There is a word that runs through Jesus' farewell discourse and appears eleven times in John 15:1-17 in one form or another. It can be translated as abide, remain, stay, continue, dwell. As we abide in our homes during the pandemic, we need to remember that we must abide in Jesus to bear fruit, to glorify the Father, and to be filled with joy!
As Jesus finally approached Jerusalem, he admonished the leaders and affirmed his mission.
Two parables directed against the religious leaders indicated why they would lose their management of the kingdom, and why others would take their place.
In a second vision, Daniel saw into the future when the Jews would need to remain faithful under terrible persecution.
