Category: John

  • Jesus is The Word

    (John 21:24-25) These last two verses of the book of John could easily be overlooked as just the way John closed the chapter and his gospel. But when you think about what he said in these two verses, there is still a message we can take away and learn. It is my belief that nothing…

  • Follow Me

    (John 21:20-23) The last two words of verse 19 in this chapter of John were “Follow me.” These two words are repeated by Jesus in many places throughout the New Testament and we see in this section just how focused and how important it is that we heed these two words of Jesus Christ. These…

  • You Can’t Go Back – Part 2

    (John 21:15-19) In my last post we looked at how Peter turned back to his former life as a fisherman after Jesus had been put to death and resurrected. Wether he thought the whole business of Christianity had ended because The Lord was no longer with them or what he thought is not really known.…

  • You Can’t Go Back – Part 1

    (John 21:1-14) This will be a two part post to cover this message. It is a lesson I have learned again just recently and it is one that many Christians are unaware of how serious a matter it is. You can't go back when you come to The Lord. You must continue to push forward.…

  • Thomas Doubts

    (John 20:24-31) After Jesus had risen from the dead He appeared to the disciples a number of times. However Thomas missed His first appearance to the disciples. Thomas it seems had a few issues. Many times he is painted as being a doubter and not believing things unless he saw it for himself. Now there…

  • Jesus Appears to the Disciples

    (John 20:19-23) After Jesus had risen from the dead He appeared to the disciples many times. In these scriptures we see Him appear to His closest disciples, the eleven (bearing in mind that Judas had gone). This particular appearance is interesting for several reasons. Firstly, it was where He proved to the disciples that it…

  • The Resurrection of Jesus

    (John 20:1-18) The resurrection of Jesus is the key principle that underlies Christianity. It is the one thing that sets Christianity apart from every other religion in the world. As has been said many times, in every other religion you can visit the tombs of the founders of the religion, but there is no tomb…

  • Jesus is Buried

    (John 19:38-42) The events that followed the death of Jesus were interesting as His body was taken for burial. The depth of feeling that the Jewish leaders held against Jesus and those who followed him was evident in the reactions of those who claimed His body. Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus, who was a ruler…

  • Jesus Dies

    (John 19:31-37) Friedrich Nietzsche wrote in one of his book these words, that God is dead. He was speaking about how the whole idea and concept of God was dead in modern western society. How the premise of atheism has overtaken modern thinking to attempt to destroy all thoughts and actions in society that promote…

  • It Is Finished

    (John 19:23-30) Jesus was nailed up to die. The last few acts that were prophesied concerning His life were completed with the soldiers casting lots for His garments and Him being given a drink of sour wine as He said, “I thirst.” Jesus’ time had come to an end on earth and the stage was…

  • Should the Cross be the Real Symbol of Christianity

    (John 19:17-22) After being judged by Pilate Jesus was handed over to the Jews with a company of soldiers and led away to be put to death. He was loaded up with the beam to which He would be nailed and which he had to cart or drag to the place He would die. To…

  • Jesus Delivered to Pilate

    (John 19:1-16) When Jesus was in the hands of Pilate he was taken out and scourged or whipped by the soldiers. It was at this time that they mocked and spat upon him calling Jesus the King of the Jews and making a crown of thorns to place on his head. Little did they understand…