Devotional Questions:
John 13:1-5, 34-35

What did Jesus do with the knowledge that “the time had come for him to leave this world?”  Why did Jesus choose this as his final lesson for his disciples?
What is the significance of this final commandment Jesus gives to his remaining eleven disciples before his crucifixion? How does this clarify what [...]

Devotional Questions:
John 14:5-7
“Jesus’ reply is the ultimate foundation for a satisfactory philosophy of life. First, it is personal. He did not claim merely to know the way, the truth, and the life as a formula he could impart to the ignorant; but he actually claimed to be the answer to human problems. Jesus’ solution to [...]

Devotional Questions & Commentary
John 15:1-8
“Pruning is necessary for any vine. Dead wood is worse than fruitlessness, for dead wood can harbor disease and decay. An untrimmed vine will develop long rambling branches that produce little fruit because most of the strength of the vine is given to growing wood.  The vine-grower is concerned that the [...]

Devotional Sharing, Submitted by Michael Kang, Gracepoint Berkeley.
What “authority over all people” has Jesus been granted? Jesus has been granted authority over all people that he might give eternal life to those that believe in him. He is the basis by which every person’s eternity will be determined; he is the authority over how their life [...]

Devotional Questions:
John 18:1-8

Reflect on the fact that Jesus went out to meet the approaching soldiers “knowing all that was going to happen to him.”  What is my reaction when I need to move toward danger, discomfort or pain in the process of obeying God’s will?
What must Jesus have been like given the fact that those [...]

Devotional Questions:
John 18:1-8

Reflect on the fact that Jesus went out to meet the approaching soldiers “knowing all that was going to happen to him.”  What is my reaction when I need to move toward danger, discomfort or pain in the process of obeying God’s will?
What must Jesus have been like given the fact that those [...]

Devotional Sharing, Submitted by Steven Kim, Gracepoint Berkeley.
John 19:1-30

How did Jesus suffer in the hands of men?

In the hands of the soldiers Jesus suffered flogging, which was quite brutal and bloody.  On top of such physically cruel and painful treatment, Jesus had to endure their mockery as they twisted together a crown of thorns and placed [...]

Devotional Questions:
John 20:1-19

What is the relationship between Mary Magdalene going to the tomb early in the morning “while it was still dark” and her privilege of being the first to witness the empty tomb?
Contrast Mary to the disciples, who were huddled together “with the doors locked for fear of the Jews.”  What made Mary so [...]