Category Archives: John

(John 12:37-41 ESV)  37 Though he had done so many signs before them, they still did not believe in him,  38 so that the word spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled: “Lord, who has believed what he heard … Continue reading →

(John 12:14-16 ESV) 14 And Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it, just as it is written,  15 “Fear not, daughter of Zion; behold, your king is coming, sitting on a donkey’s colt!”  16 His disciples did not … Continue reading →

(John 12:1-2 ESV) Six days before the Passover, Jesus therefore came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead.  2 So they gave a dinner for him there. Martha served, and Lazarus was one of those … Continue reading →

First, a question: If you’d been there in Bethany as friends of the family, how would you have reacted to Jesus’ raising of Lazarus? Would you have been ecstatic that your friend was alive again? Would have bowed before Jesus … Continue reading →

(John 11:47-48 ESV)  47 So the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered the council and said, “What are we to do? For this man performs many signs.  48 If we let him go on like this, everyone will believe in … Continue reading →

(John 11:17-19 ESV)  17 Now when Jesus came, he found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb four days.  18 Bethany was near Jerusalem, about two miles off,  19 and many of the Jews had come to Martha and … Continue reading →

(John 11:1-3 ESV) Now a certain man was ill, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha.  2 It was Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus … Continue reading →

Have you noticed this pattern? Jesus speaks with a Samaritan woman — an immoral woman at that. Jews hate Samaritans. Jesus heals a man lame for 38 years. (John 5:7 ESV)  7 The sick man answered him, “Sir, I have … Continue reading →

So what does all this mean for, you know, shepherds … as in shepherds of a local church? As I mentioned in part 1 of this series, I’ve posted extensively on that question back in the fall. The links are … Continue reading →

The path to the abundant life is not better economic policies and a new chairman of the Fed. It’s the expansion of the Kingdom. It’s serving Jesus as King. So, if that’s right, how do we relate to the secular … Continue reading →