And we meet such new creatures every day upon the streets. If it weren’t so, I would have told you. especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish a form of government kind and warm; I said, "It's nice to deal with you, such courtesy I seldom find"; he turned and said, "Oh, thank you sir." Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world. After he'd read it, I said, 'You see, I didn't really waste my life, did I? Cousar, Charles B., in Brueggemann, Walter; Cousar, Charles B.; Gaventa, Beverly R. and Newsome, James D., Texts for Preaching: A Lectionary Commentary Based on the NRSV—Year B (Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 1993), Craddock, Fred R.; Hayes, John H.; Holladay, Carl R.; and Tucker, Gene M., Preaching Through the Christian Year B (Valley Forge: Trinity Press International, 1993), Gossip, Arthur John and Howard, Wilbert F., The Interpreter’s Bible, Volume 8 (Nashville: Abingdon, 1952). God said, “I… planted you a noble vine, wholly a right seed. And Even the clergy and religious get lonely sometimes times too. would flock to this old man, and he would feed them from his bucket. uncharacteristically hundreds of miles from land, offered itself as a sacrifice. ), which the WEB has updated. Jesus says, “Whatever you desire,” but the person who abides in Christ will not wish for frivolous or evil things. Him for such singular deliverances and blessings, they do also, with humble the ship; the axe had enlarged the borders of our settlements, and the mines, as But we also begin to hear about the hatred of the kosmos world for Jesus and his disciples (15:18 – 16:4) (Williamson, 194). Jesus did not leave them as orphans and comfortless. We enjoy every minute of it now that there's no “Remain (meinate—from meno) in me, and I in you” (v. 4a). Many years before, in October, 1942, Captain Eddie • “I am the sheep’s door” (10:7). In Captain Eddie's own words, "Cherry," that was the B- 17 pilot, Captain William Cherry, "read the service that Oh God, forgive me when I whine, I have two ears, the world is mine. Pilgrim Rock, there to listen to ye pastor, and render thanksgiving to ye Almighty God for all His blessings. by the advancing armies and navies of the Union. YOU will notice that the margin reads, |I will not leave you orphans: I will come to you.| In the absence of our Lord Jesus Christ, the disciples were like children deprived of their parents. You know him, for he lives with you, and will be in you. The closer our relationship to Christ, the more “cleansed” we are and the less pruning/cleansing we will require (the Greek, katharoi, can mean both pruned and cleansed). “The sin of Sodom had nothing to do with homosexual sex but was a failure to care for the poor, the widows and the orphans. In 15:4-7, Jesus makes it clear that our relationship with him—our abiding in him—is the key both to our fruitfulness and to our destiny. ", The man said, "Oh, you're one of those, are you? “In Christ all will be made alive” (1 Corinthians 15:22). That kind of life gives glory to the Heavenly Father, because Christ-like lives manifest themselves as faithful, hopeful, and loving (1 Corinthians 13:13). • “I am the resurrection and the life” (11:25). What can I Instead we learn that, apart from Christ, there is no goodness or life. last Thursday of November as a day of Thanksgiving and praise to our beneficent Father Who Are You a Bible Christian? If you’re wondering what God thinks about you, let’s take a journey through Psalm 103 and discover seven liberating truths about God’s heart. These words are also addressed to the church,which has a valid ministry only insofar as is empowered by its relationship to Christ (Cousar, 315). True fruitfulness, however, flows from our abiding relationship with Jesus and the Spirit whom Jesus promises (v. 26). He was in the Father, and the Father was in His, and soon the Father would be with them and dwell in them also. One said he would have gotten well anyway. The man said, "Oh, you're one of those, are you? Years' War, a German pastor, Martin Rinkart, is said to have buried five thousand of his parishioners in one year, and average “Remain in me, and I in you” (v. 4a). At the Passover footwashing, he told them, “Someone who has bathed only needs to have his feet washed, but is completely clean. thanks to God. The word “glory” is used in the Bible to speak of various wonderful things—but it is used especially to speak of God’s glory—an aura associated with God’s appearance that reveals God’s majesty to humans. When asked to measure our fruitfulness, we look to baptisms—attendance at worship—funds raised for a new building—or other statistics. T he Bible is the word of God and has so many great ways to study it. • Christ is the vine (v. 5). Because every Friday evening, about sunset...on a lonely stretch We know that we must also pray, but prayer too easily gets lost in the rush. Some own their own vineyard or work in a vineyard. GOD'S WORD® Translation He told them, "Because you have so little faith. In a sermon at Immanuel Presbyterian Church in Los Angeles, Gary Wilburn said: "In 1636, amid the darkness of the Thirty And that perhaps is the most signal way in which we can help Christ” (quoted in Gossip, 717). (Supplied by a Sub-Sub-Librarian). The word “disciple” means one who learns from the teacher—and practices what the teacher teaches. His bucket filled with shrimp was to feed the gulls...to 2 (Edinburgh: The Saint Andrew Press, 1955), Beasley-Murray, George R., Word Biblical Commentary: John (Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1999), Borchert, Gerald L., New American Commentary: John 12-21, Vol, 25B (Nashville: Broadman Press, 2002), Brown, Raymond, The Anchor Bible: The Gospel According to John XIII-XXI (Garden City: Doubleday, 1970). Not … "It was because you do not have enough faith," answered Jesus. There is a word play in verses 2-3 that is apparent only in the Greek. • The importance of keeping Jesus’ commandments and bearing fruit (14:15; 15:8). • The disciples are branches (v. 5). and it will go. • The possibility of denying or not abiding in Jesus (13:36-38; 15:6). That's what he does too!" Every branch that bears fruit, he prunes, “I am the living bread that came down from heaven”, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life”, “Someone who has bathed only needs to have his feet washed, but is completely clean. I asked once we arrived in Jerusalem to send for the apostles. "The bull is catching up To leave them in place serves no purpose, and reduces the value of the vineyard. And come back in a week. Carson, D. A., The Pillar New Testament Commentary: The Gospel of John (Grand Rapids: Wm. ; intending for ready, A.V. They themselves would be the “dwelling places” (mone) in which God lived by the Spirit. A person who would smile most of the times ought to leave a good impression on people, and wherever He would go He ought to have spread love and pleasantness. replied, "No, I was simply thanking God as I always do before I eat. return: One decided that he had never had leprosy. Without our connection to Jesus, we are completely dependent on our own resources, which will bear little or no fruit. As the branch can’t bear fruit by itself, unless it remains in the vine, so neither can you, unless you remain in me. That will be a great day, and we can anticipate it as we celebrate His birth. We have been the recipients of the choisest bounties of heaven; we have been preserved These verses reveal that he shows mercy to those who don’t deserve it, he remembers that we are dust, and he links us with eternity by linking us with himself. Jesus Himself rejected this false system, and so will we. a. Now, once again, Jesus pronounces his disciples clean. You see that your money goes to whom it is intended, you see that the poor, orphans. • The vital nature of the disciple’s connection to Jesus (14:6; 15:5-6). He would make room for them as Living Stones. along the eastern Florida seacoast...you could see an old man walking...white-haired, The author of Hebrews explains it this way: “For whom the Lord loves, he chastens, and scourges every son whom he receives” (Hebrews 12:6). I am going to prepare a place for you” (14:2). B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1983). lamentable civil strife in which we are unavoidably engaged, and fervently God is always concerned about the welfare of the fatherless and the orphan. You know him, for he lives with you, and will be in you. First, “Every branch in me that doesn’t bear fruit, he takes away” (v. 2a). These tools empower any church to make their worship richer, more stimulating, and more creative. The other man asked, "Well, is there something wrong with your food?" sometimes seemed to foreign States to invite and to provoke their aggression, Intoxicated with unbroken success, we have become too Jung says that Christ “adds a new rung to the ladder of evolution, producing a new creature who lives in a new way to which the natural man can no more attain than a crawling thing can fly…. At What Christians Want To Know we strive to encourage others to read the Bible and our list of articles about Bible verses on different topics is growing. These verses reveal that he shows mercy to those who don’t deserve it, he remembers that we are dust, and he links us with eternity by linking us with himself. care all those who have become widows, orphans, mourners or sufferers in the A 12 year old boy named David was born without an immune system. A good fruit-bearing tree (one that grew abundant fruit) was a blessing to the owner of the vineyard or orchard. Scripture says you cannot serve two masters. The writer of Hebrews assures you that Jesus will never leave or forsake you (Heb. I Will Not Leave You As Orphans. and to restore it as soon as may be consistent with the Divine purposes to the In that day you will know that I am in My Father, and you in Me, and I in you.” Commentators hold differing views of what Jesus meant by, “I will come to you.” After this last sermon, our Lord was arrested, whipped, and crucified. Its flesh was eaten. 2B “Poor In Spirit” Means 2 Have The Mentality Of A Poor Person! His word has cleansing power when we believe it and obey it. come. '", In his book FOLK PSALMS OF FAITH, Ray Stedman tells of an experience H.A. That I should Scottish perspective on news, sport, business, lifestyle, food and drink and more, from Scotland's national newspaper, The Scotsman. We would prefer that Jesus affirm our goodness and assure us of life. praying, "We thank Thee, O God, that it is not always like this. 19 Before long, the world will not see me anymore, but you will see me. Eight days out, their rations were '"Here was a man who knew thanksgiving comes from love of God, not them, I hear the voice of an eight-year-old named Christina, who had cancer of the nervous system. God according to the dictates of our own conscience; now, I, your magistrate, do proclaim that all ye Pilgrims, with your wives and other nation has ever grown. Listen; Mark Vroegop; John 16:16-33; View Sermon. To All Ye Pilgrims: Inasmuch as the great Father has given us this year an abundant harvest of Indian corn, wheat, beans, As the gospel has it today: “I will not leave you orphaned; I am coming to you.” When we think of orphans, we instinctively think of children without parents. When asked what she wanted for Paul makes a similar point when he talks about being “in Christ.” “There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus” (Romans 8:1). In the Bible this concept is applied in some very concrete ways: caring for the poor, remembering the widows and orphans, not plowing the corners of your field so the hungry could get food, speaking the truth, paying a fair wage, having honest scales, no cheating, no extortion, and refusing to take advantage of the less fortunate. 16 I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may be with you forever; . Rather than the value of our work and witness being just diminished, it becomes completely worthless. No one said a word, but peering out from O’Day, Gail R., The New Interpreter’s Bible, Volume IX (Nashville: Abingdon, 1995), Palmer, Earl F., The Book That John Wrote (Vancouver: Regent College Publishing, 1975), Pazdan, Mary Margaret, in Van Harn, Roger (ed. Up to that point he had spent his entire life in a plastic bubble in order to prevent exposure to common germs, No human counsel hath devised nor hath any mortal hand worked out these great I earn my money by the sweat of my brow and I don't have to give thanks to anybody when I eat. Click here for ready-made printable instructions in PDF format. They trim unfruitful branches, all the while feeling good about the surgical purpose of their work. Why did only one cleansed leper return to thank Jesus? Today upon a bus, I saw a lovely maid with golden hair; I envied her -- she seemed so gay, and how, I wished I were so fair; When Somewhere over the South Pacific the Flying Fortress became lost beyond the reach of radio. From the time the audience comes in until the time they leave your building, you control the lyrics, sermon points, announcements, and everything else they see and hear. ; prolonged for continued, A.V. After a little while the world will no longer see Me, but you will see Me; because I live, you will live also. After His resurrection, He appeared to them a few times. The survivors prayed for help, without knowing when or how it might Rickenbacker was on a mission in a B-17 to deliver an important message to General Douglas MacArthur in New Guinea. I will not leave you orphans. shore of Lake Michigan near Evanston, and Edward Spencer waded again and again into the frigid waters to rescue 17 passengers. The Old Testament passages cited above make it clear that Israel has been a false vine. The apostle John wrote, “For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments” (1 John 5:3). Jesus does not say, “I am the tree and you are the branches.” The branch of a tree might have some value as firewood even if detached from the tree. I will come to you” (14:16b-18). You are clean, but not all of you”, that it may bear more fruit. Christ’s cross was necessary so that he might “enter into his glory” (Luke 24:26; see also Philippians 2:5-11). In fact, the English word ‘orphan’ comes from the Greek orphanos, meaning merely ‘bereaved’, ‘bereft’ or ‘deprived’. deficiency. for their safety and happiness!". Jamestown had reduced a group of 409 settlers to 60. Our sermon ideas on Trusting God will help you preach a powerful message. first recorded thanksgiving took place in Virginia more than 11 years earlier, and it wasn't a feast. knew he could not hear. You are clean, but not all of you” (13:10), the exception being Judas, the one who would betray him (13:11). to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many and signal favors of Almighty God, “and so you will be my disciples” (v. 8c). of 1863. Instantly they darted toward the nearest fence. what to do; I stopped a moment, then I said, "Why don't you join the others, dear?" It is all too easy to make these our abiding places, but Jesus says, “Remain in me.”. /Who, from our mother's arms,/Hath led us on our I felt a tap on my shoulder, turned, and saw Roberta smiling. When asked what he'd like to do if and of fear outside his window, he sat down and wrote this table grace for his children: 'Now thank we all our God / With heart It is gratitude that prompted an old man to visit an old broken pier on the eastern seacoast of Florida. Because I live, you … Second, “every branch that bears fruit, he prunes, that it may bear more fruit” (v. 2b). ", One said, "Any rabbi could have done it.". But we are faced with the practical question of how to go about the business of abiding in Jesus. I have two sticker books and a Cabbage Patch doll. God wants you to have the confidence in Him to say, like the prophet Isaiah, “I will trust and not be afraid” (Isaiah 12:2). 13:5-note). presumptuous sins, to the needful end of our national reformation as a whole people? The Third Readings: The Gospels (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2001), Ridderbos, Herman (translated by John Vriend), The Gospel of John: A Theological Commentary (Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1997), Sloyan, Gerald, “John,” Interpretation (Atlanta: John Knox Press, 1988), Smith, D. Moody, Jr., Abingdon New Testament Commentaries: John (Nashville: Abingdon, 1999), Williamson, Lamar, Jr., Preaching the Gospel of John: Proclaiming the Living Word (Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2004). He has protected us from the ravages of the savages, has spared us from pestilence and disease, has granted us freedom to worship We can no more function spiritually when unconnected to Jesus than we can function physically when cut off from the air that we breathe. Yet a little while, and the world will see me no more; but you will see me. and chastisements in this world. But of all their enemies at sea, one proved most formidable: starvation. I do therefore invite my fellow citizens in every part of the United States, The fruitful church is the branch that the vinegrower prunes, but the unfruitful church is the branch that the vinegrower removes and throws into the fire. Every Friday night, Whereas, both the houses of Congress have, by their joint committee, requested me, "to recommend to the people of the United States a day of public thanksgiving and prayer, While none of us will ever follow Christ perfectly, this verse tells us that there is a clear connection between fruit bearing and discipleship. What must we do? Concerned About Orphans: Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) did not just love who were around Him, nor did He only loved those who were related to Him, rather He considered the entire society. It has seemed to me fit and proper that God should be solemnly, reverently and Our Lord promised His disciples, who had given up everything to follow Him, that He will come back again and ensure that they will no longer be orphans. How then have you turned into the degenerate branches of a foreign vine to me?” (Jeremiah 2:21; see also Isaiah 5:7; Ezekiel 15:6; 19:10, 12). If we abide in Christ and his words abide in us, our asking will be in accord with his will. ; discoursed with for preached unto, A.V. Jesus spoke of returning “with power and great glory” (Luke 21:27). Perhaps you wanted more than anything to be a mother, but you were never able to bear a child. His disciples, Peter, James and John, were privileged to see Christ’s glory on the Mount of Transfiguration (9:28-36). One year later, he spoke to 400 people in the university’s lecture series named “Journeys.” Vines and vineyards are familiar to Jesus’ disciples, and would remind them of home (Howard-Brook, 330). My Father will love him, and we will come to him, and make our home (monen) with him” (14:23). • Jesus says, “If a man loves me, he will keep my word. I will come to you” (14:16b-18). ", John answered, "I can't. and hands and voices;/ Who wondrous things had done,/ In whom His world rejoices. Some years later at his funeral, it was noted that not one of the people he In the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful. clipping in front of my brother. then I saw that he was blind. Rowan relates: Miss Thompson reached into her desk drawer and pulled out a piece of paper containing a quote attributed to Much to his surprise, however, Whyte began by Jesus said, “If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love” (John 15:10). Two 1863 Thanksgiving Proclamations which are said to be by Lincoln. Jesus says, “I and the Father are one” (10:30). If you have an immediate prayer need, please call our 24-hour prayer line at 800-700-7000. When the Muslims defeated the people of Khaybar at the Battle of Khaybar; the oasis of Fadak was part of the bounty given to the Islamic prophet Muhammad. What fruit? I am going to prepare a place for you”, “If a man loves me, he will keep my word. The storming bull followed in hot pursuit, and it was soon apparent they wouldn't make it. I am reminded of a young woman of limited circumstances whose ministry consisted of reading the daily newspaper and praying for newborn babies, newly married couples, bereaved families, and others in need of God’s help. The World English Bible is based on the American Standard Version (ASV) of the Bible, the Biblia Hebraica Stutgartensa Old Testament, and the Greek Majority Text New Testament. … "I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you". made in the camp, the siege and the battle-field; and the country, rejoicing in William Bradford, the governor of Plymouth Colony. These rhemata (words) are Christ’s teachings, which he has embedded in his disciples’ hearts. SCRIPTURE QUOTATIONS are from the World English Bible (WEB), a public domain (no copyright) modern English translation of the Holy Bible. bacteria, and viruses that could kill him. 19 … The Father/vinegrower performs two services to enhance the productivity of the vine. with us in anger for our sins, hath nevertheless remembered mercy. You are already pruned cleaned, because of the word which I have spoken to you.”, in you; because you don’t believe him whom he sent”, “I have come as a light into the world, that whoever believes in me may not remain, If it weren’t so, I would have told you. For clergy, many things are Priority One. afternoon, and we finished with a prayer for deliverance and a hymn of praise. goat -- only the nine of us.". “As the branch can’t bear fruit by itself, unless it remains in the vine, so neither can you, unless you remain in me” (v. 4b). “If you remain in me, and my words (Greek: rhemata) remain in you, you will ask whatever you desire, and it will be done for you” (v. 7). The acid test is whether it gives glory to God (v. 8). You know him, for he lives with you, and will be in you. This is the last of the “I am” metaphors in this Gospel. Earlier we heard, “In the beginning was the Word” (logos) (1:1). This should be instructive to us. These verses serve as the foundation for chapter 15, and introduce several themes on which Jesus expands in chapter 15: • The commandment to love (13:31-35; 15:12). He who remains in me, and I in him, the same bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing” (v. 5). 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