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- This is why Jesus can say, “You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit – fruit that will last” (John 15:16). This fruit is what flows from our lives quite naturally when we abide in Christ, when we share Christ’s heart, love and passion for the world.
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Jul 19, 2023 · John 15:15 address these questions: “I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you.”.
Jul 30, 2024 · Jesus credits the disciples’ promotion to friendship status to their becoming privy to His insider teachings: “A master doesn’t confide in his slaves. Now you are my friends, since I have told you everything the Father told me” (John 15:15, NLT).
- He prayed about it. In Luke 6:12-13 Jesus prayed all night before He chose the twelve closest people to Him. This shows His choice of a friend was not haphazard; neither should ours be.
- His friends lived lives of obedience to God. In John 15:14 Jesus said “I call you friends if you do what I command you.” It would be foolish for a believer to make their closest friends and confidantes people who live purposeless lives before the Lord.
- Jesus chose His friends to be with Him in order to send them out. Mark 3:14 teaches that the primary expectation Jesus had at first with those He chose as friends was to spend time together.
- Jesus chose friends He could share His heart with. John 15:15 teaches us that Jesus shared His heart with His friends who understood Him. In Matthew 13:11 Jesus told His friends “To you it has been given to understand the secrets of the kingdom of heaven but to them [non-friends] it has not been given.”
Dec 11, 2018 · When Jesus says, “You are my friends if you do what I command you,” let’s respond, like Jonathan, “Whatever you say, I will do for you.” Jesus chose us as friends, he died for us as friends, he caused us to trust him as our friend, and he will remain our friend for the endless ages to come.
Feb 3, 2023 · Jesus chose His friends to be with Him in order to send them out. Mark 3:14 teaches that the primary expectation Jesus had at first with those He chose as friends was to spend time together. They had to learn to “do life” together, not just Bible studies and attend synagogue.
- Joseph Mattera
Jesus made his choice of friends a subject of prayer. He spent a whole night in prayer with God, and then came in the morning to choose his apostles. If Jesus needed thus to pray before choosing his friends, how much more should we seek God's counsel before taking a new friendship into our life!
Feb 15, 2015 · The question I’d like you to think about and ask yourself is, “Would Jesus call me His friend?” Our text reveals four characteristics of those whom Jesus calls His friends: Friends of Jesus love one another, obey His commandments, understand His truths, and are chosen to bear fruit that remains.
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