The gospel of John is one of the earliest accounts of the life of Jesus written by one of his closest followers – an eyewitness to many of the events depicted. John’s stated reason for writing this gospel is so that we might know…
In the final chapter of the Book of John, the resurrected Jesus appeared to the disciples for the third time. This encounter contains an important lesson for all of us. The disciples were in a boat fishing about a hundred yards off shore and…
The resurrection of Jesus clearly established His claim to be the Son of God as being true and delivered His promise of salvation through this incredible act of love. At this point, Jesus had completed His work here in this world and turned over…
Jewish officials were angry with Jesus for claiming to be the Son of God, and one of the chief priests, Caiaphas, believed they should have Jesus killed because the miracles He was performing would only cause Him to become more popular and cause the…
God is our eternal Creator and there is no other like Him; therefore, there was no reason for Him to have a name. When asked by Moses what he should call God, the response he got was to simply say I am. There is…
After Jesus had his final meal with His disciples, He spent a good deal of time summarizing His teaching and promising them the Holy Spirit would join them after He departed. He then ended His teaching with a prayer which is recorded in…
Beginning in chapter 14 of the Book of John, after Judas, who is about to betray Jesus, has left the room, Jesus spends a good deal of time giving His disciples their final teaching. This is really a restatement of many of the things…
In chapter thirteen of the Book of John, we come to the section commonly known as the last supper. Jesus returned to Jerusalem to bring his friend Lazarus back from the dead, knowing full well this would be His own death sentence, since the…
Jesus began his ministry by changing water into wine. He went on to perform countless miracles and gained a following of thousands. The Jewish leaders were intimidated by Jesus and considered him to be blasphemous for claiming to be the Son of God and…
The Book of John chronicles several events that document the hatred the Jewish leaders had for Jesus as he gained thousands of followers. These Jewish leaders had become so dependent on their own power as the keepers of the Jewish law, they had lost…