Praying from John 15:21. Themes: Persecution, Ignorance, Faithfulness.
Promise. The verse is a warning that people will persecute the reader for following Jesus, but it also promises that this persecution is ultimately because…
Praying from John 15:20. Themes: Persecution, Servanthood, Obedience.
Promise. The verse is a promise that if the reader follows Jesus’ teachings, they will be persecuted just as Jesus was.
Praying from John 15:19. Themes: Separation, Persecution, Election
Promise. The verse promises that because the reader has been chosen out of the world, the world will hate them.
Praying from John 15:18. Themes: Persecution, Unity, Discipleship.
Promise. The verse is assuring the reader that if they are hated by the world, it is because Jesus was also hated before them.
Praying from John 15:17. Themes: Love, Commandment, Unity
Command. The verse commands the reader to love one another.
Praying from John 15:16. Themes: Chosen, Fruitfulness, Prayer.
Both.
Summary: The command is to go and bear fruit, and the promise is that whatever is asked of the Father in Jesus’ name, he may give it.
Praying from John 15:15. Themes: Friendship, Revelation, Servanthood.
Promise. The promise is that Jesus has elevated his disciples from servants to friends, and has shared with them everything he has heard from his Father.
Praying from John 15:14. Themes: Obedience, Friendship, Love.
Command. The verse is instructing the reader to do whatever Jesus commands in order to be considered his friend.
Praying from John 15:13. Themes: Sacrifice, Love, Friendship.
Promise. The verse promises that there is no greater love than someone who lays down their life for their friends.
Praying from John 15:12. Themes: Love, Commandment, Selflessness
Command. The verse commands the reader to love one another as Jesus loved them.
Praying from John 15:11. Themes: Joy, Abiding in Christ, Fullness of Life.
Promise. The verse promises that if the reader listens to what has been spoken, they will have full joy.
Praying from John 15:10. Themes: Obedience, Love, Relationship.
Command. The reader is instructed to keep Jesus’ commandments in order to remain in his love.
Praying from John 15:9. Themes: Love, Remain, Relationship
Command. The reader is commanded to remain in Jesus’ love.
Praying from John 15:8. Themes: Glorification, Fruitfulness, Discipleship.
Command. The verse commands the reader to bear much fruit in order to glorify God and become a disciple of Jesus.
Praying from John 15:7. Themes: Abiding, Prayer, Obedience
Promise.
Summary: If the reader remains in Jesus and His words remain in them, they will be able to ask for whatever they desire and it will be done for t…
Praying from John 15:6. Themes: Judgment, Consequence, Abiding
Command. The verse commands the reader to remain in Jesus or face the consequence of being thrown out and burned.
Praying from John 15:5. Themes: Abiding, Fruitfulness, Dependence.
Promise. The promise is that if the reader remains in Jesus and Jesus remains in them, they will bear much fruit. Without Jesus, they can do nothing.
Praying from John 15:4. Themes: Abiding, Fruitfulness, Dependence
Command. The verse commands the reader to remain in Jesus in order to bear fruit.
Praying from John 15:3. Themes: Cleansing, Word, Pruning.
Promise. The verse is assuring the reader that they have already been cleansed by the word spoken to them.
Praying from John 15:2. Themes: Pruning, Fruitfulness, Discipleship.
Command. The verse instructs the reader to bear fruit and warns that those who do not will be taken away. It also promises that those who do bear fruit wil…