Unexpected Healing at the Pool (John 5:1-9)
The Passage This week we are going to study John 5:1-9, so let’s read the passage, “After this there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool, in Aramaic called Bethesda, which has five roofed colonnades. In these lay a …
Start this year off right
This week we are going to celebrate the start of the New Year. This is not a Christian holiday, but it is a holiday that starts a new season in our lives. Many will set goals as we go into the New Year. During this time so many of us are thinking over the last …
The Christmas Child (Luke 2:1-7)
The Christmas Child The Passage This week we are celebrating Christmas, so let’s read Luke 2:1-7, “In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. This was the first registration when Quirinius was governor of Syria. And all went to be registered, each to his town. And …
The Wise Men’s Journey (Matthew 2:1-12)
The Wise Men’s Journey (Matthew 2:1-12) The Passage This week we are going to look at the wise men, Herod, and the Bethlehem Star, so let’s read Matthew 2:1-12, “Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying, …
Great News for everyone (Luke 2:8-21)
Great News for everyone The Passage This week we are going to look at the shepherds so let’s read the passage, “And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord …
The Family of Jesus
The family of Jesus Jesus’ Family For the next couple of weeks, we are going to take a break from our study through John to celebrate Christmas. So this week we are going to start by studying the genealogies of Jesus’ family. The same place Matthew started when recording the story of Jesus and maybe …
He is waiting (Study of John 4:43-54)
Study of John 4:43-54 The Passage This week we are going to study John 4:43-54. So let’s read the passage, “After the two days he departed for Galilee. (For Jesus himself had testified that a prophet has no honor in his own hometown.) So when he came to Galilee, the Galileans welcomed him, having seen …
Rejoice and Be Thankful
Rejoice and Be thankful The First Thanksgiving This week we are celebrating Thanksgiving and we will continue our study through John next week. Most of us in America probably know the story of the first Thanksgiving, but I will do a brief summary for those who do not. The First Thanksgiving occurred this way, the …
The Samaritan Harvest (John 4:27-42)
The Samaritan Harvest The Passage This week we are going to study John 4:27-42. So let’s read the passage, Just then his disciples came back. They marveled that he was talking with a woman, but no one said, “What do you seek?” or, “Why are you talking with her?” So the woman left her water …