Jesus’ final commandment to His church was to go in to the world and teach people to observe all that He has commanded. And of course, included in those commandments which we are to observe is this commandment right here: The commandment to go and teach others to observe. Notice also that Jesus does not […]
John 21:15-25 – “Do you Love Me?”
“What about this man?”, asked Peter. Jesus’ blunt words—“None of your business, you follow me” – are music to my ears. They are liberating from the loveless, depressing and often fatal slavery of comparing. As a minister, It is so easy to become depressed by the sheer number of “wise counsellors” out there. Book after […]
John 12:12-36 – Unless You Die
One day some Greeks came to Philip with the noble request, “Sir, we would see Jesus!” But why did they want to see Him? Perhaps they wanted to take Him back to Athens as a popular new philosopher. Or perhaps they wanted to save Him from crucifixion and death, which now seemed inevitable. Jesus answered […]
John 11:17-37 – Death & Disaster
“The LORD is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; he knows those who take refuge in him.” (Nah 1:7) Disaster will strike. Death is highly likely. What to do? One of the things that Scripture teaches us is not to wait until the day of disaster and then try and figure out how […]
