Category: John
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You Must be Born Again
(John 3:1-8) One of the most common sayings among Christians today is that you must be born again. And yet I often wonder how many times people using this expression truly understand what it means. The implications of these few words are mind boggling, as Nicodemus discovered when Jesus explained it to him in this…
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Jesus Knew What Was in Man
(John 2:23-25) Whom should you trust? Who can you trust and know that you will be OK in all situations? Until you really know a person it is not wise to entrust yourself to them as people will take advantage of others if they have the opportunity. In this section of scripture we see that…
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Destroy this Temple and in Three Days I Will Raise It Up
(John 2:18-22) Jesus had just chased the pigeon sellers and money changers from the temple. He overturned their tables and used a whip of cords to drive out the animals from the temple. In his zeal for the temple as being a house of prayer and not a place for commerce he brought order and…
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Jesus Drives The Money Changers From The Temple
(John 2:13-17) Imagine a market place at the time of Christ. The sounds of animals intermingled with the shouts of vendors selling their wares and the clink and rattle of money as it exchanges hands. An intoxicating combination of sounds, sights and smells attacking all of your senses. Well that’s all fine in a market…
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Jesus turned the Water into Wine
(John 2:1-12) This section of scripture is interesting for a number of reasons. It is a well known piece of scripture as many have discussed it, written about it and there are even songs about it. This is described as the first of the miracles that Jesus performed by the Apostle John, and it is…
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The Other Disciples
(John 1:43-51) We hear a lot about some of the disciples and early apostles. Some are held in high esteem by many in the churches. And yet we know there were twelve who were called to do the early work of the church. We know a little about Peter, James, John and some of the…
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Jesus Calls the First Disciples
(John 1:35-42) John the baptist had reached the end of his work. His time had come to hand the work across to Jesus and we see him do this in the beginning of these verses. He does not try to hold onto the work that he had, and even more he does not try to…
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Behold, the Lamb of God
(John 1:29-34) The gospel of John is incredibly powerful. It contains so much knowledge and teaching that it can only have been inspired by the Holy Spirit. One of the problems with this simplicity of the gospel of John is that it is easy to miss important teachings and concepts. As an example, this single…
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The Voice of One Crying Out in the Wilderness
(John 1:19-28) In the past few posts I have spoken a little about John the Baptist. There is an aspect to his ministry that I want to examine today that is quite different to the basic ministry he came to teach. I want to explore a little about “how” he taught, which also looks a…
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Grace and Truth Came through Jesus Christ
The message that the Lord would deliver for all mankind would show that grace and truth came through Jesus Christ for all mankind.
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Power to Become the Children of God
(John 1:9-13) This is one of the most amazing and wonderful scriptures in the bible. The promise contained here is so amazing that it seems almost too good to be true. But we know that the bible does not lie and so it is the truth and what a fantastic truth it is. JohnHi! I’m…
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Coming to the Light
(John 1:6-8) The Apostle John now introduces John the baptist. In just a word or two he provides and enormous amount of understanding as to who John was and what his purpose and mission was. Jesus described John as the greatest man to have been born? In Matthew 11:11 Jesus said, “Truly, I say to…