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Abiding in Christ ~ Pastor Solomon Liu. John 15:9 – 17 (NIV) 9 "As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. 10 If you obey.

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Page 1: Abiding in Christ ~ Pastor Solomon Liu. John 15:9 – 17 (NIV) 9 "As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. 10 If you obey.

Abiding in Christ

~ Pastor Solomon Liu

Page 2: Abiding in Christ ~ Pastor Solomon Liu. John 15:9 – 17 (NIV) 9 "As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. 10 If you obey.

John 15:9 – 17 (NIV)

9 "As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love.

10 If you obey my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have obeyed my Father's commands and remain in his love.

11 I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete.

Page 3: Abiding in Christ ~ Pastor Solomon Liu. John 15:9 – 17 (NIV) 9 "As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. 10 If you obey.

John 15:9 – 17 (NIV)

12 My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you.

13 Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.

14 You are my friends if you do what I command.

Page 4: Abiding in Christ ~ Pastor Solomon Liu. John 15:9 – 17 (NIV) 9 "As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. 10 If you obey.

John 15:9 – 17 (NIV)

15 I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master's business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you.

Page 5: Abiding in Christ ~ Pastor Solomon Liu. John 15:9 – 17 (NIV) 9 "As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. 10 If you obey.

John 15:9 – 17 (NIV)

16 You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit — fruit that will last. Then the Father will give you whatever you ask in my name.

17 This is my command: Love each other.

Page 6: Abiding in Christ ~ Pastor Solomon Liu. John 15:9 – 17 (NIV) 9 "As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. 10 If you obey.

Abiding in Christ

“By this is My Father glorified, that you bear much fruit, and so prove to be My disciples.”

~ John 15:8 (NASB)

Page 7: Abiding in Christ ~ Pastor Solomon Liu. John 15:9 – 17 (NIV) 9 "As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. 10 If you obey.

Abiding in Christ

1. Loving is our _____________ .primary calling

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Abiding in Christ

happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side. So too

“A priest

a Levite

~ Luke 10:31-32

when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side…”

Page 9: Abiding in Christ ~ Pastor Solomon Liu. John 15:9 – 17 (NIV) 9 "As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. 10 If you obey.

Abiding in Christ

Page 10: Abiding in Christ ~ Pastor Solomon Liu. John 15:9 – 17 (NIV) 9 "As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. 10 If you obey.

Abiding in Christ

What is the motivational factorin my life?

Page 11: Abiding in Christ ~ Pastor Solomon Liu. John 15:9 – 17 (NIV) 9 "As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. 10 If you obey.

Abiding in Christ

1. Loving is our _____________ .primary calling2. Loving is the __________

___________.essence of

discipleship

Page 12: Abiding in Christ ~ Pastor Solomon Liu. John 15:9 – 17 (NIV) 9 "As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. 10 If you obey.

Abiding in Christ

My command is this: Love each other

v. 12as I have loved you.

Page 13: Abiding in Christ ~ Pastor Solomon Liu. John 15:9 – 17 (NIV) 9 "As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. 10 If you obey.

Abiding in Christ

How Christ-like am I today?

Page 14: Abiding in Christ ~ Pastor Solomon Liu. John 15:9 – 17 (NIV) 9 "As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. 10 If you obey.

Abiding in Christ

“Greater love has no one than this that He lay down his life for His friends.”

~ John 15:13

Page 15: Abiding in Christ ~ Pastor Solomon Liu. John 15:9 – 17 (NIV) 9 "As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. 10 If you obey.

Abiding in Christ

1. Loving is our _____________ .primary calling2. Loving is the __________

___________.essence of

discipleship

3. Loving is an _______________________ .

intentional choiceof giving

Page 16: Abiding in Christ ~ Pastor Solomon Liu. John 15:9 – 17 (NIV) 9 "As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. 10 If you obey.

Abiding in Christ

“Greater love has no one than this that He lay down his life for His friends.”

~ John 15:13

Page 17: Abiding in Christ ~ Pastor Solomon Liu. John 15:9 – 17 (NIV) 9 "As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. 10 If you obey.

Abiding in Christ

“God so loved the world, He gave His only son… ” ~ John 3:16

Page 18: Abiding in Christ ~ Pastor Solomon Liu. John 15:9 – 17 (NIV) 9 "As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. 10 If you obey.

Abiding in Christ

Page 19: Abiding in Christ ~ Pastor Solomon Liu. John 15:9 – 17 (NIV) 9 "As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. 10 If you obey.

Abiding in Christ

How will I be more intentional in loving others?

Page 20: Abiding in Christ ~ Pastor Solomon Liu. John 15:9 – 17 (NIV) 9 "As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. 10 If you obey.

Abiding in Christ

As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. If you obey my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have obeyed my Father's commands and remain in his love.”

~ John 15:9-10

Page 21: Abiding in Christ ~ Pastor Solomon Liu. John 15:9 – 17 (NIV) 9 "As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. 10 If you obey.

Abiding in Christ

If he remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.” ~ John 15:5

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that runs from the Vine into the branch. The branch lives, grows, and bears fruit not by ________ and effort but simply by _______.”

~ Charles Stanely

Abiding in Christ

“The Vine is Christ, I am the branch. The Holy Spirit is the ___

sap

strugglesabiding

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Question:

How am I abidingin the Vine?

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