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Read: John 14 “Don’t let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, and trust also in me.” (John 14:1, NLT) In his book, Ruthless Trust, Brennan Manning tells the story of ethicist John Kavanaugh, who traveled to India to work with Mother Teresa in “the house of the dying”. Kavanaugh [...]
Read: John 13 “Since I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash each other’s feet.” (John 13:14, NLT) If you are going to be a fully devoted follower of Christ, you will have to think, do and live like Jesus thought, did and lived—not the [...]
Read: John 11-12 When Jesus saw Mary weeping and saw the other people wailing with her, a deep anger welled up within him, and he was deeply troubled. “Where have you put him?” he asked them. They told him, “Lord, come and see.” Then Jesus wept. The people who were [...]
Read: John 10 “I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them away from me, for my Father has given them to me, and he is more powerful than anyone else. No one can snatch them from the Father’s hand.” (John 10:28-29, NLT) Once [...]
Read: John 9 “Rabbi,” his disciples asked him, “why was this man born blind? Was it because of his own sins or his parents’ sins?” Jesus answered, “It was not because of his sins or his parents’ sins. This happened so the power of God could be seen in him.” [...]
Read: John 8 Jesus answered, “I tell you the truth, before Abraham was even born, I Am!” At that point they picked up stones to throw at him. But Jesus was hidden from them and left the Temple. (John 8:58-59, NLT) There were many reasons, I suppose, the Jews wanted [...]
Read: John 7 Soon it was time for the Jewish Festival of Shelters, and Jesus’ brothers said to him, “Leave here and go to Judea, where your followers can see your miracles! You can’t become famous if you hide like this! If you can do such wonderful things, show yourself [...]
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