Category: John
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Never alone
John 14:15 “I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever.” Do you realize that a believer is never alone? No matter how he or she feels emotionally, no matter what his or her situation – be it sickness, abandonment by a friend or even a spouse,…
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Identity
John 14:6 “Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” Every person is unique. Each person has a unique way of speaking, a unique way of walking, a unique way of thinking. Our DNA is unique. Every person has a…
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Heaven
John 14:2 “If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you?” Do you realize that there is absolutely nothing more certain for the believer than heaven? It’s a place we’ve all heard about, but it’s so difficult to conceptualize. Some people just don’t believe there…
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The cure for a troubled heart
John 14:1 “Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in Me.” What we believe has much more to do with how we act and react than what we say. The vast majority of people in this world say that they believe in God. What or who they are calling “God” may not be…
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The cure for a troubled heart
John 14:1 “Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me.” It’s always good to think about the context in which the words of the Bible are written. An example is the words above as Jesus spoke to His disciples. He had just spoken to them about the fact that one of them…
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The ultimate test
John 13:34 “. . . I have loved you . . .” This morning, as I thought about the wonderful statement above that was spoken from Jesus’ lips, it challenged me in the context of Jesus’ call to “Follow me.” As I look at Jesus’ life and listen to His words, it challenges me to…
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Someone loves you. . .
John 13:34 “. . . I have loved you. . .” Do you remember a time when someone told you that “so and so likes you” although you had had no idea? Maybe it was in grade school when you found out someone in your class had a crush on you. Maybe it was later…
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If I could see a miracle. Really?
John 11:40 “Jesus said to her, “Did I not tell you that if you believed you would see the glory of God?” “ Have you ever heard someone claim that if they saw a miracle, then they might believe in God? Jesus spoke about this line of thinking in the story of the rich man and Lazarus in…
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The glory of God: have you seen it?
John 11:40 “Jesus said to her, “Did I not tell you that if you believed you would see the glory of God?” “ Have you ever seen the glory of God? In the verse above, Jesus is speaking to Martha right after He commanded that the stone be removed from Lazarus’ tomb – a full four days after…
To Encourage You 