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- John's Gospel: Questions for Chapter 1 Posted on: Oct 31st, 2012
- John's Gospel: Handout for John 1:1-18 Posted on: Oct 31st, 2012
- John's Gospel: "Who Is this Son of Man"? Introduction Posted on: Nov 1st, 2012
- John's Gospel: Introduction, Continued Posted on: Nov 7th, 2012
- John's Gospel: Chapter 1:1-5 ("The light shines in the darkness") Posted on: Nov 8th, 2012
- John's Gospel: Chapter 1:1-3 ("the Word") Posted on: Nov 9th, 2012
- John's Gospel: Chapter 1:6-10 ("a man sent from God") Posted on: Nov 10th, 2012
- John's Gospel: Chapter 1:10-16 ("He came to his own") Posted on: Nov 11th, 2012
- John's Gospel: Questions for John 1:19-35 Posted on: Nov 17th, 2012
- John's Gospel: Chapter 1:17-31 (John's testimony) Posted on: Nov 18th, 2012
- John's Gospel: The Baptism of Jesus, Part 1 Posted on: Nov 21st, 2012
- John's Gospel: The Baptism of Jesus, Part 2 Posted on: Nov 22nd, 2012
- John's Gospel: The Baptism of Jesus, Part 3 Posted on: Nov 23rd, 2012
- John's Gospel: The Baptism of Jesus, Part 4 Posted on: Nov 24th, 2012
- John's Gospel: The Baptism of Jesus, Part 5 Posted on: Nov 25th, 2012
- John's Gospel: The Baptism of Jesus, Part 6 Posted on: Nov 26th, 2012
- John's Gospel: The Baptism of Jesus, Part 7 Posted on: Nov 27th, 2012
- John's Gospel: Questions for John 1:35-51 Posted on: Dec 11th, 2012
- John's Gospel: 1:32-42 (John's testimony about Jesus; Calling of Peter) Posted on: Dec 12th, 2012
- John's Gospel: 1:43-51 (Philip's and Nathanael's calling) Posted on: Dec 13th, 2012
- John's Gospel: Reflections on chapter 1 Posted on: Dec 14th, 2012
- John's Gospel: Questions for 2:1-11 Posted on: Dec 14th, 2012
- John's Gospel: 2:1 - 11 (The wedding feast at Cana) Posted on: Dec 15th, 2012
- John's Gospel: Questions for Chapter 2:12-25 Posted on: Dec 16th, 2012
- John's Gospel: 2:12 - 25 (the cleansing of the Temple) Posted on: Dec 16th, 2012
- John's Gospel: Reflections on Chapters 1 and 2 Posted on: Dec 16th, 2012
- John's Gospel: 3:1-5 (Begotten again) Posted on: Dec 17th, 2012
- John's Gospel: 3:6-8 (the wind blows where it wishes) Posted on: Dec 18th, 2012
- John's Gospel: 3:9-15 ("heavenly things") Posted on: Dec 19th, 2012
- John's Gospel: 3:16-21 (Whoever believes on him) Posted on: Dec 20th, 2012
- John's Gospel: 3:22-34 (Jesus' disciples baptize) Posted on: Dec 21st, 2012
- John's Gospel: 3:35-36 ("whoever does not obey") Posted on: Dec 22nd, 2012
- John's Gospel: Reflections on Chapter 3 ("Faith") Posted on: Dec 22nd, 2012
- John's Gospel: Reflections on Chapter 3 (Water baptism) Posted on: Dec 22nd, 2012
- John's Gospel: Questions for Chapter 4:1-42 Posted on: Dec 22nd, 2012
- John's Gospel: 4:1-12 ("living water") Posted on: Dec 23rd, 2012
- John's Gospel: 4:13-22 ("never be thirsty again") Posted on: Dec 24th, 2012
- John's Gospel: 4:20-23 ("Our fathers worshiped on this mountain") Posted on: Dec 26th, 2012
- John's Gospel: 4:20-23 ("Our fathers worshiped on this mountain"), Continued Posted on: Dec 27th, 2012
- John's Gospel: 4:25-45 ("I who speak to you am he.") Posted on: Dec 28th, 2012
- John's Gospel: Questions for Chapter 4:46-5:17 Posted on: Dec 28th, 2012
- John's Gospel: 4:46-54 ("Go; your son will live") Posted on: Dec 29th, 2012
- John's Gospel: Questions for Chapter 5:16-47 Posted on: Dec 30th, 2012
- John's Gospel: 5:1-17 ("I am working") Posted on: Dec 30th, 2012
- John's Gospel: 5:17-47 ("Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent him") Posted on: Dec 31st, 2012
- John's Gospel: Reflections on Chapter 5 Posted on: Dec 31st, 2012
- John's Gospel: 6:1-14 ("This is indeed the Prophet") Posted on: Jan 1st, 2013
- John's Gospel: 6:15-35 ("I am the bread of life.") Posted on: Jan 2nd, 2013
- John's Gospel: 6:36-40 ("All that the Father gives me.") Posted on: Jan 3rd, 2013
- John's Gospel: 6:41-46 ("Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph?") Posted on: Jan 4th, 2013
- John's Gospel: 6:52-63 ("How can this man give us his flesh to eat?") Posted on: Jan 5th, 2013
- John's Gospel: 6:64-65 ("no one can come to me unless it is granted him by the Father") Posted on: Jan 6th, 2013
- John's Gospel: 6:66-71 ("Do you want to go away as well?") Posted on: Jan 11th, 2013
- John's Gospel: Chapter 6 -- A Note on Communion Posted on: Jan 12th, 2013
- John's Gospel: Drinking Jesus' Blood, Part 1 Posted on: Jan 13th, 2013
- John's Gospel: Drinking Jesus' Blood, Part 2 Posted on: Jan 14th, 2013
- John's Gospel: Reflections on Chapter 6 Posted on: Jan 15th, 2013
- John's Gospel: 7:1-30 ("The world ... hates me.") Posted on: Jan 16th, 2013
- John's Gospel: Chapter 7:31-39 ("the chief priests and Pharisees sent officers to arrest him") Posted on: Jan 17th, 2013
- John's Gospel: Chapter 7:37-52 ("No one ever spoke like this man!") Posted on: Jan 18th, 2013
- John's Gospel: Reflecting on Chapter 7 Posted on: Jan 19th, 2013
- John's Gospel: Chapter 8:12-32 ("I am the light of the world") Posted on: Jan 20th, 2013
- John's Gospel: Chapter 8:31-59 ("the truth will set you free") Posted on: Jan 21st, 2013
- John's Gospel: Reflections on Chapter 8 Posted on: Jan 22nd, 2013
- John's Gospel: The Woman Taken in Adultery, Introduction Posted on: Jan 23rd, 2013
- John's Gospel: The Woman Taken in Adultery, The Story Posted on: Jan 24th, 2013
- John's Gospel: Chapter 9:1-5 ("Who sinned, this man or his parents?") Posted on: Jan 25th, 2013
- John's Gospel: Chapter 9:6-17 ("I washed, and I see") Posted on: Jan 26th, 2013
- John's Gospel: Chapter 9:18-41 ("I was blind, but now I see") Posted on: Jan 27th, 2013
- John's Gospel: Reflections on Chapter 9, Part 1 (Why the Pharisees did not believe) Posted on: Jan 28th, 2013
- John's Gospel: Reflections on Chapter 9, Part 2 (Why heal on the Sabbath?) Posted on: Jan 29th, 2013
- John's Gospel: Reflections on Chapter 9, Part 3.1 (Born in Time) Posted on: Jan 30th, 2013
- John's Gospel: Reflections on Chapter 9, Part 3.2 (Born in Time) Posted on: Jan 31st, 2013
- John's Gospel: Chapter 10:1-10 ("I am the door") Posted on: Feb 1st, 2013
- John's Gospel: Chapter 10:11-21 ("I am the Good Shepherd") Posted on: Feb 2nd, 2013
- John's Gospel: Reflections on Chapter 4 Posted on: Feb 4th, 2013
- John's Gospel: Chapter 10:22-29 ("no one is able to snatch them out of the Father's hand") Posted on: Feb 5th, 2013
- John's Gospel: Chapter 10:30-42 ("I and the Father are one") Posted on: Feb 6th, 2013
- John's Gospel: Reflections on Chapter 10 ("My kingdom is not of this world"), Part 1 Posted on: Feb 7th, 2013
- John's Gospel: Reflections on Chapter 10 ("My kingdom is not of this world"), Part 2 Posted on: Feb 8th, 2013
- John's Gospel: Reflections on Chapter 10 ("My kingdom is not of this world"), Part 3 Posted on: Feb 9th, 2013
- John's Gospel: Reflections on Chapter 10 ("My kingdom is not of this world"), Part 4 Posted on: Feb 10th, 2013
- John's Gospel: Reflections on Chapter 10 ("I have no one") Posted on: Feb 11th, 2013
- John's Gospel: Chapter 11:1-16 ("Lazarus has fallen asleep") Posted on: Feb 12th, 2013
- John's Gospel: Chapter 11:17-46 ("Lazarus, come out!") Posted on: Feb 13th, 2013
- John's Gospel: Chapter 11:47-57 ("What are we to do?") Posted on: Feb 14th, 2013
- John's Gospel: Reflections on Chapter 11 (What would you have done?) Posted on: Feb 15th, 2013
- John's Gospel: Chapter 12:1-13 ("the King of Israel!") Posted on: Feb 16th, 2013
- John's Gospel: Chapter 12:14-36 ("when I am lifted up") Posted on: Feb 17th, 2013
- John's Gospel: Chapter 12:37-50 ("Therefore, they could not believe") Posted on: Feb 18th, 2013
- John's Gospel: Reflections on Chapter 12 ("for they loved the glory that comes from man more") Posted on: Feb 19th, 2013
- John's Gospel: Chapter 13 - 17, An Introductory Thought or Two Posted on: Feb 20th, 2013
- John's Gospel: Chapter 13:1-9 ("Lord, not my feet only but also my hands and my head!") Posted on: Feb 21st, 2013
- John's Gospel: Chapter 13:10-33 ("Do you understand what I have done to you?") Posted on: Feb 22nd, 2013
- John's Gospel: Chapter 13:34-38: ("as I have loved you") Posted on: Feb 23rd, 2013
- John's Gospel: Chapter 14:1-6 ("I am the way") Posted on: Feb 24th, 2013
- John's Gospel: Chapter 14:7-17 ("greater works than these") Posted on: Feb 25th, 2013
- John's Gospel: Chapter 14:18-19 ("I will come to you") Posted on: Feb 26th, 2013
- John’s Gospel: Chapter 14:19-20 (“you in me, and I in you") Posted on: Feb 27th, 2013
- John's Gospel: Chapter 14:20-26 ("he will teach you all things") Posted on: Feb 28th, 2013
- John's Gospel: Chapter 14:27-31 ("my peace I give to you") Posted on: Mar 1st, 2013
- John's Gospel: Chapter 15:1-2 ("I am the true vine") Posted on: Mar 2nd, 2013
- John's Gospel: Chapter 15:3-7 ("apart from me you can do nothing") Posted on: Mar 3rd, 2013
- John's Gospel: Chapter 15:8-17 ("Greater love has no one than this") Posted on: Mar 4th, 2013
- John's Gospel: Chapter 15:18-25 ("the world ... hated me before it hated you") Posted on: Mar 5th, 2013
- John's Gospel: Chapter 15:26-16:11 ("I will send ... the Spirit of truth") Posted on: Mar 6th, 2013
- John's Gospel: Chapter 16:12-33 ("you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice") Posted on: Mar 7th, 2013
- John's Gospel: Chapter 17:1-16 ("keep them from the evil one") Posted on: Mar 8th, 2013
- John's Gospel: Chapter 17:17-21 ("so that the world may believe") Posted on: Mar 9th, 2013
- John's Gospel: Chapter 17:22-26 ("that they may become perfectly one") Posted on: Mar 10th, 2013
- John's Gospel: Reflections on Chapter 13 - 17, Part 1 Posted on: Mar 11th, 2013
- John's Gospel: Reflections on Chapter 13 - 17, Part 2 Posted on: Mar 12th, 2013
- John's Gospel: Reflections on Chapter 13 - 17, Part 3 Posted on: Mar 13th, 2013
- John's Gospel: Reflections on Chapter 13 - 17, Part 4 Posted on: Mar 14th, 2013
- John's Gospel: Reflections on Chapter 13 - 17, Part 5 Posted on: Mar 15th, 2013
- John's Gospel: Chapter 18:1-11 ("shall I not drink the cup that the Father has given me?") Posted on: Mar 16th, 2013
- John's Gospel: Chapter 18:12-27 ("and at once a rooster crowed") Posted on: Mar 17th, 2013
- John's Gospel: Chapter 18:28-40 ("What is truth?") Posted on: Mar 18th, 2013
- John's Gospel: Reflections on Chapter 18 Posted on: Mar 19th, 2013
- John's Gospel: Chapter 19:1-18 ("We have no king but Caesar!") Posted on: Mar 20th, 2013
- John's Gospel: Chapter 19:19-42 ("It is finished!") Posted on: Mar 21st, 2013
- John's Gospel: Reflections on Chapter 19 Posted on: Mar 22nd, 2013
- John's Gospel: Chapter 20:1-20 ("why are you weeping?") Posted on: Mar 23rd, 2013
- John's Gospel: Chapter 20:21-31 ("My Lord and my God!") Posted on: Mar 24th, 2013
- John's Gospel: Reflections on Chapter 20 Posted on: Mar 25th, 2013
- John's Gospel: Chapter 21:1-17 ("Feed my lambs") Posted on: Mar 28th, 2013
- John's Gospel: Chapter 21:18-25 ("Follow me!") Posted on: Mar 29th, 2013
- John's Gospel: Reflections on Chapter 21 Posted on: Mar 30th, 2013
- John's Gospel: Reflections on John's Gospel, Part 1 (Saved by Faith, Without Apology) Posted on: Mar 31st, 2013
- John's Gospel: Reflections on John's Gospel, Part 2 (Morality vs. Following Jesus) Posted on: Apr 1st, 2013
- John's Gospel: Reflections on John's Gospel, Part 3 (On a Mission from God) Posted on: Apr 2nd, 2013
- John's Gospel: Reflections on John's Gospel, Part 4.1 (Why Heal on the Sabbath?) Posted on: Apr 3rd, 2013
- John's Gospel: Reflections on John's Gospel, Part 4.2 (Why Heal on the Sabbath?) Posted on: Apr 4th, 2013
- John's Gospel: Reflections on John's Gospel, Part 4.3 (Why Heal on the Sabbath?) Posted on: Apr 5th, 2013
- John's Gospel: Reflections on John's Gospel, Part 5 (The Women of John) Posted on: Apr 6th, 2013
- John's Gospel: "Who Is This 'Son of Man'?" (the invisibility of Jesus' Jewishness) Posted on: Apr 7th, 2013
- John's Gospel: "Who Is This 'Son of Man'?" (Jesus, who doesn't look like me) Posted on: Apr 8th, 2013
- John's Gospel: "Who Is This 'Son of Man'?" (The search for the real Jesus, Part 1) Posted on: Apr 9th, 2013
- John's Gospel: "Who Is This 'Son of Man'?" (The search for the real Jesus, Part 2) Posted on: Apr 10th, 2013
- John's Gospel: "Who Is This 'Son of Man'?" (The search for the real Jesus, Part 3) Posted on: Apr 11th, 2013
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The Preacher Search: Lessons for Churches Searching for Preachers, Part 1
We finished a 15-month preacher search late last year. I’ve learned several lessons I thought I should pass along. Many of these I learned the hard way. This was not my first preacher search, by any means, but the Churches … Continue reading
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The Message of Ezekiel, by Christopher J. H. Wright
So I was called to New York on business. And I like to read on the plane. I just can’t make myself watch movies in an airplane for some reason. And it’s just too uncomfortable to sleep. It was short notice, and … Continue reading
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John’s Gospel: “Who Is This ‘Son of Man’?” (The search for the real Jesus, Part 3)
Righteous judgment Jesus, when challenged for healing on the Sabbath, responded, (John 7:24 NAS) “Do not judge according to appearance, but judge with righteous judgment.” Really? “Appearances? It appeared very much that he healed on the Sabbath! But that’s a … Continue reading
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John’s Gospel: “Who Is This ‘Son of Man’?” (The search for the real Jesus, Part 2)
Love for Samaritans and women Jesus passed through Samaria in chapter 4 with the evident purpose of bringing the gospel to the Samaritans. This is crazy. After all – * Samaritans were known to kill Jews who passed through their … Continue reading
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John’s Gospel: “Who Is This ‘Son of Man’?” (The search for the real Jesus, Part 1)
So who is this Jesus? Well, let’s pick out a few characteristics we find in John. (It would be fun to work through the Synoptics as well, as there is so much more and different material in them, but this … Continue reading
John’s Gospel: “Who Is This ‘Son of Man’?” (Jesus, who doesn’t look like me)
So what does that tell us? It’s subtle, but it’s an important starting point. Jesus was a Jew. The gospel went to the Jews first. Therefore, Jesus was sent to the Jews. Jesus was circumcised, looked like Jew, and wore … Continue reading
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John’s Gospel: “Who Is This ‘Son of Man’?” (the invisibility of Jesus’ Jewishness)
Well, we started this — months ago — with this question: Who is this “Son of Man”? The question is borrowed from – (John 12:34 NIV) The crowd spoke up, “We have heard from the Law that the Messiah will … Continue reading
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