Series: The Parting Words of Jesus

What does it mean to be a follower of Jesus? What are we supposed to do as his disciples?

In Jesus’s final teaching to his disciples, recorded in John 13-17, we find hope, assurance, and purpose. His heartfelt prayers for unity, peace, and joy were not only for his disciples but for all who would follow him—including you.

This devotional reading plan invites you to explore the richness of Jesus’s parting words and the promises he left for his followers. Each day, you’ll uncover insights about his love, his call to trust him in the face of trouble, and his desire for us to live as one—reflecting the unity he shares with the Father. You’ll also be encouraged to consider what it means to experience his peace, to bear fruit through life’s trials, and to boldly testify to his truth in a world that often resists it.

As you read and pray, you’ll see how Jesus equips us to live out his mission of love and unity. No matter the challenges we face, his words remind us that he has overcome the world, offering us peace and a deep, abiding connection with him.

Are you ready to embrace the fullness of his promises and let his prayers shape your life? Let’s reflect together on what it means to live as Jesus’s beloved, united, and empowered people.

The Parting Words of Jesus

The Final Prayer

Read: John 17:20-26 . . . that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us,

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Troubled or Trusting?

Read: John 13:33-14:7 Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. (v. 1) During the terrorist attack in 2001 on the World Trade Center, there

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One Within the Other

Read: John 14:8-21 In that day you will know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you. (v. 20) When I was a young

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Peace to You

Read: John 14:22-31 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled,

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Pruned to Produce

Read: John 15:1-8 Every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit. (v. 2) It’s hard for me to cut away a perfectly fine, green

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Full of Joy

Read: John 15:9-17 These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you,and that your joy may be full. (v. 11) Do you know this JOY

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This Is a Test

Read: John 15:18-27 When the Advocate comes . . . he will testify about me. And you also must testify, for you have been with me from the beginning. (vv.

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Be Prepared

Read: John 16:1-11 Indeed, the hour is coming when whoever kills you will think he is offering service to God. And they will do these things because they have not