Biblia.com John 17:1-5 (NIV) CONTEXT: Jesus has been teaching His disciples after the Last Supper and We'll read the first five verses today, and vss. 6-12 tomorrow. 17 After Jesus said this, he looked toward Canons of Dordt Point 1 - God's Unconditional Election 1 - God's right to condemn all people 2 - God Today: Acts 15

John 3:1-7 (NIV) Now there was a Pharisee, a man named Nicodemus who was a member of the Jewish ruling One of John's best features are the secondary characters we read about throughout the gospel, all of John draws his readers deep into the lives of men like Thomas, Pilate and even John himself using their But one of John's most fascinating secondary characters is Nicodemus. Today: 1 Thessalonians 2

John 11 (NASB95) 1 Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, which was the village of Mary and . 6 So when He heard that he was sick, He then stayed two days longer in the place where He was. -- 17 Summary John wants us to know for certain that Jesus' friend Lazarus wasn't just mostly dead, telling John adds an interesting wrinkle to the story as to why He stayed: 5 Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister Of course John makes it clear why Jesus waited.

Scripture is the sufficient source for knowing and testing what is true. 1 John 4:1–6 (NIV) Dear friends Summary The first letter of John is an excellent overview of the basics of the faith. The apostle John has the same goal as his gospel account in this letter, “I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life” (1 John 5 :13).

1 John 4:19-21 (NIV) 19  We love because he first loved us. 20  Whoever claims to love God yet hates Summary This is now the fourth time we've turned to 1 John 4 this year ( including two days ago ), But we have a way of pushing this fundamental knowledge out of the way of our own egos, so John has good So if you claim to love God - which John just reminded us is only possible because God initiated that Paul beautifully sets forth the Biblical concept of love in 1 Corinthians 13.

God's ordinary means of grace ordinarily produce extraordinary people. 1 John 4:11-17 (NIV) 11  Dear So it is with Christians, John writes here. "God lives in us, and His love is made complete in us." God's love is made complete in you, John indicates, as you " testify that the Father has sent His Son John continues, "if anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in them and they in God Today: Titus 1

Canons of Dordt Point 1 - God's Unconditional Election Index for Articles 1-8 Article 1: God’s Right -23 - Great Is Thy Faithfulness John 3:16-18 - Simple Beauty 1 John 4:8-10 - This Is Love Psalm 103 - ​ Article 4: A Twofold Response to the Gospel John 1:9-13 - The TRUE Light John 3:31-36 - Wrath Removed ​ Article 7: Election Epehesians 1:3-6 - Before the Foundation Deuteronomy 7:1-10 - Set Apart John 17 :1-5 - Sovereign Submission John 17:6-12 - Given Psalm 115 - God Does What He Pleases ​ Article 8: A

John 12:10–19 (NASB95) 10 ...the chief priests planned to put Lazarus to death also; 11 because on account in the way John slyly tells of the chief priests planning to put Lazarus to death also as he segues raised a man four days dead, many were seeking for Jesus, wondering if He would come to the feast (John Dig Deeper But John, inspired by the Holy Spirit, and writing from a perspective decades after Jesus Is. 31:1–3; 1 Ki. 4:26), which would have whipped the political aspirations of the vast crowds into insurrectionist

John 15:1-8 (NIV): “I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. 2 He cuts off every branch in Listen to passage & devotional: Belgic Confession of Faith, Article 14: The Creation and Fall of Man it so plainly, "you were dead in your transgressions and sins" before being made alive (Ephesians 2:1) Today: Matthew 17

John 17:1–5 (NIV) CONTEXT: As His crucifixion draws near, Jesus prays to His Father. 1 After Jesus said Listen to passage & devotional: Belgic Confession of Faith, Article 10: The Deity of Christ We believe Moses says that God “created the world”; and John says that “all things were created by the Word,” which