In Jesus’ conversation with the disciples, He reminds them that they will see Him again after the cross. And that seeing Him will bring them great joy. This Christmas season, it’s good for us to remember the joy of seeing Jesus by looking back at those who saw Jesus at His birth.
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.
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?
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?
God created us so that we could display His glory. But how do we do that? Is it just when we praise Him or tell others about Him? Today, we’re going to discover that every part of our lives is interwoven with the purpose of glorifying God.
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.
