John 1
The Word Was Made Flesh …
Christians must know Jesus well so that they can discern between the Christ of Scripture and the Christ that other religions claim to honor.
Triumphant Light …
The light shines in the darkness—Jesus shines, the gospel shines, the church shines—and the darkness will not overcome it.
Faith: Unique and Fruitful Effect of the New Birth …
The Gospel is news and we are born again by believing that it is true and embracing it.
In the Beginning Was the Word …
When we come to know Jesus in John's Gospel, we come to know God.
In Him Was Life …
Not only is Jesus the Life that created all material life, but he is the Life that creates all eternal life.
A Burning Witness to the Light …
John the Baptist came so that we might believe in Jesus and have life like we never had it before.
John Was Not the Light, but a Witness to the Light …
Let's join John the Baptist in saying, “Jesus must increase, but I must decrease.”
How to Become a Child of God …
Not everyone is a child of God. Are you?
The Word Became Flesh …
Christmas Eve
God came to live in a tent so we can watch him more closely. God wants to be seen and known in his Son.
We Beheld His Glory, Full of Grace and Truth …
By becoming a man, Jesus shows us the glory of God.
From His Fullness We Have All Received, Grace Upon Grace …
Those who by grace are born of God have seen the glory of God that Moses asked to see but wasn't permitted.
Behold the Lamb of God …
Those who embrace Jesus as their Lamb and their Lord will be sheltered from God's otherwise inescapable wrath.
This Is He Who Baptizes with the Holy Spirit …
Baptism by the Holy Spirit is mainly about Jesus, not the Holy Spirit.
We Have Found the Messiah …
7 ways John shows us the glory of Jesus.
Probability, Prejudice, and Christ …
What's the difference between necessary judgments of probability and sinful prejudice?
Son of God, Son of Man, King of Israel …
What do Jesus' titles in the first chapter of John say about him?
John 2
Obedient Son, Ultimate Purifier, All-Providing Bridegroom …
3 of Christ's glories on display in John 2.
Destroy This Temple, and in Three Days I Will Raise It Up …
Jesus is the new temple. Authentic worship is no longer attached to any place. It is attached to Jesus.
He Knew What Was In Man …
Jesus knows everything about everyone and is still willing to love those who trust in him.
John 3
Creation, Fall, Redemption, and the Holy Spirit …
If I'm so depraved that I can't do anything good, what do you expect me to do?
You Must Be Born Again: Why This Series and Where Are We Going? …
Being "born again" means something very different than how many understand that phrase today.
What Happens in the New Birth? Part 1 …
What is it about being born again that saves us?
What Happens in the New Birth? Part 2 …
Being born again is not the improvement of your old nature but the creation of a new one.
The Son of Man Must Be Lifted Up—Like the Serpent …
What does Jesus mean by comparing himself to the bronze snake Moses raised in Numbers 21?
The Free Will of the Wind …
The Wind of God's Spirit gives new birth to whoever he pleases.
God So Loved the World, Part 1 …
In John 3:16, seven of the greatest realities in existence are packed into one sentence.
God So Loved the World, Part 2 …
John 3:16 represents a glorious love, but there is more to God's love than the free offer of the gospel.
The Danger: Perishing …
Perishing means wrath; it means fiery torment; it means separation from God; and it lasts forever.
The Design: Love …
There is a God. He has a Son. He loves. And he loves the world.
The Duty: Faith …
Believe on Jesus and you shall not perish but have eternal life.
The Destiny: Eternal Life …
Why does eternity exist? It exists because it will take that long for us to know the inexhaustible glories of God.
This Is the Judgment: Light Has Come into the World …
Jesus didn't come to a neutral world. He came to those already dead and guilty to make some alive and free.
He Must Increase, I Must Decrease …
John the Baptist models how we ought to respond to the exaltation of Jesus.
The Father Has Given All Things into Jesus’s Hands …
The Gospel of John lifts Jesus up as coming from God, being full of God, and speaking and ruling as God.
John 4
You Will Never Be Thirsty Again …
The woman-at-the-well account reveals woeful truth about us and wonderful truth about Jesus.
God Seeks People to Worship Him in Spirit and Truth …
Worship must have heart and worship must have head.
The Tragic Cost of Her Cavernous Thirst …
We are blind to Jesus' living water, but he'll expose this sin in us and then save us from it.
Not in This or That Mount, but in Spirit and Truth …
Only those who know Jesus have the Spirit and know the truth that makes real worship possible.
The Food of Christ Is to Give Eternal Life …
The natural timeframe of sowing and reaping does not pertain to Jesus and his saving power.
Vision for the Harvest: 2000 by 2000 …
Unpacking the Master Planning Team Document
When we give ourselves to the work of personal evangelism and world missions, God pours more life into our souls.
Go, Your Son Will Live …
What do Jesus' miracles say about Jesus?
John 5
Jesus: Equal With God …
John 5:1-24 has at least 3 extraordinary things to teach us about Jesus.
Healed for the Sake of Holiness …
Miracles should motivate us to look past the miracle to Jesus and move away from sin.
The Life-Giving Voice of the Son of God …
At least six observations about the final judgment can be made from John 5:25-29.
The Love of Human Praise as the Root of Unbelief …
What does Jesus see as the underlying problem when he indicts unbelievers?
If You Believed Moses, You Would Believe Me, for He Wrote of Me …
Wherever God is revealed in the Old Testament, Jesus is revealed.
John 6
The All-Providing King Who Would Not Be King …
Look beyond the bread God provides to the Bread of Life.
Twelve Baskets of Bread and the Walk on Water …
Jesus’ presence brings the kind of fullness that produces generosity and risk-taking in his church.
Do Not Labor for the Food That Perishes …
When Jesus is our highest Treasure something about everything changes.
Do Not Labor for the Food Which Perishes …
Labor to feast on Jesus. Satisfy yourself with his beauty and his hope-filled fellowship.
Behold, Believe, Be Raised …
Jesus and all that God is for us in him is what we hunger and thirst for, and saving faith is being satisfied in him.
Skeptical Grumbling and Sovereign Grace …
What does it mean that no one can come to Jesus unless the father draws them?
They Will All Be Taught of God …
To know God, we need to be taught by him who Jesus is.
It Is the Spirit That Gives Life …
As once-adoring followers disappear, Jesus' message becomes clearer and clearer: Their resistance itself is in God's hands.
You Have the Words of Eternal Life …
Though numerous questions remain, we know there's no one like Jesus and no words of eternal life like the words he spoke.
John 7
Jesus Is Precious Because His Biblical Portrait Is True, Part 2 …
If you ever meet a man who cares nothing for the praise and approval of men (Mark 12:14), but whose one controlling desire is to glorify God whom he loves with all his heart, believe that man. He is true.
Preparing to Receive Christ: Willing to Do the Will of God …
The great obstacle to recognizing the truth of Christ is not deficient resources but deep rebellion against God.
Rivers From the Heart …
We are afflicted and blessed with a chronic restlessness, an insatiable soul-thirst, for this reason: that we might keep looking until we find Christ.
John 8
John 9
Born Blind for the Glory of God …
Eugenics by Abortion Is an Abomination to God
Sanctity of Life Sunday
All children, of every degree of ability, are conceived for the purpose of displaying the glory of God.
John 10
I Have Authority to Lay It Down and I Have Authority to Take It Up Again …
Easter Sunday
The story of Easter doesn't end with a mangled shepherd lying dead among three dead wolves.
The Depth of Christ's Love: Its Freedom …
Easter Sunday
Of all the great things that Easter means, it also means this: it is a mighty "I meant it!" behind Jesus' death.
I Have Other Sheep That Are Not of This Fold …
Missions Week
All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to the Son of God and he declares, "I must bring in my other sheep." He will do it.
I Have Other Sheep …
The sovereignty of God over the wills of men doesn't make evangelism unnecessary; it makes it hopeful.
Jesus Is Precious Because He Gives Eternal Life …
There is no true freedom where happiness depends on denying the inevitable; there is only slavery disguised in a thousand forms of fun and busyness.
John 11
Funeral Message for Luke Kenneth Anderson …
A Meditation on John 11:1-44
What does the story of Lazarus mean for those who have lost a loved one to suicide?
Jesus Is Alive to Serve …
Easter Sunday
Jesus died to meet your needs. He rose to meet your needs. He reigns to meet your needs—and make you happy in him forever.
John 12
Hosanna! …
Palm Sunday
Our English word "hosanna" comes from a Greek word "hosanna" which comes from a Hebrew phrase hoshiya na.
Dying as a Means of Loving, Part 1 …
Is there something in your life that is hindering your fruitfulness in Christ—something that you need to die to?
Where I Am There Will My Servant Be: A Call to Treasure Christ Together …
When Jesus died, he didn’t just die before us—as an example to copy—but for us—as a sacrifice to trust in.
John 13
Being Loved by Christ …
Maundy Thursday
Jesus' love for his people is wonderfully durable, distinct, and deep.
The New Commandment of Christ: Love One Another As I Have Loved You …
What's new about Jesus' new commandment?
John 14
The Holy Spirit: He Is God! …
There is only one power that can break the spell of Satan, waken the armies of the Lord, and rout the god of this age—the power of the Holy Spirit.
