Jesus willingly, and knowingly, was arrested by Judas and others at the garden of Gethsemane in John 18. Just as God’s plan for redemption began in a garden, it also begins to end in one as well. Follow along with us as we draw near to the Cross, the Tomb, and the glorious Resurrection of Jesus the Nazarene in the coming months.

Jesus prayed for the Father to preserve, protect, progress, and perfect the disciples by His power and for His glory.

Sometimes, bad news makes good news even better! 

In our text this morning, Jesus is preparing to leave the disciples behind and He tells them really bad news. A little while longer, however, and the Good News would come, by the power of the Holy Spirit and through the work of Jesus’s death and resurrection!

When Jesus left this world in the flesh of His humanity, He send the Holy Spirit to carry on Their work. The Spirit came to convict the world of sin, righteousness, and judgement; to guide the disciples in truth; and to clarify the glory of Jesus Christ.

During Jesus final moments with His disciples, He warned them of the hatred, persecution, and murderous behavior the world would treat them with. They would go on to experience these things because of their faith in Christ. As believers in the 21st century, how much more should we expect the same?

In the middle of Jesus’ Upper Room Discourse, He teaches the disciples their utmost responsibility: Abiding in Him. By doing so they will fulfill their purpose in bearing much fruit. That same responsibility is relevant to those of us today who find themselves as branches on the Christ-vine.

Join us for the final week of our four-week series in Matthew’s Genealogical account of Jesus. Today’s subject is Bathsheba.

Join us for week three of a four-week series in Matthew’s Genealogical account of Jesus. Today’s subject is Ruth.

Join us for week two of a four-week series in Matthew’s Genealogical account of Jesus. Today’s subject is Rahab.

Join us for week one of a four-week series in Matthew’s Genealogical account of Jesus. Today’s subject is Tamar.