Category: John 5
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No Comparison
(John 5:43-47) What are you looking for? Most people look for some kind of recognition in some way or another. They want to receive accolades, reward, applause, acclaim or something that highlights their achievements. And they don't want this recognition from just anyone, they seek it from their peers or the people they respect. It's…
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The Bible, Billy Joel and Chocolate Cake
(John 5:39-47) Ok. So you might be wondering what on earth could be the link between Billy Joel, the Bible and chocolate cake. Well you might be surprised because there is a lesson that we can and must learn from these three things which explain an important part of this section of scripture. They relate…
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Bearing Testimony to Jesus
(John 5:30-38) Jesus speaks in this section of scripture about the proofs of who he is. He talks about the multitude of ways and things that bear witness to him being who he claims to be. And this provides us with reassurance and comfort that we are not following cleverly devised myths, but are following…
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Bringing the Dead Back to Life
(John 5:25-29) You might think I am talking about the resurrection with this title, but you would be mistaken. Ok…so I might mention the resurrection, but in my opinion this section of scripture is not talking about the resurrection, at least not totally, but is talking about something else. Let's have a look at what…
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Father and Son
(John 5:19-24) Throughout the New Testament we see the personages of the Father and the Son discussed. The interplay between these two is crucial to our understanding of our life in Christ and our worship. In this section of scripture Jesus gives us a little information about His relationship with the Father and it helps…
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Keeping The Sabbath
(John 5:18) This scripture is a difficult one to deal with and I have spent more time thinking about this one than many others that I have written about. It is only one verse, but it can be puzzling and I have prayed about it to try and understand what the Lord is saying here.…
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Go and Sin No More
(John 5:9-17 – Go and Sin No More) As we study the scriptures there are often the obvious lessons that can be seen, but now and again we see some less obvious teachings. There is one such lesson in this section of scriptures. There were a number of times in the scriptures where Jesus healed…
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You’re Not Listening…
(John 5:1-9) Do you ever get told off by someone else for not listening? I know I do! So often we do not hear what is being said because we are not listening. Well it just doesn't happen with our families and friends, but too often we don't hear the Lord because we are not…
