Good Morning Benefactors of His Mercy and Grace.  Check out John 18In chapter 18 John covers the arrest of Jesus in the garden and the beginning of His bogus trial.  Jesus knew His time had come  (John 17:1).  He has just finished praying to the Father (end of 17) Jesus who was wrecked, in so much anguish His sweat fell “like” drops of blood, (or He sweat blood, whichever you subscribe to) now wil...  Read More

Good Morning “Prayed For by Jesus” peeps.  Today John 17Let’s imagine your life is about to come to a close.  You know it.  You’ve been told.  You are about to be arrested, beaten beyond recognition, then hung on a cross.  What do you do?  Pray… sure, but for what?  Quick death?  Strength to withstand all the pain?  Maybe.  We don’t know for sure everything Jesus prayed - only what’s recorded.  Lu...  Read More

Good Morning “Over Comers”.  Take a look at John 16Our Heavenly Father does not leave us here to struggle through life on our own.  No, He gives us His Word as a lamp unto our feet and a light unto our path.  Through His Word, the Holy Spirit guides and directs our path.  Check it out, “But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth. He will not speak on his own; he ...  Read More

Good Morning Joy Filled Followers of Jesus.  Check out John 15 - one of my favorite chapters in all of Scripture.We spend much of our lives chasing after the shiny things of life.  Making choices that result in consequences we don’t like, then blaming God because He didn’t protect us from them.  All this in an effort to achieve true happiness, contentment, “nirvana” or whatever word you want to th...  Read More

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