Love and Hate

The Upper Room - Message 4 - Love and Hate - John 15:12-25

Outline:

Intro: Bearing Fruit – abide, be pruned, love that leads to obedience, full joy – Gal. 5:22-23

I. Love One Another – vs. 12-17
A. Measuring Love (vs. 12-13)1.
B. Loving Devotion = Friendship, Gk: philos (vs. 14-15)
C. Chosen and Appointed (vs. 16)
D. Love One Another (vs. 17)

II. The World Hates Us Because… - vs. 18-25
A. The World Hates God (vs. 18)
B. The World Hates that God Chose Us (vs. 19)
C. The World Hates our Identity in Christ (vs. 20-21)
D. Why Does the World Hate Jesus? (vs. 22-24)
E. The World Hates without a Cause (vs. 25) – Psa. 35:19; 69:4

Conclusion: The favor of the world cannot compare to friendship with Christ. Persecution gives us an opportunity to bear even more fruit! – 1 Cor. 4:11-13; Rom. 12:9-21