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John 10 We have a Good Shepherd Not all shepherds are good. Isaiah (56:11) speaks of shepherds who lack understanding and turn to their own way, to seek their own gain. Jeremiah (10:21) refers to senseless shepherds who do not enquire of the LORD, and Ezekiel (34:2) mentions shepherds of Israel who only take care […]
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Rivers of Living Water – John Chapter 7 Sibling Rivalry Being the youngest of four children, things did not always work harmoniously between us. My two brothers would tell me that I was spoilt, and delighted in teasing me and belittling me. I was left out of their games, because I was too small and […]
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John 4 This chapter overwhelmingly shows how Jesus crosses through and challenges cultural norms of the time to touch hearts. There were three reasons Jesus should not have been talking to the woman at the well. Firstly, she was a woman. Jewish men did not speak to women in public, including their own wives. In […]
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You must be born again I love a sign, especially if it makes you wonder. At the end of John 2, Jesus exposes the, often, inadequacy of faith based simply on a sign. So Nicodemus, who represents those whose “faith” is based on a sign, comes in the dead of night to ask Jesus some […]
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I can’t remember the last time I went to the cinema, mainly because it is 2020 and I haven’t been out out yet! Don Carson describes John 1 as like a cinema foyer with teasers of what is to come. The first three words “In the beginning” echo Gen 1. This time instead of “God”, […]
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Emmaus Road The Emmaus road resurrection encounter with Jesus is amazing. As a dramatic story it has everything – sorrow, suspense, puzzlement, gradual dawning of light, then unexpected actions, astonished recognition and a disappearance. It has much to speak to us – human hopes fading in sad dismay; finding someone who may or may not […]
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Weeping over Jerusalem! The triumphal entry is about the people’s continued expectation of Jesus to be an earthly Messiah overthrowing the state and bringing a glorious new age. Jesus allows them their praise – He is after all God! As we continue we see, as we have seen leading up to today’s reading, that Jesus […]
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The shout that stopped God Luke wrote his Gospel around AD90 to established churches to help them stay certain of their faith in difficult times. He has done his research and ordered his material to take us on a journey of Jesus’ earthly life, heading towards Jerusalem: to the cross and resurrection. This first paragraph […]
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Wrapping up the end times Jesus wraps up his teaching on the end times with the question “When the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on earth?” Will His warnings go heeded? Will the disciples endure? Will Jesus find them, and us, trusting Him as Saviour or living with the world’s values? In […]