Read John 5:4-7. Circle the words that stand out to you. What is the Lord saying to you? 5 One who was there had been an invalid for thirty-eight years. 6 When Jesus saw him lying there and learned that he had been in this condition for a long time, he asked him, “Do you want to get well?” … Read More “Devotional Thoughts in the Gospel of John 5:4-7” »
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Read John 5:1-3. Circle the words that stand out to you. What is the Lord saying to you? 1Some time later, Jesus went up to Jerusalem for one of the Jewish festivals. 2 Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate a pool, which in Aramaic is called Bethesda and which is surrounded by five covered colonnades. 3 Here a … Read More “Devotional Thoughts in John 5:1-3” »
Philippians 2:12-13 2 So then, my dear friends… continue working out your salvation with awe and reverence, for the one bringing forth in you both the desire and the effort—for the sake of his good pleasure—is God.” Thinking it Through God’s word tells us to work out our salvation. Salvation here does not refer to our … Read More “Devotional Thoughts in Philippians 2:12-13” »
Read John 4:43-45. Circle the words that stand out to you. What is the Lord saying to you? 43 After the two days he left for Galilee. 44 (Now Jesus himself had pointed out that a prophet has no honor in his own country.) 45 When he arrived in Galilee, the Galileans welcomed him. They had seen all that he had … Read More “Devotional Thoughts in the Gospel of John 4:43-54” »
Read John 4:19-24. Circle the words that stand out to you? What is the Lord saying to you? 19 “Sir,” the woman said, “I can see that you are a prophet. 20 Our ancestors worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews claim that the place where we must worship is in Jerusalem.” 21 “Woman,” Jesus replied, “believe me, a time is coming when … Read More “Devotional Thoughts in the Gospel of John 4:19-24” »
Read John 4:16-18. Circle the words that stand out to you. What is the Lord saying to you? 16 He told her, “Go, call your husband and come back.” 17 “I have no husband,” she replied. Jesus said to her, “You are right when you say you have no husband. 18 The fact is, you have had five husbands, and the … Read More “Devotional Thoughts in the Gospel of John 4:16-18” »
Read John 4:7-15. Circle the words that stand out to you. What is the Lord saying to you? 7 When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, “Will you give me a drink?” 8 (His disciples had gone into the town to buy food.) 9 The Samaritan woman said to him, “You are a Jew and I … Read More “Devotional Thoughts in the Gospel of John 4:7-15” »
What do you do after a holiday celebration? Thanksgiving is over. Did you have to spend an hour or two cleaning up after your guests left or are they staying the weekend? What do you do with all the left-over food? What will you do today? Yesterday at our Church, we had a Thanksgiving Luncheon. … Read More “THE DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING” »
Read John 4:4-6. Circle the words that stand out to you. What is the Lord saying to you? 4 Now he had to go through Samaria. 5 So he came to a town in Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of ground Jacob had given to his son Joseph. 6 Jacob’s well was there, and Jesus, tired as he was … Read More “Devotional Thoughts in the Gospel of John 4:4-6” »
Read John 4:1-3. Circle the words that stand out to you. What is the Lord saying to you? 1 Now Jesus learned that the Pharisees had heard that he was gaining and baptizing more disciples than John— 2 although in fact it was not Jesus who baptized, but his disciples. 3 So he left Judea … Read More “Devotional Thoughts in the Gospel of John 4:1-3” »