The Teacher's example
John 13:12-14 When Jesus washed his disciples’ feet he was doing far more than giving them an example of humble service. It was an acted...
Cleanse me and fill me
John 13:9-11 Peter’s initial insistence that he will never let Jesus wash his feet (8) is turned on its head when he realises that it’s...
"Unless I wash you..."
John 13:6-8 It’s not surprising that the disciples were taken aback when Jesus got up part-way through the meal and started washing their...
The full extent of his love
John 13:1-5 Life is the keyword in John 1-12, with love scarcely mentioned. But that’s reversed in John 13-17, with love used 31 times...
Living out the Life within
John tells us that his primary aim in writing the gospel was that his readers “may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and...
He came to bring a sword
“Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword.” Matthew 10:34 . What kind of...
He came to fulfil all that had gone before
“Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfil them.” Matthew 5:17 ....
He came to separate light from darkness
“For judgment I have come into this world, so that the blind will see and those who see will become blind.” John 9:39 . The coming of...
He is the bread that came down from heaven
“I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats this bread will live for ever. This bread is my flesh, which I will give...
He came to do God's will
“For I have come down from heaven not to do my will but to do the will of him who sent me.” John 6:38 . Jesus knew that he had come from...