Read John 14:5-14
John 14:13
And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
*Whenever we pray for something we need to ask it in Jesus' name. It will be answered so that His Father may be glorified in the Son.
Friday, March 8, 2019
Kept His Commandments
John 14:15
If ye Love me, keep my commandments.
*Question
How many of the Lord's commandments do you know?
If ye Love me, keep my commandments.
*Question
How many of the Lord's commandments do you know?
Wednesday, March 6, 2019
A House of Many Mansions
John 14:1-4
Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also. And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know.
* What a beautiful thought.
Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also. And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know.
* What a beautiful thought.
Tuesday, March 5, 2019
Personal Challenge
This morning was one of those kind of mornings in which everything I thought about came out negative. I'm not a good wife, I'm not a good Christian, I'm not a good housekeeper. I finally had enough of woe-is-me thinking and I ask God why I was believing all those lies. It came down to not enough time in God's word. We are doing a study here, which I find a great help, but not enough. So I had been thinking for some time in doing more Bible reading. I had a chance to start it today.
I had an appointment to get a test today and I was thinking I didn't need to take my big pocketbook so I got my small one and took that. However, I forgot that I would be going to work with my husband and my big pocketbook had my phone and Kindle in it. I has also left the book I was reading home. . So no books when I got to church. It turned out to be a blessing in disguise. For this gave me the opportunity to get my notebook out and start my project.
First thing I did was get a Bible and then open it up to Genesis and copied down how many chapters it had in it. Then I went through the Old Testament books and did the same for all of them. I wasn't sure how I was going to read them as some had 50 chapters and some only had four or less. Instead of doing the New Testament also I decided to just start out reading the Old Testament books. I figured that I read a lot of fiction books why not spend my time reading the Bible. After I put down the chapters I started with Genesis chapter 1. I took notes as I read. Then I continued to read to chapter 22. I was thinking that was a good start. So now when I go to the church I will spend some of my time reading the Bible. Taking notes when I feel I need to remember what I read. I found it refreshing just reading the chapters and finding out more than just creation and Noah's story.
So my personal challenge is to read the Old Testament as if it was one of my books from the library. And that way get closer to my Lord and God my Father.
*Question
Do you have some time on your hands where you can just sit down and read the Bible through?
I had an appointment to get a test today and I was thinking I didn't need to take my big pocketbook so I got my small one and took that. However, I forgot that I would be going to work with my husband and my big pocketbook had my phone and Kindle in it. I has also left the book I was reading home. . So no books when I got to church. It turned out to be a blessing in disguise. For this gave me the opportunity to get my notebook out and start my project.
First thing I did was get a Bible and then open it up to Genesis and copied down how many chapters it had in it. Then I went through the Old Testament books and did the same for all of them. I wasn't sure how I was going to read them as some had 50 chapters and some only had four or less. Instead of doing the New Testament also I decided to just start out reading the Old Testament books. I figured that I read a lot of fiction books why not spend my time reading the Bible. After I put down the chapters I started with Genesis chapter 1. I took notes as I read. Then I continued to read to chapter 22. I was thinking that was a good start. So now when I go to the church I will spend some of my time reading the Bible. Taking notes when I feel I need to remember what I read. I found it refreshing just reading the chapters and finding out more than just creation and Noah's story.
So my personal challenge is to read the Old Testament as if it was one of my books from the library. And that way get closer to my Lord and God my Father.
*Question
Do you have some time on your hands where you can just sit down and read the Bible through?
Monday, March 4, 2019
A New Commandment
John 13:31-38
John 13:34-35
A new commandment I give unto you, That ye Love one another, as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have Love one to another.
*Jesus told the people that He had a new command for them and that was to love one another and to love others as Jesus has loved them. By doing this people would then know that they were disciples of the Lord.
*Question
Do you love others like Christ has loved you?
John 13:34-35
A new commandment I give unto you, That ye Love one another, as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have Love one to another.
*Jesus told the people that He had a new command for them and that was to love one another and to love others as Jesus has loved them. By doing this people would then know that they were disciples of the Lord.
*Question
Do you love others like Christ has loved you?
Saturday, March 2, 2019
Jesus Preparing for His Betrayal
John 13:18-30 (Read the full portion so can get whole concept of the verses)
John 13:18-19 (KJV)
I speak not of you all: I know whom I have chosen: but that the scripture may be fulfilled, He that eateth bread with me hath lifted up his heel against me. Now I tell you before it come, that when it is come to pass, ye may believe that I am he.
John 13:18-19 (NLT)
I am not saying these things to all of you; I know so well each one of you I chose. The Scriptures declare, The one who shares my food has turned against me, and this will soon come true. I tell you this now, so that when it happens you will believe I am the Messiah.
* Let's Talk About It
Jesus knew that one of his disciples was going to betray him. He knew that the Devil was going to enter into him after he ate from the supper. Jesus knows what we will do also. He knows our hearts and what we plan to do. Judas didn't realize at the time he betrayed Jesus how wrong it was. He was just after the money. He would soon find out what it meant to betray Jesus.
*Question
Like Judas, do we know what it means to betray Jesus? To go against Him in our deeds and thoughts. Do we fully realize what this does to us and how bad Jesus feels about it?
John 13:18-19 (KJV)
I speak not of you all: I know whom I have chosen: but that the scripture may be fulfilled, He that eateth bread with me hath lifted up his heel against me. Now I tell you before it come, that when it is come to pass, ye may believe that I am he.
John 13:18-19 (NLT)
I am not saying these things to all of you; I know so well each one of you I chose. The Scriptures declare, The one who shares my food has turned against me, and this will soon come true. I tell you this now, so that when it happens you will believe I am the Messiah.
* Let's Talk About It
Jesus knew that one of his disciples was going to betray him. He knew that the Devil was going to enter into him after he ate from the supper. Jesus knows what we will do also. He knows our hearts and what we plan to do. Judas didn't realize at the time he betrayed Jesus how wrong it was. He was just after the money. He would soon find out what it meant to betray Jesus.
*Question
Like Judas, do we know what it means to betray Jesus? To go against Him in our deeds and thoughts. Do we fully realize what this does to us and how bad Jesus feels about it?
Friday, March 1, 2019
Jesus Washes the Feet of the Disciples
John 13:1-17(NLT)
Before the Passover celebration, Jesus knew that his hour had come to leave this world and return to his Father. He now showed the disciples the full extent of his Love. It was time for supper, and the Devil had already enticed Judas, son of Simon Iscariot, to carry out his plan to betray Jesus. Jesus knew that the Father had given him authority over everything and that he had come from God and would return to God. So he got up from the table, took off his robe, wrapped a towel around his waist, and poured water into a basin. Then he began to wash the disciples' feet and to wipe them with the towel he had around him. When he came to Simon Peter, Peter said to him, "Lord, why are you going to wash my feet:" Jesus replied, "You don't understand now why I am doing it; someday you will." "No," Peter protested, "you will never wash my feet!" Jesus replied, "But if I don't wash you, you won't belong to me." Simon Peter exclaimed, "Then wash my hands and head as well, Lord, not just my feet!" Jesus replied, "A person who has bathed all over does not need to wash, except for the feet, to be entirely clean. And you are clean but that isn't true of everyone here." For Jesus knew who would betray him. That is what he meant when he said, "Not all of you are clean."
After washing their feet, he put on his robe again and sat down and asked, "Do you understand what I was doing? You call me Teacher and Lord, and you are right because it is true. And since I, the Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash each other's feet. I have given you an example to follow. Do as I have done to you. How true it is that a servant is not greater than the master. Nor are messengers greater than the master. Nor are messengers more important that the one who sends them. You know these things now do them! That is the path of blessing.
Before the Passover celebration, Jesus knew that his hour had come to leave this world and return to his Father. He now showed the disciples the full extent of his Love. It was time for supper, and the Devil had already enticed Judas, son of Simon Iscariot, to carry out his plan to betray Jesus. Jesus knew that the Father had given him authority over everything and that he had come from God and would return to God. So he got up from the table, took off his robe, wrapped a towel around his waist, and poured water into a basin. Then he began to wash the disciples' feet and to wipe them with the towel he had around him. When he came to Simon Peter, Peter said to him, "Lord, why are you going to wash my feet:" Jesus replied, "You don't understand now why I am doing it; someday you will." "No," Peter protested, "you will never wash my feet!" Jesus replied, "But if I don't wash you, you won't belong to me." Simon Peter exclaimed, "Then wash my hands and head as well, Lord, not just my feet!" Jesus replied, "A person who has bathed all over does not need to wash, except for the feet, to be entirely clean. And you are clean but that isn't true of everyone here." For Jesus knew who would betray him. That is what he meant when he said, "Not all of you are clean."
After washing their feet, he put on his robe again and sat down and asked, "Do you understand what I was doing? You call me Teacher and Lord, and you are right because it is true. And since I, the Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash each other's feet. I have given you an example to follow. Do as I have done to you. How true it is that a servant is not greater than the master. Nor are messengers greater than the master. Nor are messengers more important that the one who sends them. You know these things now do them! That is the path of blessing.
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