| By Andy Moyle | 1 min 37 secs | 0 Comments
He must increase Both Jesus and John the Baptist are preaching, inviting and getting response, and baptising people. Baptism by full immersion in water is a fitting response to the radical life change involved in turning to Jesus. Not surprisingly though, controversy arises between the two sets of followers. That often happens where the followers […]
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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 […]
| By Andy Moyle | 2 mins 34 secs | 0 Comments
Water into wine John describes the first week of Jesus’ public ministry in detail – we have seen Him described as the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world, the calling of his first disciples and today, the third day, we will see His first sign and first altercation with the […]
| By Andy Moyle | 3 mins 1 sec | One Comment
I saw you under the fig tree I love John’s Gospel. It’s so different from the fantastic Synoptic Gospels, Matthew, Mark and Luke, and over 100 days into the New Testament a change of style is refreshing! The first thing that jumps out in today’s reading that concludes the prologue is 3 titles for Jesus. 1. […]
| By Andy Moyle | 3 mins 46 secs | 0 Comments
Journaling with Jesus Reading can often be a passive activity, where we take something in one day and forget it by the following. One way I have found to help me better remember what I read in the Bible and to make reading more active, is to journal. I am sure there are lots of […]
| By Andy Moyle | 5 mins 27 secs | 0 Comments
Panic to peace Yesterday we saw Cleopas and Mary go from hopeless to hope on the Emmaus Road. Today, they have dashed back to Jerusalem to the locked room where the disciples are hiding out, chattering fearfully among themselves. Confused, full of disbelief. Jesus turns panic into peace They are in a locked room (John 2:19) for […]
| By Andy Moyle | 8 mins 25 secs | 0 Comments
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 […]
| By Andy Moyle | 1 min 54 secs | 0 Comments
If they do these things when the wood is green… There is so much to look at in the excruciating way that our Lord died for us on the cross. This time I’m going to focus on v. 27-31 because at first glance they are the least clear and are worthy therefore of comment. When […]
| By Andy Moyle | 1 min 48 secs | 0 Comments
We meet at last Mr Bond! We now get to the horrific show trials before Jesus’ death for us on the cross. Jesus doesn’t say much to His accusers, but what He does say, in Luke 22:69, is significant. The Jewish leaders are standing in judgement of Him. They are waiting for a Messiah (Christ) […]