Since last fall, we have been in a season of life and study together through the Gospel of John. This beloved book of the Bible was written by the beloved disciple of the Lord Jesus, John. A fisherman by trade with his brother, James, John followed Jesus for three years in shared life and close discipleship. He was the only one of the Twelve that remained at the cross of Jesus’ crucifixion. He was the one who outran Peter to Jesus’ empty tomb, and he was the apostle of the early church who lived the longest into old age.
From John’s Gospel come some of the most widely known and beloved texts of the Holy Scriptures, but John’s ultimate intention in writing is “that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name” (20:31). This is not some lifestyle for worldly fulfillment, but rather this life is the revelation of Christ Jesus for our salvation, relationship with him now and forever.
The spring we come now to chapters 13 to 17, Jesus’ upper room discourse, his final words to his disciples on the evening before his crucifixion. In his service (ch. 13), his teaching (ch. 13-16) and his prayer (ch. 17), Jesus draws us closer to himself, readying us for life in this world in faith unto him.
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