May 12, 2025
“For not even his brothers believed in him” (John 7:5 ESV). Jesus had four younger half-brothers named James, Joses, Judas and Simon and several unnamed sisters (Mark 6:3) by his mother, Mary and his adopted father, Joseph. Prior to Christ’s resurrection his brothers didn’t believe in him. We don’t read much about them, but here
May 11, 2025
“I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. And the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.” — John 6:51 (ESV) In this powerful statement, Jesus identifies Himself as “the living bread that came down from
May 10, 2025
“Do not work for the food that perishes, but for the food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you. For on him God the Father has set his seal.” (John 6:27 ESV). Jesus challenged the motives of the crowd who followed Him after the miraculous feeding of the
May 9, 2025
“There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish, but what are they for so many?” (John 6:9 ESV). Andrew brought a young boy to Jesus who had a small and poor lunch, just five barley loaves and two fish. Barley bread was the food of the poor, and the lunch
May 6, 2025
“This was now the second sign that Jesus did when he had come from Judea to Galilee.” (John 4:54 ESV). John doesn’t simply call Jesus’ miracles “wonders” or “miraculous acts.” He calls them “signs.” A sign has a purpose, it points beyond itself. Road signs don’t exist to be admired but to direct us somewhere.
May 3, 2025
“And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.” (John 3:14–15 ESV). Jesus referred to a scene in Numbers 21, when the Israelites were plagued by deadly serpent bites because of their sin. God instructed Moses
April 30, 2025
“He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world did not know him.” (John 1:10 ESV). John presents a profound irony in this verse. Jesus—the eternal Word, the divine Creator—entered the world He made, yet the world failed to recognize Him. The One who fashioned galaxies walked among His
April 20, 2025 | John 11:25-26 |
On this day Easter Sunday we are reminded that Jesus claimed to be the Resurrection and the Life. He claimed that He was not only able to defeat death, but that He is the only way that we can receive this resurrection life. Where do you need this resurrection life today? Where are you experiencing death today? For there are many kinds of death: death of an unfulfilled dream; death of a relationship due to divorce or discord among former friends or family; and of course the finality of death itself. How do you face death? What do you believe about this?
Jesus not only claimed to be the resurrection and the life. He proved it! His resurrection is a fact and a matter of historical record. Do you believe this?
In the gospel of John 11:25-26, about two weeks before the first Easter Sunday, Jesus called Martha, whose brother Lazarus had died, to believe in Him as the resurrection and the life. We can experience resurrection life by believing in Jesus.
December 15, 2024 | John 1:1-18 |
In John 1:1-18, the apostle John bore witness of Jesus as the Son of God who came into the world that we might believe in Him and become children of God. The Magi’s gift of frankincense points to Christ’s divinity. We can believe John’s witness that Jesus is the Son of God.
June 2, 2024
‘Simon Peter said to them, “I am going fishing.” They said to him, “We will go with you.” They went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing’ (John 21:3 ESV). Some time after the resurrected Jesus had appeared to his disciples in Jerusalem, Peter decided to return to Capernaum and