John 11:45-48 ESV “Many of the Jews therefore, who had come with Mary and had seen what he did, believed in him, but some of them went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done. So the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered the council and said, ‘What are we to do? For … Continue reading Plans to Kill Him
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His Sheep Listen and Obey
John 10:24-30 ESV “So the Jews gathered around him and said to him, ‘How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly.’ Jesus answered them, ‘I told you, and you do not believe. The works that I do in my Father's name bear witness about me, but you … Continue reading His Sheep Listen and Obey
Are We True Disciples of Christ?
John 8:31-36 ESV “So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, ‘If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.’ They answered him, ‘We are offspring of Abraham and have never been enslaved to anyone. How is it … Continue reading Are We True Disciples of Christ?
If Anyone Thirsts
John 7:37-39 ESV “On the last day of the feast, the great day, Jesus stood up and cried out, ‘If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, “Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.”’ Now this he said about the Spirit, … Continue reading If Anyone Thirsts
A Divine Appointment
John 4:5-30,39-42 ESV “And he (Jesus Christ) had to pass through Samaria. So he came to a town of Samaria called Sychar, near the field that Jacob had given to his son Joseph. Jacob's well was there; so Jesus, wearied as he was from his journey, was sitting beside the well. It was about the … Continue reading A Divine Appointment
“God’s People” Loving the Darkness
John 3:16,19-21 ESV “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” “And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil. For everyone … Continue reading “God’s People” Loving the Darkness
Idolatrous Worship of Institutions
1 John 4:1-6 ESV "Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world. By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, and … Continue reading Idolatrous Worship of Institutions
When Our Hearts Condemn Us
1 John 3:19-24 ESV “By this we shall know that we are of the truth and reassure our heart before him; for whenever our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and he knows everything. Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence before God; and whatever we ask we … Continue reading When Our Hearts Condemn Us
We Should Love One Another
1 John 3:11-16 ESV “For this is the message that you have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another. We should not be like Cain, who was of the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his own deeds were evil and his brother's righteous. Do … Continue reading We Should Love One Another
Children of God or of the Devil?
1 John 3:4-10 ESV “Everyone who makes a practice of sinning also practices lawlessness; sin is lawlessness. You know that he appeared in order to take away sins, and in him there is no sin. No one who abides in him keeps on sinning; no one who keeps on sinning has either seen him or … Continue reading Children of God or of the Devil?
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