If you recall last week’s blog, we saw that Jesus entered Jerusalem to attend one of the festivals of the Jews, and upon seeing a lame man at the Pool of Bethesda, Jesus began a conversation with him (John 5:1-18). The lame man was lying there alone, and had no

Today we will look at another miracle that Jesus performed, a “sign” pointing to the fact that He is not only the Messiah, but also the Son of the Living God. Following a time of ministry in Galilee, including the healing of the nobleman’s son, Jesus headed south to Jerusalem

The Gospel of John, as with the other gospel accounts of Jesus’ life and ministry, can be divided into three major sections: 1) Jesus “divine encounters,” such as with the Woman at the Well in Samaria; 2) Jesus’ miracles that served as “signs” of His deity; and 3) Jesus’ teachings,

As I mentioned last week, most of you know how committed I am to understand the historical background of any biblical text prior to commenting on the text itself. That was the essence of last week’s blog. Today, we will look at the encounter itself, as Jesus begins a conversation

Most of you who know me well, know how committed I am to understand the historical background of any biblical text prior to commenting on the text itself. Through the years, I have come to realize that this understanding is essential in helping any Bible student to properly interpret the

As we have seen in the first three parts of this Nighttime Encounter, Jesus had much to share with Nicodemus. Jesus began by telling him that he needed to be “born again,” which was not a physical “rebirth,” but a spiritual one. And then Jesus took him back to the

As we have seen in the first two parts of this Nighttime Encounter, Jesus had much to share with Nicodemus. In fact, Nicodemus said very little because Jesus could “read his mind” regarding the questions that were troubling him. If you recall, Jesus told Nicodemus that he needed to be

If you recall, Nicodemus, a prominent Pharisee and religious leader, had some questions for Jesus. Realizing that Jesus had surely come from God, Nicodemus wanted to know if there was more to this Rabbi than just being a great teacher and worker of miracles (Jn. 3:1-2). Jesus, knowing his sincerity,

Nicodemus, a prominent Pharisee and religious leader, had some questions for Jesus. Having seen or heard of the miracles that Jesus had been performing, he boldly confessed that Jesus had surely come from God “as a teacher,” and that God was undoubtedly “with Him.” But Nicodemus wanted to know if

Last week, we discovered that there were those who rejected the Gift of LIFE that Jesus came to give them for two primary reasons: 1) they were looking for Life in the wrong place (the Old Testament Scriptures with its focus on obedience to the Law); and 2) they refused