Jesus prayed for His disciples and in the processes gave a clear description of His disciples: those to whom He manifested the Father’s name and who were given to Him by the Father, from out of the world, to receive the Word of God. Pray for an

Pray For Glory

9 days ago 39m 58s

Jesus’ first impulse regarding the challenge ahead of Him was prayer and His first prayer was for the glory of God and the first prayers of glory were rooted in eternality, authority, salvation, and fulfillment of mission. Prayerfully seek Jesu

Take Heart; I Have Overcome The World!

16 days ago

Jesus was newly clear about the facts that He had come from, was going to, and was always with the Father and that all who believe Him concerning these things will know persecution, the love of the Father, and peace that surpasses understanding

Your Sorrow Will Turn Into Full Joy

23 days ago

While Jesus would soon leave His followers (be crucified and then ascent back to heaven), and while this would be really hard for His followers, fullness of joy would soon and forever follow. Therefore, share this good news faithfully with all

The Advantages Of Gradual Revelation And The Holy Spirit

30 days ago

Truly following Jesus in a world that rejects Jesus will often be marked by significant hardships, but Jesus has left us with every advantage we need to persevere through them; namely, His Word and His Spirit. So glorify God, by reading Jesus’

When The Helper Comes, More Help Comes

May 19th, 2024 41m 21s

The Helper, the Holy Spirit, the third person of the Holy Trinity, will help us when honoring God is costly. Courageously live godly lives in complete confidence that the Spirit makes every righteous risk right.

God’s Self Revelation

May 12th, 2024 42m 43s

At the heart of this chapter is God's self-revelation by sight and sound as the Savior of Israel. God prepared Moses to act as His mediator as a shadow of what He would do through the greater Mediator, Jesus Christ. While Christ rules on his he

The World Hates You, Love One Another

May 5th, 2024 40m 33s

Wherever Jesus is hated in the world, all who truly follow Him will be hated too. Follow Jesus in such a way that those who hate Him will also hate us, and love one another in such a way that will protect and heal us from the world's attacks.

The World Hates You, Love One Another

May 5th, 2024 40m 33s

I Chose You To Love, Obey, Befriend, Teach, And Pray

Apr 28th, 2024 46m 5s

Jesus chose His followers (they didn't choose Him) and He did so in order that they might bear lasting fruit among all mankind. Throughout the six verses, Jesus named five specific kinds of abiding fruit: love, obedience, friendship, teaching,

I Am The True Vine – Part 4

Apr 21st, 2024 43m 4s

Asking for something in Jesus' name and abiding in Jesus are inseparably connected. And likewise, abiding in Jesus and abiding in His word are inseparable. It's when both of these points are combined that we receive the blessing of having our p

The Role Of Faith And Obedience In Missions

Apr 14th, 2024 47m 26s

Every one of us—kids too—should find one specific way to grow in our love for and trust in God so that we can find one specific way to grow in our obedience to God's missions commands.

The Great Missionary Hope

Apr 7th, 2024 38m 26s

This passage is not just about push pins and strings on a missionary map in the hallway of the church. It's about all of us, each one in this room, working together to change the whole world in the power of the gospel. That's the charge he left

I Am The True (Resurrected) Vine – Part 3

Apr 1st, 2024 35m 34s

The Christian life is about abiding in Jesus in such a way that His mind, heart, and actions flow freely out of us, and all according to the superintending grace and unlimited blessings of God, all of which flow freely out of all that Jesus acc

I Am The True (Resurrected) Vine – Part Three

Apr 1st, 2024 35m 34s

I Am the True Vine – Part 2

Mar 24th, 2024 44m 47s

Read God's Word in order to know what it means to be united to Jesus, and strive with the Spirit's help to fully abide in Him, all so that we might do good works for the glory of God.

I Am The True Vine – Part 1

Mar 17th, 2024 35m 34s

John 15:1-11 “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. 3 Already you are clean because of th

The Ruler Of This World Is Coming, But He Has No Claim On Me

Mar 10th, 2024 42m 32s

Jesus would not only die in the place of His followers in order to bring them eternal life, but also leave them with everything they need to thrive in His physical absence and share in His victory. Trust in Jesus, reject the devil, and walk in

The Path To A Peaceful Life

Mar 3rd, 2024 38m 9s

There are three main themes in this passage; three key features of the path of peace. First, love for Jesus always equals obedience to Jesus. Second, when Jesus returned to the Father, He sent the Holy Spirit to help His followers. And third, J

Greater Works And Answered Prayers

Feb 25th, 2024 44m 50s

On account of being one with the Father, on account of His sacrificial death being accepted by the Father, and for the Father's glory, Jesus' followers will do marvelous works and have our prayers answered. Consequently, let all of God's people

Let Not Your Hearts Be Troubled

Feb 18th, 2024 36m 17s

The heart of this passage—the two big ideas—are a command from Jesus to not let troubles overtake you and an explanation of how belief in God is the means to obey. The main takeaways for us are to carefully consider what troubles and doesn’t tr

I Am Going To Glory, So Love One Another

Feb 12th, 2024 43m 24s

There are three main ideas for us to see in this passage: (1) The Father and Son would be glorified in awesome ways, (2) Through the Son’s departure, (3) And so Jesus gave them a “new commandment” to guide them through His glorification and dep

One Of You Will Betray Me

Feb 4th, 2024 38m 16s

Jesus knew that Judas would betray Him, yet He chose him anyway for the glory of God and the good of His people.

Love, The Devil, And Foot-Washing Glory

Jan 28th, 2024 38m 29s

Jesus' glory includes a love-to-the-end, foot-washing kind of glory. We must learn to love true glory, to listen to and obey Jesus in all things, and to follow Jesus' example in expressing humble, servant-love wherever we go.

Remember Why You Should Believe In Jesus

Jan 22nd, 2024 38m 35s

Believing in Jesus is right, good, wise, and necessary. Work diligently (in the Spirit's power and with the means of grace God has given us) to remember these things at all times, in order to live in light of them at all times.