23 And Jesus answered them, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. 24 Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. 25 Whoever loves his life loses it, and whoever hates his life…
Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; righteous and having salvation is he, humble and mounted on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey. Zechariah 9:9 As Jesus enters Jerusalem during this week of the Passover, He is hailed as King, Angering the…
Mary then took a pound of very expensive perfume of pure nard, and anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped His feet with her hair; and the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume. John 12:3
45 Many of the Jews therefore, who had come with Mary and had seen what he did, believed in him, 46 but some of them went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done. John 11:45-46 Jesus always causes a decision. The same question that faced the Jewish leaders is the question each of us…
Sometimes Jesus’ Words seem confusing and may seem in conflict with our limited understanding. However, we are called to believe in faith. Do you believe?
29 My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand. 30 I and the Father are one.” John 10:29-30 The Jews ask Jesus to tell them plainly who he is. They probably wanted a sign. Jesus says that he told them but they…
11 I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. John 10:11 The Lord has brought us in through the door of Jesus Christ who shepherds us each and every moment. Praise be to the Father for THE Good Shepherd, our very Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, the doorway to…
In so much of John’s Gospel the question of the identity of Jesus is paramount.Is he a man? Is he the prophet? Is he the messiah? Is he the Son of God? Now, following Jesus’ miracle of giving sight to the man born blind, we find again a discussion of who Jesus is. There are…
12 Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” John 8:12 We live in a dark world. We see it daily in our news (terrorism, war, oppression, sexual abuse, greed, etc…); we view it in our…