Jesus has done many amazing things so far in John’s gospel. He turned water into wine (the good kind), he healed a little boy who was sick, he healed a lame man, a blind man, fed five thousand people with a little bread and fish, and not to mention his teaching!
Read MoreThis last Friday we had our first Gospel Family mini-conference of 2016. It was really encouraging for me to hear Jonathan teach on the gospel and the family and getting to interact with real people, dealing with real life, was a blessing...
Read MoreJesus came to do the works of God. As long as Jesus was in the world, he was focused on glorifying his Father and accomplishing the work that he gave him to do (John 17:4). “Who sinned,” his disciples asked in this story we’re about to read, "this man or his parents?”
Read MoreYesterday at church it was my turn to lead communion. It was such an honor to stand up and lead our church in remembering what Jesus did for us. The phrase from the familiar communion passage from 1 Corinthians was "..in remembrance of me."...
Read More“Not even his brothers believed in him” (John 7:5). And the Jews were divided over Jesus. “How does this man have learning,” they would say, “He has never even studied!” It seems like all were seeking him, but for several different reasons. Some wanted to learn from him. Some wanted to follow him.
Read MoreA few years ago my wife and I befriended a man that lived in a van outside a neighbor's house. His name was John and his van was on Aspen street so we called him John "Aspen." John was a strong atheist at that time in his life and was very aggressive at times to our help and my conversations with him.
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