Category: John
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What does it mean to “receive” God’s Word?
John 17:8 “For I have given them the words that you gave me, and they have received them. . .” Mark 4:16-17 “And these are the ones sown on rocky ground: the ones who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with joy. And they have no root in themselves, but endure for a while; then, when tribulation or persecution arises on account of the word, immediately they fall away.” What…
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Manifestations of God
John 17:6, 18 “I have manifested your name to the people whom you gave me out of the world. Yours they were, and you gave them to me, and they have kept your word. . . As you sent me into the world, so I have sent them into the world.” God is invisible . . .…
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Will it be worth it all, in the end?
John 17:5 “And now, Father, glorify me in your own presence with the glory that I had with you before the world existed.” In the end, will it have been worth it all to have followed Jesus? Like Moses, who chose “rather to be mistreated with the people of God than to enjoy the fleeting pleasures of sin”…
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What is life’s purpose?
John 17:4 “I glorified you on earth, having accomplished the work that you gave me to do.” Do you have a purpose in life? Do you realize why you were given life? Do you ever think about this? When this life is over, will you have fulfilled the purpose for which you were given it? These are…
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Are you a spiritual person?
John 17:3 “And this is eternal life, that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.” Are you a spiritual person? Are you interested in spiritual things? Do you work on cultivating yourself spiritually, be it by reading, meditation, yoga, or other practices and pursuits? Perhaps you call yourself a Christian, or maybe…
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The knowledge that is eternal life
John 17:3 “And this is eternal life, that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.” How is it that knowing God the Father and Jesus, God’s son, is the same as eternal life, for that’s what Jesus claimed in the verse above? How is it that to know any being is equivalent…
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Who knows God?
John 17:3 “And this is eternal life, that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.” Do you know God? Jesus said that to know God is to have eternal life. Conversely, according to Jesus, if you don’t know God, you don’t have eternal life. But what does it even mean to “know…
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Do you really believe God hears?
John 17:1 “After Jesus said this, he looked toward heaven and prayed.” When you pray, do you really believe in your heart of hearts that God actually hears you? Do you believe He is present? Do you believe He exists? You may say that these are strange questions, for surely if one prays, he or…
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The Amen
John 17:1 “Father, the hour has come.” What is prayer? A simple definition would be “talking to God.” But what does one talk about – to God? To hear most prayers, we would think that prayer is a matter of asking God for things – certain favors, or help of some kind – perhaps for…
To Encourage You 