For Your Good, I Am Going Away
John 16:4b-7 – The fact that Jesus going to heaven is better than him staying gives us the benchmark for our experience of the Spirit
February 2016
The World Will Hate You
John 15:17-16:4a – Having described the New Covenant life, Jesus begins to explain one of the reasons why love within the Church is so important: the world will hate Christians.
In The Wilderness With Christ
Matthew 4:1-11 – As Christians we are called to battle against evil, to know our enemies and to know what is at stake when we are tempted, when we surrender and when we overcome.
Greater Love Has No-one Than This
John 15:12-17 – At the heart of New Covenant life is understanding, obedience and fellowship – together these make a temple where the Holy Spirit dwells and makes known the glory of God.
I AM The True Vine
John 15:1-12 – Christians bear fruit through union with Christ. The Father prunes our fruitfulness for growth and disciplines our outright disobedience. Our job is to remain in Christ by loving one another as he has loved us.