How many times do children hear that statement”¦and hate it!!! Yet, Jesus said something like that to eleven grown men. It was on the way to the Garden of Gethsemane on the night He would be betrayed by Judas Iscariot. (NASB) John 16:5-7 “But now I am going to Him who sent Me; and none […]

Often I ignore what another is actually saying when I don”™t understand, or have other things on my mind. Do you do this too? Many times pre-supposition and assumptions are not realistic. The truth is ignored or side-stepped from what is really being stated. Fear or grief or self-pity or even arrogance may ignore the […]

There is nothing “˜soft”™ or “˜easy”™ about following Jesus ““ He warned His disciples of persecution from religious people, these people who claimed to be worshipers of the God of the Bible. (NIV) John 16:2 “They will put you out of the synagogue; in fact, a time is coming when anyone who kills you will […]

As Jesus was talking with His disciples He told them why He had been telling them “these things”, to keep them from stumbling. (See John 16:1) What were “these things”? John 15:1-8 Jesus said, “I am the true vine.” Fix your eyes on Jesus to keep from stumbling. John 15:9-17 Jesus”™ love for His followers. […]

Names for the Lord God in Psalm 86:1-7: LORD ““ is Jehovah Lord ““ is Master (NIV) Psalm 86:1-7 “HEAR, O LORD, and answer me, for I am poor and needy. 2Guard my life, for I am devoted to you. You are my God; save your servant who trusts in you. 3Have mercy on me, […]

Promises made”¦are only good when promises are kept. When the Lord God promises anything, you can KNOW it is as good as done! Jesus promised His disciples to send the Counselor from His Father to them. He did just that at Pentecost. The Holy Spirit”™s Testimony Concerning the Lord Jesus Christ: John 15:26 tells the […]

Hatred is ugly. Hatred etches its lines of cruelty in the actions and faces of those who hate. Jesus never tried to put a pleasant explanation on hatred. He didn”™t pretend it didn”™t exist. He dealt with it openly. He realistically warned His followers of the hatred awaiting Him and the hatred they too, would […]

Remember when you suffer from persecution what Christ Jesus has said: (NASB) John 15:18 “If the world hates you, you know that it has hated Me before it hated you.” For men and women, families throughout the world who are suffering persecution for their faith in the Lord Jesus Christ”¦Remember what Christ said”¦He knows your […]

Christ Jesus gave a command then He logically laid out why and how we are to “˜Love one another”™. (NASB) John 15:12 “This is My commandment, that you love one another, just as I have loved you.” How are we to love others? “˜”¦as I have loved you.”™ We are to love others sacrificially and […]

What truth did Jesus state to His disciples as they walked toward the Garden of Gethsemane? (NASB) John 15:12 “This is My commandment, that you love one another, just as I have loved you.” What explanation did Jesus give for His commandment? (NASB) John 15:13 “Greater love has no one than this, that one lay […]