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Outloud Bible Project Podcast · Mike Domeny

John 15-16: Abide

April 9, 2026·16 min·1 clip
Mike Dominey reveals a discipleship guide for John 11-20 that helps listeners go deeper with the Bible.
The episode opens with Mike promoting the Echo Discipleship Guide for John 11-20, available on the Outloud Bible Project website. He explains this resource helps listeners go deeper individually or with others. Mike then introduces the book of John, noting the author refers to himself as 'the disciple Jesus loved,' which he interprets as humble amazement. He contextualizes Jesus' teachings in John 15-16 as occurring during Jesus' final week, aimed at future disciples. Mike reads John 15:1-17, covering the vine and branches metaphor, commandments to love and bear fruit, and the shift from slaves to friends. He continues with John 15:18-16:4, where Jesus warns of persecution and hatred from the world. The reading includes John 16:5-15, where Jesus explains his departure and the coming Advocate, the Holy Spirit, who will guide into truth. Mike reads John 16:16-24, where Jesus uses the analogy of a woman in childbirth to describe sorrow turning to joy. He concludes the reading with John 16:25-33, where Jesus speaks plainly and promises peace despite trouble. After the reading, Mike reflects on chapter 15, emphasizing 'abiding' as staying connected to Jesus like branches to a vine. He explains that apart from Christ, believers can do nothing fruitful. Mike discusses pruning as part of healthy growth, noting it involves painful loss of even good things to redirect energy toward more fruitful endeavors. He encourages listeners experiencing pruning to keep abiding, trusting better fruit will come. The episode ends with a promo for free resources and support for the ministry.

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A steady John teaching on abiding, fruitfulness, love, and pressure from the world.

Outloud Bible Project reads John as a call to abide, bear fruit, and love one another, while also warning that disciples should expect hatred and persecution from the world.

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