God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
‘And you also must testify, for you have been with me from the beginning.’ John 15:27 (NIV) Jesus is preparing us for the future. He commissions those who follow Him. He is sending us out to the world to give our testimony. He would have us spread the Good News of Him and His Father. ... Continue Reading →
"When the Counselor comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who goes out from the Father, he will testify about me.’ John 15:26 (NIV) Jesus is making a most beautiful promise to those who care to hear it. He is offering to us a capable and essential Helper... Continue Reading →
‘If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not be guilty of sin. Now, however, they have no excuse for their sin.’ John 15:22 (NIV) Are the people Jesus is talking about breaking one of the Ten Commandments? Are they stealing, lying, coveting or killing? Are they not paying tribute to their... Continue Reading →
‘They will treat you this way because of my name, for they do not know the One who sent me.’ John 15:21 (NIV) What is the real reason that people who call themselves good, can act in a manner contrary to the Bible and without compassion for others? Jesus tries to show us. He makes... Continue Reading →
‘If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. That is why the world hates you.’ John 15:19 (NIV) Not long ago perhaps the average Christian remembered that we are not here... Continue Reading →
‘You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit--fruit that will last. Then the Father will give you whatever you ask in my name.’ John 15:16 (NIV) We Christians constantly make a subtle yet consequential mistake. Because we are the ones doing the thinking, we unconsciously believe... Continue Reading →
‘I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master's business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you.’ John 15:15 (NIV) Jesus calls us His friends. He calls us His friends because we follow Him. But is it... Continue Reading →
‘Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.’ John 15:13 (NIV) Celebrated as one of the most beautiful texts in all the Bible, this message is used to point us to the unlimited love that God holds for His children everywhere. It shows that the love of... Continue Reading →
‘My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you.’ John 15:12 (NIV) Many a denomination has grown up under the name of Christianity. Nearly all those who attend these churches are encouraged to study their Bibles. People know the stories of Jesus. We are numerous who are familiar with His teachings. Yet... Continue Reading →
‘I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete.’ John 15:11 (NIV) The Christian today has a great challenge. He or she is a fledgling teetering on the edge of the nest. The dangers are many that would harm its chances to grow into... Continue Reading →
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