In today’s passage, Jesus reminds the disciples that they will have to go through a time of sorrow. But He also reminds them that even out of the sorrow, He will give us joy that overwhelms the sorrow itself.
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Jesus Through the Eyes of John
In John 16, Jesus tells His disciples something unexpected: that His leaving them is for their benefit. How could that be? What could be better than the physical presence of Jesus?
Did you know Jesus taught on hatred? We know already that we should not hate people. But what do we do if people hate us? Jesus tells us why in today’s passage, and also how to respond to it.
Jesus said, “I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit.” What does fruit actually look like when I’m connected to Jesus? Today we look at the second part of Jesus’ answer to that question.
Jesus said, “I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit.” So here’s a question. What does fruit actually look like when I’m connected to Jesus?
In John 15, Jesus uses the image of a grape vine to illustrate the importance of being connected to Him. Here’s the question: how do we know if we are truly connected to Jesus?
As we finish John 14, we’re going to look at yet another gift that Jesus gives us through His Spirit in us: the gift of peace. What is it about Jesus’ peace that makes it different? Why is it such a wonderful gift?
In our passage for today, Jesus takes care of a very important need through the Holy Spirit being in our hearts. The Holy Spirit gives us the assurance that we can fully and confidently trust the reliability of the apostles’ testimonies.
In our passage for today, Jesus helps us to see how important and wonderful it is that the Holy Spirit lives within us. He does that by showing us the special connection to Jesus and to God the Father that the Holy Spirit gives us.
In our passage for today, Jesus tells us about one of the most wonderful blessings He could have given to us to help us as we follow Him. Not just hope for our future, but another Helper who walks with us each day.
