VII.As you spend time with these paragraphs today, take note of what you hear about the “Advocate.” VIII.John 14:15-29 (New Revised Standard Version) “If you love me, you will keep my commandments. And I will ask the Father, and he … Continue reading
IV.Did you hear Jesus say, “I will not leave you orphaned”? Spend time today taking note of how as disciples of Jesus and followers of his Way, we are not orphans. V.John 14:15-29 (New Revised Standard Version) “If you love … Continue reading
VII.Please spend some time with Martha today. Notice she says, “… I know … I know … I believe …” But first she tells Jesus, “… if you had been here, my brother would not have died.” VIII.John 11:17-27 (New … Continue reading
IV.I suspect when we think about Lazarus and Martha as we encounter them here, our mind (and maybe heart) goes to Lazarus leaving the tomb. That doesn’t surprise us, does it? And I guess we think about the joy such … Continue reading
I.As you spend time with this week’s focus passage, let’s pay attention first to Martha. Notice what she says and what that suggests to you about her attitude toward Jesus. II.John 11:17-27 (New Revised Standard Version) When Jesus arrived, he … Continue reading
VII.Did you hear Jesus say, “I know that his commandment is eternal life”? Spend time with these few sentences and notice what Jesus says about himself, “the Father,” and eternal life. VIII.John 12:44-50 (New Revised Standard Version) Then Jesus cried … Continue reading
IV.Let’s spend some time giving this passage a slow reading, paying attention to the contrasts Jesus sets before us. V.John 12:44-50 (New Revised Standard Version) Then Jesus cried aloud: “Whoever believes in me believes not in me but in him … Continue reading
I.In this week’s focus passage we hear Jesus say, “I came … to save the world.” Probably not unfamiliar to many of us. From this passage what do you gather as some of the marks of this salvation? II.John 12:44-50 … Continue reading
VII.I have taken the liberty of making a couple of changes in our focus passage this week. I think the passage supports this contrast in “kingdoms” and want the contrast to stand out to us. VIII.John 4:46-54 (New Revised Standard … Continue reading
IV.In the last post I asked you to consider the “social distance” between the “royal official” and Jesus. Jesus certainly was not connected to the royal court or the government the way this official was. Does anything else come to … Continue reading