Jesus moves from pronouncement of Simon Peter’s betrayal to the wholesale heartache among the disciples in the room (John 14:1a). Jesus seeks to dissuade their discouragement with a pronouncement of His commitment to their relationship. It is during this pronouncement… Read More

Last week we began to explore the last teaching of Jesus (John 13:31 – John 16:33), His final farewell teaching with the eleven disciples. After commanding the disciples to love one another just as He has loved them (visually in… Read More

Judas’ has committed to betray Christ; he has left the presence of Jesus and the remaining eleven disciples in the Upper Room. Remember the timing of this section of Scripture – Jesus is going to be betrayed within hours. Like… Read More

Judas is an example that an entire life can be remembered by a single sin. Judas is referred to by name twenty-three times in the New Testament. Thirteen of these references are directly connected with the betrayal of Jesus. Nine… Read More

In today’s passage, we continue to consider the interaction of Jesus with His twelve followers. Picture the scene: the disciples had been reclining in the traditional posture, each with his left arm to support his head and his right arm… Read More