We wrapped up last week with Jesus attending the Feast of Booths in Jerusalem, and in the midst of the 75 ft. candlesticks, He addressed the crowd:   “I am the light of the world; he who follows Me shall not walk in the darkness, but shall have the light

If you remember some of last week’s blog, Jesus knew that he had a “bounty” on His head as the religious leaders in Jerusalem were already plotting to kill Him. After spending time in Galilee, his half-brothers wanted Him to return to Jerusalem to celebrate the Feast of Booths (or

Following the extensive dialogue between Jesus and the Jews who had gathered to hear Him talk about the manna that fell in the wilderness and Himself being the living bread that had come down out of heaven, Jesus and His disciples returned to Galilee. Jesus was already aware of the

Last week, we discovered that Jesus told the crowd plainly about one important aspect of His identity:  “I am the bread of life; he who comes to Me shall not hunger and he who believes in Me shall never thirst” (John 6:35). If we acknowledge Jesus as the One sent

Following the feeding of the 5,000, the crowd was apparently sincere in asking Jesus what they needed to do in order to “do the works of God.” Here is their question:    “What shall we do, that we may work the works of God?” (John 6:28). To which Jesus responded:

After feeding over 5,000 people with just two fish and five loaves of bread, those on the hillside began to acknowledge the fact that Jesus was “the Prophet” predicted by Moses. Remember the dialogue from last week: “This is certainly the Prophet who is to come into the world” (John

After his trip to Jerusalem where He healed the lame man at the Pool of Bethesda, and then provided four witnesses (last week’s blog) to the fact that He was indeed the Messiah, Jesus returned to Galilee with His disciples. And, after seeing Jesus heal dozens of people of their

It goes without saying that the religious leaders listening to Jesus were irate when He called God His Father. Remember what Jesus said: “My Father is working until now, and I Myself am working” (John 5:17). And, as you recall from last week, Jesus went on to tell them about

If you recall from last week, after healing the lame man and confronting the “religious police” about healing on the Sabbath, Jesus revealed a shocking truth when He said: “My Father is working until now, and I Myself am working” (John 5:17). As you might have guessed, this sent a

If you recall from last week, after healing the lame man and confronting the “religious police” about healing on the Sabbath, Jesus revealed a shocking truth when He said: “My Father is working until now, and I Myself am working” (John 5:17). When Jesus referred to God as “My Father,”