Abide in Me

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Abide in Me

July 3, 2022 • Zach Coffin • John 14—15

John 14-15

Three types of Obedience Empower by the Holy Spirit:

1. Fear of the Lord
a. Pharoah after the plagues and repeated requests to let God’s people God. (Exodus 12:31)
b. Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar after the fiery furnace with Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. (Daniel 3:26-29)
c. Ezra after returning from Babylon and teaching the Torah. (Ezra 7-10)
d. Proverbs 1: Fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge. (Proverbs 1:1-7)

2. Duty to the Lord
a. Temple Worship in the Old Testament (Exodus 25-27)
b. Zerubbabel rebuilding the temple after exile in Babylon (Ezra 1-6)

Weak love is still genuine love. Our love isn’t just real love when it is mature. Our love is real when it begins.
-Mike Bickel

3. Love of the Lord
a. Four times in John 14 Jesus says, “If you love me, you will obey me.” (John 14:1-24)

Obedience Rooted in Love of the Lord

1. Empowered by the Holy Spirit (John 14:25-27)
a. God Promises to Empower us for Loving Him (John 14:25-31)

2. Submit to the pruning of the Holy Spirit
a. Every branch gets prunes…even the ones bearing fruit (John 1:1-4)
b. Take on and Take off: Your life following Jesus should look differently through the power of the Holy Spirit. (Ephesians 4:17-5:20)

3. Stay sensitive (bent) towards the nudge of God (Ephesians 4:17-20)
a. I love you Jesus, show me more. (John 15:5-17)

Receive the Counselor

July 10, 2022 • Zach Coffin • John 15:26—16:11, John 14:25–27, Ephesians 4:11–17, 2 Corinthians 5:14–20, Titus 2:11–14

John 15:26-John 16:11 Work of the Holy Spirit 1. Conviction: The “Convictor” of sin in ourselves and others. a. Small voice that says, “Go this way.” (John 14:25-27) b. We can “speak the truth in love” but we can’t ultimately do the work of changing someone’s heart and mind. (Ephesians 4:11-17) 2. Righteousness Revealed: Making clear God’s Way of Salvation and Life. a. Jesus’ death and coming resurrection. (2 Corinthians 5:21) b. The old self being put to death and made new. (2 Corinthians 5:14-20) c. Empowered by the Holy Spirit to live Holy (separate) (Titus 2:11-14, Ephesians 4:20-5:20) i. Whisper (Promptings) of God’s Voice, Gut feeling, Audible Guidance ii. Hunger for God’s Way (Psalm 34:8-9) 3. Judgement Pardoned: Through the completed work of Jesus our sins are forgiven and through the empowerment of the Holy Spirit we live “pardoned” lives. Jesus’ work is complete (Romans 3:22-24) Faith in Christ gives pardon from eternal death (Romans 3:25-26) Grace from the Holy Spirit to live Holy. (Ephesians 2:3-10) God’s grace for God’s assignment (Ephesians 2:3-10) 4. Unity Through Christ with One Another: The Holy Spirit Empowers Believers to live in Unity (John 17:20-24) a. Unity in Christ is greater than unity in Policy or Politics i. The order matters! Confusion comes when our primary motivators are different. b. How do we interpret these cultural moments? The Wesleyan Quadrilateral i. Scripture ii. Church History iii. Reason iv. Experience c. Unity around Christ shows the world the love for which Christ was sent. A life bent towards God is marked by surrendering to the voice and activity of the Holy Spirit.