The Way-The Truth-The Life

6SIX

August 2, 2015
Amazing Life Church
Domain and Vision part 6
“The Way, the Truth, the Life”
Greet People
I can not tell you how difficult it is to comprise a
message about Jesus that will fit a 25 minute or so time
frame. Where do you start? There are so many places
beginning in the OT. Is He the Shepherd that David
spoke of. The 4 th Man in the fire. Did He step into the
Lion’s den and close their mouths to save Daniel. On
and on we can go and never even get to the New. Isaiah
spoke often of Him.
Isaiah 53:4-6 NASB
4 Surely our griefs He Himself bore, And our sorrows
He carried; Yet we ourselves esteemed Him stricken,
Smitten of God, and afflicted.
5 But He was pierced through for our transgressions,
He was crushed for our iniquities; The chastening for
our well-being fell upon Him, And by His scourging we
are healed.
6 All of us like sheep have gone astray, Each of us has
turned to his own way; But the L ORD has caused the
iniquity of us all To fall on Him. Preach PreachPage 2
Sharing thoughts titled, “The Way, the Truth, the Life”
John 15:1-11 NASB
1 “I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser.
2 Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit, He takes away;
and every branch that bears fruit, He prunes it so that it may
bear more fruit.
3 You are already clean because of the word which I have
spoken to you.
4 Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit
of itself unless it abides in the vine, so neither can you unless
you abide in Me.
5 I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me
and I in him, he bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can
do nothing.
6 If anyone does not abide in Me, he is thrown away as a
branch and dries up; and they gather them, and cast them into
the fire and they are burned.
7 If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, ask
whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.
8 My Father is glorified by this, that you bear much fruit, and
so prove to be My disciples.
9 Just as the Father has loved Me, I have also loved you;
abide in My love.
10 If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My
love; just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and
abide in His love.
11 These things I have spoken to you so that My joy may be
in you, and that your joy may be made full.Page 3
There are some words in these 11 verses that need some
attention. It is my goal each week to share with you
what God has revealed to me. As always I will do my
best to make it relevant for today. Living is often
difficult. Jesus died to make living a success.
The first word is in verse 1. The word true comes from
the Greek word, al-ay-thee-nos’, and it means, “that
which has not only the name and resemblance, but the
real nature corresponding to the name.”
Jesus said, I am the true vine. The word vine is referring
to the grape vine and the Lord chose this example to
show the Spiritual union which subsists between
Himself and His followers.
The branch is the tender flexible sprout that grows from
the vine and bears the grapes.
Let’s get this picture up to now. The Father owns the
vineyard, the world. Jesus is the vine in the vineyard
and we, His followers, are the branches.
The word fruit is mentioned 6 times in these passages. It
means literally fruit from the vine. Figuratively it refers
to that which originates or comes from something.Page 4
The word abide appears 10 times in this text. It comes
from the Greek word, men’-o, and it means, “to remain,
to continue to be present, to be held or kept, to last or
endure, to survive, to remain as one.”
Preach our union with Christ and bearing fruit as we
remain with Him.
Let me read verse 7 again from the Amplified Bible
John 15:7 Amplified
If you live in Me [abide vitally united to Me] and My
words remain in you and continue to live in your hearts,
ask whatever you will, and it shall be done for you.
When you read this verse you see a covenant
relationship in Christ. God says I will do something as
you do something.
Abide in Him. Keep His words in your heart. When you
do this you will be connected to His thoughts. His
righteousness. You will not ask for things for the wrong
reasons.
James 4:3 NASB
You ask and do not receive, because you ask with wrong
motives, so that you may spend it on your pleasures.
In covenant you will ask according to His purpose.Page 5
Let me read verse 11 Again.
John 15:11 NASB
These things I have spoken to you so that My joy may
be in you, and that your joy may be made full.
The root word for joy means, to rejoice exceedingly, to
be well, thrive.
You are gonna love the Greek word translated full. It is
play-ro’-o. It means, “to make full, to fill up, to cause to
abound, to furnish or supply liberally, to complete to fill
to the top: so that nothing shall be wanting to full
measure, fill to the brim to consummate.”
Sometimes depth is found in the most simplistic things.
The deep things of God are not found by reading
between the lines. They are found by listening in prayer.
They are found in covenant with Jesus. The author and
finisher of our faith.
Religion, and the world looks for an explanation.
The simple truth of dominion and kingdom authority is
found in abiding in Christ.
I am not through talking about Jesus. There is more to
come next week but I will close with this.Page 6
John 14:1-6 NASB
1 “Do not let your heart be troubled; believe in God,
believe also in Me.
2 In My Father’s house are many dwelling places; if it
were not so, I would have told you; for I go to prepare a
place for you.
3 If I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again
and receive you to Myself, that where I am, there you
may be also.
4 And you know the way where I am going.”
5 Thomas said to Him, “Lord, we do not know where
You are going, how do we know the way?”
6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the
life; no one comes to the Father but through Me.
From verse 6 truth is, what is true, and life is, absolute
fulness of life.
The word way deserves some attention. It means
literally, the road. It is used by Christ metaphorically to
say this. “A course of conduct, thinking, feeling, and
deciding.”
WOW
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