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It was Zechariah who looked forward to a day when a fountain will be opened for cleansing people from sin and impurity (see Zechariah 13:1). The blood of Jesus is that fountain.
This has given rise to these famous lines in the hymn:
There is … Read the rest
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Jesus spoke hard-to-digest language when he spoke about having intimacy or close communion with him. He told: “Unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you (John 6:53).”
Do not say … Read the rest
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Many people suffer from lack of assurance that they are God’s children.
First of all is the promise: “Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God (John 1:12).” You may or … Read the rest
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Come and See
(John 1:39)
When Jesus invites you to be with him, we are reminded of Psalm 34:8: “Taste and see that the LORD is good.”
So many people refuse the invitation of Jesus thinking that it involves too great a cost. It certainly … Read the rest
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Follow Jesus
This is a clear call sounded in this gospel at the beginning and the end. First to Philip (John 1:43) and finally to Peter, twice (John 21:19b, 22b).
Following Jesus cannot happen unless you focus on him alone. When you follow him he … Read the rest
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John 19:25 speaks of four women. It included Mary the mother of Jesus. They all showed remarkable courage in being near the cross.
Let us examine our lives. Are we standing near the cross of Jesus?
First of all, Jesus sees you when you are … Read the rest
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John 19:30
It was a cry of triumph. It was a cry of victory. All that needed to be done for man’s salvation was done. There is nothing more any one of us can add to it.
“Jesus died with a shout of triumph on … Read the rest
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John 17
Isn’t it amazing that the Son of God prayed while on earth?
He lived without sin.
But he did not live without prayer.
Hope that gives you an idea of how much we should lean on God in prayer!
Here, like the high … Read the rest
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John devotes more space to the trial of Jesus before Pilate than in the other gospels (John 18:28—19:16). We find Pilate unable to make a decision in favour of Jesus and yielding to the unjust demand of the Jews, “Crucify! Crucify!”
In spite of certain … Read the rest
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A discouraged Peter goes out to fish and he was able to persuade six other disciples to go with him. That night they caught nothing. Soon, Jesus standing on the shore tells them to cast their net on the right side of the boat. Then … Read the rest
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One of the highlights of John’s gospel is how each character comes to life through conversations with Jesus.
Peter emerges as the leader of men. We see his extraordinary courage, extraordinary fall, extraordinary grace shown him, and extraordinary restoration.
This Lesson is part of John’s Gospel Easy Notes Series.
This Lesson is part of John’s Gospel Easy Notes Series.
Look at how Paul describes the power of the Holy Spirit when Jesus was raised from the dead—“and who through the Spirit of holiness was declared with power to be the Son of God by his resurrection from the dead: Jesus Christ our Lord (Romans … Read the rest
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The result of the coming of the Spirit is fellowship with God and Jesus (John 14:20). This is in contrast to the world which no longer will see Jesus (v. 19). Note that Jesus did not go and show himself to Pilate or the High … Read the rest
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Jesus said about the Holy Spirit: “When he comes, he will convict the world of guilt in regard to sin and righteousness and judgment: in regard to sin, because men do not believe in me; in regard to righteousness, because I am going to … Read the rest
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“I have much more to say to you, more than you can now bear. But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all truth (John 16:12, 13a).
The disciples were not in a position to fully understand what Jesus was … Read the rest
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Jesus was comforting his disciples because to be orphaned is a sad state to be. He told them: “I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you (John 14:18).”
Jesus was talking about his constant presence with each one of them and … Read the rest
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“And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counsellor to be with you forever—the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will … Read the rest
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John 15:1
Israel the Vine and Jesus the True Vine
Jesus is speaking about the intimate union we can have with him. In a theological sense, Israel was the vine that God had planted (see Isaiah 5:1—7). But it continually failed to witness to God … Read the rest
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John 14:6
The Way
Thomas wanted to be sure about the way Jesus was going. His failure to understand and his question to Jesus was the occasion for one of the greatest statements Jesus ever made about himself: “I am the way and the truth … Read the rest
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John 11:25
Here is a claim no man or woman in human history has made. The complete mastery over death is what Jesus claimed. The resurrection of Jesus is proof of the sinless life that Jesus lived and the complete acceptance of his shed blood … Read the rest
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John 10:11
A Leader
“ ‘Shepherd’ was the name he [God] gave then to those to whom he had entrusted the political, moral, and spiritual leadership of his people. In Ezekiel 34, God rejects the shepherds who had failed and he himself promised to come … Read the rest
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John 10:7
“When he [Jesus] brings us to the Father, he calls himself a Door [or gate]; when he takes care of us, a Shepherd.”—Chrysostom.
In Palestine there were two types of sheepfolds. There were communal sheep-folds were the entire flock of a village was … Read the rest
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John 8:12
The OT Background
The Feast of the Tabernacles (John 7:1 onwards; see also v. 14 and v.37.) was the context in which Jesus declared himself to be the light of the world. Unless we try to understand the background we will get no … Read the rest
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John 6:35
The Debate About Manna
Jesus had just fed the five thousand with five small loaves of barley and two small fish. The miracle was fresh in the minds of all. Jesus used that incident to talk about himself as the bread of life. … Read the rest
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John 8:58
The Argument Begins
Jesus is speaking to the Jews who believed in him (8:31) and there begins an argument as Jesus speaks about knowing the truth and the truth setting them free. The Jews said they have never been slaves of anyone; so … Read the rest
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Let us look at the last night of Jesus on earth. John devotes Chapters 13 to 19 to the last twenty-four hours of Jesus on earth.
I Am He!
We find Jesus predicting his betrayal to the Twelve. Then he makes this statement:
… Read the rest“I am
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John himself said about the crucifixion: “The man who saw it has given testimony, and his testimony is true. He knows that he tells the truth, and he testifies so that you also may believe (John 19:35).” See also 21:24. Jesus had earlier told them … Read the rest
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The word “witness” is one of the great key-words of the gospel of John. In this gospel John presents several witnesses to testify to the supreme place of Jesus, his divinity, and his mission.
The word “witness” first occurs in the very first chapter of … Read the rest
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Matthew Henry divides the conversation Jesus had with the Samaritan woman (John Chapter 4) into four heads:
The above … Read the rest
