John

Covers Matthew 4 · Mark 1 · Luke 4 · Genesis 3 · Genesis 8 · Ecclesiastes 7 · Genesis 2 · Galatians 6 · Psalm 104 · John 1 · Philippians 2 · Hebrews 2 · Hebrews 5

Following his baptism, Jesus is led by the Spirit into the wilderness where he is tempted by Satan for forty days. This account, with varying degrees of…

Covers John 1

A plain presentation of the gospel from John 1 — that we can never be good enough to earn heaven, but that God became flesh and died in our place, so that all who receive him and believe in his name are given the right to become children of God.

Covers John 1

Joe's Bible Translation — John 1.

Covers John 4

That Jesus made his most direct declaration of being the Messiah not to a learned Jew but to a sinful Samaritan woman at the well — a reminder not to decide in advance who will be open to the gospel, since the unlikeliest hearts are often the readiest.

Covers John 5

Jesus never actually broke the Sabbath — the Jews only thought he did, judging him by man-made rules added atop God's command — and a warning that we still reject the Lord's clear work today when it fails to fit artificial frameworks like the sinner's prayer.

Covers John 6

After the bread-of-life discourse scatters the crowd, Peter's reply — Lord, to whom shall we go? — becomes a touchstone for following Jesus without needing to understand everything, simply knowing who He is.

Covers John 7

On Jesus' words that whoever wills to do God's will shall know whether His teaching is from God — faith rests on sufficient evidence rather than proof, and honest seeking, not a will to invalidate, is what makes the truth clear.

Covers John 7

How poorly Jesus would fit the growth-obsessed modern Western church — far from softening His message to keep crowds, He provoked and scattered them at the Feast of Booths, calling hearers to count the cost rather than seek entertainment.

Covers John 9

Wrestling with Jesus' words about the man born blind — that it happened so God's works might be displayed — and whether that means God inflicted suffering for later glory, or simply reframes the Fall's brokenness within the disciples' question.

Covers John 10

Why the crowd demanding Jesus declare himself the Christ then tries to stone him — people prefer a theoretical Jesus they can mold to their own preferences over the real Jesus whose identity exposes their need for a savior and their condemnation without him.

Covers John 13

Jesus' new commandment to love one another is the church's strongest apologetic — and a challenge to the modern Western church, whose growth strategies often center on preaching, programs, and worship rather than deep, sacrificial love among believers.

Covers John 15

Jesus warns that the world will hate his followers as it hated him — a count-the-cost reflection for those who dislike being disliked, weighing the world's fleeting disdain against the enduring pleasure of Christ and the eternity that follows this brief life.

Covers John 19

Why Pilate grew suddenly afraid and tried to release Jesus once he heard the claim to be the son of God — reading the exchange through the ancient worldview where gods were regional powers, and Pilate stood on Yahweh's home turf far from Rome.