the waiting country

Jesus is the Vine and we are the branches. We derive our whole life from him; we are who and what we are because we are in him. Without him ...

1. Relationship: the Vine and the Branches As he begins this next section of his discussion with the disciples, Jesus makes a statement that...

Once more, Jesus reminds his disciples that he is going away and then coming back to them. In this context, the coming back seems to be refe...

This passage seems to be something of a bookend to 14:1 (Jesus repeats his exhortation not to be troubled). In the larger passage, Jesus has...

In vv.12-14 that we looked at last week, Jesus promised his disciples that they would do what he had done; indeed that they would do even gr...

Some products make large promises for themselves – or at least those advertising them do. But all too often, the reality is a great let-down...

Jesus is leaving his disciples; he will be with them only a little while longer – and that departure has a two-fold meaning. He is going to ...

We have lived through a week of cascading emotions. There were many who were delighted for London when they were awarded the 2012 Olympics; ...

1. The Glory of God in the Cross of Jesus The closing phrase of v.30 is deeply suggestive – “And it was night”. This is now the hour of dark...

I want to begin by telling you of my worst moments as a Christian. They are the times when I have seen my heart in all its sinfulness and co...

This remarkable scene in which Jesus has washed his disciples’ feet is rich in symbolism. Jesus has explained that it symbolises both the de...

Having loved his own who were in the world, Jesus loved them to the finish. So John begins this major section of his gospel where Jesus inst...