Jesus was furthering His ministry throughout Judea where He was baptized by John the Baptist, who reaffirmed the deity of Christ when he claimed He was of God, and came from Heaven, the very message John had been preaching as he fulfilled his divinely appointed mission to prepare the way for the Lord. “1 Therefore, […]
Jesus was in Jerusalem for the Passover, and after He exhorted Nicodemus, a Jewish leader and member of the Sanhedrin, the Lord carried on to rural areas in Judea where He furthered His ministry. “22 After these things Jesus and His disciples came into the land of Judea, and there He remained with them and […]
Jesus was in Jerusalem for the Passover, and after He showed His anger toward the merchants in the temple court, the Lord was approached by a Jewish ruler named Nicodemus. “1 There was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews.” (John 3:1) One of 6,000 Pharisees and a distinguished member […]
After He turned 180 gallons of water into fine wine at a wedding at Cana, Jesus traveled to Jerusalem for the Passover. Upon His arrival at the temple, where merchants sold oxen and sheep and doves, and money changers were doing business, Jesus became angry and chased the merchants out of the temple court. When […]
After he introduced Jesus’ first disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter, Nathanael and Philip, the apostle John wrote about the first miracle he witnessed when Jesus turned 180 gallons of water into fine wine. Next, John writes of the day when Jesus returned to the temple in Jerusalem. “13 Now the Passover of the Jews was at […]
The apostle John introduced Jesus’ first disciples, Andrew and Simon Peter, then two more men, Nathanael and Philip who both chose to follow the One they called “teacher.” “1 On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. 2 Now both Jesus and His disciples […]
The apostle John introduced Jesus’ first disciples, Andrew and Simon Peter, who were the sons of Jonah and they were fishermen from Bethsaida, a fishing village located on the northern shore of the Sea of Galilee. Next, the apostle tells us about two more men who surrendered their lives to the Lord and joined His […]
Today is Easter Sunday (for most), or Resurrection Day (for us) which is the day most Christians celebrate the resurrection of Jesus. Facing a controversy about the crucifixion and resurrection timeline, I thought I would share some biblical reference points to better help you testify to each occurrence that led to the crucifixion and resurrection […]
The apostle John introduced John the Baptist, a preacher who was the spiritual successor of Elijah who came to prepare the way for Jesus. IN the next few verses, the apostle describes how Christ started His ministry. “35 Again, the next day, John stood with two of his disciples. 36 And looking at Jesus as […]
When he was questioned by priests and Levites from Jerusalem, John the Baptist revealed that the Messiah was already among the people, but that he was not Him, nor was he Elijah, the promised prophet who would be sent by God to prepare the way for the Christ. The preacher simply called himself unworthy of […]