In the Upper Room, Jesus prepares his 11 men for combat. He makes sure they’re realistic about the difficulty that they’re involved in with their mission for making Jesus known around the world. He wants them to be focused on quality solutions that will endure. He wants the disciples and us to focus on the […]

If we are involved in hand-to-hand moral combat between the law of love and the law of hate, how do we fight? Where do we get the power? Not from us, it’s from the Holy spirit. It is His fight. Sin to too big of a problem to solve; only He can solve it. And […]

Jesus tells the disciples in the Upper Room that He wants them to be prepared and not disillusioned when trouble comes. He wants all of us to trust Him with His words. People will do bad things to you because they do not know the true God revealed in Jesus Christ. There is a war […]

Because Jesus has told the disciples so many truths in the Upper Room, He knows they are filled with grief. When we do not have our expectations met, what do we do? We clam up (male condition especially). We get quiet and we grieve. These men are sitting with the One who can answer all […]

The Holy Spirit calls you to God’s Son. How does He do this? He will convict the world of guilt in regard to sin, righteousness and judgement. God will give you a clear explanation of everything. The Counselor shows us that in order to be right with God, we have to accept His righteousness – […]

Leadership: that’s what the Holy Spirit is all about. He does it by always meeting us at our point of need. The ultimate truth is that Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit will guide us in this truth. Jesus is the truth about all of our relationships with each other and with God. Jesus tells […]

In the Upper Room, the only one who is not scared is Jesus. The disciples don’t understand what Jesus is telling them about for when they will see Him again. They are perplexed and scared! So what do we do if we are scared? Don’t be reluctant to ask Jesus and talk to Him about […]

Jesus told the disciples in the Upper Room that they will be able to come directly to the Father because of Jesus’ name and what He was about to accomplish at the cross and His resurrection. We know now that it truly is possible for us to come directly to the Father. When we’re filled […]

This message is on the conclusion of Jesus’ time in the Upper Room with His Disciples. Jesus tells them that God is not trying to make it difficult for people to understand what He is like. Even the reluctant disciples seem to get it at this point in the message. He tells the disciples they […]

In the quiet of an evening meal in the Upper Room with Jesus and His disciples, we get to hear from Jesus’ teachings, as well through reading the Scriptures. We should reflect on how well we know Jesus and how we look at the world. Set aside time to get to know Jesus Christ and […]