December 2 John 14:15-21 (ESV) Jesus Promises the Holy Spirit 15 “If you love me, you will keep my commandments. 16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, [1] to be with you forever, 17 even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. … More December 2 John 14:15-21
Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” John 14:6 (verses 1-14 in our reading plan today) One year, we had a Chinese couple in our outreach Bible study group who were intrigued with the Christian message and especially with … More One way: Jesus and Jiaozi
December 1 John 14:1-14 (ESV) I Am the Way, and the Truth, and the Life 14:1 “Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; [1] believe also in me. 2 In my Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? [2] 3 And … More December 1 John 14:1-14
A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” —John 13:34-35, in our Bible reading plan today. J.C. Ryle encourages … More J. C. Ryle on a command so much talked about and so little obeyed
November 25 John 13:31-38 (ESV) A New Commandment 31 When he had gone out, Jesus said, “Now is the Son of Man glorified, and God is glorified in him. 32 If God is glorified in him, God will also glorify him in himself, and glorify him at once. 33 Little children, yet a little while I am with … More November 25 John 13:31-38
“I am telling you before it comes to pass, so that when it does occur, you may believe that I am He.” John 13:19 Here are some insights from John Piper on the passage in our Bible reading plan today, in a sermon, “The Sovereign Sacrifice: Foreknown, Foretold, for Faith” In other words, Jesus is … More One way that God helps us believe in Jesus
November 24 John 13:18-30 (ESV) 18 I am not speaking of all of you; I know whom I have chosen. But the Scripture will be fulfilled, [1] ‘He who ate my bread has lifted his heel against me.’ 19 I am telling you this now, before it takes place, that when it does take place you may believe … More November 24 John 13:18-30
J.C. Ryle on John 13:17, part of our Bible reading plan today: If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them… We are taught, for another thing, in these verses, the uselessness of religious knowledge if not accompanied by practice. We read, “If you know these things, happy are you if you … More J.C. Ryle on knowing vs doing
November 23 John 13:12-17 (ESV) 12 When he had washed their feet and put on his outer garments and resumed his place, he said to them, “Do you understand what I have done to you? 13 You call me Teacher and Lord, and you are right, for so I am. 14 If I then, your Lord and Teacher, … More November 23 John 13:12-17
Now before the feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart out of the world to the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end. John 13:1, in our reading plan for today. John Piper, in a sermon, “Being Loved By … More Piper and Paul: Being Loved by Christ
