Category: John
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The Abiding Life
John 15:5 “I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.” In the verse above Jesus tells us that without Him we can do nothing. Do you believe Him? Maybe you’re a person who doesn’t…
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Have you been born again?
Luke 18:18 “And a ruler asked him, ‘Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?’” John 3:3-4 “Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. This man came to Jesus by night and said to him, ‘Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these…
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Sweet Sleep
John 4:21 “Jesus said to her, “Woman, believe me. . .” My youngest son has Down Syndrome. For anyone who knows him, they would say that one of his most wonderful qualities is that he’s almost always joyful. It’s amazing how quickly he falls asleep at night and how soundly he sleeps. His sleep is…
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Legacies
John 15:16 “I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide” Do you want your life to count for something? Do you want to leave a legacy? Most people do, I think. For example, have you ever noticed how it seems every president writes his memoirs…
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Condemnation
John 8:10-11 “Jesus stood up and said to her, ‘Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?’ She said, ‘No one, Lord.’ And Jesus said, ‘Neither do I condemn you; go, and from now on sin no more.’” Do you know the feeling of being condemned? Perhaps you said something at some time or other that hurt someone. …
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Will you believe the truth?
John 3:3 “Jesus answered him, ‘Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.’” One of the marks of the Hebrew language that was spoken by the Jews when Jesus walked this earth was its use of repetition. It was a means of emphasizing a thought. We see it in the…
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Eternity . . .
Hell . . . is . . . forever Heaven is as well Jesus spoke often of both places. Do you have ears to hear what He said? (Luke 16:19-31; Matthew 25:31-46; John 3:1-21; John 14:1-6)
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No Greater Gift
John 1:1-5, 14 “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life, and the life was the light of…
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So What About Him?
John 21:20-22 “Peter turned and saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following them, the one who also had leaned back against him during the supper and had said, ‘Lord, who is it that is going to betray you?’ When Peter saw him, he said to Jesus, ‘Lord, what about this man?’ Jesus said to him, ‘If it my will that…
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He Said, She Said
John 20:30-31 “Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.” We’ve all heard of the “he said, she said” situations…
To Encourage You 