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40: The Three Witnesses Jesus has just made some incredible claims about Himself and He knows what would normally come next. The religious leaders would …

39: The Family on Mission “So Jesus said to them, ‘Truly, truly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of his own accord, …

38: The Rhythm of Life “After this there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.” (John 5:1) Back to Jerusalem. …

37: It’s Official “After the two days he departed for Galilee. (For Jesus himself had testified that a prophet has no honor in his own …

36: The Savior of the World “They said to the woman, ‘It is no longer because of what you said that we believe, for we …

35. Forever Food: Provision in Purpose “Meanwhile the disciples were urging him, saying, ‘Rabbi, eat.’ But he said to them, ‘I have food to eat …

34. Seeing Beyond “Just then his disciples came back. They marvelled that he was talking with a woman, but no one said, “What do you …

33. True Wellbeing “Jesus said to her, “Go, call your husband, and come here.” (John 4:16) Jesus is going to answer her request and teach …

32. Satisfied “Now when Jesus learned that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus was making and baptizing more disciples than John (although Jesus himself did …

31. Decrease for Glory This chapter is for all of us who might struggle with having to give up what we feel God has given …

30. A Hammer For Our Chains Jesus uses strong language in this passage. Judgement and condemnation, evil, love and hate. “Whoever believes in him is …

29. John 3:16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have …

28. Ascending and Descending (John 3:9-15) Nicodemus wants to know more. He is struggling to understand what Jesus is telling him. “Nicodemus said to him, …

27. Regenesis If Genesis 2 outlines the process of man’s creation, John 3 outlines the process of our recreation (or new creation). It is laid …

26. A Triumph of Reason and Logic We have just been told that Jesus “knew all” (John 2:24). He has already seen right through Nathanael, …

25: Total Assurance Around the time that I wrote the first draft of this chapter, a relative of mine went to be with Jesus. Neville …

24. The Greatest Sign Of All John has another reason for putting this story of the clearing of the temple right at the beginning of …

23. His Father’s House Jesus had to be about His Father’s business. John has Him starting in His Father’s house. This was obviously not the …

22. The Mother of the Groom John has been introducing us to those people that are going to be important in his narrative, Jesus, of …

21. The Timing of God “And Jesus said to her, ‘Woman, what does this have to do with me? My hour has not yet come.’” …

20. On the Third Day And so we come to the first of Jesus’ signs. It happens at a wedding at a place called Cana …

19. Join all the glorious names By now we have been introduced to all the main disciples that appear in John’s narrative, except for Thomas …

18: A true Israelite acknowledges a greater than Moses Beyond Jesus, who is your hero? They don’t have to be alive now. What would you …

17: Who am I? Once we find out who Jesus really is, then He begins to reveal who we really are. In a world that …

16: Who is Jesus? After meeting Jesus for the first time, one of them, Andrew, goes to find his brother Simon. When he finds Simon …

15: Rabbi The two disciples of John call Jesus “Rabbi.” “The next day again John was standing with two of his disciples, and he looked …

14: Follow the Son to find life “The next day again John was standing with two of his disciples, and he looked at Jesus as …

13: What did I do wrong? (John 1:29 & 36) We heard in the last chapter that Jesus is the Lamb of God who takes …

12: The Lamb of God “The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, ‘Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the …

Behold “Behold” says the Baptiser. “Hey, look at this” would be an apt modern translation. It is an exclamation of enthusiastic excitement. “Look what I’ve …

10: The Testimony of John: A Portrait of Christian Service Whilst this chapter is written particularly to leaders and aspiring leaders in churches and ministries, …

9: Greater than Adam This is an “overflow” chapter. A chapter that is meant to further unpack the last one, rather than returning to our …

8: Grace upon Grace “And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son …

7: Word Alive “And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from …