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TLC Forum We'll leave the lamppost on for you. 2017-04-21T06:04:52 https://www.thelionscall.com/forum/app.php/feed/topic/748 2017-04-21T06:04:52 2017-04-21T06:04:52 https://www.thelionscall.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=748&p=80306#p80306 <![CDATA[Re: John 13-17 online P.R.A.Y. study]]> Benisse
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John 17 P-R-A-Y

P-ray
Dear Jesus,
Thank you for your example in gifting your followers with your prayers as a parting legacy before the Cross. Instead of getting stuck in anticipation of your coming agony and betrayal, you thought of us, praying for our protection and the Father’s care, and for your unity to characterize our relationships. Rather than being paralyzed by fear, you focused on glorifying God. May your teaching and truth sink deep into our hearts giving us a commitment to seek to glorify You and accomplish the task you have laid out for us today no matter what challenges face us. Make us pure and holy by your word and help us to be agents of change in the world so that others may see that You are indeed from God and that the others will accept Jesus because they see how we love and care for one another.
In Jesus’ name, Amen

R-ead and A-sk
Wow… Jesus' last gift to his disciples before the Cross was his prayer for them…
& he prayed for me/us too (17:20)!

Outline - Jesus’ Parting Gift: Prayer
1-5 time for glory:
- for the Son, and to the Father
- the gift of eternal life
- knowing God/Jesus Christ = eternal life

6-8 time for gifts:
- entrusting His own, who keep His word, back to the Father
- all I (Jesus) have is a gift from the Father
- Christ gave His words to the disciples, who accepted them, and believed in Him

9-19 time for prayer for the disciples
- for the Father's care and protection
- for their unity
- for their safety from the evil one
- make them pure and holy by teaching them Your words of truth
- may they be entirely yours

20-26 time for prayer for future believers through their testimony
- that they may be one even as the Son and the Father are one
so the world will know Jesus is from God
so the world will understand you love them
- so that those that believe in Him may see His glory and be with Him
- so that His love may be in them and I (Jesus) will be in them

Key verse: 17:11
Now I am departing the world. I am leaving them behind and coming to you. Holy Father, keep them and care for them – all those you have given me – so that they will be united just as we are.

Application: Prayer requests
1. Help me grow in prayer that it will be the power that infuses and shapes my day rather than something to fall back on when I don’t know what else to do.

2. In times of crisis, help me to focus on the task you have set before me that I may seek to glorify you above all.

3. Help me to pray big, not just getting locked into details – Help me pray in tune with your heart and vision, and join you in your ongoing prayers.

To help me pray these requests, I have printed this study out and will carry it with me to review before I start the car this coming week or when I am waiting in line, etc.

Statistics: Posted by Benisse — Fri Apr 21, 2017 6:04 am

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I got a little caught up in things, so I'm posting the last two chapters together.

John Chapter 16
• Who is mentioned?
- Jesus, the unbelieving world, the remaining disciples, the Holy Spirit, and the Father.

• What does the text say?
- Jesus tells His disciples more plainly what will happen: that they will be banned from the synagogue and could be killed. The Counselor (Holy Spirit) will come to convict the world of sin, righteousness, and judgment.
- Jesus explains that He is going away, but that He will come back and that their sorrow will be turned to joy. This was a hard thing for the disciples to accept, they had come to follow Jesus because of His miracles, but now they will have to put His teachings into practice. Jesus compares them their grief to a woman having a baby, telling them that, yes, suffering will happen, but it will become better.

• When did (will) it happen?
- Jesus was teaching them the night before His crucifixion.

• Where did (will, should) it happen?
- Either the Upper room or the Garden of Gethsemane.

• Why did (will, should) it happen?
- So that God’s plan of salvation would be fulfilled.

• How would you outline this text?
- Jesus predicts persecution of His followers after He leaves, but He also promises hope. “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” (v33, NIV)

Y-our application:
• What will I do?
- I will pray more.
• When will I do it?
- When I am tempted, instead of just falling in the trap of using reason alone, I will also pray that God will take the temptation away.
• Where will I do it?
- Wherever I am when I am tempted.

John Chapter 17
A-sk:
• Who is mentioned?
- Jesus speaks to the Father about Himself, the disciples, and all believers.

• What does the text say?
- Jesus asks for God’s glory to be shown through Him. (v1-5)
- Jesus outlines His ministry to the disciples, He prays that they will be protected from evil and that they will have joy. (v6-19)
- Jesus prays for all believers, that we will be unified in God, so that the world will know that Jesus was sent by God. (v20-26)

• When did (will) it happen?
- The night that Jesus was arrested.

• Where did (will, should) it happen?
The Garden of Gethsemane.

• Why did (will, should) it happen?
- Jesus’ prayer is recorded so that we would know His heart.

• How would you outline this text?
- Jesus is our intercessor.

Y-our application: Apply what you learned to your life today. Ask God, "What would You like me to do today?" While praying, make a practical plan by answering the following questions:
• What will I do?
- Pray that I will be a better example to my co-workers and neighbors.
• When will I do it?
- Today.
• Where will I do it?
- At home.

Statistics: Posted by HermitoftheNorthernMarch — Thu Apr 20, 2017 12:42 am

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I also pray that God would enrich your personal worship times and maybe help you get plugged into a fellowship that is meeting at a time you can manage.
For example Community Bible Study and Bible Study Fellowship both have international non-denominational networks of people studying specific passages discussing their discoveries in small groups, having a time of worship and teaching on that same passage, and then receiving take-home notes on what they have studied. I would imagine many churches might have growth groups or house churches that might fit into your schedule. Another option might be getting involved in a small discipleship group. Currently I am in one with a woman who is a nurse, but she is also going to an intensive 18-month course of study to get her B.S.N. She moreover is a single mother and her sons are both very active in competitive soccer leagues so her life is really really full taking them to out of town tournaments... Through it all it is such a blessing seeing her determination to grow on.

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John 16 P-R-A-Y

P-ray
Lord Jesus I am amazed that even though you were facing the Cross, you were so concerned for the safety and spiritual and emotional well being of your followers (as well as physical safety). You told them what was to come, not to alarm them but to show them that You are God and that You are in control. What a comfort to know that no matter what challenges we may be facing, You indeed are the One who is in Control – and You are the one who loves us most of all. Thank you for your Holy Spirit; help us to sincerely heed Him as He guides and instructs us moment by moment. Strengthen our faith and teach us to embrace your truth and joy no matter what is going on in our lives.

Please be with Hermia and Swan and Hobbit -- and whoever else that may be following this thread -- in a special way as we celebrate Your resurrection this weekend.
In Jesus name, Amen

R-ead and A-sk

Title: Preparing his own for his departure
vv1-4 Purpose of Prophecy
Jesus wanted to prepare the disciples for the coming persecution by prophesying what would happen ahead of time so that they would not go astray (v1). Persecution was coming! While he was with them he had protected them from this inevitability, but now that he was facing his own passion he wanted them to know that he already knew what was going to happen in order to strengthen their faith.

vv 5-15 Promise of the Holy Spirit
To help them when he was gone, Jesus promised them the Holy Spirit, who would be a great Good because he would convict the world of guilt in relationship to sin, righteousness and judgment:
>>of sin – because people don’t believe in Jesus (and to help people realize their need for him so that they would believe)
>>of righteousness – so believers would know how to live righteously in the absence of Jesus’ physical guiding presence
>>of judgment – for Satan was condemned and crushed at the cross
The Holy Spirit/Counselor Spirit of Truth would also serve as their teacher , glorifying Jesus, helping them remember Jesus’ teaching and telling them what was to come.

vv 16-30 Plain talk for puzzled disciples
When Jesus prophesied that soon they would see him nor more, and then soon they would see him, the disciples were confused – but in their heaviness of heart did not voice their question for clarification. So Jesus addresses the question burdening their hearts and explains that a time of mourning and sadness for them was coming, but that their grief would be turned to joy – just as the pain of a woman in childbirth is eclipsed by the joy of the new baby when it is born. He promised: “Now is your time of grief, but I will see you again and you will rejoice and no one will take away your joy” … “I came from the Father and entered the world; now I am leaving the world and going back to the Father” (v22, 28). This plain talk helped the disciples to realize that Jesus is from God, and they responded in a profession of belief.

vv 31-33 Prophecy and Peace
Jesus accepts their profession of faith in him, but he still wants to prepare them because he was concerned how they would react to their own coming desertion of him. Therefore Jesus let them know that they would run away but he also reassured them that he was not a victim; he was not alone, for the Father was with him. His purpose in prophesying: that they may have peace even when tribulation comes. In the face of the approaching darkness, Jesus reassures them even before the Cross that he has overcome the world.

Y-our Application
v22 I want to have more of an eternal perspective as I move through life instead of a daily planner perspective in moving through my day. Consequently I want to try to remember to pray through my appointments and for the people I will encounter not only in the course of real life, but also in my contacts through the Internet or phone calls or even the people I engage with while doing errands, etc. I want to have my heart tied in conversation with God throughout the day.

So – today I will wear a ring that is a bit too loose so that as I take time to straighten it on my finger throughout the day I will also be turning my heart and thoughts to God in prayer.

Statistics: Posted by Benisse — Wed Apr 12, 2017 11:14 am

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Chapter Fifteen:

Who is mentioned?
- Jesus talking about Himself as the Father and the true vine, the disciples, and the unbelieving world. The entire chapter is discourse.

What does the text say?
- Jesus speaks about being the true vine with His followers as the fruit. He uses this example to show that without God we cannot produce fruit (do things for God.) The branches are pruned to produce more fruit - which symbolizes trials we go through. Branches that wither because they are not with the true vine are destroyed. (v1-8)
- Jesus explains that His goal is that “your joy may be complete. This is My command: love one another as I have loved you. No one has greater love than this, that someone would lay down his life for his friends. You are My friends if you do what I command you.” (v11-14, HCSB)
- Jesus predicts the disciples will be persecuted. He also explains that people will persecute Jesus’ followers in God’s name. (v18-25)
- Jesus again predicts that the Holy Spirit will come to the disciples and that the disciples will testify about Jesus. (v26-27).

When did it happen?
- The night before Jesus was crucified.
Where did it happen?
- The upper room in Jerusalem or on the way to the Garden of Gethsemane. John does not tell when they leave for the garden and the other gospels do not detail as much of the teaching of the Last Supper as John does. I think Benisse's conclusion is excellent.
Why did/will/should it happen?
- Jesus was giving last minute instructions to the disciples on how to follow God. Jesus predicts persecution so that the disciples will be more aware it is going to happen. (I was going to say, so they’d be prepared, but would anyone really be completely prepared for persecution?)
How would you outline this text?
- Jesus tells the disciples about the true vine and the branches analogy, His goal for their lives, predicts persecution, and again reminds them about the coming of the Holy Spirit.

Your Application: What will I do, when, and where?
- Try to become closer to God. As I haven’t been able to go to church because of work, I have finally learned how to download the sermons on itunes (not a Mac person) so I will listen to those at least a couple times a week.

Statistics: Posted by HermitoftheNorthernMarch — Wed Apr 12, 2017 12:48 am

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P-ray (John 15:26-27)
Thank you God for your Holy Spirit who teaches me about the truth and helps me learn from your word and your Son. Help me to be faithful in sharing you with others I come into contact with today.
In Jesus Name, Amen

R-ead & A-sk
Summary: As Jesus and his eleven are on their way to Gethsemane, Jesus continues to give them last minute encouragement and exhortation to prepare them for when he will be gone. His wants them to know that all the storm that is to come is not a random tragedy, but his careful following God’s plan so that he can bring many to experience communion with God, plus God’s love. He wants them to abide in God/himself like a branch abiding in the Vine so they may be fruitful; he wants them to abide in his love and share that love with others. He warns them of persecution and explains the “why” behind it; and he promises the Holy Spirit to testify and remind them of all Jesus has taught them, and commissions them to testify to his truth to others as well.

Outline:
Abide in the Vine (vv 1-8)
Passover is always at the full moon, so I imagine Jesus and his disciples pausing on the way to Gethsemane to look at a vineyard along the way as he talks about the True Vine and the need for the branches to draw their life and strength and fruitfulness from the Vine. He explains about the process of pruning to increase fruitfulness and answers to prayer, both signs that they are his disciples.

Abide in His Love (vv 9-17)
Jesus wants them to be infused with a love that finds its source in himself and which overflows to others. This love originates with the love between the Heavenly Father and Jesus, and is reflected as we follow God’s commands. Jesus is our example! As we obey God we are following in his steps, abiding in his love; and we will then experience the full extent of his joy which transcends circumstances.

About Persecution (18-25)
Don’t be surprised if the world is hostile toward you, for it hated Jesus first, and you are his chosen ones, and “no servant is greater than his master.” The world has no excuse for Jesus has come and revealed himself to them and proven his divinity through miracles; so in rejecting Jesus they have rejected God the Father too. Their rejection fulfills the prophecy that “they hated me without reason.”

About Testifying (26-27)
Just as Jesus is sending the Counselor (Holy Spirit/Spirit of Truth) to testify re: his teachings, reminding them about all he has said, so is he sending the disciples as witnesses to others.

Y-our Application
1. Can people tell that I belong to Jesus by the way I love others and the way I seek to please God, following his commands? I especially want to grow in showing his love toward my family by making time to just hang out with them apart from daily chores and eating – This will mean that I need to limit my online time and projects to times when they are busy too, so we can have common time together.

2. testifying – When I am driving to a meeting or to go spend time with someone, I want to spend some time praying about my time with those people before I turn on the music or audiobook in the car. I need to seek God’s guidance in my contacts with others so that he will be free to love through me and speak through me.

Statistics: Posted by Benisse — Tue Apr 11, 2017 5:35 pm

]]> 2017-04-07T05:55:17 2017-04-07T05:55:17 https://www.thelionscall.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=748&p=80131#p80131 <![CDATA[Re: John 13-17 online P.R.A.Y. study]]> I'm running behind this week; one of my close friends Vicky was in ICU and had emergency surgery to put in a catheter for dialysis. I hope to finish my John 14 study and post tomorrow Lord willing.
blessings, Benisse
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P-R-A-Y John 14 updated 4/9/2017

P-ray (John 14:1-6)
Lord Jesus, Thank you that you are an understanding God, and you give us a concrete plan for dealing with our troubled hearts: Faith and Trust in you, for you are God. When we feel overwhelmed by my failure to do what I know I should, help us to cling to the imperishable promise we have in you, for no matter what I am going through, you are the answer -- the truth, the . Give them discernment and wisdom for each need or person they encounter today. Help them to experience your peace no matter what, and help them grow in their loving obedience to your truth.
In Jesus Name Amen


R-ead & A-sk
To me, this discourse between Jesus and his disciples was more like a planetary system with key ideas and concepts orbiting around the Son of God: Believe… Know …. Promises… Love/obey…

So instead of a traditional linear outline, I am grouping key ideas together:
1. Believe/Know
• believing in God/Jesus = the antidote to troubling thoughts or burdens (v1)
• He is the way the truth and the life, and the only way to the Father. (v6)
• He is God, and has demonstrated his oneness with the Father through speaking God’s truth and performing miracles (vv7, 9-11)
• He foretold his going away to the Father before it happened so that afterwards the disciples would be strengthened in their faith in him and know it was not Satan who got the upper hand (vv28-30)

2. Promises to hang on to in the face of fear and trouble:
• He is preparing a place for me in heaven, and will come back and take me to be with him. (vv2-3)
• He never abandons us like orphans; he comes to us through the Holy Spirit, another Counselor, and surrounds us with his presence and love. (vv16-21)
• The Spirit will teach us all things and remind us of all Jesus has said to us. (v26)
• He gives us true peace unlike the poor substitute that the world gives (v27)
• If you have faith in Jesus, you to will do the works of Jesus, and even greater ones for he is going to the Father.(v12)
• When we pray in Jesus’ name, he will do it (v13-14)

3. Love/obey
• love and obedience go hand in hand, and if you truly love God (obeying the commands you have from God) vv15,23-24
• Jesus is our example in showing how he loved and obeyed the Father (v31)

4. Other Questions:
• What does Jesus mean when he says “the Father is greater than I” (v28)? It does not mean that Jesus is any less God than the Father, but that he has submitted his will to the Father's plan and will especially in facing the cross.
• In verse 31 it sounds like Jesus and the disciples are leaving the room where they had the last supper. So where does the discourse in chapters 15 and 16 take place? It seems they did in fact leave the upper room and their Passover meal/communion, so Jesus is continuing to talk to the disciples as they walk to Gethsemane.

Y-our Application
This chapter was a conversation between Jesus and his closest eleven followers, and I so appreciated Jesus’ gentleness and patience with them. His loving reminders, redirections, and responses really encourage me because it shows me it is okay not to understand, and that it is okay to honestly go to Jesus with my confusion. It also reminds me that when I am troubled and feeling scared or abandoned I can cling to God’s promises – and I can freely ask him what is bothering me. I can commit my burdens to him for he is with me, in me, and loves me. And he will teach me the truth, show me the way, and restore my soul with his amazing life.

Statistics: Posted by Benisse — Fri Apr 07, 2017 5:55 am

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Who is mentioned?
-Jesus Christ, Thomas, Philip, and Judas (son of James, not Iscariot).

What does the text say?
- This chapter explains the Trinity and promises that the Holy Spirit will come.

When did it happen?
- In the Upper Room, after Judas Iscariot had left to betray Jesus. The disciples who remained would eventually receive the Holy Spirit at Pentecost.

Where did/will/should it happen?
- Jesus was predicting what would happen after He returned to the Father, He did not say where it would happen. In Acts 2, we read that the apostles were meeting in a house in Jerusalem on Pentecost when the Holy Spirit came to them.

Why did/will/should it happen?
- Jesus was again explaining that He knew what was going to happen and that God had a plan. Jesus explains that the Holy Spirit will be sent as a Comforter, so they would not be alone without God in the world, and that they would continue to be taught by the Holy Spirit after Jesus returned to the Father. This explains how the apostles were able to write the epistles and record the gospels accurately: they had the Holy Spirit present to help them understand.

How would you outline this text?
- The chapter begins with “Let not your heart be troubled. You are trusting God, now trust in me.” (v1, TLB) Jesus then tells them that He is leaving them to prepare homes for them where His Father lives. Thomas responds that they don’t know where Jesus is going so they can’t follow Him. Jesus then explains that, “I am the Way – yes, and the Truth and the Life. No one can get to the Father except by means of me.” (v6, TLB)
- Jesus explains that everything He does is what the Father does. He explains that they will receive another Comforter (the Holy Spirit) so that they will not be abandoned. Jesus explains that the Holy Spirit will only be revealed to those who love and obey Him and that the Holy Spirit will teach them and remind them what Jesus had taught them.
- Jesus tells them He is leaving them with the gift of peace in mind and heart and that His peace is different from the peace the world promises. Jesus promises that although He is going away, He will return. Jesus then explains that what is going to happen next is not because Satan has power over Jesus (he does not), but that Jesus will be following the Father.

What will I do?
- I will pray and ask that the Holy Spirit will give me discernment on a couple of things in which I need a direction.

When will I do it?
- Now and when I have future dilemmas.

Where will I do it?
- Anywhere. We can pray for direction from God at anytime, anywhere.

Statistics: Posted by HermitoftheNorthernMarch — Fri Apr 07, 2017 12:47 am

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• Who is mentioned?
Jesus and the disciples
• What does the text say?
Jesus is eating the Passover meal with his disciples and he wants to prepare them for His death and teach them what they need to hear the most. He washed their feet.
• When did (will) it happen?
On Passover and not long before Jesus’ arrest and crucifixion.
• Where did (will, should) it happen?
In an upper room.
• Why did (will, should) it happen?
Because of the love of Jesus
• How would you outline this text?

-Jesus washes their feet and tells them to wash each other’s feet

-Jesus tells them about Judas’s betrayal and Judas leaves to fulfill it.

-Jesus talks about how He and the Father are glorified and glorify each other.

-Jesus commands us to love each other as He has loved us.

-Jesus tells them that He is going where they cannot follow and tells Peter that he will deny Him three times.


Y-our application: Apply what you learned to your life today. Ask God, "What would You like me to do today?" While praying, make a practical plan by answering the following questions:
• What will I do?
We are commanded to serve and love in the way that Jesus did. I will ask God to make me more aware of the needs of my family and those around me and ways that I can love and serve them. I will do more of the housework, and chores without being asked. I will listen to others and look for ways to love and serve them.
• When will I do it?
Today and continuing.
• Where will I do it?
At my home, at church, at other volunteer opportunities

Statistics: Posted by Swanwhite — Tue Apr 04, 2017 2:19 pm

]]> 2017-04-05T08:59:25 2017-04-02T18:28:17 https://www.thelionscall.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=748&p=80080#p80080 <![CDATA[Re: John 13-17 online P.R.A.Y. study]]> Statistics: Posted by Benisse — Sun Apr 02, 2017 6:28 pm

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P-ray (John 13:1,4-16, 18-26)
Dear Jesus,
Thank you so much for being our example: in extreme stress, crisis and impending betrayal+denial+crucifixion, your focus was not on yourself, but on demonstrating your deep love for your disciples. You wanted to show us all what it means to truly, deeply love -- that is, to truly serve and humbly forgive (c.f. footwashing vs. needing a bath). You took on the lowly role of a servant to wash the feet of each of your disciples, including Judas(!), and you continued to reach out to him until he shut you out and the Enemy took control of him, and it was night (your last act before Judas went out was to offer fellowship in the form of breaking/dipping bread and offering it to him!).

Your love goes beyond our ability to fail and mess up; even though you knew he was going to deny knowing you that same night, you washed Peter’s feet too and assured him that he was already clean, having bathed in the cleansing faith of trusting you as Messiah. You were planting loving seeds of hope against the coming storm.

Thank you for your merciful patient forgiving love; nothing I can do or say can separate me from your love no matter how often I turn from you and choose self instead. Thank you that you love me even when I don’t “get it” and am depending on my own strength rather than seeking to do your will. You are faithful to forgive, and you call us to follow in your footsteps to forgive others, and to love as you have loved us. Help us to love with your same humility and dedication to truly serve and freely forgive. May others see you in us so that they may know we are your disciples.
In Jesus name, Amen

R-ead & A-sk
1. Besides the custom of having a servant wash the guests’ feet so that they would be refreshed when they reclined at table, what does Jesus mean by this act? (These are my thoughts; I hope I am not reading too much into the story.)
vv1,3-5 He wanted to show them the full extent of his love, humble, selfless, serving, giving.
v8. It symbolized forgiveness and the restoration of the spiritual bond between them and Jesus; their feet were dirty from contact with the dusty roads on the way to the Supper. Except for Judas, however, they were “clean” – and didn’t need to take a bath (~be washed and regenerated spiritually) but only get their feet washed (~confession and forgiveness to get right with God again.).
v14. Just as Jesus modeled loving humility, forgiveness and restoration, I need to follow his example as I “wash the feet” of others.

2. What would I title this chapter? How would I outline it?
Title: Love to the Max
Outline:
vv1-17 Footwashing
vv18-38 Foretelling
a. predicting his betrayal (vv16-30)
b. predicting his glorification (vv31-35)
c. predicting Peter’s denial (vv36-38)

3. Glorify – what does Jesus mean?
When Jesus talks about being glorified he is talking about the coming crisis of betrayal, suffering, crucifixion etc. On the surface this use of “glorify” seems rather counter-intuitive! But I think Jesus is focusing not on the cost and the pain of redemption but on fulfilling the work God has brought him into the world at the time and place to accomplish. When we yield ourselves to God’s will, we give glory to God and experience Him intimately as he inexplicably bestows glory back onto us.

4. This was Jesus’ last meal with his closest followers before the cross. What was his focus?
reassurance and love – you belong to me and I will forgive you; I know you are going to mess up, but I still love you; so love each other in the same way, and keep believing (1, 4-16, 18, 19)
hope for reunion after the coming separation: “You will follow later” (v36)

Y-our application
1. given Jesus’ example of seeing the road to the cross and seeking to glorify God and let God glorify him through yielding to God’s plan and focusing on completing the task God had given him: I too need to embrace God’s will and his ways no matter if they take me up rocky roads. My focus needs to be on submitting to His will and accomplishing the good that He has givien me to do.

2. I want to be a source of acceptance and love, hope and service to those I encounter today.

Statistics: Posted by Benisse — Sun Apr 02, 2017 6:21 pm

]]> 2017-03-31T22:32:52 2017-03-31T22:32:52 https://www.thelionscall.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=748&p=80061#p80061 <![CDATA[Re: John 13-17 online P.R.A.Y. study]]> I'm posting this early because of work.

The Gospel of John Chapter 13
• Who is mentioned?
-Jesus Christ, Simon Peter, Judas Iscariot, John, the rest of the disciples as a whole, and a rooster.

• What does the text say?
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?s ... ersion=NIV

• When did (will) it happen?
- The evening before the Passover with prophecies that Judas would betray Jesus by morning and that Peter would deny Him before a rooster crowed. One general prophecy that, "By this all people will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another." (HCSB)

• Where did (will, should) it happen?
- Jesus spoke to His disciples in the Upper room of a house in Jerusalem.

• Why did (will, should) it happen?
- Jesus was teaching His disciples because He knew that He would be killed. Jesus washed His disciples' feet as a dual-example of cleansing from sin and to show how it was important for they in turn to humble themselves and "wash others' feet" [teach people how they could be forgiven of sin.] Jesus predicted Judas' betrayal to the disciples so they would believe in Jesus when the betrayal occurred and realize later God's plan. Judas Iscariot left to betray Jesus because of the evil in his heart and so that the Scriptures might be fulfilled. Jesus predicts Peter's denial because Jesus knew Peter better than Peter knew himself.

• How would you outline this text?
-Jesus cared for His disciples; He knew He would be going away, and wanted to prepare them. He helped them identify with being cleansed from sin as being in fellowship with Jesus. Then Jesus predicted Judas' betrayal and Judas confirmed it through his actions. Even though Jesus spoke plainly, the disciples still could not believe that Judas would betray Jesus. Jesus explains that what He is doing glorifies God and tells his disciples a new command to "love one another." After this, He tells them that Peter will deny Him.

• What will I do?
- Remember that a servant is not greater than his master and to follow God above others.
- Remember to confess sins so that God will forgive them and I can be in fellowship with Him.
- Remember that we should love other people to show we follow God.
- Remember that Peter denied Jesus and that he was still forgiven.

• When will I do it?
- I will review these goals this week when I wake up and when I go to work.

• Where will I do it?
- work and home

Statistics: Posted by HermitoftheNorthernMarch — Fri Mar 31, 2017 10:32 pm

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Statistics: Posted by Swanwhite — Fri Mar 31, 2017 12:18 pm

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