Posts with the tag “faith”

So also you have sorrow now, but I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from you. John 16:22 Jesus continues to love and shepherd His followers right up to t...  Read More

"[E]very branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit." John 15:2 (ESV) I find it fascinating and counterintuitive that Jesus teaches us here that, if we’re growing spiritually, ...  Read More

"Whatever you ask in my name, this I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask me anything in my name, I will do it."John 14:13–14 (ESV) Jesus made these remarkable statements j...  Read More

Last Sunday’s study was on John 14:1–9 and is in the setting of the now eleven disciples and Jesus.He exhorted them to continue believing and trusting in God but to also trust in Him. But He also tell...  Read More

As Christians, we favor the statement that we are committed.In a general sense, this seems to be a very good thing. “Our world needs more commitment,” we hear often with an affirmative nod.But as we l...  Read More

It can be a wearisome toil to figure out life. It has been in the heart of man since the beginning of time to determine why things happen, what we can do to make things better, who is to blame when th...  Read More

John 8 has taken us a few Sundays to get through and includes some high statements about who it is that’s talking to the group of Pharisees in the treasury of the temple.The one of highest worth (Jesu...  Read More

To the freed slave, their Savior is cherished, but the free man has always saved himself....  Read More