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it will die, then it is no good except to be burned. If you don’t stay close to Me, nothing you do will be good and you can not please God; He will call all you do bad, and throw it away like we do th e dead branches. Memory Verse: Abide in Me- and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fru it of itself, except it abide in th e vine; no more can .ye, except ye abide in Me. Ye are my friends, if ye do whatso ever I command you. John 15:4 and 14. (Close, by speaking of the things th a t we feel sure th a t Jesus w ants us to do, laying stress upon the practical things of every day life, such as being loving, kind, gentle to all, and espe cially to those who are poor and needy, seeking to bring them the love of Jesus. Draw the vine and grapes nam ing them the good thoughts and words and deeds th a t we are sure Jesus would like us to bear, as fru it for Him.)
helping you to bear fru it, ju st as the vine helps th e branches to bear those beautiful grapes. The fru it you bear for Me, will be good thoughts, kind words, and loving deeds. You will n be able to do any of these things, un less you have My help. You must listen very closely to what th e Holy Spirit tells you fo r Me, and let Me give you th e streng th to do these good things. If any branch is cut from th e vine it wilh die and no grapes will ever grow upon it. So if you go away from Me you will not be able to do good any more th a n th e branch can have grapes if it is cut off the vine. Satan will watch h ard to get you away from Me, so you cannot be good; bu t if you love Me you will watch and pray every day to keep close to Me, so th a t Satan will have no chance a t you. If you st? close to Me, you can ask My help at any tim e and you shall have it. th e branch breaks away from th e vine,
JUDY 15, 1923 THE MISSION OF THE HOLY SPIRIT—John 16:1-15 Golden Text: “And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, of righteousness and of judgm ent” (John 1 6 :8 ), Outline: (1) W arning of Persecution, vs. 1-4. (2 ) Welcome Prom ise of Com forter, vs. 5-7. (3 ) Work of the Holy Spirit, vs. 8-15. (1 ) WARNING OF PERSECUTION, vs. 1-4. (v. 4) His words and take courage. The world persecutes believers because it knows nothing of th e F ath e r or of th e Son; because the “ carnal m ind is enm ity against God” (Rom. 8 :7 ). They were to rejoice in persecution, for it is th e badge of membership in the body of Christ (2 Tim. 3 :1 2 ). (2) WELCOME PROMISE OF THE COMFORTER, vs. 5-7.
, “Forewarned is forearm ed.” Jesus warns His disciples of th e coming per secution which will be theirs, and which will be a testimony to th e tru th of His words. So He showed Paul how much he must suffer for His sake (Acts 9 :1 6 ). He warned them th a t they m ight be prepared and th a t they m ight not be ensnared. They were to remember
“If I depart, I will send Him (th e Com forter) unto you’’ (v. 7 ). It was necessary th a t Jesus should leave them, for His work was not yet fully ac complished. He would go “ by th e way of the cross.” If sin is to be atoned for—He must go! If death is to be overcome— He must go! If He is to be
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