Learning to believe without craving for signs and wonders
John 4:45-54 [1] 45 When he arrived in Galilee, the Galileans welcomed him. They had seen all that he had done in Jerusalem at the Passover Festival, for they also had been there. 46 Once more he visited Cana in Galilee, where he had turned the water into wine. And there was a certain royal official whose […]
A prophet has no honour in his own country
John 4:43-44 [1] 43 After the two days he left for Galilee. 44 (Now Jesus himself had pointed out that a prophet has no honour in his own country.) When Jesus went to Samaria (John 4:4), a Samaritan woman accepted him as Messiah she was waiting for (John 4:25-26). She invited people in her town to Jesus (John […]
Samaritans meet the Saviour of the world
John 4:39-42 [1] 39 Many of the Samaritans from that town believed in him because of the woman’s testimony, ‘He told me everything I’ve ever done.’ 40 So when the Samaritans came to him, they urged him to stay with them, and he stayed two days. 41 And because of his words many more became believers. 42 They said […]
My food is to do the will of him who sent me and to finish his work
John 4:27-37 [1] 27 Just then his disciples returned and were surprised to find him talking with a woman. But no one asked, ‘What do you want?’ or ‘Why are you talking with her?’ 28 Then, leaving her water jar, the woman went back to the town and said to the people, 29 ‘Come, see a man who […]
Jesus tired from the journey by Jacob’s Well, Sychar, Samaria
John 4:5-6 [1] 5 So he came to a town in Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of ground Jacob had given to his son Joseph. 6 Jacob’s well was there, and Jesus, tired as he was from the journey, sat down by the well. It was about noon. I. Jesus at Sychar, Samaria (5) The Assyrians […]
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 […]
Christmas written in John 1 ~ 3
John 1:14 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. We studied John 1 ~ 3 recently. What is Christmas written in John 1 ~ 3? There are verses like […]
Have Eternal life or Remain Condemned
John 3:35-36 35 The Father loves the Son and has placed everything in his hands. 36 Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God’s wrath remains on them. I. God has placed everything in His Son’s hands (35) See John 3:35. 35 The Father loves the Son […]
He Must Become Greater
John 3:30 30 He must become greater; I must become less. I. Baptist John The word of God came to Baptist John son of Zechariah in the wilderness (Luke 3:2). He went into all the country around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins (Luke 3:3). Gloriously, so many people came […]
Baptist John’s Joy as the Friend of the Bridegroom in the Wedding
John 3:29 29 The bride belongs to the bridegroom. The friend who attends the bridegroom waits and listens for him, and is full of joy when he hears the bridegroom’s voice. That joy is mine, and it is now complete. I. The bride belongs to the bridegroom (29a) See v29a. The bride belongs to the bridegroom. […]
