Category: John
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For Those Who Will Believe
John 17:20 “I do not ask for these only, but also for those who will believe in me through their word” Do you realize what a wonderful thing it is that before any of us believed, Jesus was praying for us? When we knew nothing about Him, He was praying for us. And then when…
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Two Ways
John 10:10 “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.” Talk about a contrast! In the passage above, which side do you want to be on?! Two ways. Two endpoints. And they are drastically different. So, wouldn’t you think that if you had…
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The “One Anothers”
John 13:34 “Love one another.” Have you heard of the “one anothers”? The Bible is filled with them. They are commands that God has given to us regarding the others who are a part of our life. Perhaps the most repeated “one another” is the one above from John 13. This command, to love one…
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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)
To Encourage You 