ABIDING ON GOD

INTRODUCTION

A. Greeting: Good Day people of God! It is another great day in the presence of our Lord. The
Lord does great and mighty things, doesn’t he? He works in ways high beyond we can barely
imagine since He is a supernatural God above all else. Are you thankful to the Lord today?
Indeed, we have lots of reasons to be thankful unto Him because until today we can still feel the
warmth of His love.
B. Title: Abiding on God
C. Thematic: This powerful sermon focuses on the importance of having an intimate
connection with God. It will enable us to understand things clearly on what are it to remain on
God, its instructions and the fruit of it.
D. Prayer:
E. Text: John 15
F. Outline Overview: This sermon will highlight two significant topical outlines, “How to Abide
on God?” and “The Fruits of Abiding on God”.
G. Transitional Statement: Along the flow of this sermon, we will be able to understand big
facts which are practical in life through abiding on God. To abide on God means to connect and
to remain in contact to God as the source of everything; the secret of becoming a fruitful
Christian is given emphasis in the outlines of this particular sermon.

II. BODY- Spiritual Principle

A. How to Abide on God?

1. To Possess Unselfishness
It is a characteristic inspired and modeled to us by the Key Persons of the bible. Their
lives are witness of their great devotion and zeal to be in contact with Lord, to remain fruitful. It
means that without God their lives will not be that successful and that until they are able to lend
to us their legacy. It’s a legacy that we need to follow in order to ensure a satisfying life in the
field of the ministry.
a- Inspired by God- 2 Cor. 8:9
b- Lifestyle of Paul- 1 Cor. 10:33
c- Character of Abraham- Gen 13:9
2. To Submit to the Lordship of God
A person cannot be used fully by God without a heart of submission. Before we can be
able to be used by God in a great way, we have first to lay down ourselves and allow Him to
mold and direct us in a way He want us to be. Submission in one way or another is a sign of
total surrender; in this case we merely need to surrender fully to the will of God.
a. Let Your Will be Done- Mat. 10:6
b. Not My Will but Your Will- Mat.26:39
c. May it be to me as You Said- Lk. 1:38
B. The Fruits of Abiding on God
“When you sow, you will reap accordingly to what you sow.” If you sow good things you
will surely take good and substantial result. In contrast to that, once you plant bad seed it is
obvious that your harvest is corruptible. It is a fundamental thing! In truth, if we abide on God
we can be assured that the fruits are great and sizable result that you will enjoy throughout a
lifetime.
a. Spiritual fruitfulness- Jn. 15:5
b. Answered Prayer- Jn. 15:7
c. Peace- Jn. 16:33
d. New Life- 2 Cor. 5:17
e. Righteousness- Phl. 3:9
f. Eternal Life- I Jn. 2:28
g. Productivity- Jn. 15:4

III. CONCLUSION

Abiding on God is a result of our total submission and full trust to Jesus who is the
author and perfector of our faith. It is also matters on our commitment and to follow, to obey
and to love Him. To abide on God is To: 1) Possess unselfishness, 2) Submit to the Lordship of
God. If you abide still to God, you can also enjoy the following virtuous result: 1) Spiritual
Friutfulness, 2) Answered Prayer, 3) Peace, 4) New Life, 5) Righteousness, 6) Eternal Life and 7)
Productivity.

Do you want to be fruitful? Remain tuned-in to God because His ways are perfect and
true for you. Remain and be Blessed!