John 16:16-24 (ESV Strong’s Bible) 16 “A little while, and you will see me no longer; and again a little while, and you will see me.” Jesus since chapter 15:18 until 16:16, has been telling His disciples that they will face persecutions for their faith. He is been preparing them and telling them to expect […]
Category Archives: The Gospel of John
John 16:12-15 – The Work of the Holy Spirit Part 2
John 16:12-15 (ESV Strong’s Bible) 12 “I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. Jesus after telling his disciples about the Holy Spirit who is the helper and what the helper will come and do, He then tells them that there are so many things that he wanted […]
John 16:7-11 – The Work of the Holy Spirit Part 1
John 16:7-11 (ESV Strong’s Bible) 7 Nevertheless, I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you. Jesus had just told his disciples that instead of asking […]
John 16:1-6 – Jesus prepares his disciples for persecutions and hatred from the world.
John 16:1-6 (ESV Strong’s Bible) 1 “I have said all these things to you to keep you from falling away. By these things, Jesus is reffering to the hatred and the persecution that the world will serve against the disciples. Jesus started in chapter 15:18 to illustrate this fact. The Greek word used for falling […]
John 15:26-27 – The Holy Spirit our Comforter! We must bear Witness!
John 15:26-27 (ESV Strong’s Bible) 26 “But when the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, he will bear witness about me. Take note that since chapter 15:18-25, Jesus has been telling his disciples that the world will hate them and they […]
John 15:22-25 – The World is without an Excuse for their Sins! The world is guilty as charged!
In the previous passage, Jesus indicated to his disciples that just as the world has hated him, they will also hate them in his name. Jesus indicated that they will be persecuted by those that hate God and hate him. John 15:22-25 (ESV Strong’s Bible) 22 If I had not come and spoken to them, […]
John 15:18-21 – The World Hates God! Do you hate God?
We have been busy with John 15 and already have looked at verses 1-17. These were very rich verses that pointed towards us as Christians. How we must abide in Christ to be able to bear fruits, how we must keep Jesus’s commandments if we are to remain in his love, how we must love […]
John 15:9-17 – Only through obedience to Jesus’s commandments, can we remain in his love
John 15:9-17 (ESV Strong’s Bible) 9 As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. I am hoping to cover verses 9-17 in this message but I am in doubt because of the immense richness of these verses. there is so much to learn. We have just learned from verse 1-8 that […]
John 15:1-8: Does your life reflect that Jesus abides in You and you in Him?
John 15:1-8 (ESV Strong’s Bible) I Am the True Vine1 “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. 2 Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit. Jesus here is using the analogy […]
John 14:27-31 – “I love God because I obey his commandments”, says Jesus
John 14:27-31 (ESVST) Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. Peace be with you was a common way of greeting among the Jews. However, Jesus here implies that the type […]