Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ

John

Jesus’ Great Desire

JOHN 17:24 – Father, I desire that they also, whom you have given me, may be with me where I am, to see my glory that you have given me because you loved me before the foundation of the world. THEME OF THE DAY. JESUS’S GREAT DESIRE. Today’s scripture is part of a larger portion which may be likened to the “Burning…

The Hard Sayings Of Jesus

JOHN 6:60-69 – When many of his disciples heard it, they said, “This is a hard saying; who can listen to it?” 61 But Jesus, knowing in himself that his disciples were grumbling about this, said to them, “Do you take offense at this? 62 Then what if you were to see the Son of Man ascending to where he was before?…

Is It I, Lord

JOHN 5:35 – He was a burning and shining lamp . . . THEME OF THE DAY. IS IT I, LORD? The question identifying today’s nugget theme was asked of the disciples, even Judas, at the Last Passover. It would be a good thing to often visit this scene in our Bibles. There is so much to be taught from this most…

Strength To Obey Comes As We Obey

JOHN 5:1-9 – After this there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 2 Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool, in Aramaic called Bethesda, which has five roofed colonnades. 3 In these lay a multitude of invalids—blind, lame, and paralyzed. 5 One man was there who had been an invalid for thirty-eight…

The Grace Of The Lord Jesus Beyond Salvation

JOHN 1:14-17 – And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. 15 (John bore witness about him, and cried out, “This was he of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me ranks before me, because he was before me.’ ”)…

The Sweetest Words Ever Heard

JOHN 20:11-17 – But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb, and as she wept she stooped to look into the tomb. 12 And she saw two angels in white, sitting where the body of Jesus had lain, one at the head and one at the feet. 13 They said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?” She said to them, “They have…