“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 …
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Is Jesus interested in popular opinion?
Jesus is not interested in popular opinion or what others think about Him. Jesus is not running for political office. …
“Have I been with you for so long a time, and yet you have not come to know Me.” ~Jesus
Wow, after all that time. Imagine what Phillip has seen Jesus do firsthand. How the words of our Lord must have …
“Behold, the Lamb of God!” ~John the Baptizer
What is the big deal about Jesus being the lamb of God? They are cute and all but they tend …
“If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.” ~Jesus
Jesus, the Messiah, has called us to obey. Jesus wants us and our complete devotion. It is His desire that we …
“I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.” ~Jesus
Why this is important: Jesus challenges us to change our minds (repent) about how we can get to God. …
“An hour is coming, and is now here, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live.” ~Jesus
Jesus offers me life. And He offers it now. I receive it by listening to His voice. Once I hear His …
“Do not let your heart be troubled; believe in God, believe also in Me.” ~Jesus
What can go wrong? Our fear is that anything and everything will go wrong. That is an enemy whispering in …
“All true zeal for God is a zeal for love, mercy, and goodness.” ~Robert Ellis Thompson
Jesus is passionate. He is not Mr. Rogers with a beard. His objective is not to be a nice guy …
“I do not condemn you; go, and from now on sin no more.” ~Jesus
I get caught in the act of missing God’s goal for my life (sinning). It happens too often. The …
Did Jesus say anything He wanted to?
Jesus didn’t say what He wanted to. His words were from our Heavenly Father. The origin of what He said was …
Can we see the forest for the trees?
Jesus demands that I get the point. I need to see Jesus. I need to have a passionate relationship with His Father. Reading …
Who is Jesus?
Jesus invites us to know Him. Who is Jesus? The Apostle John tells us Jesus is the Word of God. …
“I know that you do not have the love of God within you.” ~Jesus
King Jesus, the anointed Messiah, is direct with us. He can do nothing but say what He hears His …
Do believers need to fear judgment?
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 …
Is Jesus the Messiah truth?
Thomas’s point: you cannot know the route if you do not know the destination. But he is wrong. Even though …
“Jesus went out, bearing His own cross, to the place called the Place of a Skull, which is called in Hebrew, Golgotha.” ~Apostle John
Crucifixion is all ghastly to contemplate. The cruelty is stunning. For Jesus, it goes beyond the shame and pain of …
“My time has not yet come …” ~Jesus
It is easy to make suggestions for others to follow. The brothers of Jesus thought they had a clever idea. …
Do others have plans against God’s servants? Will we be persecuted?
There is no doubt that persecution is a stark reality of living for a disciple of Jesus. For a disciple …
“I have called you friends, for all that I have heard from my Father I have made known to you.” ~Jesus
We start out as slaves. Our path to maturity starts with servitude and obedience. I saw this in my relationship …
“He who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way, that man is a thief and a robber.” ~Jesus
Jesus is very plain and clear what he says to us. Jesus challenges us listen and hear what he says. …
“Laying aside falsehood, speak truth each one of you with his neighbor, for we are members of one another.” ~Apostle Paul
Why this is important: Jesus alone is Master. That is it. Jesus is in charge. Jesus is King. Jesus is …
“He [Jesus] was in the beginning with God.” ~Apostle John
In the order of things, Jesus is first. Nothing came before Jesus. Jesus is the son of God. Jesus is …
Has Jesus defeated death?
Good news: Jesus has defeated death. That is the good news of His resurrection. Jesus brings us life and life …
Does God’s wrath cause divine condemnation?
We all love and can quote John 3:16. It is in many ways the Christian mantra and a favorite verse …
What is the church’s ministry of forgiveness in Jesus the Messiah’s name?
Jesus is resurrected. Jesus appears to the disciples. Jesus breathes on them and they receive the Holy Spirit. This empowerment …
“For the Father judges no one, but has given all judgment to the Son.” ~Jesus
Jesus demands radical obedience from us but also brings good news. No one is shut out from God. All are …
Are we rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic?
Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father …
“I seek not my own will but the will of him who sent me.” ~Jesus
Jesus only does what he hears the Father say to do. That is His standard for us as well. We …
Can we trust the judgement of Jesus?
Jesus can be trusted. Jesus doesn’t have a self-serving bone in His body. Jesus only does what He sees the Father doing. …
“It is the scripture that bear witness about me, yet you refuse to come to me that you may have life.” ~Jesus
Jesus had a lot to say to the religious scholars and the elites of His day. He still does. Do …
“I can do nothing on my own.” ~Jesus
Even Jesus the Messiah – God the Son – consulted with God the Father before doing anything. How much more …
Who are the witnesses for Jesus?
Jesus has a focus. He isn’t trying to be popular. He wants us to be saved from a life of …
“For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will but the will of him who sent me.” ~Jesus
Many days, I am just following my own whims. Whatever feels good to do right then is fine. No plan. …
When did Jesus the Messiah first bid his disciples to receive the Holy Spirit?
All the disciples of Jesus were baptized and immersed in the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. This is not Pentecost. This …
“See, you are well! Sin no more, that nothing worse may happen to you.” ~Jesus
He had been crippled for 38 years. Now that is a long time. Jesus, the Messiah, healed him. Not a …
Is the Holy Spirit promised by Jesus the Messiah to all who believe?
Jesus promises the stunning power of the Holy Spirit to all who believe in Him. They will be immersed [baptized] …
Will we rebel or obey?
Why this is important: Jesus is perfectly aligned with His Father, God. That is the source of His power. Jesus challenges …
“The one concern of the devil is to keep Christians from praying.” ~Samuel Chadwick
R.A. Torrey lamented the average believer’s indifference to prayer by writing: How little time the average Christian spends in prayer! …
“Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends.” ~Jesus
Love is not something God does. Love is something God is. Greater love has no one than this, that one …
“Have I been with you for so long a time, and yet you have not come to know Me?” ~Jesus
Jesus has a question for Philip. Jesus called Philip to be a disciple as he (Jesus) was leaving Bethany after being baptized …
“As I have loved you, so you must love one another.” ~Jesus
Family is extremely important in the Bible, both in a physical sense and in a spiritual sense. The foundation of …
“Ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be made full.” ~Jesus
We have a great promise from Jesus the Messiah. It is joy and happiness. Jesus wants us to have joy. …
“I am the truth” ~Jesus
Consider this: Truth is not what makes people feel good. Jesus knows this. Jesus knows truth because He knows the Father …
“For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.” ~Jesus
Jesus has a real focus. Jesus is going to do what God wants Him to. I need to get the …
“Whoever loves his life loses it, and whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.” ~Jesus
Why this is important: Jesus wants us to accompany him. Jesus wants us to go where He has gone and …
“For this is the will of my Father …” ~Jesus
I love bread. I love all kinds of breads. I love bread with butter. I love bread with oil. OK, …
“The Son gives life to whom he will.” ~Jesus
Jesus makes it clear he has authority, even to give life. King Jesus, the Messiah, challenges us to understand this. It is …
“I am the truth” ~Jesus
Why this is important: The new covenant encompasses the Greek idea of truth as reality, as well as the Hebraic …
“For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.” ~Jesus
Why this is important: Jesus is completely obedient to the will of His Father. 24/7 it is all about what …
“I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in Me will do what I have been doing.” ~Jesus
I am to be a disciple. That is the goal that Jesus has for me. Making disciples is important because it …
“For the Father loves the Son and shows him all that he himself is doing.” ~Jesus
As mothers and fathers, we understand the love that we have for our children. Magnify that by a factor of …
“My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me” ~Jesus
What does Jesus want from us? Jesus wants us to listen. Jesus wants us to be a good and faithful servant. …
Why did Jesus take so long to get there and do something about Lazarus?
After saying these things, he said to them, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I go to awaken …
“Do you want to be healed?” ~Jesus
Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool, in Aramaic called Bethesda, which has five roofed …
What is the outcome if we act on what Jesus commanded?
When he had washed their feet and put on his outer garments and resumed his place, he said to them, …
Do we have a special arrogance that believes we are not enslaved … to anyone?
So, Jesus was saying to those Jews who had believed Him, “If you continue in My word, then you are …
Who can we blame for this?
As he passed by, he saw a man blind from birth. And his disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, …
How does God work it all out?
But one of them, Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said to them, “You know nothing at all. Nor …
“I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again.” ~God to Jesus
Now is my soul troubled. And what shall I say? ‘Father, save me from this hour’? But for this purpose …
Did Jesus claim to be one with His Father in His works?
So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of his own …
“The Father loves the Son and has given all things into his hands. The one who believes in the Son has eternal life, but the one who rejects the Son will not see life; instead, the wrath of God remains on him.” ~Apostle John
I must understand that God loves Jesus. God has given everything over to Him. Jesus has all the power and …
“Woman, why do you weep?” ~Angel to Mary
Alone. Depressed. Confused. I am all those things some days. I am weeping. I feel abandoned. Where is my Jesus? …
35 Questions that Jesus Asks in the Good News According to John
It is stunning how masterfully our Master Jesus, the Messiah, uses questions (read more here) to teach vital spiritual truths. …
“It’s not going to be that way with you. Whoever wants to be great must become a servant.” ~Jesus
“When the ten others heard about this, they lost their tempers, thoroughly disgusted with the two brothers. So Jesus got …
“This is my Son, marked by my love, focus of my delight. Listen to him.” God about Jesus
Jesus takes Peter, James and John with him. They will be his witness to what happens and what God says. …
"And here I am, standing right before you, and you aren’t willing to receive from me the life you say you want." ~~Jesus
We say we want life. OK. Jesus is right in front of us. He wants to give life to us. …
"I’m not interested in crowd approval." ~~Jesus
Jesus isn’t interested in popular opinion or what others think about Him. Jesus isn’t running for political office. Jesus’ only …
"The time has arrived when dead men will hear the voice of the Son of God and will come alive." ~Jesus
Jesus offers me life. And He offers it now. I receive it by listening to His voice. Once I hear His …
"You have your heads in your Bibles constantly. But you miss the forest for the trees." ~Jesus
Jesus demands that I get the point. I need to see Jesus. I need to have a passionate relationship with His Father. Reading …
"What you’re called does not matter and where you go to worship does not matter." ~~Jesus
It is not about what religious group you are born into. It doesn’t matter what church you go to. Jesus …
"You worship guessing in the dark; we Jews worship in the clear light of day."~~Jesus
Jesus challenges me to worship in a clear way. Sometimes I am just guessing. That is not the way of God’s chosen …
"If I were simply speaking on my own account, it would be an empty, self-serving witness." ~Jesus
Jesus knows who He is. Jesus knows that God sent him to redeem the world. Jesus knows he will pay …
“If you are thirsty, come to me!” ~Jesus
I am thirsty. I have this desire in my heart. I am desperate for God. Nothing else will satisfy me. …
"I know that love, especially God’s love, is not on your working agenda. " ~Jesus
King Jesus, the anointed Messiah, is direct with us. He can do nothing but say what He hears His Father …
"The Father loves the Son and includes him in everything he is doing." ~Jesus
As mothers and fathers, we understand the love that we have for our children. Magnify that by a factor of …
Where does my identity come from?
Jesus knew before he selected Judas that he would betray him. He wanted him as a part of the 12 …
"But my purpose is not to get your vote. I’m speaking to you this way so that you will be saved." ~Jesus
Jesus has a focus. He isn’t trying to be popular. He wants us to be saved from a life of …
“If you understand what I’m telling you, act like it.” ~Jesus
Where does discontent and depression come from? Is it possible we understand that God wants us to do something and yet have …
"These fields are ripe. It’s harvest time!" ~Jesus
Jesus knows things we don’t. He challenges us to wake up. He looks out and doesn’t just see people. He …
“As for us, there’s no question—we can’t keep quiet about what we’ve seen and heard.” ~Apostle Peter
God is speaking. He is moving. Will I keep quiet about what I have seen and heard? God had used …
Jesus Quotes and God Thoughts 