John 6: 25 – 59 Jesus the bread of life When they found him on the other side of the lake, they asked him, ‘Rabbi, when did you get here?’ Jesus answered, ‘Very truly I tell you, you are looking for me, not because you saw the signs I performed but because you ate theContinue reading “John 6: 25 – 59 Jesus the bread of life”
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John 6: 16 – 24 Jesus walks on the water
John 6: 16 – 24 Jesus walks on the water When evening came, his disciples went down to the lake, where they got into a boat and set off across the lake for Capernaum. By now it was dark, and Jesus had not yet joined them. A strong wind was blowing and the waters grewContinue reading “John 6: 16 – 24 Jesus walks on the water”
John 6: 1 – 15 Jesus feeds the five thousand
John 6: 1 – 15 Jesus feeds the five thousand Sometime after this, Jesus crossed to the far side of the Sea of Galilee (that is, the Sea of Tiberias), and a great crowd of people followed him because they saw the signs he had performed by healing those who were ill. According to John,Continue reading “John 6: 1 – 15 Jesus feeds the five thousand”
John 5: 16 – 30 The authority of the Son
So. We’ve come to some doctrine. I struggle with doctrine. Lord Jesus, please help me to understand what I need to understand; to feel what I need to feel; to hear what you want me to do and to be obedient. Amen. It seems very likely that St John’s gospel was actually written by John,Continue reading “John 5: 16 – 30 The authority of the Son”
John 5: 1 – 15 The healing at the pool
John 5: 1 – 15 The healing at the pool Before starting to look in detail at the story, let me explain that the NIV translation that I am using relegates verse 4 to a footnote, saying “Some manuscripts include here, wholly or in part, paralysed – and they waited for the moving of theContinue reading “John 5: 1 – 15 The healing at the pool”
John 4: 43 – 54 Jesus heals an official’s son
John 4: 43 – 54 Jesus heals an official’s son After the two days he left for Galilee. As it says in John 4: 5 and 40, Jesus had spent two days at Sychar in Samaria and many Samaritans had come to believe that he was the Saviour of the world. Now John picks upContinue reading “John 4: 43 – 54 Jesus heals an official’s son”
John 4: 1- 26 Jesus talks with a Samaritan woman
John 4: 1 – 26 Jesus talks with a Samaritan woman Now Jesus learned that the Pharisees had heard that he was gaining and baptising more disciples than John – although in fact it was not Jesus who baptised, but his disciples. So he left Judea and went back once more to Galilee. Now heContinue reading “John 4: 1- 26 Jesus talks with a Samaritan woman”
John 3: 22 – 36 John testifies again about Jesus
John 3: 22 – 36 After this, Jesus and his disciples went out into the Judean countryside, where he spent some time with them, and baptised. One new thing that I have learned from this study of St John’s gospel is that Jesus had an important ministry of baptism. What significance does baptism have inContinue reading “John 3: 22 – 36 John testifies again about Jesus”
John 3: 18 – 21 Jesus teaches Nicodemus
John 3: 18 – 21 Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son. (John 3: 18) St John sets this statement in a scene in which Jesus is responding to doubts expressed by Nicodemus.Continue reading “John 3: 18 – 21 Jesus teaches Nicodemus”
John 3: 16 – 17 For God so loved the world…
John 3: 16 – 17 For God so loved the world We saw yesterday how Nicodemus came to Jesus by night. Jesus probed Nicodemus’ understanding of what he was preaching and found that he knew little of it. Indeed, Nicodemus struggled to believe what Jesus was saying. Importantly, though, he didn’t dismiss Jesus out ofContinue reading “John 3: 16 – 17 For God so loved the world…”
Seeking the Light 