view them. Why does the world hate genuine followers of Jesus? That is what we will explore as we study this passage in John 15.

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Check out the conclusion to Pastor Tim's message as he shares this great spiritual truth!!!

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Check out Pastor Tim's message as he shares this great spiritual truth!!!

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They say that love makes the world go ‘round. If so, then Christians have a great responsibility. Jesus told us what No Greater Love looks like. He showed that love to us by loving us that way. Now, we are to demonstrate that same kind of love to others. In this passage we learn how Jesus loves us.

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One of the greatest, simplest, most profound truths in all the world is that God loves you. He perfectly demonstrated that love by sending Jesus to die a substitutionary, atoning death on the cross for you. HE now calls upon us to love Him in return with all our hearts AND to love others that same way. How can I possibly love like Jesus loves? There is no greater love than His.

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We know that Jesus said that without Him we could do nothing. Nevertheless, we attempt to do nearly everything without Him. We may pray about a situation, but we tackle it as if it all depended on us. We would be fruitful if we would abide in Him and allow Him to live His life, His will, His purposes through us.

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There may not be a more beautiful picture of our relationship with Christ than Jesus provides in John 15, where He is the vine and we are the branches. His illustration describes a living relationship, a fruitful relationship. He describes what our relationship ought to be. And a theme that runs through His depiction is the word, abide.

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Of the seven I AM statements from Jesus in the Gospel of John, one of the most prolific is “I am the True Vine.” He names for us all the parts of His illustration: He is the Vine; God the Father is the Vinedresser; and we are the Branches. His explanation of the activity and necessity of the vine and the vinedresser to the branches is profound. He reminds us that we are to be utterly dependent upon Him in this life.

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The faith-filled heritage of the United States is well-documented. God raised up leaders and patriots whom we know refer to as our Forefathers. They paved the way for our independence as a nation, but they did it because of their dependence upon God and the leadership of the Holy Spirit. If they were so dependent upon Him then, we should certainly be dependent upon Him today.