Topic:A Prayer For Glory READ THE SCRIPTURE: JOHN 17:1-3 Father, the time has come. Glorify your Son, that your Son may glorify you. For you granted him authority over all people that he might give eternal life to all those you have given him. John 17:1b-2 We have reached the climax of the Upper Room Discourse as we look at …
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Topic:From Sorrow To Joy READ THE : JOHN 16:16-24 I tell you the truth, you will weep and mourn while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy. John 16:20 The concern of the disciples is how long Jesus’ absence is going to last. Jesus had said, In a little while you will see me …
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Topic:All That Is Mine Is Yours READ THE SCRIPTURE: JOHN 16:12-15 He will bring glory to me by taking from what is mine and making it known to you. John 16:14 Sometimes when you listen to Bible teachers today, you get the idea that there is to be a kind of Jesus-oriented Bible teaching with which we begin the Christian …
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Topic:The Spirit, The World, And You READ THE SCRIPTURE: JOHN 16:4-11 When he comes, he will convict the world of guilt in regard to sin and righteousness and judgment: in regard to sin, because men do not believe in me; in regard to righteousness, because I am going to the Father, where you can see me no longer; and in …
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Topic:The Witness READ THE SCRIPTURE: JOHN 15:18-16:3 If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first … When the Counselor comes … he will testify about me. And you also must testify, for you have been with me from the beginning. John 15:18, 26-27 It is remarkable that our Lord moves quickly from His words about …
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Topic:The Greatest Love READ THE SCRIPTURE: JOHN 15:12-17 My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. John 15:12-13 This section begins and ends with the command of Jesus: I command you to love one another. The fact that this is …
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Topic:Active And Passive READ THE SCRIPTURE: JOHN 15:4-11 Remain in me, and I will remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me. John 15:4 Notice that our Lord divides this passage into two sections. There is an activity that is to be …
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Topic:God’s Vineyard READ THE SCRIPTURE: JOHN 15:1-3 He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful. John 15:2 Chapters 15 through 17 occurred as the Lord and His disciples were walking on their way to the Garden of Gethsemane. On the …
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Topic:The Inheritance Of Peace READ THE SCRIPTURE: JOHN 14:27-31 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you; I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. John 14:27 I wonder how many Christians have really come to understand the great fact that peace is our …
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Topic:What Does It Take To Obey? READ THE SCRIPTURE: JOHN 14:21-26 Whoever has my commands and obeys them, he is the one who loves me. He who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love him and show myself to him. John 14:21 To read this, Obey Me, and you will love Me, produces a …
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