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@Livingwater Study11B..Friend John 15:1-15 John 15:16: “You did not choose Me but I chose you, and appointed you that you would go and bear fruit, and that your fruit would remain, so that whatever you ask of the Father in My name He may give to you.” We stopped at point 1 in the last study...here we are today,by His grace 2 . The PRIVILEGE of this Friendship There are many privileges in a true friendship, but there is one very special privilege indicated here in verse 15, and it can be summed up in two words –- intimate fellowship . You see, the servant is not taken into his master’’s confidence; he does not know all his personal interests and plans; but with a friend it is so different. To be a friend of Jesus means to be taken into his confidence, and it therefore means to share in his trials and joys. It is a great privilege for a servant to be in the kitchen of the royal palace, but it is a far greater privilege to have an audience with the king. Notice that Abraham is

@Livingwater Study11A...FRIEND CALLED BY A NEW NAME Scripture Portion: John 15: 1-15 INTRODUCTION One of the greatest gifts that God has given to us is the gift of friendship. How great it is to have a true friend. As Christians we rejoice in the fact that the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, our Saviour, is our Friend. He is the best Friend of all (Proverbs 18:24); and He is our Friend because He is first of all our Saviour. In the light of John 15:14-15, are we His friends? Undoubtedly He is a true Friend to us, but are we true friends to Him? (see James 4:4). We should be perfectly clear that in these verses in John 15 our Lord is speaking to saved men and women. In the Old Dispensation the Law said, ““Do this, and live””; but under Grace the Lord says to us, ““Live, and do””. We are not saved by doing, but having been saved by the Lord He says to us –- John 15:14. In other words, to be a true friend of His carries the responsibility of full obedience to Him. 1 . The N