Category: Teaching

Source: https://ift.tt/2JgAnK0 Today: [John 8:1-30] The Woman Taken in Adultery: in this chapter Jesus is confronted regarding an egregious sin by a group of self righteous accusers. A woman is taken in the very act of adultery. What is His response? What is our response when dealing with open sin in our ranks? Do we […]

Source: https://ift.tt/2GYXkfL Today: [John 7:25-53] Jesus’ Messianic Credentials: In part 2 of John 7 the people are in great controversy over Jesus’ assertions and claims. They feel He is unjustified to say the things He says to them because He can’t validate His authority to do so. They believe He isn’t qualified to be the […]

Source: https://ift.tt/2s7VILR Today: [John 7:1-24] Dealing with Familiar Spirits: In Part 1 of John 7 Jesus is confronted by His family because they don’t like the bad light He is casting them in. Jesus’ natural family was sorely disadvantaged by the things that Jesus said and did. They want to stop Him and if they […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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? […]

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 […]