1 “I have said all these things to you to keep you from falling away. John 16:1 In the Upper Room, Jesus is speaking with the Disciples regarding what is to take place. He is letting them know that great trials await them and though He is going back to the Father, He is promising…
18 “If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you. 19 If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. John 15:18-19 In the last…
1 “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. 2 Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit. John 15:1-2 Jesus is the source of life, the true vine and God the Father…
In this passage from John 14, Jesus gives three big ideas: 1) Jesus and the Father are One; 2) If we love Him, we will obey His commands – follow His Word; and 3) Though He is leaving soon (going back to the Father), He will not leave us as orphans. He has promised to…
Do we spend more time being prepared for Christmas each year, celebrating His birth rather than being prepared for His soon return?
There is an unwritten thought about Christmas gifts, and gifts in general. The gift someone gives tells us what they think about us. Goes even deeper. Not just what they think of us but also how much they know us. How they think and feel about us. Christmas is ultimately not about us giving gifts…
6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. John 14:6 Often in today’s world, we look for our comfort and joy in material things. Our wealth, families, jobs, etc… are necessary but they don’t give us the joy and comfort…
Now before the Feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart out of this world to the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end. John 13:1 How much did Jesus know of what was going to happen to Him? All of…
23 And Jesus answered them, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. 24 Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. 25 Whoever loves his life loses it, and whoever hates his life…