John’s Gospel: Honor
He was a healer, a teacher, one who could even raise the dead.
He was a healer, a teacher, one who could even raise the dead.
There was power in Him, a power that could flow out from Him to meet the most desperate needs.
The blessings and challenges of life are not distributed evenly in this world.
The level of worship Mary brought to Jesus resulted in a level of understanding that others did not receive.
There was only one item on the agenda: Jesus. He had to be stopped!
Laughing, Jesus suggested a plan of action to those closest to Lazarus.
The significance of His sorrow was not lost on onlookers.
She faced the reality of her brother’s passing but she avoided underestimating Jesus.
He spoke often of death. He tried to prepare His followers that part of His mission was to die.
Jesus took advantage of the silence.
His “Father” again! Is he claiming to be the Son of God?
Tell it to my soul and I’ll tell it to the world…I’m not an orphan anymore.
The commitment of the Good Shepherd was without peer.
Corrupt shepherds often deceived the sheep, leading them astray from the plan of God.
They saw slivers of light but were not quite ready to be healed of their blindness.
“One thing I know: that though I was blind, now I see.”
The details of the Law were the stock and trade of these leaders, a toolkit for maintaining control.
The man was not so blind that he could not see an opportunity.
Still smiling, Jesus went on, “And I do not seek My own glory; there is One” (pointing to heaven) who “seeks and judges.”
The proof of who is of God and who is of the devil is found in the beliefs and behavior of an individual.
To one degree or another, the people of Israel harbored a whispered hope—Messiah!
Jesus wanted them to understand. His visit to this earth would be brief by design.
People today who deny the dual nature of Jesus—Son of God and Son of Man—have the same problem the Pharisees had that day.
His splendid answer still rings through all these centuries giving hope to those who have fallen. “Neither do I condemn you; go and sin no more.”