In session 203 Jesus moves His preparation monologue to what next. He has made it clear that He is leaving, He has also made it clear that He will not abandon His followers who He has re-labeled as friends. Finally, One is to come who He is calling the helper. It is here where Jesus […]
In session 202 Jesus continues His explanation of what is to come to the disciples after His departure. A portion of what is coming is conflict. Here, Jesus explains the why of the coming conflict and the why of the coming helper. Thanks for joining in.
In session 201, we begin chapter 16. Jesus continues to prepare His disciples for what is to come. This is not easy news to receive. And what we read here is only a fraction of the entire story. Let’s dig in to discern what we can learn from His words to His followers.
In session 200, the Moot Men discuss the final two verses of chapter 15. Jesus is preparing His disciples for what next. There is about to be a departure by Jesus which naturally is unnerving to the disciples. However, Jesus is also promising His continued presence with them through what He is naming as the […]
Jesus has introduced to the disciples the coming hate by some. In Session 199 He explains why. Those who hate do so because they perceive Jesus as one who will take something away from them. They simply don’t understand. And because they don’t understand they hate. Jesus points out that this hate has no substance […]
In Session 198 as Jesus prepares His disciples for what next, He dramatically turns the conversation to the negative, describing what they can expect. He calls it hate from the world. What did He mean by this? How should we think about what He had to say? It is this discussion we plan to dive […]
Session 197 provides to us a way to think about how to “Love one another as I have loved you.” Jesus states this directive 5 times in preparation for His disciples to take the coming reins. Here we take a stab at one way we can think about this directive day to day as we […]
Within session 196 Jesus frames His relationship with His disciples as friendship. This is new and can be thought of as a passage experience for the disciples into something entirely new. According to Jesus what He is talking about is one relationship and the intent of this relationship is lasting fruit to be produced through […]
In session 195 we deep dive into the stirring words of Jesus, “Greater love has no one than this.” I have enjoyed thinking about this idea within the framework of what Jesus is communicating to His followers at this particular juncture in their joint journey. I hope you like it too.
In session 194 Jesus continues His analogy of the vine and the branches to provide hope to His disciples in response to the news of His immediate departure. The point of the analogy is that the disciples are to remain connected to the vine. We then discussed as a group what it means to remain […]
Session 193 begins chapter 15. Jesus continues to prepare His disciples for His departure through providing an analogy to them designed to give them hope for the future. This hope is based on safety within a relationship, of which they are participants.
Within session 192 the Moot men come to the conclusion of chapter 14. In preparation of His disciples Jesus states the Why behind virtually everything He has lived out. His why is expressed in the phrase, “that the world my know that I love the father.” His phrase, though endearing, leaves us a bit in […]
Within this session the Moot men take an intentional look at the subject of love. We all vote yes for this subject but how do we understand it? How do we receive it, how do we extend love to others? This subject is central to what Jesus is talking about to His disciples in preparation […]
In Session 190, after review of the three major facts which will be true through the coming comforter, the Moot Men analyze Judas’s question, “Why to us and not the world?” His question is central to the commonly held perception of what is to transpire through the coming Messiah. Jesus does not directly answer his […]
In Session 189B the Moot Men wrap up discussion around three promises which Jesus provides to His disciples in preparation for His pending departure. We know that His departure is not as the disciples envision. They feel as if they are about to be abandoned. Jesus, being fully aware of how the disciples are thinking, […]
In Session 189A we examine the second helper truth, “The Helper gives sight.” We talk first about what this exchange with Jesus meant to His disciples. We then extrapolate to what it means to a follower of Jesus in the year 2024. How do you and I think about the role of the Helper in […]
In Session 188B we continue to examine the role of the Holy Spirit as Jesus prepares His disciples for what is about to occur. Today we look at truth number one of three. The biggest fear demonstrated by the disciples is that through Jesus’s stated departure they would be abandoned. In verse 16 Jesus addresses […]
In this session Jesus introduces the role of the Helper to His disciples. What He is introducing to them is entirely new to them and in correlation to His leaving, which as we have studied, is terrifying for them. We also fast forward to 2024 in order to think about how we think about the […]
In week 187 we as a group examined and then discussed what we are calling a tipping point in regard to Jesus preparing His disciples for what is about to occur. Up to this point Jesus has provided words of assurance, His love commitment and promise that they will not be abandoned. Here in verse […]
In Part C we wrap up our examination of these words of Jesus to His disciples on this monumental occasion. There is meaning for you and me. We as a group have attempted to extrapolate through discussion, apply our experience and derive meaning from what Jesus is saying.