Gospel of John

Theme: Jesus—in His High-Priestly prayer—prayed for the apostles who would bear testimony of Him to the world.

Theme: Jesus prays concerning what would be brought about through the cross with respect to Himself.

Theme: New realities have now been brought about for us because of what Jesus has done.

Theme: The basis of our joy is that we now live in the ‘new order’ that Jesus has brought about for us by His sacrifice for us.

Theme: This passage highlights the work of the Holy Spirit in this world while our Lord is away.

Theme: This chapter illustrates how God asserts Himself as the sovereign over the nations of this world.

Theme: We’re to remember that we will be persecuted in this world for following Jesus Christ, so that we will not ‘stumble’ when it happens.

Theme: This passage shows us how abiding in Jesus’ love leads to fullness of joy.

Theme: We can only be fruitful for Christ to the degree that we are faithfully abiding in Him.

Theme: Jesus describes what His on-going relationship with His followers will be like in this world while He is away from them.