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 ...
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 ...
Jesus Prediction of His Betrayal In this passage, Christ told His disciples to brace
themselves because He was leaving. He clearly stated that
one of the disciples would betray Him (vv. 21-22). The
disciples were shocked in amazement and looked at each
other in disbelief (v. 23). Simon Peter, the leader of the
twelve, ...
Christ’s Farewell Sermon to His Disciples From a human perspective, the death of Christ was a
terrible thing that involved unspeakable suffering and
humiliation; but from a heavenly perspective it was the
revelation of the love of God. “The hour is come that the
Son of man should be glorified” (12:23). The word love is
used only ...
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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 ...
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 ...
Jesus Prediction of His Betrayal
In this passage, Christ told His disciples to brace themselves because He was leaving. He clearly stated that one of the disciples would betray Him (vv. 21-22). The disciples were shocked in amazement and looked at each other in disbelief (v. 23). Simon Peter, the leader of the twelve, ...
Christ’s Farewell Sermon to His Disciples
From a human perspective, the death of Christ was a terrible thing that involved unspeakable suffering and humiliation; but from a heavenly perspective it was the revelation of the love of God. “The hour is come that the Son of man should be glorified” (12:23). The word love is used only ...