John 13b – “Dining with Darkness and Light”

Sitting at the table with love and light incarnate was darkness in conflict. Judas had already been prompted to betray the Lord.

John 13a – “The Master Servant and Servants’ Master.”

At this Last Supper, Jesus shows the “full extent of His love” and demonstrates the non-negotiables of what it means to be His follower.

John 12d – “Shades of Darkness”

This is how bad darkness is: to hate the truth and light so much that when it becomes more fully disclosed, the hatred increases all the more.

John 12c – “Preparing for the Darkness”

Yet even in the midst of the inquiry by Gentiles and the anguish that is now laying siege to Jesus’ soul, His prayer and desire: “Father, glorify Your name!”

John 12b – “The Procession of Joy”

Jesus knew the nature of the crowd. This was the same kind of crowd that witnessed His miracles at the beginning of His ministry 3 years prior in Jerusalem.