Good Morning “Way Finders”.  Today John 14How do you get to Heaven?  Do you know the way?  Jesus during His last bit of time with Disciples was trying to reassure them they knew how to get where He was going.  “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God ; believe also in me. My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a ...  Read More

Good Morning Like Jesus Lovers.  Today John 13.  That night in the Upper Room, Jesus washes their feet, then breaks bread with them… all of them, even Judas.  I’ve commented before regarding the depth of Jesus’ love.  He knows He is about to be betrayed but still includes Judas.  I can’t wrap my mind around that.  Jesus spent a lot of time with the Disciples.  They did life together.  He showed th...  Read More

Good Morning Jesus Servants.  Let’s dig into John 12.Jesus came to serve and not be served!  He came to show us how to love!  The ultimate demonstration of that love was The Cross.  “Whoever serves me must follow me; and where I am, my servant also will be. My Father will honor the one who serves me.”‭‭John‬ ‭12‬:‭26‬ ‭NIV‬‬If we miss the opportunity to love Him and be loved by Him, and to serve H...  Read More

Good Morning “Empathizers of the Hurting.”  Today John 11.“Jesus wept.”  John‬ ‭11‬:‭35‬ ‭NIV‬‬The shortest verse in all of Scripture says so much!  Jesus’ friend Lazarus has been dead 4 days, and his family and friends are destroyed.  It makes sense that Jesus is broken too.  Except, He has just arrived to raise Lazarus from the dead.  We know this, because He clearly stated that fact to the Disc...  Read More

Good Morning Secured Sheep.  Have a look at John 10.Acknowledge it or not, the world is a dark place full of sin and the consequences of it.  Sometimes those consequences are more than we can bare.  The families of the Nashville Shooting Victims: Evelyn Dieckhaus, 9; Mike Hill, 61; William Kinney, 9; Katherine Koonce, 60; Cynthia Peak, 61; and Hallie Scruggs, 9 are no doubt living this truth right...  Read More

Good Morning Blind See-ers.  Let’s dive into John 9We have a tendency to only look at our lives and those around us from OUR perspective.  We judge whether something is right or wrong, good or bad, based on our comfort and preference.  We say we BELIEVE the Bible but leave it out of our consideration.  The Bible clearly says that His ways are different from our ways, that He is unfathomable, perfe...  Read More

Good Morning Stone Shields.  Today, dig into John 8.In an effort to once again trap Jesus and have a reason to kill Him, the Teachers of the Law and the Pharisees bring in a women caught in adultery.  It’s interesting that they did not bring in the man as well.  Nevertheless they attempt to test Jesus.  They remind Him that the law of Moses says that adulterers are to be stoned so they ask Him, “W...  Read More

Good Morning “From the Word of God Learners and Teachers.”  Have a look at John 7.Jesus made it clear that He was not teaching His own ideas.  “My teaching is not my own. It comes from the one who sent me. Anyone who chooses to do the will of God will find out whether my teaching comes from God or whether I speak on my own. Whoever speaks on their own does so to gain personal glory, but he who see...  Read More

Good Morning “Bread of Life Eaters”… wait what?  Dig into John 6 and see what I mean.A couple things from John 6 to note.  When we talk about the feeding of the 5,000 we are always careful to point out a couple things.  They only counted men first of all, so… with their families Jesus likely fed 15, maybe even 20,000 people or more.  They had big families then.  2nd, I believe one of the coolest a...  Read More

Good Morning Workers for Jesus.  Take a look at John 5.Healing, Loving on people, prophecy regarding His return, sharing the Good News - Jesus is all about it!  It’s easy to get caught up in “doing”.  We know we are to produce good works.  We know we are supposed to daily die to our flesh and offer ourselves to Jesus as a living sacrifice.  But if we’re honest we struggle to know how and what that...  Read More

Good Morning Breaking Cultural Norms Peeps!  Check out John 4When Jesus went to the well to minister to the Samaritan woman - He broke all kinds of cultural norms.  First, Jews didn’t associate with Samaritans.  Second, the only women who would go to the well in the middle of the day, were those already ostracized from their villages.  They were “those” women.  Everyone else who was “respectable” ...  Read More

Good Morning “In the Light Walkers.”  Take a look at John 3 today.  “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” John‬ ‭3‬:‭16‬Because of sin our default destination is Hell.  It’s not harsh - it’s just a fact.  God provided the way out - Jesus.  Jesus is the only way - John 14:6.  John explains that those who ...  Read More