May 14, 2026
“Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, ‘I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.’” (John 8:12 ESV). John recorded that Jesus spoke these words during the Feast of Tabernacles. During this feast, giant lamps were lit in the temple courts to
May 10, 2026
“For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who looks on the Son and believes in him should have eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day” (John 6:40 ESV). The apostle John recorded Jesus’ words to the crowd who sought Him after the feeding of the five thousand.
May 9, 2026
‘And when they had eaten their fill, he told his disciples, “Gather up the leftover fragments, that nothing may be lost.”’ (John 6:12 ESV). In John 6, the apostle John recorded Jesus’ miraculous feeding of the five thousand. After multiplying a little boy’s lunch of five barley loaves and two fish, Jesus commanded that the
May 7, 2026
“‘This was why the Jews were seeking all the more to kill him, because not only was he breaking the Sabbath, but he was even calling God his own Father, making himself equal with God.’” (John 5:18 ESV). In John 5:18, John explained why the Jewish leaders intensified their opposition to Jesus. They accused Him
May 6, 2026
“So when he came to Galilee, the Galileans welcomed him, having seen all that he had done in Jerusalem at the feast. For they too had gone to the feast” (John 4:45 ESV). The apostle John wrote that when Jesus returned to Galilee, the people welcomed Him because they had seen His works in Jerusalem.
May 5, 2026
“But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such people to worship him” (John 4:23 ESV). The Apostle John recorded that as Jesus spoke to the Samaritan woman, He declared that a new era of worship had
May 4, 2026
“He must increase, but I must decrease.” (John 3:30 ESV) The Apostle John recorded that John the Baptist spoke these words to his disciples as they wrestled with Jesus gaining more followers. Rather than reacting with jealousy or insecurity, John the Baptist responded with joyful humility. He understood that his role as the forerunner was
May 3, 2026
“Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.’” (John 3:7 ESV). In the Gospel of John, the apostle recorded Jesus’ nighttime conversation with Nicodemus, a Pharisee and teacher of Israel. When Nicodemus expressed amazement and confusion about being born again, Jesus corrected him, saying he should not be surprised. His
May 1, 2026
“Truly, truly, I say to you, you will see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man” (John 1:51 ESV). Jesus spoke these words to His newest follower, Nathanael. Nathanael had just expressed amazement that Jesus knew him, having seen him under the fig tree, a small but
March 29, 2026 | John 1:1-18 |
If God has come near… do we recognize Him? Because it’s possible to: know the story… but miss the Savior; to be religious… but not have a relationship with God.
That was the tragedy of the first century. And it is still the danger of the twenty-first. What we need is not more information about God, but an introduction to God. We need a true revelation of God. We need to see and know Jesus for who He truly is and the relationship He offers to know God.
And that’s exactly what the opening of John’s Gospel gives us. It doesn’t begin with a manger…it begins with majesty! It begins “in the beginning.” And it pulls back the curtain and shows us who Jesus really is!
In the gospel of John, he presented a beautifully poetic and theologically rich prologue to show that Jesus is the eternal Word who became flesh and tabernacled among us, revealing God’s glory and inaugurating the fulfillment of the Story.