Category Archives: John

Spirit of Life – John 15:26-16:15

THE HOLY SPIRIT is the life of God, given to us. Have you ever had your world shaken when someone left your life? Maybe that person suddenly died, turned away from you, moved away, or divorced you and left you … Continue reading

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Life Term – John 15:18-25

CHOOSE your terms. Have you ever signed up for something on line and had them ask you to read the “conditions” and agree to abide by them? The website won’t let you advance unless you agree to their terms. Did … Continue reading

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Give Life, Get Joy – John 15:9-17

  GIVE LOVE, give life, get joy. When the eternal Son of God came to earth He had already decided to give His life in order to kill our death. Fast approaching the day of His death, Jesus urged His … Continue reading

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Living Limbs – John 15:1-8

  YOU CAN BRING JOY to God. My Grandpa Dixon had a farm with a cherry orchard and an apple orchard. It gave him pleasure to let his kids and grandkids take his tall stepladder and fill buckets with cherries … Continue reading

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Leave Me Alone – John 14:15-31

COME ALIVE to the Spirit of God today. “Leave me alone!” I said (or yelled) that a thousand times to my brother and three sisters when I was a kid. “Don’t leave me alone!” I said that to my dad … Continue reading

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Heart Trouble – John 14:1-14

  ASK JESUS to lead you to life. Bearing down on the completion of His mission, Jesus spoke to His disciples about going to a special place that could only be reached a certain way. Thomas panicked.  “Lord, we don’t … Continue reading

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The Night – John 13:18-38

GOD IS THERE in your darkest night. So Judas left at once, going out into the night (John 13:30, nlt). And what a night it was. For Jesus, the twelve, and especially for Judas. Hellish darkness eclipsed his soul that … Continue reading

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Achilles Heel

  John 13:6-17 LET GOD SHOW YOU where you are vulnerable. Standing at the threshold of His death, Jesus knelt and served His disciples, humbly washing their toes, soles, ankles, heels and…their Achilles tendons. In Greek mythology, a woman named … Continue reading

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Saved – John 12:44-47

THE SAVIOR CAME to save your life. I remember stealing several cases of beer out of the back of a truck when I was in high school. The truck had been parked on a dark back street. If it had … Continue reading

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Praise of Men – John 12:37-43

LIVE for an audience of One. At some point during my sophomore year of high school I went AWOL, turning away from my family and their faith. It seemed apparent to me that I would not be popular with the … Continue reading

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