John 13
Happiness Comes by Serving Others
The key to this passage is found in verse 17 – “If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them.†The sequence is important, which is humbleness, holiness and then happiness. Happiness is the by- product of a life that is lived in humbleness and holiness (vv. 12-17). The world thinks that …
Humbleness, Holiness and Happiness
Chapter 13 gives an account of the Last Supper and of the beginning of the Lord’s farewell message to His disciples. They met together in the Upper Room to observe the Passover. Jesus knew that “His hour was come†(v. 1), and that Judas would soon betray Him (v. 2). Jesus knew …