John 16:12-15 (NIV) 12  “I have much more to say to you, more than you can now bear. 13  But when not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come. 14 So much of John's gospel - from chapter 14-17 - is dedicated to what Jesus taught that night.

John 1:29-31 (NIV) CONTEXT: The religious establishment had just sent a contingent to inquire whether John the Baptist, who'd been garnering massive crowds, was the coming Messiah. John denied he was, and he also denied being a reincarnation of Elijah or the Prophet. John the Apostle doesn't record what it was that John the Baptist was doing when he saw Jesus coming as a lamb (the other being Rev. 5:12, interestingly also written by John).

God's ordinary means of grace ordinarily produce extraordinary people. 1 John 4:11-17 (NIV) 11  Dear complete in us. 13  This is how we know that we live in him and he in us: He has given us of his Spirit. 14 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

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

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

You have continual access to the Father through Jesus, who is your advocate. 1 John 2:1-2 (NIV) My dear Summary John is the only writer in the Bible to use the word paraklētos , and this is the only time When John uses the word paraklētos in His gospel, the translators struggle with it because the meaning But our Confession spills much ink for you to be certain of what John tells you here in chapter two of A LIGN YOUR LIFE WITH GOD'S WILL: Pray that, as John so simply puts it, "you will not sin;" A SK GOD

John 6:35-40 (NIV) 35 Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. Listen to passage & devotional: Belgic Confession of Faith, Article 14: The Creation and Fall of Man But it's here in Article 14 that we've arrive at a fork in the road.

John 17:1–5 (NIV) CONTEXT: As His crucifixion draws near, Jesus prays to His Father. 1 After Jesus said Moses says that God “created the world”; and John says that “all things were created by the Word,” which

John's poetic style defines God's love and grace. 1 John 4:7-10 (NIV) 7 Dear friends, let us love one Summary It often seems like John writes in big loops, like he's repeating the same thing over and over outline format like what you learned in school: Point 1 Subpoint Subpoint Point 2 Subpoint Subpoint John In the case of this passage, the primary message that John wishes to convey is that God is love, and Dig Deeper Ironically, it's the final line in John's passage that attracts our attention today.

1 John 5:19-20 (ESV) 19 We know that we are from God, and the whole world lies in the power of the evil Summary The way John put it doesn't sound right, does it. or anything in the world (1 John 2:15)." The big idea that John tells you here is that "we know that we are from God." John here explains exactly what it means to have your heart/mind regenerated.