June 2, 2024
‘Simon Peter said to them, “I am going fishing.” They said to him, “We will go with you.” They went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing’ (John 21:3 ESV). Some time after the resurrected Jesus had appeared to his disciples in Jerusalem, Peter decided to return to Capernaum and
June 1, 2024
‘Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here, and see my hands; and put out your hand, and place it in my side. Do not disbelieve, but believe.” Thomas answered him, “My Lord and my God!”’ (John 20:27-28 ESV). Thomas didn’t see the risen Jesus when he first appeared. Even though Thomas had followed
May 31, 2024
“But one of the soldiers pierced his side with a spear, and at once there came out blood and water” (John 19:34 ESV). The apostle John, who was the only disciple near the cross when Jesus was crucified, was also the only gospel writer who reported these final details of Christ’s death. Perhaps John made
May 30, 2024
‘Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, my servants would have been fighting, that I might not be delivered over to the Jews. But my kingdom is not from the world.”’ (John 18:36 ESV). When Pilate asked Jesus whether he was the king of the Jews,
May 28, 2024
“But now I am coming to you, and these things I speak in the world, that they may have my joy fulfilled in themselves” (John 17:13 ESV). What is this joy that resides in Christ? Isn’t it the continual, irrepressible joy that He shares in fellowship with the Father? As Jesus prayed in anticipation for
May 25, 2024
“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, neither let them be afraid” (John 14:27 ESV). The peace that Jesus gives is true and real peace. It is not only a true cessation of hostility between
May 22, 2024
‘Now among those who went up to worship at the feast were some Greeks. So these came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and asked him, “Sir, we wish to see Jesus.” (John 12:20-21 ESV). Certain Greeks came to Jerusalem during the feast and they asked to see Jesus. No mention of whether
May 20, 2024
“Jesus wept” (John 11:35 ESV). The shortest verse in the Bible is one of the most revealing. Did Jesus cry in grief because Lazarus had died? No, it doesn’t seem so. For He had already told His disciples that He was going to “awaken” Lazarus (John 11:11). So why did He cry? Perhaps it was
May 19, 2024 | John 6:25-40 |
What must we do to prepare for what comes after death? How can we prepare for the ultimate journey? It’s a journey that most of us don’t want to think about, but it’s a journey that everyone must take.
Trips take a lot of preparation, some more than others. But how much more must we prepare for the trip that everyone will face one day… the trip to our eternal home! In the gospel of John chapter 6, Jesus told His hearers what they must do to be prepared for eternity.
May 19, 2024
“I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand. My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand” (John 10:28-29 ESV). Those who confess Jesus as Lord and