Archive for August 2014
Believe The Witnesses
We find in our text today the continuation of Christ’s dialogue with the religious leaders. They were questioning what authority he had to do the things He was doing. They were specifically concerned with Christ breaking the Sabbath by “working” to heal the cripple man at the Pool of Bethesda (5:1-16). Jesus told them why…
Read MoreChrist’s Credentials
Up until now we have had people who have responded positively to Christ and His work with little push back. Consider the flow of what we have seen so far from John’s gospel: Jesus reveals Himself as God the Messiah to: John the Baptist (1) Andrew and Peter Philip and Nathanael Jesus then works a…
Read MoreFinding Mercy At The “House of Mercy”
Today our text is found in John 5:1-16. Remember what John is doing – he is laying out a case for us the readers, that Jesus is God and that He is the only way for us to come to God. John is not recording everything Jesus said or did. Instead he is narrating key…
Read MoreSix Tips For Successful Parenting
How would you define a home? Perhaps you would give me your street address, describe your house – the style, how many rooms or the color of your gate. The dictionary defines a home as a family or group of people who live together, it is the place where somebody feels he or she belongs.…
Read MoreBelieve: One Man’s Journey of Faith
We have all faced moments of desperation! The circumstances in life spirals out of control right past all of our human wisdom and ability. In such moments we are painfully aware that our resources, our influence, and our position in society are useless to meet the need. It may be a personal illness, or the…
Read MorePerspectives On The Harvest
Our text today is John 4:27-42, but I would like to be sure we grasp the context of what we are looking at by beginning to read from verse 1. Take a moment to watch this dramatized reading of John 4:1-27: Jesus “needed to go through Samaria” (4) because there was a thirsty woman headed to a…
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