John writes so that we would believe that Jesus is the Christ. In this account he tells us about the healing at a pool called Bethesda.
John writes so that we would believe that Jesus is the Christ. In this account he tells us about the healing at a pool called Bethesda.
Today we look at one of the ‘marks of the church’: preaching. Preaching is ‘proclaiming Jesus so that we might know His riches, through belief in Him, by grace.’ We look at this topic under four headings: Proclaim, Perfect, Protect, Perseverance’.
In this passage, a royal official begs Jesus to heal his son. Jesus tells him that his son will live. John tells us that this was the second miraculous sign that Jesus performed.
We sometimes like to hid our life stories from other people because we are ashamed. The Samaritan woman in this passage shares her story with Jesus, although she discovers he knows everything already.
We can waste our energy on useless things. Sometimes we put ourselves at the centre and not God as we should.