This week, we see Jesus trying to comfort His disciples about His upcoming death and departure from this world. Jesus told the disciples that since Judas the betrayer had left the Upper Room, now things were in motion for Him
In his gospel, John jumps straight from Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem to the Last Supper. This was special meal was held on the evening before Jesus’ crucifixion. Jesus knew that the time of His suffering and death was approaching.
In John 12, we see Jesus attending a dinner party and entering Jerusalem just days before His crucifixion. Simon, a former leper, hosted a dinner party with Jesus as the honored guest. Also in attendance were Mary, Martha, and Lazarus.
In John chapter 11, Jesus demonstrated His love for one family – Mary, Martha, and Lazarus. He knew them intimately. He considered them to be His friends. Mary and Martha sent a message to Jesus that Lazarus was sick. Jesus
Welcome back to our study of John! Before our Christmas break, we saw Jesus heal a man who was blind from birth. Chapter 10 is a continuation of that story. In this chapter, Jesus used the picture of a shepherd
As we ended chapter 8 last week, we saw people picking up stones to kill Jesus, but He slipped away. Despite the threats against His life, Jesus did not fear anything, as evidenced at the beginning of chapter 9. Jesus
At the start of a new day, Jesus went to the temple to teach the people. But the Jewish leaders brought an adulterous woman to Jesus. They wanted to trap Jesus and kill the woman. They said the woman was
In John chapter 7, we see that unbelief and hostility toward Jesus are increasing. (This passage is about six months away from Jesus’ crucifixion.) The Jewish leaders were angry that Jesus healed the lame man on the Sabbath, so they
In the first six chapters of John, Jesus has one consistent message – He is life, and eternal life comes through Him. This week we see that Jesus’ consistent message caused people to grumble, to argue, and to leave Him.
After Jesus fed the 5,000 with five loaves of bread and two fish, the people continued to follow Him. But they had shallow motives; they wanted Jesus to continue to feed them bread in miraculous ways. Jesus told the people