Category: John
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The willing
John 18:4-5 “Then Jesus, knowing all that would happen to him, came forward and said to them, ‘Whom do you seek?’ They answered him, ‘Jesus of Nazareth.’ Jesus said to them, ‘I am he.’” There were a number of occasions during Jesus’ time on earth that men tried to kill Him. The first time was…
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How do you view the future?
John 18:4 “Then Jesus, knowing all that would happen to him, came forward and said to them, “Whom do you seek?” Do you fear the future? Are you anxious about anything? Well, if you are a believer, may the words of John 18:4 above be a great encouragement to you. The context for this passage is Jesus’…
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The hiders
John 18:4 “Then Jesus, knowing all that would happen to him, came forward and said to them, ‘Whom do you seek?’” If you are a Christian, does anyone know it? If not, why not? Is it possible that you, like Christ, are aware of things that will happen to you if you do, but unlike Him,…
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To gain or to lose: what will your choice be?
John 18:3-5 “So Judas, having procured a band of soldiers and some officers from the chief priests and the Pharisees, went there with lanterns and torches and weapons. Then Jesus, knowing all that would happen to him, came forward and said to them, “Whom do you seek?” They answered him, “Jesus of Nazareth.” Jesus said to them, “I am he.””…
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Futility!
John 18:3 “So Judas, having procured a band of soldiers and some officers from the chief priests and the Pharisees, went there with lanterns and torches and weapons.” Would you have Jesus to be your king? Are you serving Him? Are you submitting yourself to His rule and will, and seeking to glorify Him in…
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Wake-up call
John 18:1-2 “When Jesus had spoken these words, he went out with his disciples across the brook Kidron, where there was a garden, which he and his disciples entered. Now Judas, who betrayed him, also knew the place, for Jesus often met there with his disciples.” One of the greatest tragedies ever recorded in Scripture is documented in the words…
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Wondrous unity
John 17:20-21 “I do not ask for these only, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent…
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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 that until the Lord returns there will continue to be people who will believe in Him, i.e., with certainty, there are people who don’t believe right now who will believe in the future? …
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The language of love
John 17:18 “As you sent me into the world, so I have sent them into the world.” 1 Corinthians 13:1-3 “If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge,…
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But is it true?
John 17:17 “Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth.” So, where do you go to keep yourself informed these days? Who are you listening to? Do you find it frustrating that if you switch from Fox News to CNN it seems that there are two completely different accounts of reality? We hear the…
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