Category: Gospel of John

  • Beloved Identity

    Beloved Identity

      “One of them, the disciple whom Jesus loved, was reclining next to Him.” John 13:23 I love John’s fervor to call himself “the one Jesus loved” in his own gospel. He knew who He was to Jesus. Loved. Cherished. And he identified himself according to that love. Every disciple was loved by Jesus and…

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  • Lavish Your Love on Jesus: John 12:3-7

    What a loaded passage. The passage of Mary and Jesus. Her wiping His feet. Anointing Him. Dirtying her hair. Loving the one most precious to her. In the face of ridiculers. In the face of those who didn’t think Jesus was worth that. To humiliate oneself for another was not acceptable. But Mary didn’t care.…

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  • Getting to Know Jesus: John 14

    The gospel of John reveals Jesus as the One through whom the world was made . The very Lamb of God, slain for the sins of man. Unlike the other three synoptic gospels, John is laden with a theological tone revealing Christ’s divinity and role as God in the flesh. I love that John also…

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  • Getting to Know Jesus: John 21

    This passage found in John is very dear to my heart. It describes the encounter Peter has with Jesus after completely failing him by denying that he knew him, not just once but three times. I can relate to Peter in his humiliation. I bet he thought that Jesus couldn’t possibly even look at him…

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  • Getting to Know Jesus: John 4

    I love reading the gospel of John because his gospel is a little different than the other three, Matthew, Mark, and Luke. John’s gospel paints a portrait of the Savior Jesus as both the lion and the lamb. He is God incarnate. Human but divine. Powerful but humble. While the other three gospels also portray…

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