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Fruit-Bearing Branches; John 15:1-8

Fruit-Bearing Branches John 15:1-8, RBF 02/02/2020 Introduction If you are a believer in Jesus Christ, we just read your reason for existence. Did you see it there in verse 8 ? “By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples.” Perhaps you’re familiar with the first line of the Westminster Shorter Catechism:  Q: What is the chief end of man? A: Man’s chief end is to glorify God and to enjoy him forever.  I think that’s a helpful answer. Human beings exist to bring God glory, and to enjoy him. John Piper, following the influence of both Jonathan Edwards and C.S Lewis, changes one word in that statement. “Man’s chief end is to glorify God by enjoying him forever.”  Do these ideas line up with what Jesus says in John 15:1-8 ? Yes. Jesus is saying in these verses is that fruit-bearing is vital. Bearing fruit is a signal, an evidence, a proof that we are genuinely Jesus’ followers. It is the means by which we bring glory to God, and