Continuing to sin may cause something worse
John 5:9b-15 [1] The day on which this took place was a Sabbath, 10 and so the Jewish leaders said to the man who had been healed, ‘It is the Sabbath; the law forbids you to carry your mat.’ 11 But he replied, ‘The man who made me well said to me, “Pick up your mat and […]
I am he
John 4:19-26 [1] 19 ‘Sir,’ the woman said, ‘I can see that you are a prophet. 20 Our ancestors worshipped on this mountain, but you Jews claim that the place where we must worship is in Jerusalem.’ 21 ‘Woman,’ Jesus replied, ‘believe me, a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor […]
Jesus, about to go through Samaria after Baptismal Ministry in Judea
John 4:1-4 [1] Now Jesus learned that the Pharisees had heard that he was gaining and baptising more disciples than John—2 although in fact it was not Jesus who baptised, but his disciples. 3 So he left Judea and went back once more to Galilee. 4 Now he had to go through Samaria. I. Water Baptism by the […]
The One Who Comes From Heaven Is Above All
John 3:31-33 31 The one who comes from above is above all; the one who is from the earth belongs to the earth, and speaks as one from the earth. The one who comes from heaven is above all. 32 He testifies to what he has seen and heard, but no one accepts his testimony. 33 Whoever has […]
Works done in God
John 3:21 But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what they have done has been done in the sight of God. The title of today’s message is “Works done in God”. ‘done in the sight of God’ in v21b could be expressed as ‘done […]
Whoever Lives by the Truth Comes into the Light
John 3:21a But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, I. Lives by the truth If we borrow the matching expression in the Old Testament for ‘lives by the truth’, it would be ‘to demonstrate one’s faithfulness”, “to act faithfully”, or “to act uprightly” [3]. II. Comes into the light To remember that […]
The Test by which Men are Judged
John 3:19–20 (NIV 2011): 19 This is the verdict: light has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. 20 Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed. “This is the verdict” (19a) has often been […]
Choose Eternal Life or Condemnation
John 3:16–18 (NIV 2011) 16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. 18 Whoever believes in him […]
The Cross and Eternal Life
John 3:12–15 (NIV 2011) 12 I have spoken to you of earthly things and you do not believe; how then will you believe if I speak of heavenly things? 13 No one has ever gone into heaven except the one who came from heaven—the Son of Man. 14 Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, […]
Baptist John’s testimony about Jesus (John 1:29)
The Baptist & Witness John testified about himself (John 1:19-23) and Jesus (John 1:24-34). Today, let us study John 1:29. The next day John saw Jesus coming towards him and said, ‘Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! (John 1:29) Why is Jesus called ‘the Lamb of God’? ‘The Lamb’ […]
