Little Country Church on the edge of town

Do do do do do do

People coming every day from miles around

For meetings and for Sunday school

And it's very plain to see

It's not the way it used to be.

Welcome to the Word for today, featuring the Bible teaching ministry of Pastor Chuck Smith, founder of the Calvary Chapel Movement.

This radio program is a chapter-by-ch chapter verse by verse study through the entire Bible.

And on today's edition of the word for today, Pastor Chuck continues his message,

abide in Christ as we pick up in John chapter 15 verse 1.

And now with today's study, here's Pastor Chuck. Tonight, let's turn now to John's

Gospel chapter 15 as we follow Jesus in his last hours prior to the cross. Jesus had been at the

last supper with his disciples there in the upper room somewhere in Jerusalem.

The 14th chapter of John ends with the words, arise, let us go hence.

So at that point, they left the upper room.

And they began their journey, which would ultimately lead them to the Garden of Gessimony.

And whether or not they went through the temple courts or whatever we don't know,

the Gospels do not trace the steps of Jesus.

It is possible that they went on in through the temple gates because they were left open all

night during the Passover season so that anyone who wanted to come and pray could pray at any time.

And those gates had upon them the carved

clusters of grapes by which God declared his purpose for the nation of Israel, that it be a fruitful

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