John 11 (NASB95) 1 Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, which was the village of Mary and . 6 So when He heard that he was sick, He then stayed two days longer in the place where He was. -- 17 Summary John wants us to know for certain that Jesus' friend Lazarus wasn't just mostly dead, telling John adds an interesting wrinkle to the story as to why He stayed: 5 Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister Of course John makes it clear why Jesus waited.

Scripture is the sufficient source for knowing and testing what is true. 1 John 4:1–6 (NIV) Dear friends Summary The first letter of John is an excellent overview of the basics of the faith. The apostle John has the same goal as his gospel account in this letter, “I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life” (1 John 5 :13).

1 John 4:19-21 (NIV) 19  We love because he first loved us. 20  Whoever claims to love God yet hates Summary This is now the fourth time we've turned to 1 John 4 this year ( including two days ago ), But we have a way of pushing this fundamental knowledge out of the way of our own egos, so John has good So if you claim to love God - which John just reminded us is only possible because God initiated that Paul beautifully sets forth the Biblical concept of love in 1 Corinthians 13.

God's ordinary means of grace ordinarily produce extraordinary people. 1 John 4:11-17 (NIV) 11  Dear So it is with Christians, John writes here. "God lives in us, and His love is made complete in us." God's love is made complete in you, John indicates, as you " testify that the Father has sent His Son John continues, "if anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in them and they in God Today: Titus 1

Canons of Dordt Point 1 - God's Unconditional Election Index for Articles 1-8 Article 1: God’s Right -23 - Great Is Thy Faithfulness John 3:16-18 - Simple Beauty 1 John 4:8-10 - This Is Love Psalm 103 - ​ Article 4: A Twofold Response to the Gospel John 1:9-13 - The TRUE Light John 3:31-36 - Wrath Removed ​ Article 7: Election Epehesians 1:3-6 - Before the Foundation Deuteronomy 7:1-10 - Set Apart John 17 :1-5 - Sovereign Submission John 17:6-12 - Given Psalm 115 - God Does What He Pleases ​ Article 8: A

John 15:1-8 (NIV): “I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. 2 He cuts off every branch in Listen to passage & devotional: Belgic Confession of Faith, Article 14: The Creation and Fall of Man it so plainly, "you were dead in your transgressions and sins" before being made alive (Ephesians 2:1) Today: Matthew 17

John 17:1–5 (NIV) CONTEXT: As His crucifixion draws near, Jesus prays to His Father. 1 After Jesus said Listen to passage & devotional: Belgic Confession of Faith, Article 10: The Deity of Christ We believe Moses says that God “created the world”; and John says that “all things were created by the Word,” which

Summary John's favorite term for the Christians he writes to - not just 2,000 years ago, but now - is That day will come (John tells us about that in another book he wrote called Revelation). Yet you can know that this is true, and John tells you how in v5-6. He is, as John describes in v1, the Righteous One. ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year, a chapter a day - Matthew 19

John's poetic style defines God's love and grace. 1 John 4:7-10 (NIV) 7 Dear friends, let us love one Summary It often seems like John writes in big loops, like he's repeating the same thing over and over to organize our thoughts like Paul, using an outline format like what you learned in school: Point 1 In the case of this passage, the primary message that John wishes to convey is that God is love, and Dig Deeper Ironically, it's the final line in John's passage that attracts our attention today.

John 10:11–18 (NASB95) 11 “I am the good shepherd; the good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep , and leaves the sheep and flees, and the wolf snatches them and scatters them. 13 He flees because he is a hired hand and is not concerned about the sheep. 14 “I am the good shepherd, and I know My own and My own know Me, 15 even as the Father knows Me and I know the Father; and I lay down My life for Summary Jesus' familiar claim that I AM the good shepherd comes in a series of seven instances in which John