<p> The “I AM” Statements of Jesus Lesson 7 I AM the True Vine</p><p>Day One: Read John 15:1–11</p><p>1. According to Isaiah 5:1–7, who is God’s vine in the Old Testament?</p><p>2. How did Israel forfeit God’s blessing? What did the nation experience as a result?</p><p>3. Who is the true vine?</p><p>4. Who is the vinedresser?</p><p>Day Two: The Vine and the Branches</p><p>1. What kind of branches do you find in verses 2a and 6, and who do they represent?</p><p>2. What kind of branches do you find in verses 2b and 8, and who do they represent?</p><p>3. What was the vinedresser responsible to do? Why?</p><p>4. According to verse 3, what is the Father’s divine pruning instrument?</p><p>5. What two foundational principles for living the Christian life are recorded in verse 5?</p><p>Day Three: Abiding in the Vine</p><p>1. Define “abide.”</p><p>2. What does “abide” mean in the context of John 15, and what is abiding in Christ evidence of?</p><p>3. From John 17:21, how is Jesus the perfect example of abiding?</p><p>4. According to Galatians 1:6, how can a Christian fail to abide? Day Four: The Fruit of the Branches</p><p>1.According to verse 4, what does Jesus want His superficial followers to do?</p><p>2. From verse 7, what two conditions are attached to God’s promise of answered prayer?</p><p>3. Match the reference to the corresponding fruit in the life of a believer: a. John 4:39 _____ Believers give to the needy b. Romans 15:26, 28 _____ Believers offer praise to God c. Colossians 1:10 _____ Believers lead others to Christ d. Hebrews 13:15 _____ Believers do good works 4. In verse 8, how does bearing fruit glorify the Father?</p><p>Day Five: Abiding in the Vine</p><p>1.What do the following verses tell about love, obedience and abiding? Deuteronomy 30:19b–20</p><p>John 14:15</p><p>John 15:9</p><p>John 15:10</p><p>1 John 2:5</p><p>Jude 21</p><p>2. According to verse 11, what type of joy did Jesus want His disciples to experience? (See also 1 Peter 1:8.)</p><p>3. What kind of branch are you? Do you bear fruit? What types of activities in your life can you change or increase to have a closer abiding relationship with Christ? </p><p>______JoAnne Layland Spring 2008</p>