Last week, we saw Jesus attending the Feast of the Dedication, at which time He plainly asserted His deity. As the Jews continued to ask Him whether or not He was the Messiah, Jesus responded by saying: “I told you and you do not believe; the works that I do

In today’s blog, we find Jesus continuing his “mini sermon” on the Temple steps in Jerusalem. Two weeks ago, we discovered that He identified Himself as the Gate to the sheep pen, and the sheep of His pasture come in and out only through this Gate. We saw that Jesus

In today’s blog, we find Jesus continuing his “mini sermon” on the Temple steps in Jerusalem. Last week, we saw that Jesus identified Himself as the Gate to the sheep pen, and the sheep come in and out only through this Gate. We saw that Jesus spoke words that many

While continuing to teach on the Temple steps after healing the man born blind, Jesus began a “mini-sermon,” and this time He decided to focus on His true identity and upon those who follow Him. He began by talking about sheep, saying that anyone who enters the sheep pen by

As we saw in our last blog, the religious leaders were always bent on trying to find something in Jesus’ words that they could label as “blasphemy,” and so when Jesus said that He existed before Abraham (some 2,000 years before Jesus came to earth), they found it. They knew

As we wrap up chapter 8 of the John’s Gospel, Jesus had some very important words to say to the crowds who seemed to always be gathered around Him. Although Moses received the Law at Mt. Horeb in about 1,400 BC, the Jews always looked to Abraham as “the father

As we began looking at the 8th chapter of John two weeks ago, we saw a woman accused of adultery being thrown at Jesus’ feet. After Jesus challenged anyone in the crowd who was without sin to cast the first stone, they all dispersed as they realized that none of

This devotional book, which is now at the printers, is unlike any other that you may have already read. Why? It’s because this one was specifically prepared for those who want to enrich their knowledge of the Bible. Each day you will find a clearly focused snapshot of one book

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