Kress Biblical Resources :: The Preparation and Consolation (John 13:1-17:26)

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The Word of God, Jesus Christ the Son of God has come to bring light and eternal life—believe in Him

3. The preparation and consolation of the disciples of the Son of God, in light of His impending departure (Jhn 13:1-17:26)
   1. The call to servant leadership and love (Jhn 13:1-38)
      1. The demonstration of love and servant leadership (Jhn 13:1-17)
         1. The setting, the satanic plot, and the Sovereign who served His disciples (Jhn 13:1-5)
            1. The setting: the Passover, the passion, and soon departure (Jhn 13:1)
            2. The satanic plot (Jhn 13:2)
            3. The Sovereign, who got up to serve (Jhn 13:3-5)
         2. The shocking humility of the omniscient Lord (Jhn 13:6-11)
            1. The presumed silence, Peter’s question, and the Savior’s assurance (Jhn 13:6-7)
            2. The preemptive attempt to stop the foot-washing, and the Savior’s warning (Jhn 13:8)
            3. The petition to be completely washed, and the Savior’s encouragement (Jhn 13:9-10ab)
            4. The prophetic statement from the omniscient Lord (Jhn 13:10c-11)
         3. The significance of the foot-washing (Jhn 13:12-17)
            1. The example of the Lord’s leadership and humble service that is to be followed (Jhn 13:12-15)
               1. The penetrating question (Jhn 13:12)
               2. The proper interpretation of the events (Jhn 13:13-14)
               3. The pattern that must be followed (Jhn 13:15)
            2. The expectation that they will and the promise of blessing when they do (Jhn 13:16-17)
               1. The self-evident proverb (Jhn 13:16)
               2. The satisfaction promised (Jhn 13:17)
      2. The departure of Judas and the command to love one another (Jhn 13:18-35)
         1. The Sovereign’s choice, the Scripture cited, and the suitable response—faith (Jhn 13:18-20)
         2. The Savior’s anguish, the search for the identity of the traitor, and the satanic possession of Judas (Jhn 13:21-30)
            1. The Savior’s anguish and prophecy of betrayal (Jhn 13:21)
            2. The search of the disciples for the identity of the betrayer (Jhn 13:22-25)
            3. The satanic possession of the betrayer (Jhn 13:26-27)
            4. The suppositions as to why Judas left (Jhn 13:28-30)
         3. The Son of Man’s glory, the search that will come, and the summons to love other believers as Christ has loved (Jhn 13:31-35)
            1. The Son of Man’s glory at hand (Jhn 13:31-32)
            2. The search that will follow His death and ascension (Jhn 13:33)
            3. The summons to love other believers as Jesus has loved (Jhn 13:34-35)
      3. The denials of Peter predicted (Jhn 13:36-38)
         1. The searching questions and Peter’s pledge of loyalty to death (Jhn 13:36-37)
         2. The surprising prediction of Peter’s denials (Jhn 13:38)
   2. The comfort of knowing the Father in Christ, and the promised sending of the Holy Spirit (Jhn 14:1-31)
      1. The promise of a place in the Father’s house (Jhn 14:1-6)
         1. The command—don’t be troubled, believe in Me (Jhn 14:1)
         2. The comfort—a place prepared, and knowledge of the way (Jhn 14:2-6)
            1. Jesus guarantees believers a place in heaven (Jhn 14:2)
            2. Jesus promises to return to take believers to heaven (Jhn 14:3)
            3. Jesus’ disciples know the way to heaven (Jhn 14:4)
            4. Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life Who alone brings believers to the Father (Jhn 14:5-6)
      2. The promise of knowing the Father in Person of Christ (Jhn 14:7-11)
         1. To know Jesus is to know the Father (Jhn 14:7)
         2. To see Jesus is to see the Father (Jhn 14:8-9)
         3. To hear Jesus is to experience the work of the Father (Jhn 14:10)
         4. To believe in the unity of the Father and the Son is commanded (Jhn 14:11)
      3. The promise of greater works and answered prayer (Jhn 14:12-15)
         1. The promise of greater works—broader and longer ministry impact (Jhn 14:12)
         2. The promise of answered prayer (Jhn 14:13-15)
            1. For those who pray in keeping with Christ’s character, for the glory of the Father (Jhn 14:13-14)
            2. For those who pray in keeping with true love for God (Jhn 14:15)
      4. The promise and presence of the divine Comforter, the Holy Spirit (Jhn 14:16-26)
         1. The promise of the Spirit (Jhn 14:16-17)
            1. The prayer of the Savior, the gift of the Father, and the help of the Spirit (Jhn 14:16a)
            2. The permanent indwelling of the Helper, Who is the Spirit of Truth (Jhn 14:16b-17)
         2. The presence of the Spirit manifest in the work of the Spirit (Jhn 14:18-26)
            1. The resurrection of Christ and the Spirit of adoption (Jhn 14:18)
            2. The reassurance of union with Christ and the Spirit of God’s presence (Jhn 14:19-20)
            3. The reality of the love of Christ and the Spirit of revelation (Jhn 14:21-26)
               1. The Word of God and the love of God (Jhn 14:21)
               2. The world beyond that room, the Word of God and the love of God (Jhn 14:22-24)
               3. The Words of Christ, the work of the Holy Spirit, and the Word of the Apostolic record (Jhn 14:25-26)
      5. The promise of Christ’s peace (Jhn 14:27-31)
         1. Peace is promised by Christ as a gift (Jhn 14:27a)
         2. Peace must be purposefully guarded (Jhn 14:27b)
         3. Peace is perceived by those who love Christ and understand His ministry in heaven with the Father (Jhn 14:28)
         4. Peace is produced by trusting in the perfect plan of God accomplished in Son’s faithful obedience to the Father (Jhn 14:29-31)
            1. Peace, faith, and the fulfilled prophecy of the resurrection and ascension (Jhn 14:29-30)
            2. Perfect love, obedience and the Son’s witness to the world (Jhn 14:31)
   3. The call to stay connected to Christ through faith, prayer, and love (Jhn 15:1-17)
      1. The call to abide in Christ (Jhn 15:1-11)
         1. The illustration (Jhn 15:1-2)
            1. The characters—the vine and the vinedresser, the Son and the Father (Jhn 15:1)
            2. The cutting of the branches—for the fire or for fruitfulness (Jhn 15:2; cf. Jhn 15:6)
         2. The instruction (Jhn 15:3-11)
            1. Pruning/cleansing comes through the Word of God (Jhn 15:3)
            2. Perennial fruitfulness come from abiding in Christ (Jhn 15:4-5)
            3. Perennial fruitlessness results in being thrown into the fire (Jhn 15:6)
            4. Prayer will be answered for those who abide in Christ (Jhn 15:7)
            5. Proof of discipleship is connected to abundant fruitfulness (Jhn 15:8)
            6. Perceiving Christ’s perfect love and abiding in it is connected to obedience to His Word (Jhn 15:9-10)
            7. Perfect joy is found in God’s Word, Christ’s love, and abiding in Him (Jhn 15:11)
      2. The commandment to love one another (Jhn 15:12-17)
         1. The command to love one another and the friendship of God explained (Jhn 15:12-15)
            1. The command and qualification of love (Jhn 15:12)
            2. The clarification and quantification of love (Jhn 15:13)
            3. The classification and inclusion of friends in knowing God’s plan (Jhn 15:14-15)
         2. The choice of sovereignty and the fruit that remains declared (Jhn 15:16)
         3. The command to love one another repeated (Jhn 15:17)
   4. The comfort of the Spirit’s strength amid suffering, and the promise of spiritual victory over the world (Jhn 15:18-16:33)
      1. The promise of and provision for the world’s hatred (Jhn 15:18-16:4)
         1. The promise of hatred because of the Person of Christ (Jhn 15:18-25)
            1. The world’s hatred for Christ’s servants explained (Jhn 15:18-21)
               1. Because those of the world hate Christ first (Jhn 15:18)
               2. Because believers are not of the world, but chosen out of the world (Jhn 15:19)
               3. Because Christ is our Master and we are His slaves (Jhn 15:20)
               4. Because those of the world do not know the Father (Jhn 15:21)
            2. The world’s hatred for Christ explained (Jhn 15:22-25)
               1. Because those of the world have no excuse for their sin once they reject Christ’s word (Jhn 15:22)
               2. Because those of the world hate the Father (Jhn 15:23)
               3. Because those of the world reject the works of Christ (Jhn 15:24)
               4. Because those of the world fulfill the Scripture that predicted they would hate Christ without a cause (Jhn 15:25)
         2. The provision of the Helper, the Person of the Holy Spirit (Jhn 15:26-27)
            1. The sending of the Helper (Jhn 15:26a)
            2. The Spirit of truth (Jhn 15:26b)
            3. The Spirit’s sacred testimony of Christ (Jhn 15:26c)
            4. The sacred testimony of the Apostles (Jhn 15:27)
         3. The promise of persecution repeated to prepare beforehand (Jhn 16:1-4)
            1. The promise of persecution beforehand is for protection (Jhn 16:1)
            2. The promise is of persecution even to the point of death (Jhn 16:2)
            3. The persecutors have no relationship with God through Christ (Jhn 16:3)
            4. The promise beforehand is to prepare believers for when persecution comes (Jhn 16:4)
      2. The promise of the Spirit’s coming and His testimony to the world and to the truth (Jhn 16:5-15)
         1. The Spirit grants believers the power to witness in the world (Jhn 16:5-11)
            1. The soon departure of Christ and the sorrow of the disciples (Jhn 16:5-6)
            2. The sending of the Helper and His supernatural ministry in the world through the disciples (Jhn 16:7-11)
               1. The coming of the Spirit after Christ’s departure (Jhn 16:7)
               2. The convicting ministry of the Spirit in the world [through the disciples] (Jhn 16:8-11)
                  • Concerning sin, righteousness and judgment (Jhn 16:8)
                  • Concerning sin in regard to unbelief (Jhn 16:9)
                  • Concerning righteousness in regard to the resurrection and ascension (Jhn 16:10)
                  • Concerning judgment in regard to the defeat of Satan (Jhn 16:11)
         2. The Spirit guides believers in the truth through the apostolic witness, and glorifies Christ (Jhn 16:12-15)
            1. The Saviors ministry of grace, wisdom, and patience to His disciples (Jhn 16:12)
            2. The Spirit’s ministry of guidance in all truth for the disciples (Jhn 16:13)
            3. The Spirit’s ministry of glorification of the Son and the Father (Jhn 16:14-15)
      3. The promise of temporary grief but everlasting joy—Christ’s death and resurrection predicted (Jhn 16:16-22)
         1. The perplexing statement discussed (Jhn 16:16-19)
            1. The cryptic statement given (Jhn 16:16)
            2. The confusion of the perception of the disciples revealed (Jhn 16:17-19)
         2. The promise that temporary grief will turn to everlasting joy (Jhn 16:20-22)
            1. The promise of grief turning to joy (Jhn 16:20)
            2. The picture of grief turning to joy (Jhn 16:21)
            3. The permanence of joy that will result (Jhn 16:22)
      4. The promise of answered prayer and spiritual victory over the world (Jhn 16:23-33)
         1. The resurrection and ascension guarantee answered prayer (Jhn 16:23-24)
            1. The ascension would prevent asking Jesus anything directly (Jhn 16:23a)
            2. The asking would now be in prayer in the name of Jesus (Jhn 16:23b-24)
               1. The promise of answered prayer (Jhn 16:23b-24a)
               2. The product of answered prayer (Jhn 16:24b)
         2. The resurrection and ascension give clarity of revelation and direct access to the Father in prayer (Jhn 16:25-28)
            1. The resurrection clarifies Jesus’ preaching and ministry (Jhn 16:25)
            2. The resurrection commences a new era of direct access to the Father in prayer (Jhn 16:26-28)
               1. The Father hears the prayers of those who love His Son (Jhn 16:26-27)
               2. The Father sent His Son into the world, and the Son was now returning to the Father (Jhn 16:28)
         3. The resurrection and ascension guarantee believers’ ultimate victory over the world—in spite of temporary failures and troubles (Jhn 16:29-33)
            1. The affirmation of faith by the disciples (Jhn 16:29-30)
               1. They affirmed their faith in Jesus’ words concerning His relationship to the Father (Jhn 16:29)
               2. They affirmed Jesus’ divinity (Jhn 16:30)
            2. The assurance of ultimate victory over the world—in spite of failure and trouble (Jhn 16:31-33)
               1. Jesus’ probing question (Jhn 16:31)
            3. Jesus’ prophecy concerning their desertion and yet His continued fellowship with the Father (Jhn 16:32)
         4. Jesus’ promise of peace and victory over the world in Him—in spite of temporal trouble (Jhn 16:33)
   5. The comfort of the Son’s prayer for those who believe in Him [protection, sanctification, unification, glorification, perception, and love] (Jhn 17:1-26)
      1. The Son’s prayer for His own sovereign glorification for the glory of God, and eternal life for believers (Jhn 17:1-5)
         1. The Son’s request of the Father: The Son’s glorification for the Father’s glory (Jhn 17:1)
         2. The sovereign plan of the Father for the Son—The Father’s gift of a people to the Son and the Son’s gift of eternal life to those people (Jhn 17:2-3)
            1. The sovereign plan for eternal life—a people given to the Son by the Father, who are given eternal life by the Son (Jhn 17:2)
            2. The substance of eternal life—a personal relationship with the Father through the Son (Jhn 17:3)
      2. The Son’s prayer for believers’ spiritual protection (Jhn 17:6-16)
         1. The preconditions of believers’ spiritual protection (Jhn 17:6-8)
            1. Revelation from God and divine election (Jhn 17:6ab)
            2. Reception of divine revelation and obedient faith (Jhn 17:6c-8)
         2. The prayer for believers’ spiritual protection (Jhn 17:9-16)
            1. A protection exclusively for the elect of God in Christ (Jhn 17:9-10)
            2. A protection that reveals God’s character and unifies believers (Jhn 17:11-12)
            3. A protection from the evil one within a hostile world (Jhn 17:13-16)
               1. Joy (Jhn 17:14)
               2. Hatred (Jhn 17:14)
               3. Protection (Jhn 17:15)
               4. Identification with Christ (Jhn 17:16)
      3. The Son’s prayer for believers’ sanctification (Jhn 17:17-19)
         1. Sanctification through the Word of God (Jhn 17:17)
         2. Sent into the world on a divine mission (Jhn 17:18)
         3. Sanctified in the truth because of the Son’s holy commitment to fulfill the Father’s mission on the cross (Jhn 17:19)
      4. The Son’s prayer for believers’ spiritual unity and saving witness in the world (Jhn 17:20-23)
         1. The reach/scope of Jesus’ intercession (Jhn 17:20)
         2. The results that Jesus prayed for (Jhn 17:21-23)
            1. Oneness of fellowship and witness in the world (Jhn 17:21)
            2. Oneness in glory [through the Spirit] and witness to the world of God’s love (Jhn 17:22-23)
      5. The Son’s prayer for believers’ glorification and experience of indwelling divine love (Jhn 17:24-26)
         1. The prayer that guarantees glory for the believer (Jhn 17:24)
         2. The praise that reveals the purpose of Christ’s coming and cross work for believers—the experience of indwelling, divine love (Jhn 17:25-26)