Summary John 17 is known as Jesus' High Priestly Prayer, which He prays right before being arrested and the likeness of man, humbled Himself by becoming obedient to death on a cross (paraphrase of Phil. 2:6-

Summary A of the primary themes in the book of 1 John is love. John talks about God’s love for us, and how amazing it is.

Ezra 6:6-12 (NIV) This passage is a letter written by the mighty King Darius of Persia, written to some

Genesis 6 - 9 (NIV) 11  Now the earth was corrupt in God’s sight and was full of violence. 12  God saw

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

Deuteronomy 30:1–6 CONTEXT: Moses is addressing Israel right before they enter into the Promised Land He will make you more prosperous and numerous than your fathers. 6  The LORD your God will circumcise John Calvin explains what heart circumcision is all about: There is a metaphor in this word circumcise

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Jude 6 (NIV) And the angels who did not keep their positions of authority but abandoned their proper dwelling, he has kept in eternal chains under gloomy darkness until the judgment of the great day…” (v. 6 As John writes in 1 John 4:4, when he talks about testing spirits: “Little children, you are from God

Philippians 1:1-6 (NIV) 1 Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, To all God’s holy people in Christ , I always pray with joy 5  because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, 6  

The Bible App 1 Peter 5:6-11 (NIV) CONTEXT: For this final week in our year long study of the Canons Today's passage is both a doxology and a benediction - words of blessing. 6  Humble yourselves, therefore John Stott writes , "We are not to be surprised by painful trials, as if something strange were happening