Several things caught my attention as I read this chapter. For instance in verses 3-4 Jesus was fully aware or conscious of who He was when He was washing the disciples’ feet. Often we struggle to serve others when we are too conscious of our status. Knowing how submit our pride to the needs of… Read More »
Chapter Eleven
Sin is deceitful and unbelief often resists belief, even when confronted by miracles and evidence of Jesus’ power and love. Chapter eleven illustrates this very clearly. Notice what the Bible says happened after Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead. In verse 45 we’re told that “many of the Jews who came to Mary, and saw… Read More »
Chapter Eight
A book could be written about this chapter of John’s gospel, but I’m going to focus my comments on four things. One, the story of the woman caught in adultery. After her accusers have left, Jesus says to her in verse 11: “I do not condemn you, either. Go. From now on sin no more.”… Read More »
Chapter Seven
I can’t help but think about modern Americans when I read chapter seven in John’s gospel. It seems that the common people were becoming divided in their opinion of Jesus. Some believed He was the Christ (promised Messiah) or at least a great prophet, while others thought he was crazy. This division is clearly seen… Read More »
Chapter Six
There is so much I could write about in this chapter, but I’m going to focus on the way some people who are interested in following Jesus struggle with some of what He says and ultimately turn away. The chapter begins with a large crowd following Jesus (verse 2). They experience the miracle of Jesus… Read More »
Chapter Four
There is so much in chapter four of John’s gospel about which I could write, but I want to briefly deal with two things that jumped out at me. First, the energy we receive from God when doing His work. Jesus was physically tired, sitting by a well while His disciples had gone into town… Read More »
Chapter Two
If one theme jumped out at me yesterday in chapter one, today the opposite was true as several different things grabbed my attention. So I did what I often do – I prayed through the chapter by taking a moment to stop and pray about what I was sensing the Holy Spirit saying to me… Read More »
Summer of Sharing 2015: England – Saturday
All week our team and members of Oikos Church have been inviting people to a “Summer Fun Day” scheduled for today in a local park. Several thousand homes received invite cards that were put through the mail drop in their front doors, an acceptable approach here. Plans included inflatables for the kids, crafts, food, etc.… Read More »
Tuesday Links for 4.07.2015
Below are links to some important and inspiring stories I encourage you to read. 80,000-plus Bibles shipped to Cuba for Baptist churches by the International Mission Board of our Southern Baptist Convention. Your giving to missions at FBC helped pay for this. Niger’s persecuted Christians address fear with faith – an amazing story of love and boldness… Read More »
Humbled By Their Decision
I don’t know who it is, but this week I was told about a couple relatively new to our church who’ve been praying about our “Six In 6” capital campaign and how much God wanted them to give. God answered their prayer and gave them both clarity and peace about it. According to what I… Read More »