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??”

John 3: 1-4…..A senior notices the ‘young, country Rabbi’.

Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. This man came to Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do unless God is with him.” Jesus answered him,Continue reading “John 3: 1-4…..A senior notices the ‘young, country Rabbi’.”

John 2: 13-21…..Preparation for the Passover Feast.

The Passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. In the temple he found those who were selling oxen and sheep and pigeons, and the money-changers sitting there. And making a whip of cords, he drove them all out of the temple, with the sheep and oxen. And he pouredContinue reading “John 2: 13-21…..Preparation for the Passover Feast.”

John 2: 1-12….Water to wine!

On the third day there was a wedding at Cana in Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. Jesus also was invited to the wedding with his disciples. When the wine ran out, the mother of Jesus said to him, “They have no wine.” And Jesus said to her, “Woman, what does this haveContinue reading “John 2: 1-12….Water to wine!”