ABIDING IN CHRIST 2. HOW TO ABIDE IN CHRIST. • To receive Jesus Christ as one’s saviour and lord. (RELATIONSHIP). John 1:12; 1 John 3:1,23; 1 John 4:15. • Dwelling on God’s word daily (READ, HEAR, STUDY, MEMORIZE and MEDITATE). John 15:3, John 17:17, Ephesians 5:26. HE IS THE WORD (John 1:1). • Doing God’s word and obeying his leading and commandments John 15:6,10; John 14:15; 1 John 3:24, James 1:22, Matt 7:21, Luke 6:46. • Living a life of Love- Love for God, Love for brethren and Love for your enemies John 15:9; 12 • Spending quality time in communion, prayers, fellowship with God (DEPENDENCE ON CHRIST) Psalm 91:1-3, 14-16 • Having a good relationship and fellowship with the Holy Spirit(THE EVIDENCE, THE SEAL). 1 John 4:13, 1 John 5:7, 1 John 3:24,John 15:26, John 14:16-18, John 16:7,13. Follow the leading of the Holy Spirit. PURPOSE AND BLESSINGS OF ABIDING IN CHRIST PURPOSE: 1. FRUITFULNESS John 15:4 Fruitfulness is in degrees or levels 30 fold,60 fold, 100 fold returns MARK 4:8,20. The Bible talks about FRUIT, MORE FRUIT AND MUCH FRUIT. The deeper you abide the greater and more bountiful the fruits. The branch bears fruit effortlessly as long as it is attached to the vine. You bear fruit automatically by the help of the Holy Spirit in you if you are actually abiding. WHAT DOES THE FRUIT REPRESENT? A. Answered Prayers and personal prosperity. Psalm 1:1-3, John 15:7,11,12 B. Fruit of the Spirit (Measure of Spiritual Maturity and brokenness, No to carnality, pride and worldliness, Having good Christian Character and growing in it, Becoming more like Christ) Galatianss 5:22-24; 2 Peter 1:5-8 C. Winning Souls for Christ Proverbs 11:30, James 5:20, Daniel 12:3 2. BEING A DISCIPLE INDEED, BECOMING A TRUE DISCIPLE John 15:8, Matthew 5:14-16. Electricity represents GOD’S LIFE flowing through the believer, the bulb is the BELIEVER and the light is the fruit of the Holy Spirit. 3. YOU BECOME A VESSEL UNTO HONOUR 2 Timothy2:20-21) As a Christian, you are a vessel, a container, an instrument and as you abide in Christ His living water is able to flow through you. BLESSINGS OF ABIDING IN CHRIST A. Sanctification John 15:3, John 17:17 B. Overcome trials and tests from God and bear more fruits John 15:2 C. Answered prayers John 15:7,11,12( The reason why many prayers are not answered is because they are not abiding in Christ.People want miracles but not relationship, they want blessings but not holiness) D. Unlimited Joy John 15:11, John 17:13 CONSEQUENCES OF NOT ABIDING John 15:2, 6. Luke 13:7-9. You can lose your initial connection and thereby lose the ability to bear fruits and this will lead to danger of eternal damnation or destruction. ONCE SAVED FOREVER SAVED IS A LIE FROM THE PIT OF HELL. WITHOUT HOLINESS NO MAN SHALL SEE GOD AND NO ONE CAN EVER BE HOLY WITHOUT ABIDING IN CHRIST. Where are you in Christ? What is you eternal future? Have you backslidden? Are you living in secret sin and everybody thought that you are holy? If you die now, will you go to heaven? CHECK YOUR HEART, CHECK YOU LIFE. RESPOND TO THE HOLY SPIRIT. ASK GOD FOR MERCY AND BEGIN TO MAKE CONSCIOUS EFFORT TO ABIDE IN HIM.
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