Source: https://ift.tt/2IHyhTX Today: [John 6:35-71] Will You Also Go Away? I don’t think any other discourse in the gospels discloses to us the heart of Christ as much as today’s passage. In John 6 Part 2 Jesus confronts and angry, hungry crowd and declares Himself to be the Bread from Heaven. They murmur at Him […]
READ MORE Source: https://ift.tt/2IH0YMC Today: [John 6:1-34] Jesus Takes a Little Boy’s Lunch: In John 6 Part 1, there is a crisis at a very large gathering of hungry people. Prior provisions for feeding this large crowd had not been undertaken. Planning perhaps could have been a bit better than it was. In the midst of the […]
READ MORE Source: https://ift.tt/2IGOg0G Today: [John 5:24-47] Do What You See the Father Do: In part 2 of John 5, Jesus speaks of eternal life and the mandate by which He lived His life. At Bethesda, He healed one man among 1000’s and left with a clear conscience. How is this possible? It is because He only […]
READ MORE Source: https://ift.tt/2KtJFz6 Today: [John 4:27-54] The Aftermath of a Power Encounter: In John 4 Part 2 the disciples come upon Jesus talking with the woman at the well. They are amazed that He would have anything to do with her. The people of the city come out at her word and meeting Jesus believe. They […]
READ MORE Source: https://ift.tt/2rHEk0b Today: [John 3:17-36] The Salvation of the Cosmos: In part 2 of John 3 the purpose of God in sending Jesus is declared. Jesus didn’t just come to save the individual, He came to save the world. The world spoken of here is a reference to the entire human family. Is this possible? […]
READ MORE Source: https://ift.tt/2jUgE4w Today: [John 3:1-16] Must You Be Born Again? In John 3 we find in the words of Jesus to Nicodemas, the basis of our belief in the born again experience. What does it mean to be born again? Can a person outside of Christ have any hope of clemency before God’s throne on […]
READ MORE Source: https://ift.tt/2G7t01Y Today: [John 2] Jesus Turns Water into Wine: In chapter 2 Jesus attends a wedding in Cana and solves a hospitality problem by turning water into wine. In this act, His first miracle there is a type and shadow of a Third Day promise for us in our day that there is an […]
READ MORE Source: https://ift.tt/2K7xjwI Today: [John 1:28-52 Part 2] Jesus Calls the Disciples: In part 2 of John 1 John the Baptist from the banks of the Jordan declares “behold the Lamb of God that takes away the sin of the world”. Angels appear and the Holy Spirit like a dove. The disciples of John leave off […]
READ MORE Source: https://ift.tt/2KOQoVh Today: [John 1:1-27 Part 1] The Logos of God Among Us: The gospel of John is of a character far different than Matthew, Mark or Luke. The first three gospels are assertive concerning who Christ is. They declare Jesus to an unbelieving world. The gospel of John is a presumptive gospel maintaining that […]
READ MORE Source: https://ift.tt/2IouZUE [Luke 24] He is Not Here. He is Risen! In the closing chapter of the gospel of Luke we find Jesus interacting and announcing Himself to His amazed followers. He imparts to them the opening of their eyes and privileges them to witness His ascension into Heaven. For all the message of the […]
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