3:22-36 The One who comes from God
February 18, 2021 Read John 3:22-36 John the Baptist’s disciples resented the greater success of Jesus; it did not seem fair that John...
3:1-21 Born of the Spirit
February 17, 2021 Read John 3:1-21 Nicodemus, a Pharisee (1) and a teacher of Israel (10), represents the old religion. He had been...
2:12-25 The new basis of worship
February 16, 2021 Read John 2:12-25 In the Synoptic gospels the story of the cleansing of the temple comes in the final week of Jesus’s...
2:1-11 The first sign
February 15, 2021 Read John 2:1-11 How did John go about showing his readers that by believing in Jesus they might have life in his name?...
1:35-51 “Follow me”
February 14, 2021 Read John 1:35-51 This final section of John 1 emphasises yet again the identity of Jesus as “the Christ, the Son of...
1:19-34 The Christ, the Son of God
February 13, 2021 Read John 1:19-34 John now begins to tell the story of the ministry of Jesus, but his main aim is still to introduce us...
1:1-18 In him was life
February 12, 2021 Read John 1:1-18 This opening section of John’s gospel is far more than a preface – it is a prologue that summarises...
Why John wrote his gospel
Towards the end of his gospel, John states clearly the reason why he has written it: “Jesus performed many other signs in the presence...
Soul Food (February 11th)
A truth about God “I, even I, am he who blots out your transgressions, for my own sake, and remembers your sins no more.” Isaiah 43:25...
Soul Food (February 10th)
A truth about God “This is what the Lord Almighty said: ‘Administer true justice; show mercy and compassion to one another. Do not...