“We have no king but Caesar”
Maundy Thursday, April 1, 2021 Read John 19:1-15 Pilate knew that Jesus was not guilty of any crime (4,6; 18:38) and he should have...
Jesus before Pilate
March 31, 2021 Read John 18:28-40 The Jewish leaders wanted the Romans to be the ones seen to be responsible for Jesus’s death. They also...
Who is the one on trial?
March 30, 2021 Read John 18:15-27 Only John tells us that Jesus was first taken to Annas (13). Although Caiaphas was the current high...
The time has come
March 29, 2021 Read John 18:1-11 In all four gospels, the account of the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus is the climax to the whole...
Sunday recap John 11:1 – 12:50
March 28, 2021 We have reached the end of the sixth and final section in John 2-12, which begins with the sign of Jesus raising Lazarus...
12:37-50 Belief and unbelief
March 27, 2021 Read John 12:37-50 Despite the many signs Jesus had done most of the Jews “would not believe in him” (37), just as Isaiah...
12:20-36 “The hour has come”
March 26, 2021 Read John 12:20-36 The coming of some Greeks confirmed to Jesus that the time had now come for him to die, for it was...
12:1-19 Anointed for burial
March 25, 2021 Read John 12:1-19 On the eve of Holy Week, Jesus returned to Bethany, less than two miles from Jerusalem (1-2; 11:18). In...
11:38-57 “Lazarus, come out!”
March 24, 2021 Read John 11:38-57 Lazarus is raised, though not before we are reminded of Jesus’s deep feeling (38), of the certainty...
11:17-37 The resurrection and the life
March 23, 2021 Read John 11:17-37 All the previous signs lead on to discussion and explanation but not so with the raising of Lazarus....