As Jesus is praying for us in this text, we learn a picture of what He is currently doing in heaven. Something else that we learn is how Jesus desires us to live here on earth. Some related concepts that we have covered have included the ekklesia- the called out ones. We are called out [...]
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As Jesus is praying for us in this text, we learn a picture of what He is currently doing in heaven. Something else that we learn is how Jesus desires us to live here on earth. Some related concepts that we have covered have included the ekklesia- the called out ones. We are called out [...] The last day of Jesus continues while he and His disciples are making their way toward the Garden of Gethsemane. Jesus speaks while they are walking, instructing His disciples about their relationship with Him, with one another, and with the world. He gives them assurances; assurances about their connection to Him, and to one another, [...] I have shared with you many times my exploits as an open- air evangelist. I have been harassed by police, I have gotten tickets, I have been assaulted, even knocked out. Here is a very recent illustration from Deerborn, MI of people’s rights as citizens to free speech being removed because of the speech being [...] Jesus is continuing in the metaphor of the Vine and the branches in this next dialogue with his disciples. Last week, he spoke using this metaphor to describe the relationship of Believers to Himself. Now, he continues this discourse by encouraging us about our relationships with one another. In this dialogue, Jesus establishes that it [...] We have come to the end of John 14. Jesus and his disciples have left the upper room, and are heading down to Gethsemane. Along the way, it was very likely that they were walking through some vineyards, with Jesus speaking to them as they were walking down and through these vineyards, sharing with them [...] Just to place us back into the context of this passage, Jesus and his disciples are in the upper room following the last supper, and prior to Jesus being arrested. The disciples have just heard from Jesus (again) that he is going to be betrayed, and the betrayer has left the gathering, and that he [...] As we return to the scripture found in John 14, I will remind you that Jesus is spending time following supper- His last- comforting his disciples while explaining to them many things they do not yet understand. In this conversation, Jesus has hard sayings, yet these sayings also provide comfort for those with ears to [...] In John 14, we have both Thomas and Philip struggling with the concept of what Jesus is talking about. Thomas desired to know where Jesus was going, and how that the disciples could follow. All Philip wanted Jesus to do was to show Him God and he would believe. Jesus patiently comforts His disciples in [...] Let us go back to the upper room, where Jesus has just washed the disciples’ feet, and shared with them what was to be expected in the coming days. He has dismissed his betrayer, Judas, and now he has 11 left in the upper room. What begins here is the last spoken words [...] |
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