Jesus prays for three things in this passage: to be kept, to be sanctified, and to be sent. Jesus did signs and miracles, and lots of teaching, however his primary mission was to reveal the Father. Before His arrest and cruxifixction He prepares His disciples (and by extension us) to go into the world and…
So now I am giving you a new commandment: Love each other. Just as I have loved you, you should love each other. 35 Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples.” John 13:34-35 NLT
A celebration of the Last Supper and the New Covenant
In this life, the wine will run out. The world’s joys always fade. Satan tries to convince us that the world’s pleasures will satisfy, and they will for a season. But then the pleasure melt away. The wine of illicit pleasure, drugs, wealth, health, success, friendship, etc…, eventually all the wine will run out, leaving…
17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. 18 All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation; 19 that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them,…
5 Walk in wisdom toward outsiders, making the best use of the time. 6 Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person. Colossians 4:5-6 What does it mean to walk wisely?- seeing life from God’s point of view; properly evaluating circumstances and making godly…
2 Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving. Colossians 4:2 We’ve seen Paul progress in his letter to the Colossians from correct doctrine to correct living. He also confronted the heresies that were infiltrating the church. He started by teaching us who God is and what He has done for us. Then he moved…
“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. 4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it…