Fellowship With The Father

Sunday Morning: December 6,1998

Text: 1 John 1:3 "That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ."

Knowledge Of The Life

1 John 1:2 "(For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and show unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us;)"

Learned Of The Father

John 6:44-45 "No man can [present active indicative] come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day. 45. It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh [present middle indicative, for himself] unto me."

Agelasting Life For Those Who Believeth

John 6:40 "And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth [present active participle] the Son, and believeth [present active participle] on him, may [should] have [e]cw, present active subjunctive, esteem] everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day."

Coming And Believing

John 6:35 "And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh [present middle participle] to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth [present middle participle] on me shall never thirst."

Those Given By The Father

John 6:37 "All that the Father giveth [present active indicative] me shall come [future active indicative] to me; and him that cometh [present middle participle] to me I will in no wise cast out."

If Ye Love Me

John 14:15-17 "If ye love [present active subjunctive] me, [shall] keep [guard, future active indicative] my commandments. 16. And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you [that love me] another Comforter [exhorter, the spirit of the truth], that he may abide with you for ever; 17. Even the Spirit of [the] truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you."

Shall Be Loved Of My Father

John 14:21 "He that hath [e]cw, esteemeth, present active participle] my commandments, and keepeth [present active participle, guardeth] them, he it is that loveth [present active participle] me: and he that loveth [present active participle] me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him."

My Father Will Love Him

John 14:23 "Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love [present active subjunctive] me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and [present active participle], and make our abode with him."

The Father Sent The Exhorter

John 14:26 "But the Comforter [exhorter, the spirit of the truth], which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name [to glorify the father in the Son, v13], he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you."

Sent From The Father

John 15:26-27 "But when the Comforter [exhorter, the spirit of the truth] is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of [the] truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me: 27. And ye also shall bear witness, because ye have been with me from the beginning."

He Will Show You Things To Come

John 16:13-15 "Howbeit when he, the Spirit of [the] truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will show you things to come. 14. He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine [inheritance], and shall show it unto you. 15. All things that the Father hath are mine: therefore said I, that he shall take of mine, and shall show it unto you."