As we continue on with John 18 and the judgment against Jesus, think about what you would do, how you would feel betrayed, mocked, lied about, false accusations made, being envied and those who should honor you being jealous of you. Yet, knowing all along it is what must be …
John 18:1-3 After saying these things, Jesus crossed the Kidron Valley with his disciples and entered a grove of olive trees. 2 Judas, the betrayer, knew this place, because Jesus had often gone there with his disciples. 3 The leading priests and Pharisees had given Judas a contingent of Roman …
Proverbs 22:6 (NLT) 6 Direct your children onto the right path, and when they are older, they will not leave it. Hebrews 10:25 (NLT) 25 And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is …
Matthew 13:44 “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field.” Matthew 13:10-17 The disciples came to him and asked, “Why do you speak …
Matthew 6:9-13 is generally what we call the Lord’s prayer. It should be called the disciple’s prayer as it is the way Jesus taught his disciples how to pray. Jesus could not pray, “forgive us our trespasses” as Jesus did not sin. That being said, John 17 is really the …
We need to understand this crazy world, God’s purpose and plan for our lives, and why things happen the way they do. The disciples were faced with many of the same questions. Jesus answered them, and I believe, in the process, he answered us, too! John 15: 18-21 “If the …
I know I talked about these first verses last week, but we can’t leave them until we have completed the thought process. This week we start out looking at John 15: 1-4 again I am the true grapevine, and my Father is the gardener. 2 He cuts off every branch of mine …
For now, they are still in the upper room, they will be leaving the room in a few moments to start walking to Gethsemane but this is still a personal conversation Jesus is having with his closest friends John 14:22 Judas (not Judas Iscariot, but the other disciple with that …
See, I have placed before you an open door that no one can shut. Revelation 3:8b God loves you and has a wonderful plan for your life. For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope …
Jesus and his disciples are still together in the upper room after supper. Judas is gone on his way to the high priest. Jesus continues with his intimate, heart-to-heart conversations with his closest friends. John 14:1-4 “Don’t let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, and trust also in me. …
