John 14:12-14 (NIV) 12  Very truly I tell you, whoever believes in me will do the works I have been doing Father. 13  And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14 Summary John 14 is a chapter we've come to often as we read the Bible together. The emphasis gets lost in English, but is super apparent in the Greek words John recorded.

John 14:25–27 (NIV) 25 “All this I have spoken while still with you. 26 But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit Summary A big portion of John's gospel account consists of Jesus speaking to His disciples right before Throughout the ages, many have tried to deny the divinity of both Christ and the Spirit, but John makes We find an example of this in the Gospel of John. John 2:19-22 reads, 19 Jesus answered them, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up

John 14:15–17 (NIV) 15 “If you love me, keep my commands. 16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give Summary This section of John 14 speaks to the distinct persons of the Trinity.

Summary This is the second time we've come to this passage in John 14 this year.

The Holy Spirit works lots of different ways in you to accomplish your sanctification. Read / Listen Listen to passage & devotional: Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 24 Q. How are the three articles of the Apostle's Creed divided? A. Into three parts: God the Father and our creation; God the Son and our deliverance; God the Holy Spirit and our sanctification. Summary As Jesus speaks to His disciples, the tension is mounting. The crucifixion is only hours away now, and at the end of the previous chapter, Jesus told Peter he'd deny Jesus three times. He's just explained to the disciples that He'd be going away to prepare a place for them, and dropped the truth bombs that He was the way, the truth and the life, and that He was in the Father, and the Father was in Him, and in the passage we read Jesus expands that relationship to include you! He said "I am in the Father, and you are in me, and I am in you. (v20)" Now Jesus introduces the third member of the Trinity: The Comforter... I mean Counselor... or is it the Advocate? Almost every English Bible translation uses a different word here to describe the title given to the Holy Spirit'. This may seem confusing. Which one is the most accurate? The Greek word is paraklētos, which literally means to call out from alongside. With that literal meaning, you can see why all of the English translations are correct! There's not just one word that can fully explain what the Holy Spirit does, so we must use several. It some respects, it doesn't matter what name we apply to Him, because Jesus says the Holy Spirit will be coming in His name, and will teach and remind you everything that Jesus taught. Dig Deeper The Holy Spirit has often been referred to as the shy member of the Trinity. This certainly doesn't imply timidity, instead it describes the fact that the Spirit often sets Himself in the background, shining the glory upon the Father and the Son. Yet the Spirit is every bit as much fully God as what the Father and the Son are. We meet Him in the opening verses of the Bible hovering over the waters of the deep as God the Father begins to speak the world into existence (Gen. 1:2). Although the Spirit does such a broad range of things for us - counseling, comforting, advocating on our behalf - notice that the Catechism encompasses all of these roles under one concept: the Holy Spirit is working out your sanctification. In other words, the Spirit is counseling, comforting and advocating from within you to make you look more and more like Christ in all things. AAA Prayer (About) ACKNOWLEDGE WHO GOD IS: Our Triune God - Father, Son and Holy Spirit; ALIGN YOUR LIFE WITH GOD'S WILL: Pray that you will show your love for Christ by keeping His commands. ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year, a chapter a day - Acts 22

John 1:6-14 (NIV) CONTEXT: This is part of the famous prologue that introduces John's gospel. 6  There was a man sent from God whose name was John. 7  He came as a witness to testify concerning that light   children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God. 14 John has an interesting and unique way of describing belief in the true light. The people Jesus ministered amongst are a good example of what John means.

John 1:9-14 (NIV) 9 The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world. 10 He was 13 children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God. 14 John’s wording regarding Jesus speaks to the nature of who he is. Throughout the Gospel of John, the language of “truth” or “true” is used to distinguish something as What John is attesting to with these descriptions of Jesus is God becoming man.

John 21:1–23 (NIV) 21 Afterward Jesus appeared again to his disciples, by the Sea of Galilee.  it was the Lord. 13  Jesus came, took the bread and gave it to them, and did the same with the fish. 14 Jesus said, “Feed my lambs.”  16  Again Jesus said, “Simon son of John, do you love me?”  So when John tells Peter he recognizes Jesus standing on the shore early in the morning after a long Today: John 12

John 10:11-16 (NIV) CONTEXT: Jesus is speaking to a group of incredulous Pharisees “I am the good shepherd and scatters it. 13  The man runs away because he is a hired hand and cares nothing for the sheep. 14 about Himself are here, it's what He says about His sheep - that's us - that draws our attention today: 14 Today: Romans 14

You have to let go of the darkness to walk in the light 1 John 1–2:2 (NIV) 1 That which was from the Summary John returns to one of his favorite motifs: the contrast between light and darkness, and in Jobes continues, "Just as light and darkness cannot physically coexist in the same space, John uses this Dig Deeper   It's John's explanation of fellowship that's brought us to the first chapter of his first Today: 1 John 2