“Who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” ~Disciples of Jesus
I need to change my mind and act differently (repent). I need to ask the right questions. I clearly do …
I need to change my mind and act differently (repent). I need to ask the right questions. I clearly do …
Jesus is not interested in popular opinion or what others think about Him. Jesus is not running for political office. …
Wow, after all that time. Imagine what Phillip has seen Jesus do firsthand. How the words of our Lord must have …
What is the big deal about Jesus being the lamb of God? They are cute and all but they tend …
Jesus, the Messiah, has called us to obey. Jesus wants us and our complete devotion. It is His desire that we …
Why this is important: Jesus challenges us to change our minds (repent) about how we can get to God. …
Jesus offers me life. And He offers it now. I receive it by listening to His voice. Once I hear His …
What can go wrong? Our fear is that anything and everything will go wrong. That is an enemy whispering in …
Jesus is passionate. He is not Mr. Rogers with a beard. His objective is not to be a nice guy …
I get caught in the act of missing God’s goal for my life (sinning). It happens too often. The …
Jesus didn’t say what He wanted to. His words were from our Heavenly Father. The origin of what He said was …
Jesus demands that I get the point. I need to see Jesus. I need to have a passionate relationship with His Father. Reading …
Jesus invites us to know Him. Who is Jesus? The Apostle John tells us Jesus is the Word of God. …
King Jesus, the anointed Messiah, is direct with us. He can do nothing but say what He hears His …
Jesus distinguishes between two different resurrections in 5:28–29, just as Revelation 20:4–6, 11–15 does. But 5:24 shows that his talk …
Thomas’s point: you cannot know the route if you do not know the destination. But he is wrong. Even though …
Crucifixion is all ghastly to contemplate. The cruelty is stunning. For Jesus, it goes beyond the shame and pain of …
It is easy to make suggestions for others to follow. The brothers of Jesus thought they had a clever idea. …
There is no doubt that persecution is a stark reality of living for a disciple of Jesus. For a disciple …
We start out as slaves. Our path to maturity starts with servitude and obedience. I saw this in my relationship …
Jesus is very plain and clear what he says to us. Jesus challenges us listen and hear what he says. …
Why this is important: Jesus alone is Master. That is it. Jesus is in charge. Jesus is King. Jesus is …
In the order of things, Jesus is first. Nothing came before Jesus. Jesus is the son of God. Jesus is …
Good news: Jesus has defeated death. That is the good news of His resurrection. Jesus brings us life and life …
We all love and can quote John 3:16. It is in many ways the Christian mantra and a favorite verse …
Jesus is resurrected. Jesus appears to the disciples. Jesus breathes on them and they receive the Holy Spirit. This empowerment …
Jesus demands radical obedience from us but also brings good news. No one is shut out from God. All are …
Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father …
Jesus only does what he hears the Father say to do. That is His standard for us as well. We …
Jesus can be trusted. Jesus doesn’t have a self-serving bone in His body. Jesus only does what He sees the Father doing. …
Jesus had a lot to say to the religious scholars and the elites of His day. He still does. Do …
Even Jesus the Messiah – God the Son – consulted with God the Father before doing anything. How much more …
Jesus has a focus. He isn’t trying to be popular. He wants us to be saved from a life of …
Many days, I am just following my own whims. Whatever feels good to do right then is fine. No plan. …
All the disciples of Jesus were baptized and immersed in the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. This is not Pentecost. This …
He had been crippled for 38 years. Now that is a long time. Jesus, the Messiah, healed him. Not a …
Jesus promises the stunning power of the Holy Spirit to all who believe in Him. They will be immersed [baptized] …
Why this is important: Jesus is perfectly aligned with His Father, God. That is the source of His power. Jesus challenges …
R.A. Torrey lamented the average believer’s indifference to prayer by writing: How little time the average Christian spends in prayer! …
Love is not something God does. Love is something God is. Greater love has no one than this, that one …
Jesus has a question for Philip. Jesus called Philip to be a disciple as he (Jesus) was leaving Bethany after being baptized …
Family is extremely important in the Bible, both in a physical sense and in a spiritual sense. The foundation of …
We have a great promise from Jesus the Messiah. It is joy and happiness. Jesus wants us to have joy. …
Consider this: Truth is not what makes people feel good. Jesus knows this. Jesus knows truth because He knows the Father …
Jesus has a real focus. Jesus is going to do what God wants Him to. I need to get the …
Why this is important: Jesus wants us to accompany him. Jesus wants us to go where He has gone and …
I love bread. I love all kinds of breads. I love bread with butter. I love bread with oil. OK, …
Jesus makes it clear he has authority, even to give life. King Jesus, the Messiah, challenges us to understand this. It is …
Why this is important: The new covenant encompasses the Greek idea of truth as reality, as well as the Hebraic …
Why this is important: Jesus is completely obedient to the will of His Father. 24/7 it is all about what …
I am to be a disciple. That is the goal that Jesus has for me. Making disciples is important because it …
As mothers and fathers, we understand the love that we have for our children. Magnify that by a factor of …
What does Jesus want from us? Jesus wants us to listen. Jesus wants us to be a good and faithful servant. …
After saying these things, he said to them, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I go to awaken …
Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool, in Aramaic called Bethesda, which has five roofed …
When he had washed their feet and put on his outer garments and resumed his place, he said to them, …
So, Jesus was saying to those Jews who had believed Him, “If you continue in My word, then you are …
As he passed by, he saw a man blind from birth. And his disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, …
But one of them, Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said to them, “You know nothing at all. Nor …
Now is my soul troubled. And what shall I say? ‘Father, save me from this hour’? But for this purpose …
So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of his own …
I must understand that God loves Jesus. God has given everything over to Him. Jesus has all the power and …
Alone. Depressed. Confused. I am all those things some days. I am weeping. I feel abandoned. Where is my Jesus? …
It is stunning how masterfully our Master Jesus, the Messiah, uses questions (read more here) to teach vital spiritual truths. …
“When the ten others heard about this, they lost their tempers, thoroughly disgusted with the two brothers. So Jesus got …
Jesus takes Peter, James and John with him. They will be his witness to what happens and what God says. …
We say we want life. OK. Jesus is right in front of us. He wants to give life to us. …
Jesus isn’t interested in popular opinion or what others think about Him. Jesus isn’t running for political office. Jesus’ only …
Jesus offers me life. And He offers it now. I receive it by listening to His voice. Once I hear His …
Jesus demands that I get the point. I need to see Jesus. I need to have a passionate relationship with His Father. Reading …
It is not about what religious group you are born into. It doesn’t matter what church you go to. Jesus …
Jesus challenges me to worship in a clear way. Sometimes I am just guessing. That is not the way of God’s chosen …
Jesus knows who He is. Jesus knows that God sent him to redeem the world. Jesus knows he will pay …
I am thirsty. I have this desire in my heart. I am desperate for God. Nothing else will satisfy me. …
King Jesus, the anointed Messiah, is direct with us. He can do nothing but say what He hears His Father …
As mothers and fathers, we understand the love that we have for our children. Magnify that by a factor of …
Jesus knew before he selected Judas that he would betray him. He wanted him as a part of the 12 …
Jesus has a focus. He isn’t trying to be popular. He wants us to be saved from a life of …
Where does discontent and depression come from? Is it possible we understand that God wants us to do something and yet have …
Jesus knows things we don’t. He challenges us to wake up. He looks out and doesn’t just see people. He …
God is speaking. He is moving. Will I keep quiet about what I have seen and heard? God had used …