Picking up where we left off in John chapter 9, Jesus healed a man born blind, and the Pharisees questioned the healing. It didn’t help that Jesus healed the man on the Sabbath. Read John 9:35-38. The Pharisees forcefully cast the man out of their presence.1 They refused to acknowledge…
Jesus often exhorted his audience—followers, curious bystanders, Jewish leaders—to truly listen and hear what he said. Many times during his ministry, he explained who he was and his relationship to the Father. Read John 8:12-18. Jesus reminded people he was indeed the light John proclaimed earlier and the light gives…
Jesus’ resurrection is such good news John wove it through his entire gospel (book of good news). This isn’t a common Easter passage, but Jesus did discuss the life he gave and resurrection in these verses. John led into Jesus’ discussion about the Father and the Son with a brief…
How wonderful that God allowed us to poke along reading and writing the first two chapters in John’s gospel. Therefore, we’re reading chapter 3 this week, when our culture celebrates Valentine’s day, which symbolizes love. “See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called…
In this world of imperfect people, perhaps you need a fresh outpouring of love this day. A little afterglow to Christmas. This weekly Thursday blog post falls today, the day after Christmas. God’s Christmas gift to all of us is the fourth advent candle: love. Because we have the first…