Mark 14:12 – And on the first day of Unleavened Bread, when they sacrificed the Passover lamb, his disciples said to him, “Where will you have us go and prepare for you to eat the Passover?” From the beginning of his ministry, when he was led into the desert to be tempted by the devil,… Continue reading Fully Prepared
Month: March 2021
Time To Grow
John 15:8 – “By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples.” The final lessons of the great Teacher would be poured out this week and the disciples would no longer be able to sit at the feet of Rabbi Jesus. Their literal baptism-by-fire was approaching… Continue reading Time To Grow
At The Right Time
Matthew 26:6 – Now when Jesus was at Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, a woman came up to him with an alabaster flask of very expensive ointment, and she poured it on his head as he reclined at table. Six days before Passover, Jesus and his disciples were at Bethany and they… Continue reading At The Right Time
Reunited
High Priestly Prayer - vs 24-26 John 17:24 – “Father, I desire that they also, whom you have given me, may be with me where I am…” Do you desire to be with the Lord? Does it surprise you to know that His desire is to be with you? He is praying this prayer because… Continue reading Reunited
United In Truth
High Priestly Prayer – vs 20-23 John 17: 22 – “The glory that you have given me I have given to them, that they may be one even as we are one.” The Lord Jesus had sent the disciples out to spread the truth of the gospel to everyone who would listen. So, when Jesus… Continue reading United In Truth
Protect My Own
High Priestly Prayer – vs 11-19 John 17:11 – “I am no longer in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to you.” This is the central part of Jesus’ prayer and it conveys his deep concern for every one of his followers. These precious souls that were entrusted into… Continue reading Protect My Own
Belonging
High Priestly Prayer – vs 6-10 John 17: 10 – “All mine are yours, and yours are mine, and I am glorified in them.” Everyone wants to belong because it is where a lot of people find their identity. In joining groups or organisations of like-minded people, there is the sense of finding value and… Continue reading Belonging
The Eternal Plan
High Priestly Prayer - vs 1-5 John 17:4 – “I glorified you on earth, having accomplished the work that you gave me to do.” Jesus’ death is imminent and he lifts his eyes up toward heaven to pray to his Father. Jesus would normally go to a quiet place, usually the mountain side, to talk… Continue reading The Eternal Plan
Sorrow to Joy
John 16:16 – “A little while and you will see me no longer, and again a little while and you will see me.” You really have to feel sorry for the disciples at times as they tried to understand all that Jesus told them. They were just getting their heads around the parables when it… Continue reading Sorrow to Joy
Helper and Guide
John 16:13 – When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come. Jesus had spoken to the disciples on a number of… Continue reading Helper and Guide
