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CARRYING ON CHRIST'S MISSION (21:1-25)
The disciples are to continue Christ's work of mission, in wisdom, love and humility - until He returns “Follow Me, and I will make you...
Jul 4, 202411 min read
CHRIST TAKES HIS RIGHTFUL PLACE (20:17)
Having taken flesh as the Son of God, Jesus returns to His Father as the Son of Man - opening heaven to us, to sit with Him. “Jesus said...
Jul 4, 202419 min read
EN ROUTE TO THE FATHER (20:1-31)
En route from Hades to Heaven, Jesus spends time with His disciples; proving He has really been raised from the dead, and commissioning...
Jul 2, 202417 min read
IT IS FINISHED! (19:17-42)
John, as far as we know, was the only one of the apostles who was present at the crucifixion. The accounts in the other gospels were...
Jul 1, 202415 min read
THE SILENT SHEEP IS SHORN (18:28 - 19:16)
Caiaphas demands Pilate crucify Jesus, despite His innocence. Jesus is shorn of His dignity and de-humanised by the Roman soldiers- all...
Jun 30, 202414 min read
PETER'S BRAVADO IS SHATTERED (18:1-27)
Jesus calmly gives Himself up to His captors, protecting the disciples from arrest too. Peter tries to defend Him, but is rebuked. His...
Jun 29, 202414 min read
JESUS PRAYS FOR THE CHURCH (17:20-26)
Having prayed about the immediate future of the apostles, Jesus' telephoto vision foresees the needs of the Church down through the...
Jun 29, 20249 min read
I HAVE PRAYED FOR YOU (17:1-19)
Filled with joy as He looks beyond the Cross and sees the fruit of His suffering, Jesus prays for the remaining Eleven who will be the...
Jun 27, 202415 min read
BIRTHING SALVATION (16:16-33)
As Jesus faces a lonely struggle on the Cross, He prepares the disciples for the agony and joy they will experience. He warns them they...
Jun 26, 202414 min read
HATED, HUNTED, BUT HELPED (15:17-16:16)
Jesus warns the disciples about the persecution they will suffer from now on. But He also reveals the Holy Spirit will be working with...
Jun 25, 202414 min read
ABIDING IN CHRIST (15:1-7)
Once the disciples are 'in Christ'', joined to Him through the cross and resurrection, they will need to maintain their relationship with...
Jun 24, 20248 min read
FELLOWSHIP WITH THE TRINITY (14:15-31)
Jesus starts to reveal a new dimension to the disciples: knowing the Holy Spirit's advocacy, the Father's love, and Christ's peace How do...
Jun 23, 202416 min read
SEPARATION ANXIETY (13:31-14:14)
Hours before the crucifixion Jesus breaks the news: His departure is now imminent. The disciples are panic-stricken. Jesus uses their...
Jun 22, 202414 min read
UPPER ROOM: GATEWAY TO A NEW LIFE
Just before He is crucified, Jesus describes to the disciples what they will experience when joined to Him in resurrection life. This...
Jun 21, 20246 min read
FAITHFUL LOVE v. AWFUL BETRAYAL (13:1ff)
The next five chapters of John are known as the ‘farewell discourse’. The crucifixion is only hours away (though the disciples probably...
Jun 20, 202412 min read
JESUS' LAST APPEAL TO THE JEWS (12:1ff)
After a banquet in His honour, and extravagant worship from Lazarus's sister, Jesus rides into Jerusalem - to acclaim from the citizens,...
Jun 19, 202419 min read
DEATH DEFEATED! (11:1-57)
Jesus demonstrates His authority over death, by raising Lazarus to life just outside Jerusalem. This puts the last nail in His own...
Jun 19, 202419 min read
OUR WONDERFUL SHEPHERD (10:1-42)
In contrast to the Jewish leaders, Jesus's role is like that of a good shepherd: genuine, protecting, committed, understanding,...
Jun 17, 202421 min read
MESSIANIC MUDPACKS (9:1-41)
Jesus heals a man with congenital blindness - a miracle that marks Him as Messiah. The man's testimony leads to being ostracised, but he...
Jun 16, 202415 min read
SIN'S SLAVES, & SATAN'S BROOD (8:31FF)
Jesus disabuses His Judaean believers about their 'favoured nation' status as Abraham's offspring. Rather, He says. they are children of...
Jun 15, 202414 min read
Welcome to this blog about the
Apostle John's First Letter
John's letter is the sequel to Jesus's teaching at the Last Supper, about the new life of fellowship with the Father and the Son which the disciples would experience after He'd risen from the dead.
Week by week new posts will be added as we work our way through the letter. The aim is to help you grow into the same experience, and the same joy, that John had!
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