John 14–17 Devotional Guide — LifePoint Students Bible Reading Plan

Main message: Jesus' farewell discourse (John 14–17) comforts and equips his disciples: he insists that access to the Father is only through him, promises the Holy Spirit as the ongoing Helper, calls believers to abide and bear fruit, and prays for the unity of all his followers.

Key points:

• Jesus encourages his disciples not to be troubled and affirms "I am the way, the truth, and the life" (exclusive access to the Father).
• He promises the Holy Spirit (paraklētos) who will help, convict, and empower believers — "better for you that I go" so the Spirit can come.
• In John 15 Jesus uses the vine-and-branches imagery: believers must abide, bear fruit, and expect pruning as corrective discipline.
• Jesus warns believers that the world may hate them as it hated him.
• In John 17 he prays (the high-priestly prayer) for the Father’s glory and for the unity of his disciples, explicitly including future Christians.

Scriptures mentioned: John 14, John 15, John 16, John 17, John 14:6, John 15:18