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  • Acts 2: The Gift

    Chapter 2 starts on the day of Pentecost, which is 50 days after Jesus rose from the dead. It is also a Holy Day that Jews commemorate Moses receiving the Ten Commandments (Shavuot) on Mount Sinai. The 120 were all together and a wind blew through the house and rested above each one like tongues…

  • John 21: The Last Breakfast

    Simon Peter invites the other disciples to go fishing with him. So he along with, Nathaniel, Thomas, James, John and two others go to the Sea of Tiberius, which is also called the Sea of Galilee depending on what area you are from. They went out on the boat and caught nothing all night. At…

  • John 19: Death of a King

    Early Friday morning, Pilate has Jesus flogged and beaten and the soldiers put him into a purple robe and a crown of thorns as a mockery of his being called a king. In this state, they return him to the Jewish leadership. Pilate says, “Behold the man.”  They called for Jesus’s crucifixion, but Pilate said…

  • John 18: Midnight Chicken

    After Jesus finished his supper and prayer for the disciples, he crossed the brook of Kidron and went up the mount of Olives. This is significant because King David also crossed the same stream and went to the same place after he was betrayed by his son Absalom, who had tried to overthrow him.  Judas…

  • John 17: The Last Prayer

    Jesus ends the last supper with a prayer. Now is the time for Jesus to be glorified for the glory of God. He is giving eternal life to all who know him. This is significant because eternal life was withdrawn from humans when they were expelled from Eden for eating the forbidden fruit. Jesus not…

  • John 16: Scattered to Save

    Jesus starts by warning his disciples that they will be pushed out of the synagogues or killed by people who think they are offering a service to God, but those people don’t know Jesus or the Father. Jesus again promises to send the Spirit of Truth, who will testify about Jesus. He likens his death…

  • John 15: Fruitful Life

    Jesus tells his followers that he is the true vine. Using another botanical metaphor, he talks about how the vine dresser removes unyielding vines and prunes the producers in order to bear more fruit. Jesus calls himself the vine and the disciples his branches. They need to stay connected to their source of life. As…

  • John 14: Rooms for All

    Jesus tells his disciples to not let their hearts be troubled, but believe. “In my Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you?” Thomas asks him where he is going so that they can follow. Jesus tells him that…

  • John 12: Seeds of Faith

    The clock is ticking down; six days to Passover. Mary and Martha host a dinner for Jesus to celebrate the resurrection of their brother Lazarus. While Martha is serving the food, Mary brings out a pound of nard and puts it on Jesus feet and wipes his feet with her hair. What is that about?…

  • John 9: Born Blind

    In this chapter, the Pharisees point out a blind man to Jesus and ask if he is blind because of his sin or his parents’ sin.  Rude. The poor guy just sat there taking an insult to go with his disability. Jesus said, neither, it is so God’s work can be displayed. What a 180°…