Scripture: “Whoever has my commands and keeps them is the one who loves me. The one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love them and show myself to them.” – John 14:21 Observation/Application: Many people struggle with believing in God because they cannot see and talk to Him in a
Scripture: “Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash another’s feet.” – John 13:14 Observation/Application: When Jesus washes his disciples feet, he sets out an example of how we are to serve others. This may be counter-intuitive because we so often see those in power commanding others to serve
Scripture: “Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds.” – John 12:24 Observation/Application: I love this verse because it reminds me of why I chose the tag line for the Baptized And Alive website, “Dead
Scripture: “Then Jesus said, ‘Did I not tell you that if you believe, you will see the glory of God?’ So they took away the stone. Then Jesus looked up and said, ‘Father, I thank you that you have heard me’.” – John 11:40,41 Observation/Application: Jesus performed many miracles for the sake of others, so that they
Scripture: “Do not believe me unless I do the works of my Father. But if I do them, even though you do not believe me, believe the works, that you may know and understand that the Father is in me, and I in the Father.” – John 10:37,38 Observation/Application: The opposition of the Pharisees was strong. Jesus
Scripture: “Therefore the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. ‘He put mud on my eyes,’ the man replied, ‘and I washed, and now I see’.” – John 9:15 Observation/Application: In John chapter 9, we learn about a man who was born blind. Jesus spits on the ground and makes mud out
Scripture: “Whoever belongs to God hears what God says. The reason you do not hear is that you do not belong to God.” – John 8:47 Observation/Application: Jesus is talking with the chief priests and Pharisees. They are peppering him with questions, and Jesus is standing toe to toe with them and their attacks. They are
Scripture: “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.” – John 7:37,38 Observation/Application: When Jesus refers to living water flowing from within us, he is talking about the Holy Spirit. What I love about this verse is
Scripture: “On hearing it, many of his disciples said, ‘This is a hard teaching! Who can accept it?'” – John 6:60 Observation/Application: Jesus is teaching his disciples about how the body and blood of Christ as Spiritual food. When we think of food and drink, we think completely in the physical. What Jesus is referring to
Scripture: “You study the Scriptures diligently because you think that in them you have eternal life. These are the very Scriptures that testify about me, yet you refuse to come to me to have life.” – John 5:39,40 Observation/Application: We learn in Timothy that “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training