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,”

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