The Sermon Why Does Jesus Call Us Friends? by David McGee
Oct 30, 2022
Why Does Jesus Call Us Friends? (36:01)
Referenced Scriptures: John 15:15; Proverbs 3:3-6; John 15:1-17; Isaiah 41:5-10; James 2:23; John 13:16; Luke 17:10
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The scriptures below are from the WEB Bible.
John 15:15
15) No longer do I call you servants, for the servant doesn‘t know what his lord does. But I have called you friends, for everything that I heard from my Father, I have made known to you.
Proverbs 3:3-6
3) Don‘t let kindness and truth forsake you. Bind them around your neck. Write them on the tablet of your heart.
4) So you will find favor and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
5) Trust in Yahweh with all your heart, And don‘t lean on your own understanding.
6) In all your ways acknowledge him, And he will direct your paths.
John 15:1-17
1) "I am the true vine, and my Father is the farmer.
2) Every branch in me that doesn‘t bear fruit, he takes away. Every branch that bears fruit, he prunes, that it may bear more fruit.
3) You are already pruned clean because of the word which I have spoken to you.
4) Remain in me, and I in you. As the branch can‘t bear fruit by itself, unless it remains in the vine, so neither can you, unless you remain in me.
5) I am the vine. You are the branches. He who remains in me, and I in him, the same bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.
6) If a man doesn‘t remain in me, he is thrown out as a branch, and is withered; and they gather them, throw them into the fire, and they are burned.
7) If you remain in me, and my words remain in you, you will ask whatever you desire, and it will be done to you.
8) In this is my Father glorified, that you bear much fruit; and so you will be my disciples.
9) Even as the Father has loved me, I also have loved you. Remain in my love.
10) If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love; even as I have kept my Father‘s commandments, and remain in his love.
11) I have spoken these things to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be made full.
12) This is my commandment, that you love one another, even as I have loved you.
13) Greater love has no one than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
14) You are my friends, if you do whatever I command you.
15) No longer do I call you servants, for the servant doesn‘t know what his lord does. But I have called you friends, for everything that I heard from my Father, I have made known to you.
16) You didn‘t choose me, but I chose you, and appointed you, that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain; that whatever you will ask of the Father in my name, he may give it to you.
17) I command these things to you, that you may love one another.
Isaiah 41:5-10
5) The isles have seen, and fear; the ends of the earth tremble; they draw near, and come.
6) They help everyone his neighbor; and [every one] says to his brother, Be of good courage.
7) So the carpenter encourages the goldsmith, [and] he who smoothes with the hammer him who strikes the anvil, saying of the soldering, It is good; and he fastens it with nails, that is should not be moved.
8) But you, Israel, my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend,
9) you whom I have taken hold of from the ends of the earth, and called from the corners of it, and said to you, You are my servant, I have chosen you and not cast you away;
10) Don‘t you be afraid, for I am with you; don‘t be dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you; yes, I will help you; yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness.
James 2:23
23) and the scripture was fulfilled which says, "Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him as righteousness;" and he was called the friend of God.
John 13:16
16) Most assuredly I tell you, a servant is not greater than his lord, neither one who is sent greater than he who sent him.
Luke 17:10
10) Even so you also, when you have done all the things that are commanded you, say, ‘We are unworthy servants. We have done our duty.‘"
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