1. Talk No. 4
Call to
Communion &
Mission

2. John 15:1-17
Remain in my love and
you will bear fruit.

3. Jesus is the Vine, we are the
branches.
The branches get its life from the
vine.
Cut the branches away from the
vine and the branches will wither
and die.
If the branches remain in the vine,
it will bear fruit abundantly.

4. Jesus Christ is the Life. He
came that we may have the
fullness of life.
God gave us the Holy Spirit,
the life of our soul.
Our soul gets its life from
God.
Separated from God, our soul
will become weak and die.

5. How do we remain in
Communion with God?
1. Remain in the Church.
2. Remain in the Sacraments.
3. Regular reading of the
Scriptures.
4. Maintain a life of prayer.
5. Live the Gospel.

6. The Mission to Love
First, Jesus said, “Remain in my
love.”
Then He said, “I command you –
love one another as I have loved
you.”

7. The Mission Comes from the
Communion
Jesus commanded his disciples:
“Love one another as I have loved
you.”
Then he said, “The greatest love you
can have for your friends is to give
your life for them.”
Then Jesus gave them an example by
giving his life on the cross.

8. The Mission is the fruit of the
Communion.
We cannot separate the
mission from the
communion.

9. Jesus said, “I do not call you
servants anymore, but
friends.”
“Servants do not know what
their master is doing.”
“I have told you everything I
heard from my Father.”

10. A true friend is…
Someone you trust with your life.
Someone who will always be there
for you.
Someone who feels you joys and
pains.
Someone who will never abandon
you.

11. To live in love
is to live in friendship.
You will be happy to do anything
for your friend.
Friendship is the deepest level of
relationship, even between
husband and wife, between
parents and children, and
between siblings.

12. Kaibigan:
Kasama sa hirap at ginhawa
The fruit of this kind of
relationship is a community.
“See how they love one
another.”
Living in a Christian
Community
[Acts 2:40-47; 4:32-35]

13. How do we share
in the mission of Christ?
The Mission of Christ is
three-fold:
Priestly
Prophetic
Kingly

14. Priestly Ministry
To pray and offer
sacrifices.
To heal.

15. Prophetic Ministry
To teach
To preach

16. Kingly Ministry
Jesus is a Servant-King who
came to serve and not to be
served.
To serve
To lead & to govern
To administer

17. Call to Communion & Mission
Reflections:
 How do I experience communion
in my workplace?
 What can I do to strengthen
communion in my workplace?
 How do I intend to live my
mission in the workplace?