For consider your calling, brothers: not many of you were wise according to worldly standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth. But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong; God chose what is lowContinue reading “1 Corinthians 1:26-2:5….Facts not philosophy!”
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John 21: 20-25….You don’t need to know everything, Peter.
20 Peter turned and saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following them, the one who also had leaned back against him during the supper and had said, “Lord, who is it that is going to betray you?” 21 When Peter saw him, he said to Jesus, “Lord, what about this man?” 22 Jesus said toContinue reading “John 21: 20-25….You don’t need to know everything, Peter.”
John 21: 15-19….A job and future for you,Simon!
15 When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Feed my lambs.” 16 He said to him a second time, “Simon, son of John, do youContinue reading “John 21: 15-19….A job and future for you,Simon!”
John 20: 11-18….Mary meets Jesus,
11 But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb, and as she wept she stooped to look into the tomb. 12 And she saw two angels in white, sitting where the body of Jesus had lain, one at the head and one at the feet. 13 They said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?” SheContinue reading “John 20: 11-18….Mary meets Jesus,”
John 20: 1-10….Surprise, Surprise!
1 Now on the first day of the week Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb. 2 So she ran and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved, and said to them,Continue reading “John 20: 1-10….Surprise, Surprise!”
John 19: 8-16…. Take Him and crucify the God-King
8 When Pilate heard this statement, he was even more afraid. 9 He entered his headquarters again and said to Jesus, “Where are you from?” But Jesus gave him no answer. 10 So Pilate said to him, “You will not speak to me? Do you not know that I have authority to release you andContinue reading “John 19: 8-16…. Take Him and crucify the God-King”
John 17: 1-10….Jesus Prayer begins.
When Jesus had spoken these words, he lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, “Father, the hour has come; glorify your Son that the Son may glorify you, since you have given him authority over all flesh, to give eternal life to all whom you have given him. And this is eternal life, thatContinue reading “John 17: 1-10….Jesus Prayer begins.”
John 16: 25-33… Coming and Going!
“I have said these things to you in figures of speech. The hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figures of speech but will tell you plainly about the Father. In that day you will ask in my name, and I do not say to you that I will askContinue reading “John 16: 25-33… Coming and Going!”
John 16: 16-23…. For them it was difficult.
A little while, and you will see me no longer; and again a little while, and you will see me.” So some of his disciples said to one another, “What is this that he says to us, A little while, and you will not see me, and again a little while, and you will seeContinue reading “John 16: 16-23…. For them it was difficult.”
John 15: 18-16: 4a….Hated because you are His!
“If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you. If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. Remember the word that IContinue reading “John 15: 18-16: 4a….Hated because you are His!”
As I read it! 