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Thoughts on the Gospel, Life, and Ministry
Tag: Christ
Many Turn Back — John 6:60-7:13
Will you continue following Jesus? is the question of John 6:60-7:13. We have to make the same decision as the disciples in John 6, for Jesus is the only one who has the words of eternal life. John 6:60–71 The Words of Eternal Life… Continue Reading “Many Turn Back — John 6:60-7:13”
I Am the Bread of Life — John 6:25-59
In the middle of John 6, Jesus gives his disciples a hard teaching regarding the importance of giving ourselves to Christ. We must find our spiritual sustenance in Christ alone. John 6:25–59 [25] When they found him on the other side of the sea,… Continue Reading “I Am the Bread of Life — John 6:25-59”
Bread From Heaven — John 6:1-24
Day 8’s video covers John 6:1-24 and Jesus’s two signs — the feeding of the 5,000 and walking on water. For John, these signs demonstrate Jesus’s glory in human events. Today’s video explains. John 6:1–24 Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand [1] After this Jesus… Continue Reading “Bread From Heaven — John 6:1-24”
The Father Revealed in the Son — John 5:16-47
Our reading in John’s Gospel for today tells us that Jesus reveals the Father to us. These verses are challenging to say the least, but they are full of blessed truth that informs our understanding of Jesus’s divinity and humanity. The short video below… Continue Reading “The Father Revealed in the Son — John 5:16-47”
Life-Giving Word — John 4:39-5:15
Our 6th reading from John’s Gospel is John 4:39-5:15. In it, we encounter Jesus as the one who speaks life into situations when no one else can. Many Samaritans believed in Him after experiencing Him firsthand, and a lame man at the Pool of… Continue Reading “Life-Giving Word — John 4:39-5:15”
Living Water for Outsiders — John 4:1-38
Jesus offered living water to a woman at a well in Samaria. This unexpected and outlandish encounter shows that Jesus offers living water to outsiders in the same way He provided it to the religious leaders of His day. Here’s our explanatory video. John… Continue Reading “Living Water for Outsiders — John 4:1-38”
The Son Must Increase — John 3:22-36
In video 4 of our John’s Gospel in 40 Days series, we cover chapter 3:22-36 and John the Baptist’s witness about Christ Jesus. He insists that he must decrease so that Christ can increase. Here’s the video. John 3:22–36 John the Baptist Exalts Christ… Continue Reading “The Son Must Increase — John 3:22-36”
True Worship, True Birth — John 2:13-3:21
The third reading in our John in 40 Days series is John 2:13 3:21. In these famous verses, Jesus encounters the opposition of the Pharisees for the first time and receives a fateful visit from Nicodemus. Here is a video to explain this passage.… Continue Reading “True Worship, True Birth — John 2:13-3:21”
Under His Wings and Revivals
Stories like this one always buoy my spirit as they illustrate the providence and the grace of God at work in the history of His Church. We still sing this wonderful rendition of Psalm 91 some 130 years after Sankey wrote it. The God under whose wings Sankey found refuge is the same God under whose wings we find shleter.
Will You Follow Him?
I wrote the following article was written for the March/April edition of ARP Magazine, a publication of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church. May it be an encouragement and a challenge to you. My task is to write an article on the Moderator of our… Continue Reading “Will You Follow Him?”
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