March 2026

Good, Jesus is Leaving (John  16:1 – 15)

 Good, Jesus is Leaving

John  16:1 – 15

 

For your good?

 

Exclusion and Execution (v1 – 3)

  

Grieving Hearts (v4 – 6)

 

1.         The coming Spirit

1.1             The Spirit will come and convict (v7 – 11)

  

1.2             The Spirit will Guide and Glorify (v12 – 15)

  

The Spirit and our hearts

 

(Preacher: Sam Hemming)

 

Expect to be hated! (John 15:18-27)

Expect to be hated!

John 15:18-27

 

Why Christians should expect to be hated…

      Because we no longer belong               (v18-19)

      Because Jesus is our master                (v20-21)

      Because many hearts are hardened       (v22-24)

      Because it fulfils what God wrote          (v25)

 

And how we should respond?                

By trusting God to do His work             (v26)

By bearing witness to Jesus                 (v27)

By abiding in Jesus                            (15:1-17)

 

(Preacher: Steve Blencowe)

Fruitful Friends of Jesus (John 15:1-17)

Faithful Friends of Jesus?

John 15:1-17

 

Context: Seven signs and seven “I am” statements   (15:1)

  • John writes – so we would believe and have life  (20:30-31) 
  • And Jesus prepares His disciples to really live (ch13-17)

To really live, means remaining/abiding in Jesus (15:1-8)

  •  bearing much fruit
  •  in prayerful dependence on God
  •  and bringing glory to God the Father

 

Remaining in Jesus means remaining in His love, as friends  (15:9-16)

  • Which will be seen in obedience to Jesus
  • in love for one another, and
  • in prayerful dependence on God

 

Are you really living? As a faithful and fruitful friend of Jesus?