No Greater Love John 15:9–17 Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends. John 15:13 It may not happen often, but sometimes one human being will voluntarily die for another; still, this gift never equals or even parallels Jesus’s sacrifice. We see this when we reflect on…

The Holy Spirit as Teacher John 14:15–27 The Holy Spirit . . . will teach . . . and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you. John 14:26 The Lord’s emphasis on remembering teaches us two separate truths. First, it teaches us that the wisdom of God is not a new thing. It is that…

I Am the Life John 14:1–14 I am the way, and the truth, and the life.  John 14:6 The third part of Christ’s claim in this verse is to be “the life”—for all who believe on him, the emancipator from death. According to Scripture, the natural man is spiritually dead. But Christ can make such…

The New Commandment John 13:31–38 Just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. John 13:34 Jesus is himself our example as we obey his command to love one another. It is not just that we are to love. It is that we are to love as he loved us. His…

Love to the End John 13:1–17 He now showed them the full extent of his love. John 13:1 (NIV) What do we know about the love of God the Father and of the Lord Jesus Christ in the past? First, we can see the love of God in the creation of ourselves to an existence…

Drawn to Jesus John 12:28–36 And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself. John 12:32 To whom does Jesus promise to draw people? The answer is: to himself. It is not said that Jesus will draw men and women to the visible church, still less to one…

Living Witness John 12:1–11 On account of him many [were] believing in Jesus. John 12:11 Many, we are told, believed in Jesus because of Lazarus. Here was a man so much alive because of Jesus and so identified with him in discipleship that others believed on Jesus just because of him. The application is obvious….

Three Choices John 11:45–53 What are we to do? John 11:47 Let me turn the story of the Jerusalem council around in order to address you personally. It began with a question: “What are we to do? For this man performs many signs.” Make this your question. What am I doing with the Miracle-worker? There…

Safe in Jesus’s Hands John 10:27–30 They will never perish. John 10:28 Jesus speaks of God’s perseverance with his saints. That is, that none whom God has called to faith in Christ will be lost. Indeed, how can they be, if God is responsible for their salvation? Jesus says, “I give them eternal life, and…

Saved, Safe, and Satisfied John 10:7–10 I am the door of the sheep. John 10:7 Jesus speaks of three great benefits of entering into God’s flock through him. First, Jesus says that anyone who enters in will be saved. This promise is not only about the future, but also about the past and the present….