John 15:9 “As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. 10 If you obey my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have obeyed my Father’s commands and remain in his love. 11 I have told you this so that my joy may be […]
John 15:1 I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. 2 He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful. 3 You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to […]
John 14:27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. 28 “You heard me say, ‘I am going away and I am coming back to you.’ If you loved me, you […]
John 14:25 “All this I have spoken while still with you. 26 But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you.” Jesus knows that the disciples who are With Christ in the Upper Room are […]
What would you do if you were accused of a crime as an innocent person? That’s what Stephen faced. What would you do if you were falsely accused? Would you put up the best defense you possibly could? That’s what Stephen did. He’s dragged before the Sanhedrin and since they couldn’t stand up to his […]
In Part 1 of Stephen’s Defense (Acts 6:13-7:8), Stephen begins addressing the accusations of blasphemy against the temple and the customs of Moses. This message was first preached at Plymouth Congregational Church of Racine, WI on March 8, 2015 by Barbara Shafer. You can listen to the audio on YouTube by clicking this link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2jBBWLa8tY&feature=youtu.be
John 14:18 I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. 19 Before long, the world will not see me anymore, but you will see me. Because I live, you also will live. 20 On that day you will realize that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and […]
John 14:16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever– 17 the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you. It would probably […]
If you love me, you will obey what I command.” (John 14:15 ) Today’s final instruction With Christ in the Upper Room is something that Jesus can say, that if we said it, it probably wouldn’t go well for us. Imagine if a child said it to a parent, or a parent to a child. “If […]
John 14:12 I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in me will do what I have been doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father. 13 And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Son may bring glory to the […]
