Postscript: “Live a life of love”
May 31, 2021 The teaching which Jesus gave to his disciples on the eve of his death (John 13-17) is profoundly important. These five...
His love for us... and in us
May 30, 2021 17:1-26 What Jesus wants for us Read John 17:24-26 This wonderful prayer concludes with some requests which indicate the...
Why unity is essential
May 29, 2021 17:1-26 What Jesus wants for us Read John 17:23 In the previous two verses, Jesus had expressed his longing that his...
“That they may be one”
May 28, 2021 17:1-26 What Jesus wants for us Read John 17:20-22 In his great prayer on the eve of his death, Jesus prayed first for...
In the world but not of it
May 27, 2021 17:1-26 What Jesus wants for us Read John 17:14-19 The disciples will certainly need God’s protection, for both the world...
“Hallowed be your name”
May 26, 2021 17:1-26 What Jesus wants for us Read John 17:11-13 Jesus knew that his return to the Father (11a,13a) would result in the...
Jesus delights in his disciples
May 25, 2021 17:1-26 What Jesus wants for us Read John 17:6-10 The glorification of Jesus was for the benefit of all those whom the...
The glory of the Son
May 24, 2021 17:1-26 What Jesus wants for us Read John 17:1-5 This prayer is the climax of all that Jesus said to his disciples that...
“Receive the Holy Spirit”
Pentecost Sunday, May 23, 2021 Read John 20:19-22 Just three days after Jesus met with his disciples in an upper room for the Last Supper...
The gift of the Spirit
Read John 7:37-39 On Monday, we will go on to look at the great prayer of Jesus in John 17 but first, on this Pentecost weekend, we pause...