The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1905-05-05
The VINE AND
THE BRANCHES
Sunday School Lesson Tor May 7. 1905
Specially Prepared for This Paper.

LESSON IEAT.-J0hn l5l-E Memory
Verse; 8 g. Read Chapters n and Is
GOLDEN TEXT Herein Is Ny Father
glorined that Sc bear muen fruit John
l0t
TIME Same evening as asst lesson.
Thursday The last evening Jesus was with
His disciples
PLACE-An upper room In jerusalem
sCRIPTU RE REFERENCEs The vine.
Psa. SoS-l6. lisa. 5.l-7 Jer 2.2i p; lzl0'
Eek l7gio. Hos. 40 4 Matt nl, Mark u.
10; John I5.i-i2 Cleansing the vine. Sol
Song, 2I5, Amos as. joel T.
The Tree ard It's Fruit Matt. 1850;
Luke 1868. Gal 5.l9-@
Comment and Suggestive Thought
V. /. T." Jesus. True vine" He
is contrast to the false. unfruitful
Israel and all human teachers, for he
alone can send His own life into His
branches, Moreover, as the evef-lv-
| ing Christ He can extend His power
TO lis people at all times. Husband
men" The owner, planter and culti-
yator Of the vine.
V. 2. "Beareth not fruit" Some
who are Christians in name show no |
| likeness to Christ In their lives Tax
eth away" The vinedresser pinches
Off the excess Of woody growth and SUI
perfuous branches So God removes
those who hinder others from being
fruitful Christians. "Purgeth." Re
moves dirt, insects. dried twigs. Thus
God removes bad habits from thos
who give their hearts TO Jesus Many
of the Christians trials, and what hs
at first counts as losses, are Gods
pruning to prepare him for creates
fruitfulness.
V. g. Clean through the word
The disciples TO whom Jesus spok'
were united by love to Him. and thei
previous bad habits and wrong idea
were removed b. His teaching.
v. L. ABIDE in Me" If we wan
to be branches OF Jesus. we must Civ
our hearts love TO Him. Il in you.
We must open our hearts to receiv |
Jesus love. Every day and hour W
should love HIM and rejoice in Hi
love for us. Cannot bear fruit OF IL
self" A branch cut from the vim
may retain its color for some time
but it cannot possibly bear fruit. ~
more can any soul bear fruit that /
pleasing to God or helpful TO men,
ii does not abide in Christ. He is tn |
trunk and we are but the branche:
If we are to be helpful in this world |
II we are 10 do that which is pleasin |
In His sight it must be through Hin
v s.. "Much fruit One who abide
in loving union with Christ manifest
in his life the fruits of the Spirit an |
thus becomes a source Of great goo
to Others.
V. 6. Cast forth withered. burned
A fruiHess branch is cut or and afts
it withers. is burned They who a
not abide in Jesus are separated IA
ther and farther from Him.
VI Ask what ye will" FIR
evidence OF abiding union with jest
, is given by answered prayers. One WI
: is in loving union with Jesus asks
His name John 14:l4). aDd wills
ask for just what Jesus wishes.
VS.. Father glorified' The wor
sees little Of Gods glory. especial
q fails TO recognize His glorious love b. |
I il is brought before all by a fruitft
Christian life. 80 disciples
\ one must be a discple-a learner
4 Jesus in order 10 begin fruit-bearinl
! then the more fruitful be is the no
he learns Of Christ
: W "As the Father hath loy'
( me" The greatest love we can THU
y Of is that between the divine Faith
ana son. Int Jesus says this is II
g measure 90 HIS love for US. Co
e tinue." ABIDE
i v. no. Keep NV commandnants
. A second fruit of abiding Is obclien !
}. -the careful following Of Ills dire
s lions NEe keep His commandment
. because we love Him. and then,
= more we keep Fiis commandments Z |
; more we love, the closer we abide
e IT'S love.
v. III. "1hcse things spoken" Jes
has taught al this for the express m |
pose Of imparting to His disciples
10y This JOY springs from an II
: failing source. God Himself This dc |
not mean a selfish JOY because we Q |
saved, but the Joy Of acquaintance wi
Cod: joy in having a part in carryi |
out His loving purposes. Your JOY
full" The Joy which Jesus I t
= parts though full today. will be gre
er tomorrow. as our capacity for
: ceiving il increases. Earthly trials a /
troubles will not diminish nor disturb +
V. 10. one more direction about
tanning this joy, becoming true fri
bearing branches Of Jesus, is: "LC
" one another" In plain language Jes
SAYS that the world will know, and
ourselves will know. that we abide
Ne Christ If we love each other In
same way that Jesus loves us. As
IL live with Jesus in love, and abide !
Him truly, then our Joy viii be
ny and will ever flow out In love. sy
er patty and helpfulness toward otht
w AS il Is perfectly natural for gra
n vine branch TO aode in the vine
tx draw from It its strength, SO II is for
IL to abide in Jesus