Archive for February, 2008


gone mad

Saturday, February 23rd, 2008

Read:
“Now while he was in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast, many people saw
the miraculous signs he was doing and believed in his name.” John 2:23
Study:
After Jesus got angry and started turning over all the tables in front
of the temple, no one seemed to confront Jesus about what He was
doing! No one said, “Wait a minute, [...]


no more barriers

Thursday, February 21st, 2008

Read:
“To those who sold doves he said, ‘Get these out of here! How dare
you turn my Father’s house into a market!’” John 2:16.
Study:
It was the season of Passover (a time set aside every year to pray and
offer a sacrifice to God for committed sins). Jesus, his mother,
brothers, and disciples had made the trip to Capernaum [...]


Much of You

Monday, February 18th, 2008

Read:
“He must become greater. I must become less.” John 3:30
Study:
Can you believe that Mary turned to Jesus to ask for help at this party? Here in the midst of all these people, instead of trying to chip in money to help buy more wine, Mary turned to Jesus. She knew Jesus (after-all she was His [...]


yes mom

Friday, February 15th, 2008

Read: 
“My God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:19 
Study:
Sometimes it seems that just when the fun gets started, something happens and everything is ruined. At the wedding party in John 2: 1-11, the party was ruined when all the wine ran out. Not only was it ruined, [...]


Joy in Jesus

Wednesday, February 13th, 2008

Read:
“When the wine was gone, Jesus’ mother said to him, “They have no more wine.” John 2:3 
Study:
Parties are fun to go to. We get to see people we know. We get to meet new people. We get to eat fun finger foods. We get to enjoy being alive. However, when the newness of the party [...]


A Sacrificial Lamb

Monday, February 11th, 2008

Read: 
“The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, ‘Look, the Lamb of God,’ who takes away the sin of the World!” John 1:29 
Study: 
A day earlier John had answered the religious leader’s (Pharisees) questions that he was not the Messiah, they had been looking for. The Pharisees wanted to know who John was, [...]


Jesus Understands

Sunday, February 10th, 2008

Read: 
“In the Beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was the God in the beginning” John 1:1-2 
Study: 
As John starts off his gospel, he starts it off with the repetition of the word, “Word,” or literally, Logos. So, what is John trying to say here? John is [...]


Christ the Messiah

Thursday, February 7th, 2008

Read: 
But these are written so that you may believe Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and by believing you may have life in His name – John 10:31
Study:
The book of John is unlike the other three gospels because John actually tells us what it is this gospel is written for – “that others [...]


Know Jesus?

Wednesday, February 6th, 2008

Read:
Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of His disciples that are not written in this book. John 20:30
Study: 
During Jesus’ 33 or so years on this earth, he did a lot of stuff – he worked as a carpenter, studied and taught at the synagogue, healed the sick, performed exorcisms, and told stories to [...]


Foretold

Tuesday, February 5th, 2008

Read:
“The LORD your God will raise up from you a Prophet like me from your midst, from your brethren. Him you shall hear,” Deuteronomy 18:15 
Study:
The New Testament is the fulfilling of the prophecies of the Old Testament. With that being said, it is extremely important for us to look in the New Testament for the [...]