“If you love me, you will keep my commandments. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, for he dwells with you and will … Continue reading If We Love Jesus Christ
To Wash the Disciples’ Feet
“Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he had come from God and was going back to God, rose from supper. He laid aside his outer garments, and taking a towel, tied it around his waist. Then he poured water into a basin and began to wash the … Continue reading To Wash the Disciples’ Feet
Walk While You Have the Light
“So Jesus said to them, ‘The light is among you for a little while longer. Walk while you have the light, lest darkness overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going. While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become sons of light.’ … Continue reading Walk While You Have the Light
Christ’s Dismissal
[This was originally written and posted online Thursday, December 6, 2018, five years ago. It bears repeating yearly.] So Jesus again said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. All who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them. I … Continue reading Christ’s Dismissal
Follow and Serve Jesus Christ
“And Jesus answered them, ‘The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. Whoever loves his life loses it, and whoever hates his life … Continue reading Follow and Serve Jesus Christ
She’s Chosen the Good Portion
“Six days before the Passover, Jesus therefore came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. So they gave a dinner for him there. Martha served, and Lazarus was one of those reclining with him at table. Mary therefore took a pound of expensive ointment made from pure nard, and anointed … Continue reading She’s Chosen the Good Portion
How Can You?
How can you do Santa ClausAnd Jesus Christ in time?How can you raise Santa ClausAnd minimize Christ’s life? How can you raise up a manWho is not who he sayWhile you picture Jesus ChristA babe in manger lay? Santa (Satan) is not God,He mimics him instead.Takes on all his attributesWith reindeer and a sled. Tells … Continue reading How Can You?
The Good Works of God
I am reading still in John 10. Jesus had just finished teaching on the subject of false teachers who have infiltrated the gatherings of the church who had entered those gatherings by another way other than through genuine faith in Jesus Christ. So he described them as thieves and robbers and as strangers. And then … Continue reading The Good Works of God
Sideswiping the True Gospel Message
“’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 he … Continue reading Sideswiping the True Gospel Message
You Say, But Don’t Do
Jesus said, “For judgment I came into this world, that those who do not see may see, and those who see may become blind.” Some of the Pharisees near him heard these things, and said to him, “Are we also blind?” Jesus said to them, “If you were blind, you would have no guilt; but … Continue reading You Say, But Don’t Do
Run With It 