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I will not judge those who hear me but don’t obey me, for I have come to save the world and not to judge it. But all who reject me and my message will be judged on the day of judgment by the truth I have spoken.                                                                                                             John. 12:47-48 NLT Twice Jesus tellsContinue reading “Salvation and Judgment”

I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.                                                                           John 15:5 ESV Words are very interesting things. Each one has a meaning, and you can look up that meaning in anyContinue reading “Abide”

He told them, “This is what is written: The Messiah will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day,and repentance for the forgiveness of sins will be preached in his name to all nations, beginning atJerusalem. You are witnesses of these things. I am going to send you what my Father has promised;Continue reading “Come Tarry Go”

In the beginning the Word already existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was God. He existed in the beginning with God. God created everything through him, and nothing was created except through him. The Word gave life to everything that was created,1 and his life brought light to everyone. The light shinesContinue reading “The Word Became Flesh”

“Where is the newborn king of the Jews? We saw his star as it rose,and we have come to worship him.”  King Herod was deeply disturbed when he heard this, as was everyone in Jerusalem. He called a meeting of the leading priests and teachers of religious law and asked, “Where is the Messiah supposedContinue reading “Who Doesn’t Come to Christmas?”

When the Son of Man comes, how many will he find on the earth who have faith?                                     Luke 18:8 NLT I confess that I have always been troubled by the parable that precedes the verse printed above. It suggests that God will not do what we want him to do (or perhaps even what heContinue reading “Persistent Belief”

Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must turn from your selfish ways, take up your cross, and follow me”                                                                                                                                 Matthew 16:24-25                                                                               We have talked about spectator followers, those who simply followed Jesus around to see what he might do next, and consumer followers,Continue reading “Follow Me 3”

Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came over and spoke to him. “Teacher,” they said, “we want you to do us a favor.” “What is your request?” he asked. They replied, “When you sit on your glorious throne, we want to sit in places of honor next to you, one on your rightContinue reading “Follow Me 2”

One day as Jesus was walking along the shore of the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers — Simon, also called Peter, and Andrew — throwing a net into the water, for they fished for a living. Jesus called out to them, “Come, follow me, and I will show you how to fish forContinue reading “Follow Me 1”

In the fifteenth year of Amaziah the son of Joash, king of Judah, Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel, began to reign in Samaria, and he reigned forty-one years. And he did what was evil in the sight of the LORD. He did not depart from all the sins of Jeroboam the sonContinue reading “What Lasts”