I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. He who is a hired hand and not a shepherd, who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees, and the wolf snatches them and scatters them. He flees because he is aContinue reading “John 10: 11-21….Are these the thoughts of a demon?”
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John 10: 1-11a…Double claims of Jesus.
“Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way, that man is a thief and a robber. But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the gatekeeper opens. The sheep hear his voice, and heContinue reading “John 10: 1-11a…Double claims of Jesus.”
John 9: 35-41… seeing leads to believing.
Jesus heard that they had cast him out, and having found him he said, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?” He answered, “And who is he, sir, that I may believe in him?” Jesus said to him, “You have seen him, and it is he who is speaking to you.” He said, “Lord,Continue reading “John 9: 35-41… seeing leads to believing.”
John 9: 24-34….an ignorant, but wise, man!
So for the second time they called the man who had been blind and said to him, “Give glory to God. We know that this man is a sinner.” He answered, “Whether he is a sinner I do not know. One thing I do know, that though I was blind, now I see.” They saidContinue reading “John 9: 24-34….an ignorant, but wise, man!”
John 9: 13-23…. You’d have thought that everyone would have been happy!
They brought to the Pharisees the man who had formerly been blind. Now it was a Sabbath day when Jesus made the mud and opened his eyes. So the Pharisees again asked him how he had received his sight. And he said to them, “He put mud on my eyes, and I washed, and IContinue reading “John 9: 13-23…. You’d have thought that everyone would have been happy!”
John 9: 1-12….Jesus – the light of the world.
As he passed by, he saw a man blind from birth. And his disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” Jesus answered, “It was not that this man sinned, or his parents, but that the works of God might be displayed in him. We must workContinue reading “John 9: 1-12….Jesus – the light of the world.”
John 8; 48-59…Jesus hides, but not from fear!
The Jews answered him, “Are we not right in saying that you are a Samaritan and have a demon?” Jesus answered, “I do not have a demon, but I honor my Father, and you dishonor me. Yet I do not seek my own glory; there is One who seeks it, and he is the judge.Continue reading “John 8; 48-59…Jesus hides, but not from fear!”
John 8: 41b-47…Who is your father?
They said to him, “We were not born of sexual immorality. We have one Father—even God.” Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love me, for I came from God and I am here. I came not of my own accord, but he sent me. Why do you not understand whatContinue reading “John 8: 41b-47…Who is your father?”
John 8: 30-41….Here’s what we really think!
As he was saying these things, many believed in him.So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” They answered him, “We are offspring of Abraham and have never beenContinue reading “John 8: 30-41….Here’s what we really think!”
John 8: 21-29….More of the same!
So he said to them again, “I am going away, and you will seek me, and you will die in your sin. Where I am going, you cannot come.” So the Jews said, “Will he kill himself, since he says, ‘Where I am going, you cannot come’?” He said to them, “You are from below;Continue reading “John 8: 21-29….More of the same!”
As I read it! 