REMAIN IN JESUS
John 15:1-17
Key Verse 15:5 “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.”
1. What did Jesus compare himself and God to? (1; cf. Isaiah 5:7) What does it mean to cut and prune? (2) How and why are the disciples “already clean”? (3)
2. In view of Jesus’ teachings in the previous passages, what is the fruit God wants us to bear and why should we bear fruit? (8; cf. John 13:34-35, Galatians 5:22-23)
3. Why should we remain in Jesus to bear fruit? (4-5) How can we remain in Jesus the vine? (7; cf. Colossians 2:6-7)
4. How is keeping Jesus’ commands related to remaining in his love? (9-10) How is loving each other related to remaining in Jesus? (12)
5. What is the greatest love? (13) How can we be Jesus’ friends? (14-15)
6. What does Jesus mean when he says, “You did not choose me, but I chose you”? (16)