John 6: 16-24….Nature’s Master!

When evening came, his disciples went down to the sea, got into a boat, and started across the sea to Capernaum. It was now dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them. The sea became rough because a strong wind was blowing. When they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw JesusContinue reading “John 6: 16-24….Nature’s Master!”

John 5: 33-47….More reasons why you should believe me!

You sent to John, and he has borne witness to the truth. Not that the testimony that I receive is from man, but I say these things so that you may be saved. He was a burning and shining lamp, and you were willing to rejoice for a while in his light. But the testimonyContinue reading “John 5: 33-47….More reasons why you should believe me!”

John 5: 25-33….Do you want the truth?

Truly, truly, I say to you, an hour is coming, and is now here, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live. For as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself. And he hasContinue reading “John 5: 25-33….Do you want the truth?”

John 5: 19-24…..A long speech.

“Truly, truly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of his own accord, but only what he sees the Father doing. For whatever the Father does, that the Son does likewise. For the Father loves the Son and shows him all that he himself is doing. And greater works than these will heContinue reading “John 5: 19-24…..A long speech.”

John 5: 18…..How important is this?

This was why the Jews were seeking all the more to kill him, because not only was he breaking the Sabbath, but he was even calling God his own Father, making himself equal with God. Comment: Whom we believe Jesus is makes the world of difference to how we think and live. We have justContinue reading “John 5: 18…..How important is this?”

Amos 7: 1-9…..Does God really change His mind?

This is what the Lord GOD showed me: behold, he was forming locusts when the latter growth was just beginning to sprout, and behold, it was the latter growth after the king’s mowings. When they had finished eating the grass of the land, I said,“O Lord GOD, please forgive! How can Jacob stand? He isContinue reading “Amos 7: 1-9…..Does God really change His mind?”

John 4: 19-26….Jesus introduces Himself.

The woman said to him, “Sir, I perceive that you are a prophet. Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, but you say that in Jerusalem is the place where people ought to worship.” Jesus said to her, “Woman, believe me, the hour is coming when neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem will you worshipContinue reading “John 4: 19-26….Jesus introduces Himself.”

John 4: 1-9….Is this a set-up?

Now when Jesus learned that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus was making and baptizing more disciples than John (although Jesus himself did not baptize, but only his disciples), he left Judea and departed again for Galilee. And he had to pass through Samaria. So he came to a town of Samaria called Sychar, nearContinue reading “John 4: 1-9….Is this a set-up?”

John 3: 22-30…..The ‘to-be- announced’ Christ has arrived.

After this Jesus and his disciples went into the Judean countryside, and he remained there with them and was baptizing. John also was baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because water was plentiful there, and people were coming and being baptized (for John had not yet been put in prison).Now a discussion arose between some ofContinue reading “John 3: 22-30…..The ‘to-be- announced’ Christ has arrived.”

John 3: 16-21….Well known – but well understood??

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. Whoever believes in him is notContinue reading “John 3: 16-21….Well known – but well understood??”