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We’ve reached John’s Epilogue. His tender final word. What we find in these precious verses is a God who reveals himself to us when we are broken ... Read More
I wonder if you feel as weary of the darkness as I do? Darkness is a result of our sin. It shows up in disobedience, disease, disaster, and death. Thi... Read More
In John 19, Jesus is alienated so we who believe can be reconciled as God promised. While Jesus suffers visible human execution, He also suffers the i... Read More
The Apostle John recounts Jesus’s trial before Pilate, Roman Governor of Judea. Jesus looks powerless during this trial. It would seem that Jesus ha... Read More
The unity of the Church is vital if we’re going to faithfully steward and herald the gospel. When the Church is united, we display the epic story to... Read More
The world always drifts from Christ’s Word. Therefore, the Church, committed to live by and proclaim His Word, is often opposed by the world. Unfort... Read More
Are you discouraged over your own sin? Are you discouraged over the sins of the Church? In John 15 Jesus guarantees the gospel’s triumph. He says, �... Read More
Jesus takes on a job most Jews felt bad leaving for servants. He dirties and defiles Himself to clean their feet. But of course, there’s a richer po... Read More
Our passage this morning begs us to fight for eternal perspective. The Jewish leaders fail here. They reject the eternal hope Christ offers to them in... Read More
Our stories—crippled by grief as they are—will not end with death. Death will not have the final word. Death will not be the victor. Our grief-str... Read More
Jesus reveals Himself as the eternal God who has come into the world. He makes three offers to all who would depend on His Word. Freedom from sin’s ... Read More
Humanity is desperately thirsty and nothing in creation can quench our thirst. God is the only reliable anchor we have. He longs to save. He is able t... Read More
Death confronts us all. Jesus came to a starving world guaranteeing eternal life to all who believe. The babe lies in the manager on mission. The worl... Read More
In a massive show of self-revelation, Jesus defends Himself before the Jews. He’ll thunderously assert that He’s the giver of life and executor of... Read More
Are you in it for momentary relief or eternal reward? Do you love and follow Jesus because of the momentary relief He can provide from the difficultie... Read More
Overflowing with compassion and courage, Jesus is Savior of world. He moves toward us while we’re crushed under the isolating effects of sin and com... Read More
John 3:22-36 sets a contrast between the desperation of distracted disciples and the joy of single-minded disciples. The difference comes down to what... Read More
In a conversation with Nicodemus, Jesus holds forth the necessity of second birth. Without that second, spiritual birth, one cannot enter God’s ... Read More
We are all in desperate spiritual need. And without a relationship with God through Christ, we have no hope. But Christian, we never outgrow our need ... Read More
God has been weaving together a story in the life of the Church since the 1st century. The story is built on Jesus, the Son of God who took on flesh. ... Read More