John 12:20-50 Jesus finally says in this passage that the hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. How neat it would be if we wait for God’s appointed time in our lives? +1 for Phillip and Andrew working as a team (v 22). John is blunt
Continue readingJohn 12:1-19 When the great crowd was shouting, “Hosanna!” (Means “Hooray for Salvation!”), Jesus was not carried away by their praise instead he found a young donkey (poor man’s chariot) and sat on it. Jesus responded to their praise by humbling himself. As a result, the Father glorified him. Do
Continue readingJohn 11:38-57 Martha believed that Jesus would heal Lazarus but could not believe that Jesus would raise Lazarus to life. Many times we also put Jesus in a box and underestimate his power. He is all-powerful God. Nothing is too difficult for Him. When Priests and the Pharisees were informed
Continue readingJohn 11:1-37 In this chapter, we see an exceptional characteristic of Thomas. We knowThomas as “Doubting Thomas,” but here we come to know him as a “Risk-taker.” When other disciples were afraid of the Jews, Thomas said to them, “Let us also go, that we may die with him” (v.
Continue readingJohn 10:22-42 V.31 says “the Jews took up stones again to stone him.” V.42 says “many believed in him.” These two verses clearly points out that not everyone would believe in Him. Sometimes as Jesus did, we have to escape from the hands of the people who do not believe
Continue readingJohn 10:1-21 I have an unshakable assurance that Jesus, the good shepherd knows me personally and leads me. As a result of this, I know Him personally, enjoy life in abundance and participate in His mission of bringing the sheep that do not belong to this fold. The metaphor, Jesus
Continue readingJohn 9:18-41 Why Jesus has to heal the blind differently in two steps, because Jesus time is not yet come to be caught, so Jesus doesn’t want to be found when the blind was cured so Jesus ask him to go and wash I the river so that by the
Continue readingJohn 9:1-17 Jesus is doing miraculous signs to make people believe in him. But he insists on doing his miracles on Sabbaths! He’s working counter intuitively, challenging the Pharisees to revisit their established beliefs, revamp their present and hopefully redeem their future. The Pharisees focused on finding faults with Jesus.
Continue readingJohn 8:31-59 Did the people who believed in Jesus (v 30,31) end up picking up stones to stone him (v 59)? If there is a context change I missed it. Jesus was answering the Jews questions. In one of the questions he answered “But I know him and I keep
Continue readingJohn 8:1-30 “…from now on do not sin” (v. 11). This is important for each one of us. Our God does not care about our past, he does care about our present and future. The moment we acknowledge Jesus Christ as our Lord & Savior, believe in him, and confess
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