The Reward: My Joy Will Be Yours (John 15:1-11)
SERMON NOTES
Sermon Series: Following Jesus
Sermon Title: The Reward: My Joy Will Be Yours
Sermon Text: John 15:1-11
Joy is found in:
Following the way of Jesus by abiding in the presence of Jesus (v4-8)
Obeying the words of Jesus by abiding in the love of Jesus (v9-10)
SERMON FOOTNOTES
This series was inspired by Following Jesus: Finding Our Way Home in an Age of Anxiety by Henri Nouwen.
“[P]rayer is not simply words we offer when we speak to God, but an opening of our self to God…Understood more correctly, prayer is what God does in us…Genuine prayer always begins in the heart and is offered by an act of opening our self as we turn toward God in faith.” - David Benner, Opening To God: Lectio Divina and Life as Prayer
“We even refuse to be our true selves with God - and then wonder why we lack intimacy with Him…But God loves who we really are - whether we like it or not.” - Brennan Manning, Abba’s Child: The Cry of the Heart for Intimate Belonging
