settled in to hear a Sunday sermon, the preacher instructed the congregation to open their Bibles to John Instead, after reading all 31 verses of John 14, he went on to read chapters 15, 16 and 17 as well. Jesus commanded eight of them to sit, while He took Peter and the two sons of Zebedee (James and John

Mark 10:35–45 (NASB95) 35 James and John, the two sons of Zebedee, came up to Jesus, saying, “Teacher those for whom it has been prepared.” 41 Hearing this, the ten began to feel indignant with James and John So James and John power on, boldly insisting Jesus proclaim that they may sit, one on Jesus' right and But Jesus knows what James and John didn't, and what we often forget. Jesus says to John and James: You have no idea what you’re asking.

NIV) 16 Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. 17 Dig Deeper Yesterday we read from Matthew 3 on Jesus going to John the Baptist to be baptized. While we are reading about baptism two days in a row, we should note that the baptism John was administering John’s baptism was a baptism of repentance.

John spares us the logistic details here, not explaining if the spotlight moved from one individual to What's important in today's passage is another aspect that's conspicuously missing from John's account John tells of a second book: the book of life , and anyone whose name was not found written in the book If that we're the case, certainly John would mention those who passed the King's judgment. Those names written in the book of life are welcomed into the new heaven and new earth that John goes

When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted the word of God, they sent Peter and John Spirit had not yet come on any of them; they had simply been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. 17   Then Peter and John placed their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit. 18  When Simon saw When Peter & John give the Spirit by laying on their hands (Luke refers here to Spiritual gifts, not

14 And they said, “Some say John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; but still others, Jeremiah, or one 16 Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” 17 And Jesus said to him, “ Some say you're John the Baptist - whom Herod had beheaded months earlier - and others, the disciples

John's utilization of adjectives increases, however, to describe what he sees next. The scene, John writes, is like a bride, beautifully dressed for her husband . Any groom or father of the bride can appreciate the words John conveys this vision to us with! But John really doesn't tell us anything about what life will be like. John simply reports what he's been told by the One who was seated on the throne: "Behold, I am making

John records Jesus offering the Samaritan woman living water (John 4:10) and then later on he tells whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them (John But the trees John sees are no ordinary trees. life , as awesome and amazing as it is, is not even the most significant aspect of what's revealed to John So we end our year together in the Belgic Confession the way that John ends scripture: Amen.

Then, on this mountain, Peter, James, and John saw Jesus speaking with two prominent Old Testament prophets As He states within the sermon of the mount in Matthew 5:17, “Do not think that I have come to abolish power of God to save: “For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ (John 1:17).” prophet and teacher, the Word who became flesh who revealed the glory of God full of grace and truth (John

that I never give false testimony against anyone, twist no one’s words, not gossip or slander, nor join Best of all, people from all over the world would want to join, not because of the awesome economy, but In v16-17, He tells His people to: Speak the truth; Render true judgments; Do not plot evil; Do not love to live truthfully; ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year, a chapter a day - John