John 3:1-3 Come by night

June 10, 2008

One quiet night, the Pharisee Nicodemus slipped quietly out his front door. The moonlight softl illuminated the streets.  He pulled his robe tight around his arms to ward off the cool spring breeze.  Silently, he made his way through the streets to the house where the teacher Jesus was staying. When Nicodemus found Jesus, he [...]

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John 2:13-17 Distractions in the Temple

June 3, 2008

Passover was supposed to be a holy celebration.  The streets of Jerusalem were crowded as all the people of Israel came to worship at the temple.   Jesus also went to Jerusalem to worship that year. When He arrived at the temple, he found a livestock market being held in the temple courts.  Some opportunistic businessmen [...]

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John 2:1-14, The revelation of the Glory of Jesus

March 11, 2008

Today’s Bible Study: John 2:1-11 This chapter begins “On the third day” this is likely refering to the third day that John (the author) was following Jesus. This is assuming that John is the unnamed disciple in John 1:35-42. This is the story of Jesus turning the water into wine at a wedding. I wonder [...]

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John 1:43-51: Jesus was a cool dude

February 25, 2008

Today’s Bible Study: John 1:43-51 Baptism should always mark the beginning of your ministry.  It is a death to the old life and the life of a new life. Jesus began his ministry with his baptism, and immediately people began to follow Him. Jesus’s first two disciples were originally followers of John the Baptist.  Even [...]

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John 1:35-42 Life changes when you meet Jesus

February 12, 2008

Today’s Reading: John 1:35-42 It is two days after John the Baptist was questioned by the Priests, Levites, and Pharisees and the day after he first saw Jesus. To be honest, I don’t know if these are literally “the next day” or if they are John (the author’s) way of saying “The next thing that [...]

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John 1:29-34: Baptism and the Holy Spirit

February 5, 2008

Today’s Reading John 1:29-34 The day after John the Baptist was questioned by the Priests, Levites, and Pharisees, John saw Jesus coming and recognized Him immediately. John recognized Jesus in the womb, and he recognized Jesus immediately when he saw him later. It’s interesting that before the siting in John 1:31, John did not know [...]

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John 1:24-28: “I baptize with water”

January 31, 2008

Todays bible reading: John 1:24-28 In John 1, there are 2 groups of religious leaders questioning John the Baptist. The first group, which we read about in the last post, were the Priests and Levites. They asked “Who are you?” The second group of religious leaders questioning John the Baptist were the Pharisees. They asked, [...]

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John 1: 19-23 Who are you John the Baptist?

January 29, 2008

Today’s Bible Reading John 1: 19-23 During the life of John the Baptist, and right after his death, many people thought that he was the Messiah.  The Apostle John (the author of the gospel) recognized this and intertwined the story of John with the history of Jesus to counteract the idea that John the Baptist [...]

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John 1:14-18, The Word Became Flesh

January 23, 2008

Today’s Reading John 1: 14-18 v. 14 The Word became Flesh–Jesus (who is God v.1) became human and walked on the earth. The glory of the One and Only Jesus put on the likeness of man and took off the Glory of God. One and Only can also be translated as Only Begotten v. 15 [...]

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John 1:10-13, Children of God

January 17, 2008

Bible Study Reading John 1:10-13 V. 11–The Jews are God’s chosen people. In spite of God speaking to them through prophets and telling them to watch for the Savior, the Jews did not recognize Jesus as the promised Messiah. Do you ever think about what it would have been like to live in Jesus’ day? [...]

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