John 17 - I struggled with what to write about today. In this chapter, Yeshua is praying to HaShem. There are so many layers of things he prays about that we could spend a week talking about just this chapter. In fact, even as he is wrapping up his ministry here on earth, he once … Continue reading John 17 – Sent
John 16 - Once again, Yeshua's disciples are bombarded with his talk of going and coming, the Helper, the Father, telling them they will fall away and be put out of the synagogue - all these things that seemed so cryptic to them at the time. Yeshua even says to them, "I have said these … Continue reading John 16 – Peace and joy
John 15:18-27 -- It seems, more so now than at any other time in our country's history, that there is a spiritual war on believers. It's certainly not to the level of countries like China, who jail Christians, but it has become the norm to openly oppose and attempt to persecute believers for their beliefs … Continue reading John 15:18-27 – Not of the world
In John 15:1-17, Yeshua continues to speak with his disciples after sharing their last meal together. His words are once again heavy with layered meaning as he imparts more to them before they would enter this most confusing and difficult time as their Messiah would be led away to his death. As devout Jewish men, … Continue reading John 15:1-17 – Facing giants
As Yeshua is ending his last meal with his disciples, he leaves them with his last words of comfort and reassurance of who he is, where he is going, and what he will do. (John 14) These words, that make so much sense to us in hindsight, were incredibly cryptic to the men who sat … Continue reading John 14 – Yeshua’s peace
Yeshua came as the very antithesis of what the people of Israel were looking and hoping for in a Messiah. In John 13, he is sharing with his disciples some of his final words before his death. He did not preach the overthrow of the Romans. He did not preach a prosperity gospel. He taught … Continue reading John 13 – Chesed
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