Fruitful Witness
John 15:1-16:4
(Reading 15:1-17)
1. Context: Jesus preparing his disciples for his departure (John 13-17)
2. Love: the disciples are to remain in Jesus’ love
they have been prepared to bear fruit, but must remain in Jesus to do so (v1-4)
they are dependent upon Jesus – without Him they can do nothing (v5-8)
they will remain in Jesus love as they keep his commands (v9-17)
3. Hate: the disciples are to expect to be hated
because they don’t belong (v18-19)
because Jesus is hated … (v20-25)
because they bear witness to Jesus (26-27)
4. Jesus’ warning and preparation of His disciples echoes through to all who follow Jesus