This week is Session 11 of our Naturally Supernatural series, and Brian looks at Faith Based Obedience

1. Obedience Based Faith

2. 2
What is it ?????
JOHN
1415-
1511

3. “If you love me, you will keep my
commandments. And I will ask the
Father, and he will give you another
Helper, to be with you forever, even
the Spirit of truth, whom the world
cannot receive, because it neither
sees him nor knows him. You know
him, for he dwells with you and will
be in you.
JOHN
1415-1511

4. “I will not leave you as orphans; I
will come to you. Yet a little while
and the world will see me no more,
but you will see me. Because I live,
you also will live. In that day you
will know that I am in my Father,
and you in me, and I in you.

5. Whoever has my commandments
and keeps them, he it is who loves
me. And he who loves me will be
loved by my Father, and I will love
him and manifest myself to him.”
Judas (not Iscariot) said to him,
“Lord, how is it that you will
manifest yourself to us, and not to
the world?”

6. Jesus answered him, “If anyone
loves me, he will keep my word, and
my Father will love him, and we will
come to him and make our home
with him. Whoever does not love me
does not keep my words. And the
word that you hear is not mine but
the Father's who sent me.

7. “These things I have spoken to you while
I am still with you. But the Helper, the
Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in
my name, he will teach you all things and
bring to your remembrance all that I have
said to you. Peace I leave with you; my
peace I give to you. Not as the world gives
do I give to you. Let not your hearts be
troubled, neither let them be afraid.

8. You heard me say to you, ‘I am
going away, and I will come to you. ’
If you loved me, you would have
rejoiced, because I am going to the
Father, for the Father is greater than
I. And now I have told you before it
takes place, so that when it does take
place you may believe.

9. I will no longer talk much with you,
for the ruler of this world is coming.
He has no claim on me, but I do as
the Father has commanded me, so
that the world may know that I love
the Father. Rise, let us go from here.

10. “I am the true vine, and my Father
is the vinedresser. Every branch in
me that does not bear fruit he takes
away, and every branch that does
bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear
more fruit. Already you are clean
because of the word that I have
spoken to you. Abide in me, and I in
you.

11. As the branch cannot bear fruit by
itself, unless it abides in the vine,
neither can you, unless you abide in
me. I am the vine; you are the
branches. Whoever abides in me and
I in him, he it is that bears much
fruit, for apart from me you can do
nothing.

12. If anyone does not abide in me he is
thrown away like a branch and
withers; and the branches are
gathered, thrown into the fire, and
burned. If you abide in me, and my
words abide in you, ask whatever
you wish, and it will be done for
you.

13. By this my Father is glorified, that
you bear much fruit and so prove to
be my disciples. As the Father has
loved me, so have I loved you. Abide
in my love.

14. If you keep my commandments, you
will abide in my love, just as I have
kept my Father's commandments
and abide in his love. These things I
have spoken to you, that my joy may
be in you, and that your joy may be
full.

15. If you love me you will keep my
commandments. And I will ask the
Father and he will give you another
helper, to be with you forever, even
the Spirit of truth whom the world
cannot receive because it neither
sees him nor knows him. You
know him for he dwells with you
and will be in you.
In the same part of after-dinner discussion
1

16. Whoever has my commandments
and keeps them, he it is who loves
me. And he who loves me will
loved by my Father and I will love
him and manifest myself to him.”
In the same part of after-dinner discussion
2

17. If anyone loves me he will keep my
word, and my Father will love him
and we will come to him and make
our home with him. Whoever does
not love me does not keep my
words. And the words that you
hear are not mine but the Father’s
who sent me.
In the same part of after-dinner discussion
3

18. If you keep my commandments you
will abide in my love, just as I have
kept my Father’s commandments
and abide in his love. These things I
have spoken to you that my joy may
be in you and that your joy may be
full.
In the same part of after-dinner discussion
4

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Go and make disciples of all nations…
teaching them to obey everything I have
commanded you
Matthew 28
JOHN
1415-
1511

20. CORRUPTED OLD
1. Rules without
relationship
2. Motivated by fear
3. The false source of
self-righteous merit.
4. Basis of judgment.
5. No capacity to
transform a human
heart.
NEW
1. Expression of
relationship
2. Motivated by love
for Jesus and people
3. Source of revealed
wisdom
4. First expression of
faith
5. The pathway to
transformation
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29. If you love me you will keep my
commandments. And I will ask the
Father and he will give you another
helper, to be with you forever, even
the Spirit of truth whom the world
cannot receive because it neither
sees him nor knows him. You
know him for he dwells with you
and will be in you.
In the same part of after-dinner discussion
1

30. Whoever has my commandments
and keeps them, he it is who loves
me. And he who loves me will
loved by my Father and I will love
him and manifest myself to him.”
In the same part of after-dinner discussion
2

31. If anyone loves me he will keep my
word, and my Father will love him
and we will come to him and make
our home with him. Whoever does
not love me does not keep my
words. And the words that you
hear are not mine but the Father’s
who sent me.
In the same part of after-dinner discussion
3

32. If you keep my commandments you
will abide in my love, just as I have
kept my Father’s commandments
and abide in his love. These things I
have spoken to you that my joy may
be in you and that your joy may be
full.
In the same part of after-dinner discussion
4

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34. Now after John was arrested,
Jesus came into Galilee
proclaiming the gospel of God and saying,
The time is fulfilled,
and the kingdom of God is at hand,
repent and
believe the good news.
Mark 1 14, 15
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THE FIRST COMMANDMENT OF JESUS

35. 1. INFORMATION
text and context
2. COMMANDMENT/REVELATION
what is Jesus telling us to do
3. FAITH
trusting what Jesus said
4. OBEDIENCE
doing what Jesus said
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36. 5. ACCOUNTABILITY
team help
6. PRESENCE/FELLOWSHIP
Father and Son
7. TRANSFORMATION
end of the need for the commandment
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