April - 2018

"Nothing impure will ever enter, nor will anyone who does what is shameful or deceitful, but on

Try and imagine it; nothing we experience in this world is like it. Instead we find ourselves in the thick of a contest between good and...

The Jews were amazed and asked, 'How did this man get such learning having never studied?'&q

Those who pondered this question were Israel's recognized intellectuals. Jesus had not be their pupil, and that is why they supposed he...

"I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To him who is thirsty I will give to

If it were my neighbor, a judge, a politician or even my Pastor who spoke so, he would not be taken seriously. While I respect all of...

"But no one would say anything publically about him for fear of the Jews"

It takes courage to believe in Jesus. 'Jews' in John's Gospel, are not Jews racially, but the Temple authorities as well as many...

"He will wipe every tear from their eyes" (Revelation 21:4).

Who can fail to be attracted by such words? Pain, trauma and grief punctuate our lives from beginning to end. When tears wet our faces we...

"Therefore Jesus told them, 'The time for me has not yet come. For you any time is right&qu

Jesus is unmistakably human, in John's gospel. Here he is involved in a verbal exchange with his brothers which is remarkable for its...

"And I saw the Holy City, the New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a

God alone is holy, and his dwelling place therefore is the Holy City. The Bible is consistent in portraying a God who does not sit on...

"Jesus' brothers said to him, 'You ought to leave here and go to Judea, so that your di

What difference is it if amazing things happen in Judea rather than Galilee? Most of Jesus' ministry took place in Galilee, even though...

"If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will go in and eat with him, and he with me&quo

Friendship, good will, and fellow-feeling are never so much enjoyed as when persons sit down and share a meal together. Here depicted is...

"Just as the living father sent me and I live because of the father, so the one who feeds on me

God in the living God because life in him is un-obtained, un-received, un-derived. Life is not inherent in nature; it is borrowed from...

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"Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously wi

“But the Lord was gracious to them and had compassion and showed concern for them because of the cov

" . . .So we too have put our faith in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by faith in Christ

"Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many gr

"Jesus replied, 'The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified'"

"In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in

" . . . He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ f

"Simon Peter asked him, 'Lord, where are you going?' Jesus replied, 'Where I am goi

"Though you have not seen him you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe

"And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you

"It was revealed to them that were not serving themselves but you, when they spoke of the thing

"If you really knew me, you would know my father as well" (John 14:7).

"Like newborn babies crave pure spiritual milk so that you may grow up in your salvation, now t

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