Category: John

Still, nobody was talking publicly about Him because they feared the Jews. As I read this one simple verse, it hit me that we have a very similar dynamic happening in our business culture today. You can talk about God. You can discuss Allah. You can refer to religion in the workplace. These are all … Continue reading Acknowledging Jesus – John 7:13 →

All that the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never cast out. For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will but the will of him who sent me. And this is the will of him who sent me, that I should lose … Continue reading All and Never – John 6:37-40 →

Jesus answered, “ I assure you: You are looking for Me, not because you saw the signs, but because you ate the loaves and were filled. Don’t work for the food that perishes but for the food that lasts for eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you, because God the Father has … Continue reading Hungry Hungry Hippos – John 6:26-27 →

And just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so the Son also gives life to anyone He wants to. The giving of life as He determines is totally Jesus' prerogative. He is equal with the Father and has complete authority to grant life to whomever He pleases. His healing of this … Continue reading Life-giving – John 5:21 →

So they came to John and told him, “Rabbi, the One you testified about, and who was with you across the Jordan, is baptizing — and everyone is flocking to Him.” Our response to God's good work in and through others is not always the best. Often our natural response is one of jealousy or … Continue reading Responding to Success in Others – John 3:26 →

“Come and you’ll see,” He replied. So they went and saw where He was staying, and they stayed with Him that day. It was about 10 in the morning. This is the standing invitation of Jesus. Come and see. Still today He invites us to follow Him and investigate His claims and His call. He … Continue reading Come and See – John 1:39 →

You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; it is these that testify about Me; and you are unwilling to come to Me so that you may have life. The Scriptures are critical in our search for eternal life; yet, to read and understand the Word and fail to … Continue reading Futility – John 5:39-40 →

Whatever you ask in My name, I will do it so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask Me anything in My name, I will do it. 'In my Name' - according to the character, nature, being and essence of Who Christ is. It is the Name of Christ that … Continue reading In Jesus’ Name – John 14:13-14 →

"Truly, truly, I say to you, he who receives whomever I send receives Me; and he who receives Me receives Him who sent Me.” To receive a believer in Christ, one whom Jesus has sent, is to receive Christ Himself. To receive Christ Himself is to receive God the Father. Thus, as we receive our … Continue reading Believing and Receiving – John 13:20 →

“We aren’t stoning You for a good work,” the Jews answered, “but for blasphemy, because You — being a man — make Yourself God.”   He absolutely did not ‘make Himself God’. He is the Eternal God and always has been. He is the infinite starting point necessary for this finite existence of ours. He … Continue reading Blasphemy- John 10:33 →

I give them eternal life, and they will never perish — ever! No one will snatch them out of My hand. The security we have in Christ is profound. He makes it clear that no other one can remove us from His protection and care. It could even be argued that we cannot remove ourselves; … Continue reading Security in Christ – John 10:28 →

You yourselves are my witnesses that I said, ‘I am not the Christ,’ but, ‘I have been sent ahead of Him.’ In order for Jesus to increase in our lives we must be very clear about who we are not! We must not become confused with our role in God's kingdom as best we can … Continue reading Who We are Not – John 3:28 →

"In those days there was again a large crowd, and they had nothing to eat. He summoned the disciples and said to them, “I have compassion on the crowd, because they’ve already stayed with Me three days and have nothing to eat. If I send them home hungry, they will collapse on the way, and … Continue reading Hungry – Mark 8:1-3 →

“I give you a new command: Love one another. Just as I have loved you, you must also love one another. By this all people will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.” It is interesting how we Christians designate and identify ourselves - Baptist, Methodist, Church of Christ, … Continue reading The Mark of a Disciple – John 13:34-35 →

When he had gone out, Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man is glorified, and God is glorified in Him. If God is glorified in Him, God will also glorify Him in Himself and will glorify Him at once." There is a difficult, mysterious truth contained in this passage. Glory follows betrayal and is associated … Continue reading Betrayal, Suffering, Humiliation and Glory – John 13:31-32 →

You’re not considering that it is to your advantage that one man should die for the people rather than the whole nation perish. In this one brief statement, these leaders' overarching philosophy of "the ends justifies the means" is clearly revealed. Whatever it takes to protect their place in the world must be pursued. Whatever … Continue reading Ends and Means – John 11:50 →

Then the temple police came to the chief priests and Pharisees, who asked them, “Why haven’t you brought Him?” The police answered, “No man ever spoke like this!” Then the Pharisees responded to them: “Are you fooled too? Have any of the rulers or Pharisees believed in Him? But this crowd, which doesn’t know the … Continue reading Prideful Perspective – John 7:45-49 →