Philippians 4:5

Philippians 4:5

Let your gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand.

Philippians 4:4

Philippians 4:4

Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice!

Galatians 6:7-10

1. Galatians 6:7-10
2. Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man does, that he will also reap, For he who does to his flesh will of the flesh reap corruption, but he who does to the Spirit will of the Spirit reap everlasting life. And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart. Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all, especially to those who are of the household of faith.

Galatians 5:22

Galatians 5:22

But the fruit of the Spirit is Love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self control

I Corinthians 10:13

I Corinthians 10:13

No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it.

I Corinthians 3:16-17

I Corinthians 3:16-17

Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? If anyone defiles the temple of God, God will destroy him. For the temple of God is holy, which temple you are.

Romans 1:16

Romans 1:16

For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek.

John 4:24

John 4:24

God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.

Matthew 22: 36-40 First Commandment

Matthew 22:36-40

Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law? Jesus said to him, You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.

Matthew 7:13-14 Narrow Way

Matthew 7:13-14

Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction , and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it. 

Matthew 5:21-22

Matthew 5:21-22

You have heard that it was said to those of old, You shall not murder, and whoever murders will be in danger of the judgment. But I say to you that whoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment. And whoever says to his brother, Racal shall be in danger of the council. But whoever says, You fool! shall be in danger of hell fire.

Matthew 6:25-27

Matthew 6:25-27

Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? Look at the first of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature?

2 Peter 1:1-4

2 Peter 1:1-4

Simon Peter, a bondservant and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who have obtained like precious faith with us by the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ: grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord, as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue, by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.

Philippians 4:8

Philippians 4:8

Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy meditate on these things.

Thought

This verse helps me through rough times when I am just thinking all the wrong thoughts. This verse tells me to thing of things that are noble, just, pure, lovely, good report.

Genesis 1:1

Genesis 1a
In the beginning God...

Thought
When I read the first four words of Genesis 1 I am awestruck. God,just his name, brings awe, excitement, wonder, amazement and the thought of Love to my mind. What a great and wonderful God we have. He also created the heavens and earth.

Favorite Vereses

Hello,
I have decided to change the format and I am going to be posting my favorite verses. Some of them I have posted before, but I find that it doesn't matter how many times I read a verse I can find something new in it or get comfort from it. I hope this is what happens when you read the verses.

Looking forward to receiving a blessing from reading God's Word.

In Christ
Bonnie

Shield

Word
Shield
Verse
Proverbs  30:5
Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.
Grateful for
That God is my shield and I need to put my trust in him. I am thankful that God's word is pure.

Lord

Word
Lord
Verse
The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
Grateful for
The Lord being my light and salvation and my strength of my life.

Memorial Day

Memorial Day remembrance of all those who died for our freedom.

faith

Word
Faith
Verse
I Peter 1:7
That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honor and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:
Grateful for
I am so thankful that through the trial of my faith it is more precious than gold. May my faith be found unto praise and honor and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ.

Hear

Word
Hear
Verse
Psalm 4:1
Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hat enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer.
Grateful for
In times of trouble my God heard me when I pray.

Bird

Word
Bird
Verse
Genesis 7:14
They, and every beast after his kind, and all the cattle after their kind, and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind, and every fowl after his kind, every bird of every sort.
Grateful for
Listening to birds chip on a Spring day and other times.

Summer

Word
Summer
Verse
Genesis 8:22
While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.
Grateful for
Summer time and all the things that can be done during this season.

Abide

Word
Abide
Verse
John 15:5
I am the vine, you are the branch. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.
Grateful for
That I can bear much fruit because I abide in the vine. How about you? Are you abiding in the vine?

Faith

Word
Faith
Verse
Romans 10:17
So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
Grateful for
Someone telling me the gospel message so that I could be saved.

Temple

Word
Temple
Verse
I Corinthians 3:16
Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
Grateful for
Having this verse in the Bible to remind of the fact that my body is the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in me.

Spiritual Blessings

Words
Spiritual Blessings
Verse
Ephesians 1:3
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ.
Grateful for
God, the Father of the Lord Jesus Christ who has given us spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ.

Delight

Word
Delight
Verse
Psalm 37:4
Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
Grateful for
The Lord who will give me the fires of my heart when I delight myself in Him.

New Man

Words
New man
Verse
Ephesians 4:24
And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness
Grateful for
Becoming a new person.

Answered Prayer

May 13, 2019
I have mental illness issues. This morning I woke up and felt really down. As the morning went on it didn't get better and I was thinking I might have to go to the hospital for treatment. I was scheduled to see my therapist this morning, which was good, and it was while going to see her that I stopped and said to my heavenly Father, "Father, it is in your hands. I don't know how it is going to go this morning but you know." When I prayed this, I was at peace right on the spot. I got to my appointment and talked things out and found a why to handle the difficulty and the rest of the day has gone well.

I am so grateful that when I pray I can know for sure that God hears me and answers my prayer. He is still in control.

Man

Word
Man
Verse
Numbers 23:19
God is not a man, that he should lie, neither the son of man, that he should repent" Hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?
Grateful for
That God is not man. He neither lies nor needs to repent.

Sing

Word
Sing
Verse
Psalm 81:1
Sing aloud unto God our strength: make a joyful noise unto the God of Israel.
Grateful for
That I can sing (make a joyful noise) aloud unto God and He hears me.

Call

Word
Call
Verse
Jeremiah 33:3
Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.
Gratitude for
That I can call unto Jesus and He will answer me with great and mighty things that I don't know about.

All Things

Words

All things

Verse

Philippians 4:13

I can do all things through Christ which strengheneth me.

Grateful for

Christ who gives me the strength to do all things.

Rest

Word
Rest
Verse
Matthew 11:28
Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Grateful for
That when I am having a difficult time Jesus is with me and I can have rest during the difficult time.

Adoption

Word
Adoption
Verse
Romans 8:15
For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
Grateful for
Being in the family of God.

Study

Word
Study
Verse
2 Timothy 2:15
Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a work man that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
Grateful for
To be able to study the word of God so that I will not be ashamed and that I can rightly divide the word of truth.

Affection

Word
Affection
Verse
Colossians 3:2
Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.
Grateful for
Things that are above. Jesus, God, heaven.

Comforter

Word
Comforter
Verse
John 14:26
But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
Grateful for
Comforter. I have received the Holy Ghost(Spirit) and He is my Comforter teaching me all things and bringing to my remembrance, through the Scriptures, the words of Christ.

Content

Word
Content
Verse
Philippians 4:11
Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content.
Grateful for
Being reminded to be content in whatever time of life I am in. I am working on being 72 years old, retired, and getting use to not working. It hasn't been easy. Need to fill up my time with good things to do. I read a lot.

pray

Word
Pray
Verse
Matthew 26:41
Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.
Grateful for
Prayer. Prayer is an important part of the Christian life. We can pray anywhere and for everything in the Name of Jesus. God always answers my prayers. Sometimes it is yes, sometimes it is no, sometimes it may be wait, but he always answers them.

Soul

Word
Soul
Verses-Psalm 42:1-2
As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so painteth my soul after the, O God. My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God, when shall I come and appear before God?
Grateful for
My soul and that I thirst after the living God.

Works

Word
Works
Verse
I will praise the; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvelous are they works; and that my would knoweth right well. Psalm 139:14
Grateful for
God's marvelous works He has done and that I am fearfully and wonderfully made.

God

Word for the day
God

Verse for the day
Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

Gratitude 
Faith in God. Genesis 1:1 tells me that God created heaven and earth which I am very thankful for.

Resist

Word for the day-Resist
Verse for the day-James 4:7
Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
Gratitude-Grateful to be able to resist the devil. By doing so he will flee from me.

Glory

*Glory-Fame, Importance, Great beauty, boast, exult

Psalm 96:2-4

Sing unto the LORD, bless his name; she forth his salvation from day to day.

Declare his glory among the heathen his wonders among all people.

For the LORD is great, and greatly to be praised: he is to be feared above all God's.

Gratitude-That I am able to declare God's glory among people. For the Lord is great and he is greatly to be praised. He is great and I should have a reverence toward him.

World

Today's Word -World

Today's Verse-John 3:16
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Grateful for- world. The fact that there is a sky, heaven, moon, stars, seas, oceans, and dry land that we can enjoy and when we look at all these things we know that we have a God who made all these things.

Loved

John 3:16
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Word for the day is loved.

God so loved the world he gave his only begotten Son.

Question
What does this mean to you?

Gratitude-What I am thankful for today
God's Love for me.

Welcome

Hello,
I have just got through reading Girl, Stop Apologizing, by Rachel Hollis. In this book she suggest that each day make a list of ten things you are grateful for. At first it was hard coming up with ten things, but the more I do it the easier it is becomes.

One thing that I grateful for is able to do this blog. I am grateful to be able to share with my readers Bible verses, books of the Bible, and words found in the Bible. I  enjoy sharing what the Lord is doing in my life.

If you find this blog an encouragement invite someone to join in reading the blog. Would be greatly appreciated.

Starting in the next post I will be sharing words found in the Bible and verse or verses that have the word in them.

 In Christ
Bonnie House

Conclusion

John 21:24-25 (NLT)
This is that disciple who saw these events and recorded them here. And we all know that his account of these things is accurate.

And I suppose that if all the other things Jesus did were written down, the whole world could not contain the books.

*This is the end to our study in the book of John. My prayer is that you received a blessing from doing this book together.

Jesus Challenges Peter

John 21:15-19 (NLT)
After breakfast Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?

"Yes Lord," Peter replied, "you know I love you."

"Then Love my lambs," Jesus told him.

Jesus repeated the question: "Simon son of John, do you love me!"

"Yes, Lord," Peter said, "you know I love you."

"Then take care of my sheep," Jesus said.

Once more he asked him, "Simon son of John, do you love me?"

Peter was grieved that Jesus asked the question a third time, He said, "Lord, you know everything. You know I love you."

Jesus said, "Then feed my sheep. The truth is, when you were young, you were able to do as you liked and go wherever you wanted to. But when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and others will direct you and take you where you don't want to go. Jesus said this to let him know what kind of death he would die to glorify God. Then Jesus told him, "Follow me."

Jesus Appears to Seven Disciples

John 21:10-12 (NLT)
"Bring some of the fish you've just caught," Jesus said. So Simon Peter went aboard and dragged the net to the shore. There were 153 large fish, and yet the net hadn't torn.

"Now come and have some breakfast!" Jesus said. And no one dared ask him if he really was the Lord because they were sure of it. Then Jesus served them the bread and fish. This was the third time Jesus had appeared to his disciples since he had been raised from the dead.

Jesus Appears to Seven Disciples

John 21:1-8 (NLT)
Later Jesus appeared again to the disciples beside the Sea of Galilee. The is how it happened. Several of the disciples were there Simon Peter, Thomas (nicknamed the Twin). Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples.

Simon Peter said, "I'm going fishing."

"We'll come, too," they all said. So they went out in the boat, but they caught nothing all night

At dawn the disciples saw Jesus standing on the beach, but they couldn't see who he was. He called out, "Friends, have you caught any fish?"

"No," they replied.

Then he said, "Throw out your net on the right-hand side of the boat, and you'll get plenty of fish!" So they did, and they couldn't draw in the net because there were so many fish in it.

Then the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, "It is the Lord!" When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his tunic(for he had stripped for work), jumped into the water, and swam ashore. The others stayed with the boat and pulled the loaded net to the shore, for they were only out about three hundred feet.

Purpose For The Bible

John 20:30 (NLT)
Jesus' disciples saw him do many other miraculous signs besides the ones recorded in this book. But these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, The Son of God, and that by believing in him you will have life.

Jesus Appears to Thomas

John 20:24-29 (NLT)
One of the disciples, Thomas (nicknamed the Twin), was not with the others when Jesus came. They told him, "We have seen the Lord!" But he replied, "I won't believe it unless I see the nail wounds in his hands, put my fingers into them, and place my hand into the wound in his side."

Eight days later the disciples were together again, and this time Thomas was with them. The doors were locked; but suddenly, as before, Jesus was standing among them. He said, "Peace be with you." Then he said to Thomas, "Put your finger here and see my hands. Put your hand into the wound in my side. Don't be faithless any longer. Believe!"

"My Lord and my God!" Thomas exclaimed.

Then Jesus told him, "You believe because you have seen me. Blessed are those who haven't seen me and believe anyway."

Jesus Appears to His Disciples

John 20:19-23(NLT)
That evening, on the first day of the week, the disciples were meeting behind locked doors because they were afraid of the Jewish leaders. Suddenly, Jesus was standing there among them! "Peace be with you," he said. As he spoke, he held out his hands for them to see, and he showed them his side. They were filled with joy when they saw their Lord! He spoke to them again and said, "Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you" Then he breathed on them and said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive anyone's sins, they are forgiven. If you refuse to forgive them, they are unforgiven."

Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene

John 20:11-18 (NLT)
Mary was standing outside the tomb crying and as she went, she stopped and looked in. She saw two white-robed angels sitting at the head and foot of the place where the body of Jesus had been lying. "Why are you crying?" the angels asked her.

"Because they have taken away my Lord," she replied," and I don't know where have put him."

She glanced over her shoulder and saw someone standing behind her. It was Jesus, but she didn't recognize him. Why are you crying?" Jesus asked her. "Who are you looking for?"

She thought he was the gardener, "Sir," she said, "if you have taken him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will go and get him."

"Mary!" Jesus said.

She turned toward him and exclaimed, "Teacher!"

"Don't cling to me," Jesus said, "for I haven't yet ascended to the Father. But go find my brothers and tell them that I am ascending to my Father and your Father, my God and your God."

Mary Magdalene found the disciples and told them, "I have seen the Lord!" Then she gave them his message.

The Resurrection

John 20:1-10 (NLT)
Early Sunday morning, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and found that the stone had been rolled away from the entrance. She ran and found Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved. She said, "They have taken the Lord's body out of the tomb, and I  don't know where they have put him!"

Peter and the other disciple ran to the tomb to see. The other disciple outran Peter and got there first. He stopped and looked in and saw the linen cloth lying there, but he didn't go in. Then Simon Peter arrived and went inside. He also noticed the linen wrappings lying there, while the cloth that had covered Jesus' head was folded up and lying to the side, Then the other disciple also went in, and he saw and believed for until then they hadn't realized that the Scriptures said he would rise from the dead. Then they went home.

The Burial of Jesus

John 19:38-42 (NLT)
Afterward Joseph of Arimathea, who had been a secret disciple of Jesus (because he feared the Jewish leaders), asked Pilate for permission to take Jesus' body down. When Pilate gave him permission, he came and took the body away. Nicodemus, the man who had come to Jesus at night, also came, bringing about seventy-five pounds of embalming ointment made from myrrh and aloes. Together they wrapped Jesus' body in a long line cloth with the spices, as is the Jewish custom of burial. The place of crucifixion was near a garden, where there was a new tomb, never used before. And so, because it was the day of preparation before the Passover and since the tomb was close at hand, they laid Jesus there.
*Amazing-75 pounds of embalming ointment was used.

The Death of Jesus

John 19:28-30 (NLT)
Jesus knew that everything was now finished, and to fulfill the Scriptures he said, "I am thirsty." A jar of sour wine was sitting there, so they soaked a sponge in it, put it on a hyssop branch, and held it up to his lips. When Jesus had tasted it, he said, "It is finished!" Then he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.
* It is over. Jesus has died. There is more to the event so come back and read what happens next.

The Crucifiction (Part 2)

John 19:23-27 (NLT)
When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they divided his clothes among the four of them. They also took his robe, but it was seamless, woven in one piece from the top. So they said, "Let's not tear it but throw dice to see who gets it." This fulfilled the Scripture that says, "They divided my clothes among themselves and threw dice for my robe." So that is what they did.

Standing near the cross were Jesus' mother, and his mother's sister. Mary(the wife of Clopas), and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus saw his mother standing there beside the disciple he loved, he said to her, "Woman, he is your son," And he said to this disciples, "She is your mother." And from then on this disciple took her into his house.

The Crucifixion

John 19:17-20 NLT
So they took Jesus and led him away. Carrying the cross by himself. Jesus went to the place called Skull Hill (In Hebrew, Golgotha). There they crucified him. There were two others crucified with him, one on either side, with Jesus between them. And Pilate posted a sign over him that read, Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews. The place where Jesus was crucified was near the city; and the sign was written in Hebrew, Latin, and Greek, so that many people could read it.

Jesus Sentenced to Death (3)

John 19:7-16
The Jewish leaders replied, "By our laws he ought to die because he called himself the Son of God."

When Pilate heard this, he was more frightened than ever. He took Jesus back into the headquarters again and asked him, "Where are you from?" But Jesus gave him no answer. "You won't talk to me?" Pilate demanded. "Don't you realize that I have the power to release you or to crucify you?"

Then Jesus said, "You would have no power over me at all unless it were given to you from above. So the one who brought me to you has the greater sin."

Then Pilate tried to release him, but the Jewish leaders told him, "If you release this man, you are not a friend of Caesar. Anyone who declares himself a king is a rebel against Caesar."

When they said this, Pilate brought Jesus out to them again. Then Pilate sat down on the judgment seat on the platform that is called the Stone Pavement (in Hebrew, Gabbatha.) It was now about noon of the day of preparation for the Passover. And Pilate said to the people, "Here is your king!"

"Away with him," they yelled. "Away with him crucify him!"

"What? Crucify your king?"  Pilate asked.

"We have no king but Caesar," the leading priests shouted back.

Then Pilate gave Jesus to them to be crucified.

Jesus Sentenced to Death (Part 2)

John 19:4-7
Pilate went outside again and said to the people, "I am going to bring him out to you now, but understand clearly that I find him not quality."

Then Jesus came out wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe.  And Pilate said, "Here is the man!"

When they saw him, the leading priests and Temple guards began shouting, "Crucify, Crucify!"

"You crucify him," Pilate said. "I find him not guilty."

The Jewish leaders replied, "By our laws he ought to die because he called himself the Son of God."

The Pain Jesus Endured For Us

John 19:1-4
Then Pilate had Jesus flogged with a lead-tipped whip. The soldiers made a crown of long, sharp thorns and put it on his head and they put a royal purple robe on him. "Hail! King of the Jews!" they mocked, and they hit him with their fists.

Jeus" Trial before Pilate

John 18:28-40 (NLT)
Jesus' trial before Caiaphas ended in the early hours of the morning. Then he was taken to the headquarters of the Roman governor. His accusers didn't go in themselves because it would defile them, and they wouldn't be allowed to celebrate the Passover feast. So Pilate, the governor, went out to them and asked, "What is your charge against this man?"

We wouldn't have handed him over to you if he weren't a criminal!" they retorted. Then take him away and judge him by your own laws," Pilate told them.

"Only the Romans are permitted to execute someone."  the Jewish leaders replied. This fulfilled Jesus' prediction about the way he would die.

Then Pilate went back inside and called for Jesus to be brought to him. "Are you the King of the Jews?" he asked him.

Jesus replied, "Is this your own question, or did others tell you about me?"

"Am I a Jew?: Pilate asked, "Your own people and their leading priests brought you here. Why" What have you done?

Then Jesus answered, "I am not an earthly king. If I were, my followers would have fought when I was arrested by the Jewish leaders. But my Kingdom is not of this world."

Pilate replied, "You are a king then?" You say that I am a king, and you are right." Jesus said. "I was born for that purpose. And I came to bring truth to the world. All who love the truth recognize that what I say is true."

"What is truth?" Pilate asked. Then he went out again to the people and told them, "He is not quility of any crime. But you have a custom of asking me to release someone from prison each year at Passover. So if you want me to, I'll release the King of the Jews."

But they shouted back, "No! Not this man, but Barabbas!" (Barabbas was a criminal.)

Peter's Secon AND Third Denials

John 18:25-26 (NLT)
Meanwhile, as Simon Peter was standing by the fire, they asked him again, "Aren't you one of his disciples?"

"I am not," he said.
But one of the household servants of the high priest, a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off, asked, "Didn't I see you out there in the olive grove with Jesus?" Again Peter denied it. And immediately a rooster crowded.
*Petr was told by Jesus that he was going to deny Jesus three times. And it happened.

High Priest Questions Jesus

John 18:19-24 (NLT)
Inside, the high priest began asking Jesus about his followers and what he had been teaching them,  Jesus replied, "What I teach is widely known, because I have preached regularly in the synagogues and the Temple. I have been heard by people everywhere, and I teach nothing in private that I have not said in public.Why are you asking me this question? Ask those who heard me. They know what I said."

One of the Temple guards standing there struck Jesus on the face. "Is that the way to answer the high priest?: he demanded.

Jesus replied, "If I said anything wrong, you must give evidence for it. Should you hit a man for telling the truth?

Then Annas bound Jesus and sent him to Caiaphas, the high priest.

Peter Denies Jesus

John 18:15-18
And Simon Peter followed Jesus, and so did another disciple: that disciple was known unto the high priest, and went in with Jesus into the palace of the high priest. But Peter stood at the door without. Then went out the other disciple, which was known unto the high priest, and space unto her that kept the door, and brought in Peter. Then saith the damsel that kept the door unto Peter, Art not thou also one of the man's disciples? He saith, I am not. And the servants and officers stood there, who had made a fire of coals, for it was cold, and they warmed themselves: and Peter stood with them, and warmed himself.

Jesus Appears Before Annas

John 18:12-14
Then the band and the captain and officers of the Jews took Jesus, and bound him. And led him away to Annas first; for he was father in law to Caliaphas, which was the high priest that same year. Now Calaphas was he, which gave counsel to the Jews, that it was expedient that one man should dies for the people.
*Jesus and his disciples were in the Garden and Judas came with his army of men to
take Jesus as a prisoner. Now Jesus is bound and being led to Annas.

Betrayal in the Garden

John 18:1-11
When Jesus had spoken these words, (17:20-26) he went forth with his disciples over the brook Cedron, where was a garden, into the which he entered, and his disciples.

And Judas also, which betrayed him, knew the place: for Jesus ofttimes reported thither with his disciples.

Judas then having received a band of men and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees, cometh hither with lanterns and torched and weapons.

Jesus therefore, knowing all things that should come upon him, went forth, and said unto them, "Whom seek ye?"

They answered him, "Jesus of Nazareth," Jesus saith unto them " I am he." And Judas also, which betrayed him, stood with them. As soon then as he had said unto them, I am he, they went backward, and fell to the ground. Then asked he them again, "Whom seek ye?" And they said, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus answered, "I have told you that I am he;" if there for ye seek me, let these go their way: That the saying might be fulfilled, which he spoke, Of them which thou gavest me have I lost none.

Then Simon Peter having a sword drew it, and smote the high priest's servant, and cut off his right ear. The servant's name was Malchus.

Then said Jesus unto Peter, "Put up thy sword into the sheath: the cup which my Father hath given me, shall I not drink it?"

Jesus' Prayer for Himself

John 17:1-5
These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, "Father the hour is come glorify thy Son, that the Son also may glorify thee. As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him. And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent. I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which tho gavest me to do. And now, O Father glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was."

*And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.

Have Peace

John 16:17-33 Read

John 16:33
These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

*Jesus spoke to disciples about having sorrow but then it shall turn into joy. Jesus must leave but they will see him again. Your joy no man takes from you.

Words of Warning

John 16:1-16 Read

John 16:1-4
These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended. They shall put you out of the synagogues: ye, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service. And these things will they do unto you, because they have not known the Father, nor me. But these things have I told you, that when the time shall come, ye may remember that I told you of them. And these things I said not unto you at the beginning, because I was with you.

*Jesus tells his disciples what is to take place before He leaves them so that they will not be surprised. They don't understand where Jesus is going but they also hear about the Comforter coming and He will help them through the things that are about to happen.

*Question
Are we ready for the things that will take place in our day?

World Will Hate Jesus' Followers

John 15:18-27

If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you.


If ye were of the world,, the world would Love his own; but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.

Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his Lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also.

But all these things will they do unto you for my name's sake, because they know not him that sent me.

If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no cloke for their sin.

He that hateth me hateth my Falther also.

If I had not done among them the works which none other man did, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father.

But this cometh to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, they hated me without a cause.

But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me: and ye also shall bear witness, because ye have been with me from the beginning.

True Vine

John 15:1-17 (Read)

John 15:4
Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine, no more can ye, except ye abide in me.

John 15:5
I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit; for without me ye can do nothing.

John 15:12-13
This is my commandment, That ye Love one another, as I have loved you. Greater Love bath no man that this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

*All these verse found in John 15-17 are great verses. I just picked out a few. I would encourage you to read the whole passage.

A Comforter Will Come

John 14:15-31 (Read)

John 14:26
But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.

*We have the Comforter today. He also teaches us all things and brings to our remembrance all that the Lord has spoken.

Ask In Jesus' Name

Read John 14:5-14

John 14:13
And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

*Whenever we pray for something we need to ask it in Jesus' name. It will be answered so that His Father may be glorified in the Son.

Kept His Commandments

John 14:15
If ye Love me, keep my commandments.

*Question
How many of the Lord's commandments do you know?

A House of Many Mansions

John 14:1-4
Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also. And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know.

* What a beautiful thought.

Personal Challenge

This morning was one of those kind of mornings in which everything I thought about came out negative. I'm not a good wife, I'm not a good Christian, I'm not a good housekeeper. I finally had enough of woe-is-me thinking and I ask God why I was believing all those lies. It came down to not enough time in God's word. We are doing a study here, which I find a great help, but not enough. So I had been thinking for some time in doing more Bible reading. I had a chance to start it today.

I had an appointment to get a test today and I was thinking I didn't need to take my big pocketbook so I got my small one and took that. However, I forgot that I would be going to work with my husband and my big pocketbook had my phone and Kindle in it. I has also left the book I was reading home. . So no books when I got to church. It turned out to be a blessing in disguise. For this gave me the opportunity to get my notebook out and start my project.

First thing I did was get a Bible and then open it up to Genesis and copied down how many chapters it had in it. Then I went through the Old Testament books and did the same for all of them. I wasn't sure how I was going to read them as some had 50 chapters and some only had four or less. Instead of doing the New Testament also I decided to just start out reading the Old Testament books. I figured that I read a lot of fiction books why not spend my time reading the Bible. After I put down the chapters I started with Genesis chapter 1. I took notes as I read. Then I continued to read to chapter 22. I was thinking that was a good start. So now when I go to the church I will spend some of my time reading the Bible. Taking notes when I feel I need to remember what I read. I found it refreshing just reading the chapters and finding out more than just creation and Noah's story.

So my personal challenge is to read the Old Testament as if it was one of my books from the library. And that way get closer to my Lord and God my Father.

*Question
Do you have some time on your hands where you can just sit down and read the Bible through?

A New Commandment

John 13:31-38

John 13:34-35
A new commandment I give unto you, That ye Love one another, as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have Love one to another.

*Jesus told the people that He had a new command for them and that was to love one another and to love others as Jesus has loved them. By doing this people would then know that they were disciples of the Lord.

*Question
Do you love others like Christ has loved you?

Jesus Preparing for His Betrayal

John 13:18-30 (Read the full portion so can get whole concept of the verses)

John 13:18-19 (KJV)
I speak not of you all: I know whom I have chosen: but that the scripture may be fulfilled, He that eateth bread with me hath lifted up his heel against me. Now I tell you before it come, that when it is come to pass, ye may believe that I am he.

John  13:18-19 (NLT)
I am not saying these things to all of you; I know so well each one of you I chose. The Scriptures declare, The one who shares my food has turned against me, and this will soon come true. I tell you this now, so that when it happens you will believe I am the Messiah.

* Let's Talk About It
Jesus knew that one of his disciples was going to betray him. He knew that the Devil was going to enter into him after he ate from the supper. Jesus knows what we will do also. He knows our hearts and what we plan to do. Judas didn't realize at the time he betrayed Jesus how wrong it was. He was just after the money. He would soon find out what it meant to betray Jesus.

*Question
Like Judas, do we know what it means to betray Jesus? To go against Him in our deeds and thoughts. Do we fully realize what this does to us and how bad Jesus feels about it?

Jesus Washes the Feet of the Disciples

John 13:1-17(NLT)

Before the Passover celebration, Jesus knew that his hour had come to leave this world and return to his Father. He now showed the disciples the full extent of his Love. It was time for supper, and the Devil had already enticed Judas, son of Simon Iscariot, to carry out his plan to betray Jesus. Jesus knew that the Father had given him authority over everything and that he had come from God and would return to God. So he got up from the table, took off his robe, wrapped a towel around his waist, and poured water into a basin. Then he began to wash the disciples' feet and to wipe them with the towel he had around him. When he came to Simon Peter, Peter said to him, "Lord, why are you going to wash my feet:" Jesus replied, "You don't understand now why I am doing it; someday you will." "No," Peter protested, "you will never wash my feet!" Jesus replied, "But if I don't wash you, you won't belong to me." Simon Peter exclaimed, "Then wash my hands and head as well, Lord, not just my feet!" Jesus replied, "A person who has bathed all over does not need to wash, except for the feet, to be entirely clean. And you are clean but that isn't true of everyone here." For Jesus knew who would betray him. That is what he meant when he said, "Not all of you are clean."

After washing their feet, he put on his robe again and sat down and asked, "Do you understand what I was doing? You call me Teacher and Lord, and you are right because it is true. And since I, the Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash each other's feet. I have given you an example to follow. Do as I have done to you. How true it is that a servant is not greater than the master. Nor are messengers greater than the master. Nor are messengers more important that the one who sends them. You know these things now do them! That is the path of blessing.

Refusal to Confess Jesus

John 12:37-50 (KJV)
Even though Jesus had done so many miracles before the people, yet they believed not on him: that the saying of Esaias the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spoke, Lord, who hath believed our report? and to whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed? Therefore they could not believe, because that Esias said again, He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart; that they should not see with their eyes, nor understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them. These things said Esaias, when he saw his glory, and space of him. Nevertheless among the chief rulers also many believed on him; but because of the Pharisees they did not confess him, lest they should be put out of the synagogue: for they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.

Jesus cried and said, "He that believeth on me, believeth not on me, but on him that sent me. And he that seeth me seeth him that sent me. I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness. And if any man hear my words, and believe not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world. He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day. For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak. And I know that his commandment is life everlasting: whatsoever I speak therefore, even as the Father said unto me, so I speak.

Jesus Predicts His Death

John 12:20-28
Some Greeks who had come to Jerusalem to attend the Passover paid a visit to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee. They said, "Sir, we want to meet Jesus," Philip told Andrew about it, and they went together to ask Jesus.

Jesus replied, "The time has come for the Son of Man to enter into his glory. The truth is, a kernel of wheat must be planted in the soil. Unless it dies it will be alone a single seed. But it's death will produce many new kernels a plentiful harvest of new lives. Those who love their life in this world will lose it. Those who despise their life in this world will keep it for eternal life. All those who want to be my disciples must come and follow me, because my servants must be where I am. And if they follow me, the Father will honor them. Now my soul is deeply troubled. Should I pray, Father, save me from what lies ahead? But that is the very reason why I came! Father, bring glory to your name."

Then a voice spoke from heaven, saying, "I have already brought it glory, and I will do it again."

The Triumphal Entry

John 12:12-19 (NLT) Summary

We read today about the news that Jesus was on the way to Jerusalem swept through the city. A huge crowd of Passover visitors took palm branches and went down the road to meet Jesus. They shouted, "Praise God! Bless the one who comes in the name of the Lord! Hail to the King of Israel!"

Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it, fulfilling the prophecy that said: "Don't be afraid, people of Israel. Look, your King is coming, sitting on a donkey's colt."

His disciples didn't realize at the time that this was a fulfillment of prophecy. But after Jesus entered into his glory, they remembered that these Scriptures had come true before their eyes.

Those in the crowd who had seen Jesus call Lazarus back to life were telling others all about it. That was the main reason so many went out to meet him because they had heard about this mighty miracle.

Then the Pharisees said to each other, "We've lost. Look, the whole world has gone after him."

Jesus and the Passover

John 12:1-11
In chapter 11 the question was asked if anyone would see Jesus at the Passover? There was a plot to kill Jesus and so Jesus left his public ministry and had not been seen. Anyone who saw Jesus was to report him immediately to the Jewish leaders so that he could be arrested.

In chapter 12 we read that six days before the Passover ceremonies began, Jesus arrived in Bethany, the home of Lazarus. It was here that Martha served the meal, Lazarus sat at the table with Jesus, and Mary took a twelve-ounce jar of expensive perfume made from essence of hard, and she anointed Jesus' feet with it and wiped his feet with her hair. The house was filled with fragrance.

Judas Iscariot, one of Jesus' disciples, the one who would betray him said, "That perfume was worth a small fortune and it should have been sold and the money given to the poor." Judas did not really care for the poor but he was in charge of the funds and he often took money from it.

Jesus replied, "Leave her alone. She did it in preparation for my burial. You will always have the poor among you, but I will not be here with you much longer."

When all the people heard of Jesus' arrival they flocked to see him and also to see Lazarus, the man Jesus had raised from the dead. Then the leading priests decided to kill Lazarus too, for it was because of him that many of the people had deserted them and believed in Jesus.

The Plot to Kill Jesus

John 11:45-57 (NLT)
Many of the people who were with Mary believed in Jesus when they saw this happen. (Lazarus coming alive.) But some went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done. Then the leading priests and Pharisees called the high council together to discuss the situation. "What are we going to do?" they asked each other. "This man certainly performs many miraculous signs. If we leave him alone, the whole nation will follow him, and then the Roman army will come and destroy both our Temple and our nation."

And one of them, Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said, "How can you be so stupid? Why should the whole nation be destroyed? Let this one man die for the people." This prophecy that Jesus should die for the entire nation came from Caiaphas in his position as high priest. He didn't think of it himself, he was inspired to say it. It was a predication that Jesus' death would be not for Israel only, but for the gathering together of all the children of God scattered around the world.

So from that time on the Jewish leaders began to plot Jesus' death. As a result, Jesus stopped ;his public ministry among the people and left Jerusalem. He went to a place near the wilderness, to the village of Ephraim and stayed there with his disciples.

It was now almost time for the celebration of Passover, and many people from the country arrived in Jerusalem several days early so they could go through the cleansing ceremony before the Passover began. They wanted to see Jesus, and as they talked in the Temple, they asked each other, "What do you think? Will he come for the Passover?" Meanwhile, the leading priests and Pharisees had publicly announced that anyone seeing Jesus must report him immediately so they could arrest him.

Jesus Raises Lazarus from the Dead

John 11:38-44 (NLT)

And again Jesus was deeply troubled. Then they came to the grave. It was a cave with a stone rolled across it's entrance. "Roll the stone aside," Jesus told them.

But Martha, the dead man's sister, said, "Lord, by now the smell will be terrible because he has been dead for four days."

Jesus responded, "Didn't I tell you that you will see God's glory if you believe?" So they rolled the stone aside. Then Jesus looked up to heaven and said, "Father, thankyou for hearing me. You always hear me, but I said it out loud for the sake of all these people standing here, so they will believe you sent me." Then Jesus shouted, "Lazarus, come out!" And Lazarus came out, bound in graveclothes, his face wrapped in a headcloth. Jesus told them, "Unwrap him and let him go!"

*What a dramatic event! Jesus was still troubled by what he saw and that Martha and Mary were so sad about their brother dying. But Jesus knew that in just a few minutes thing would be alright. He thanked His Father for hearing Him and with a loud voice he told Lazarus to come out of the grave. All those that  saw this would believe that the Father had sent Jesus to the people.

Oh, what a wonderful God we have and we too can thank Him for sending His Son to die for us and that He rose again so that we would not be separated from God forever once we believe what Jesus did for us and believe that He is the Son of God.

Death of Lazarus

John 11:1-35 NLT

A man named Lazarus was sick. He lived in Bethany with his sisters, Mary and Martha. This is the Mary who poured the expensive perfume on the Lord's feet and wiped them with her hair. Her brother, Lazarus, was sick. So the two sisters sent a message to Jesus telling him, Lord, the one you love is very sick.

But when Jesus heard about it he said, "Lazarus's sickness will not end in death. No, it is for the glory of God. I, the son of God, will receive glory from this. Although Jesus loved Martha, Mary, and Lazarus, he stayed where he was for the next two days and did not go to them. Finally after two days, he said to his disciples, "Let's go to Judea again." But his disciples objected, "Teacher, only a few days ago the Jewish leaders in Judea were trying to kill you. Are you going there again?"

Jesus replied, "There are twelve hours of daylight every day. As long as it is light, people can walk safely. They can see because they have the light of the world. Only at night is there danger of stumbling because there is no light. Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but now I will go and wake him up:

The disciples said, "Lord if he is sleeping, that means he is getter better!" They thought Jesus mean Lazarus was having a good night's rest, but Jesus meant Lazarus had died.

Then he told them plainly, "Lazarus is dead. And for your sake, I am glad I wasn't there, because this will give you another opportunity to believe in me. Come, let's go see him."

Thomas, nicknamed the Twin, said to his fellow disciples, "Let's go too and die with Jesus."

When Jesus arrived at Bethany, he was told that Lazarus had already been in his grave for four days. Bethany was only a few miles down the road from Jerusalem, and many of the people had come to pay their respects and console Martha and Mary on their loss. When Martha got word that Jesus was coming, she went to meet him, But Mary stayed at home. Martha said to Jesus, "Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died. But even now I know that God will give you whatever you ask."

Jesus told her, "Your brother will rise again."

"Yes," Martha said, when everyone else rises, on resurrection day."

Jesus told her, "I am the resurrection and the life. Those who believe in me, even though they die like everyone else, will live again. They are given eternal life for believing in me and will never perish. Do you believe this, Martha?:

"Yes, Lord," she told him. "I have always believed you are the Messiah, the Son of God, the one who has come into the world from God." Then she left him and returned to Mary. She called Mary aside from the mourners and told her, "The Teacher is here and wants to see you." So Mary immediately went to him.

Now Jesus had stayed outside the village, at the place where Martha met him. When the people who were at the house trying to console Mary saw her leave so hastily, they assumed she was going to Lazarus's grave to weep. So they followed her there. When Mary arrived and saw Jesus, she fell down at his feet and said, "Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died."

When Jesus saw her weeping and saw the other people wailing with her, he was moved with indignation and was deeply troubled. Where have you put him? he asked them.

They told him, "Lord, come and see." Then Jesus wept. The people who were standing nearby said, "See how much he loved him." But some said, "This man healed a blind man. Why couldn't he keep Lazarus from dying?"

* There are a few events that took place that made me stop and think about a little bit more. The first one is when Jesus said as long as it is light, people can walk safely. They can see because they have the light of this world. Only night is there danger of stumbling, because there is no light. If we stop and think about this it is so true. When we walk in the light we are safe. It is when we walk in the dark that there is danger.

Second event was when Jesus met with Martha and she said, "Lord if you had been here my brother would not have died. Mary also said the same thing. Jesus saw them weeping and the other people were wailing with them and Jesus was moved and was deeply troubled. Jesus wept.

Jesus Charged With Blasphemy

John 10:22-42

 1. It was now winter, and Jesus was in Jerusalem at the time of Hanukkah.

2. He was at the Temple, walking through the section known as Solomon's Colonnade.

3. The Jewish leaders surrounded him and asked. "How long are you going to keep us in suspense? If you are the Messiah tells us plainly."

4. Jesus replied, "I have already told you, and you don't believe me.

5. You don't believe me because you are not part of my flock.

6. The Father and I are one.

7They replied "Not for any good work, but for blasphemy, because you, a mere man, have made yourself God."

8. Once again they tried to arrest him, but he got away and left them.

*What I have done for todays posting is to copy down the main verses that I thought brought out this account. It is best for you to read John 10:22-42 in your own Bible to get the whole story then look over the verses.

The Good Shepherd and His Sheep

John 10:1-21 (NLT)
"I assure you, anyone who sneaks over the wall of a sheepfold, rather than going through the gate, must surely be a thief and a robber! For a shepherd enters through the gate. The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep hear his voice and come to him. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. After he has gathered his own flock, he walks ahead of them, and they follow him because they recognize his voice. They won't follow a stranger, they will run from him because they don't recognize his voice."

Those who heard Jesus use this illustration didn't understand what he meant, so he explained it to them, "I assure you, I am the gate for the sheep", he said," all others who came before me were thieves and robbers. But the true sheep  did not listen to them. Yes, I am the gate. Those who come in through me will be saved. Wherever they go, they will find green pastures. The thief's purpose is to steal and kill and destroy. My purpose is to give life in all its fullness.

 I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. A hired hand will run when he sees a wolf coming. He will leave the sheep because they aren't his and he isn't their shepherded. And so the wolf attacks them and scatters the flock. The hired hand runs away because he is merely hired and has no real concern for the sheep.

I am the good shepherd: I know my own sheep, and they know me, just as my Father knows me and I know the Father. And I lay down my life for the sheep. I have other sheep, too, that are not in this sheepfold. I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice, and there will be one flock with one shepherd.

The Father loves me because I lay down my life that I may have it back again. No one can take my life from me. I lay down my life voluntarily. For I have the right to lay it down when I want to and also the power to take it again. For my Father has given me this command."

When he said these things, the people were again divided in their opinions about him. Some of them said, "He has a demon, or he's crazy. Why listen to a man like that?" Others said, "This doesn't sound like a man possessed by a demon! Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?"

*As I was reading this account I could hear Jesus' voice calling out my name as He is my Shepherd and I know His voice. He walks ahead of me and I follow Him. I know He will protect me from my enemies, as He has done it before. I am so glad that He is my Shepherd.

The Healed Man's Belief

John 9:35-41 Summary
The healed bling man is thrown out of the Temple and Jesus goes to find him and asked the man if he believes in the Son of Man. The man replies "Who is he." Jesus tells him that the man has seen him and he is talking to him. The man believes him and accept him, and worships him.

Then Jesus tells the man, "I have come to judge the world, I have come to give sight to the blind and show those who think they see that they are blind." The Pharisees who were standing there heard him and asked, "Are you saying we are blind?" "If you were blind, you wouldn't be guilty but you remain quilty because you claim you can see."
*Jesus knew what were in the hearts of the Pharisees and they thought they could see but actually they were blind spirituality. The blind man was now a man who could both see things as they were spirituality and in the real world. He believed that Jesus was the Son of Man.
*Question: Would we be able to answer Jesus' question about who was the Son of Man?

Car Is Returned

On February 9th is when we had our car accident. This week we finally were able to get our car to the garage to be repaired. Nine days later we got our car back. It costed almost $3,000.00 to get it fixed. Our son, who works on cars, said it could have been a lot higher. We don't have to pay it the insurance will be paying it. So far the person who hit us has not given our insurance company the information they need so I think it is going to be a long time before this whole thing is over. Will just have to pray that the other driver gets the information to who it belongs so it can be settled. God is in control so I know that I need not worry or be concerned about it. I am so happy that I can count on God to take real good care of me and my family. As my neighbor is always saying, "I don't know how I would get along without the Lord." I like that statement.

The Pharisees Question the Healing

John 9:13-34 Summary

There was a deep division of opinion among the Pharisees. . Some said that Jesus healed the man on the Sabbath and that he could not be from God. Others said how could an ordinary sinner do such miraculous signs?

The Pharisees asked the one that was healed who he thought Jesus was and he answered, "I think he must be a prophet."

The Jewish leaders wouldn't believe that the man had been blind so they called in his parents. They asked them, "Is this your son? Was he born blind? If so, how can he see?" His parents replied, "We know this is our son and that he was born blind but we don't know how he can see or who healed him. He is old enough to speak for himself. Ask him." They said this because they were afraid of the Jewish leaders, who had announced that anyone saying Jesus was the Messiah would be expelled from the synagogue.

So for the second time they called in the man who had been blind and told him," Give glory to God by telling the truth, because we know Jesus is a sinner." The man said, "I don't know whether he is a sinner but I know this I was blind and now I can see." But what did he do? they asked. "How did he heal you."

"Look!" the man exclaimed, I told you once didn't you listen? Why do you want to hear it again? Do you want to become his disciples too:"

Then they cursed him and said, "You are his disciple, but we are disciples of Moses. We know God spoke to Moses, but as for this man, we don't know anything about him."

"That's very strange!" the man replied. "He healed my eyes and yet you don't know anything about him! Well, God doesn't listen to sinners, but he is ready to hear those who worship him and do his will. Never since the world began has anyone been able to open the eyes of someone born blind. If this man were not from God, he couldn't do it."

"You were born in sin!" they answered. "Are you truing to teach us?" And they threw him out of the synagogue.

Jesus Heals a Man Blind from Birth

John 9:1-12

Jesus passed by and he saw a man which was blind from his birth. And his disciples asked him, saying, "Master, who did son, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind?"

Jesus answered, "Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents but that the works of God should be made manifest in him. I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh when no man can work. As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world."

When he had spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and said unto him, "Go, wash in the pool of Siloam." He went his way therefore, and washed, and came seeing. The neighbors therefore, and they which before had seen him that he was blind, said, "Is not this he that sat and begged?" Some said, "This is he:" others said, "He is like him:" but he said, "I am he." Therefore said they unto him, "How were thine eyes opened?" He answered and said, "A man that is called Jesus made clay, and anointed mine eyes, and said unto me, 'Go to the pool of Siloam, and wash': and I went and washed, and I received sight. Then said they unto him, "Where is he?" He said, "I know not."
*Jesus performs another miracle for all to see. In the next set of verses we see what the Pharisees think about it.

Honored by the Father

Honored by the Father
John 8:48-59

Jesus
His Father Honored
No Demon
Jesus Glorified by God
Those who obey Jesus' teaching never die
Jesus knows and obeys His Father
Jesus existed before Abraham was born
The people picked up stones to kill Him
Jesus hid himself from them and left the Temple

*Summary of John 8:48-59

* Question
 How do you think you would have responded?

Devil's Children

The Devil's Children
John 8:44-47

Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it. And because I tell you the truth, ye believe me not. Which of you convinceth me of sin? And if I say the truth, why do you not believe me? He that is of God heareth God's words; ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God.

*Jesus was telling the people that they were the child of the Devil. They loved to do the evil things he does. He was a murderer from the beginning and has always hated the truth. There is no truth in him. When he lies, it is consistent with his character, for he is a liar and the father of lies. So when Jesus told the people the truth they just naturally didn't believe Him. Then He asked which of them could truthfully accuse Him of sin? And since He was telling them the truth no one believed Him. He asked them why they didn't believe Him. Anyone whose Father is God listens gladly to the words of God. Since they didn't it proved them weren't God's children.

Abraham's Seed

Abraham's Seed
John 8:31-43

Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, "if ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed.; and ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free."

*It is the same for us today. If we continue in God's word we are disciples of the Lord as we are following His teachings. Because we are following His ways we will know the truth and it His truth that shall make us free. (Amen!)

They answer him, "We be Abraham's seed, and were never in bondage to any man how says thou, 'Ye shall be made free?'"

* They had a different outlook then we might have. Being that most of us are not Jewish we are Gentiles so we would not be the seed of Abraham, but if we were, we might think this way ourselves. Let's see what Jesus tells them.

.Jesus answered them, "Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committed sin is the servant of sin.  And the servant abided not in the house for ever; but the Son abided ever. The Son there shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed. I know that ye are Abraham's seed; but ye seek to kill me, because my word hath no place in you. I speak that which I have seen with my Father: and ye do that which ye have seen with your Father."

*Any one who commits sin is its servant. A slave is not a permanent member of the family, but a son is part of the family forever. So if the Son sets you free you are free indeed. Jesus goes on and tells them that He is just telling them what He has seen when He was with His Father. And they are doing what they see their father do.

They answered and said unto him, "Abraham is our father," Jesus saith unto them, "If ye were Abraham's children, ye would do the works of Abraham. But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you the truth, which I have heard of God: this did not Abraham. Ye do the deed of your father." Then said they to him, "We be not born of fornication; we have one Father, even God.

*They kept telling Jesus that Abraham was their father and Jesus kept telling them If they were the children of Abraham then they would do the works of Abraham but they are seeking to kill him. This is not of Abraham. They do the deeds of their father. Then they said they have only one Father, and that was God.

Jesus said unto them, "If God were your Father, ye would love me, for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I myself but he sent me. Why do ye not understand any speech? even because ye cannot hear any word.

*If God was your Father you would love me, because I have come to you from God. I am not here on my own, but he sent me. Why can't you understand what I am saying. You are the children of your father the Devil and you love to do the evil things he does.

We will find out next time what the people thought about what Jesus just told them. Come back and find out or better yet read on and then we will look at it together.

Question-How would you have felt if you were told you were the children of the Devil?

Jesus Speaks for the Father

Jesus Speaks for the Father
John 8:23-30( NLT)

Later Jesus said to them again "I am going away. You will search for me and die in your sin. You cannot come where I am going."

The Jewish leaders asked, "Is he planning to commit suicide? What does he mean, 'You cannot come where I am going'?"

Then he said to them, "You are from below, I am from above. You are of this world, I am not. That is why I said that you will die in yours sins, for unless you believe that I am who I say I am, you will die in your sins."

Tell us who you are," they demanded.

Jesus replied, "I am the one I have always claimed to be." I have much to say about you and much to condemn, but I won't. For I say only what I have heard from the one who sent me, and he is true." But they still didn't understand that he was talking to them about his Father.

So Jesus said, "When you have lifted up the Son of Man on the cross, then you will realize that I am he and that I do nothing on my own, but I speak what the Father taught me. And the one who sent me is with me-he has not deserted me. For I always do those things that are pleasing to him? Then many who heard him say these things believed in him.

Jesus, the Light of the World

Jesus, the Light of the World
John 8:12-20 (NLT)

Jesus said to the people, "I am the light of the world. If you follow me, you won't be stumbling through the darkness, because you will have the light that leads to life."

The Pharisees replied, "You are making false claims about yourself."

Jesus told them, "These claims are valid even though I made them about myself. For I know where I came from and where I am going, but you don't know this about me. You judge me with all your human limitations, but I am not judging anyone. And if I did, my judgment would be correct in every respect because I am not alone-I have with me the Father who sent me. Your own law says that if two people agree about something, their witness is accepted as fact. I am one witness, and my Father who sent me is the other."

Where is your father?" they asked.

Jesus answered, "Since you don't know who I am, you don't know who my Father is. If you knew me, then you would know my Father, too." Jesus made these statements while he was teaching in the section of the Temple known as the Treasury. But he was not arrested, because his time had not yet come.

Stuck In The Bathroom

From time to time I like to give you a report on what is going on in my life. The experience shows how the Lord is working in my life.

Yesterday was a kind of day that I hope never happens again.

 My husband and I went out for lunch. The first thing that happened was my husband order hot tea without any milk. He go coffee with at least six containers of milk. I got water so I traded my water for the coffee and drank it without milk as I like it black. Next we had the soup and sandwich choice for our lunch. We waited and waited for our soup. We finally got it the same time we received our sandwiches. Usually we get the soup first. My husband got crackers with his but I didn't get any. Finally, I needed to go to the rest room. I got there and shut the door and locked it. Someone came and wanted to get in. I said wait a minute and I washed my hand, unlocked the door and tried opening the door. It would not open. The woman was helping from the outside. She couldn't get it opened either. I knocked on the door and she asked me if I wanted to come out and we tried the door again. By this time another lady had come and she pushed on the door and it came open and I was able to leave. I was so happy and relieved as I was getting anxious while stuck in the bathroom. I was telling the first lady don't shut the door tightly but she slammed it shut. I was thinking she was going to have a hard time opening it back up. They didn't seem to have any more problems  so I guess everyone got out without any more problems.

I am so glad that I could pray that I would get out ok. I kept saying to myself someone will be able to open the door.

John 8:1-11

Jesus Forgives an Adulterous Woman
John 8:1-11

Jesus went unto the Mount of Olives. And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and all the people came unto him; and he sat down, and taught them. And the scribed and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst, they said unto him, "Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act. Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what do you say." This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him. But Jesus stopped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not. So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, "He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her." And again, he stopped down, and wrote on the ground. And they which heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst. When Jesus had lifted up himself, and saw none but the woman, he said unto her, "Woman, where are those thine accusers? hath no man condemned thee?'  She said, "No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, "Neither do I condemn thee; go, and sin no more."

Review John 7

Review
John 7
Jesus and His Brothers-John 7:1-9
Jesus did not want to go to the Festival with His brothers for they did not believe in Him. After brothers left for the Festival Jesus went to the Festival.

Jesus Teaches Openly at the Temple-John 10-24
There were a lot of people discussing Jesus. Some said He was a wonderful man, others said He is nothing but a fraud deceiving the people. But now one had the courage to speak favorably about him in public for they were afraid of getting in trouble with the Jewish leaders.

When Jesus began to speak in the Temple the Jewish leaders were surprised in how much he knew because they didn't think He hadn't studied as much as they did.

Jesus told them that He wasn't teaching His own ideas but those idea of the one that sent Him.

Jesus The Messiah-John 7:25-36
How could He be the Messiah the people knew from where He came. The Messiah, to them, was a person who would simply appear, no one will know where he comes from. There were many in the Temple that believed in Him. The priest sent Temple guards to arrest Jesus.

Jesus Promises Living Water-John 7:37-39

Division and Unbelief-John 7:40-53
The Pharisees mocked the Temple guards because they did not arrest Jesus and asked if they had been led astray too. For not one single one of the rulers or Pharisees believed in Jesus. The ignorant crowds do but what do they know about it. A curse on them anyway.

John 7:45-53

The Pharisees' Unbelief John 7:45-53 Galilee, too The Temple guards who had been sent to arrest Jesus returned to the leading priests and Pharisees, "Why didn't you bring him in?" they demanded. "We have never heard anyone talk like this!" the guards responded. "Have you been led astray, too?" the Pharisees mocked. "Is there a single one of us rulers or Pharisees who believes in him? These ignorant crowds do, but what do they know about it? A curse on them anyway!" Nicodemus, the leader who had met with Jesus earlier, then spoke up. "Is it legal to convict a man before he is given a hearing?" he asked. They replied, "Are you from Galilee, too? Search the Scriptures and see for yourself-no prophet ever comes from Galilee!" Then the meeting broke up and everybody went home.

John 7:25-44

A Division Among the People John 7:25-44 (NLT) Some of the people who lived there in Jerusalem said among themselves, "Isn't this the man they are trying to kill? But here he is, speaking in public, and they say nothing to him. Can it be that our leaders know that he really is the Messiah? But how could he be? For we know where this man comes from. When the Messiah comes, he will simply appear, no one will know where he comes from." While Jesus was teaching in the Temple, he called out, "Yes, you know me, and you know where I come from, But I represent one you don't know, and he is true. I know him because I have come from him, and he sent me to you." Then the leaders tried to arrest him; but no one laid a hand on him, because his time had not yet come. Many among the crowds at the Temple believed in him. "After all," they said, "would you expert the Messiah to do more miraculous signs than this man has done.?" When the Pharisees heard that the crowds were murmuring such things, they and the leading priests sent Temple guards to arrest Jesus, But Jesus told them, "I will be here a little longer. Then I will return to the one who sent me. You will search for me but not find me. And you won't be able to come where I am." The Jewish leaders were puzzled by this statement. "Where is he planning to go?" they asked. "Maybe he is thinking of leaving the country and going to the Jews in other lands, or maybe even to the Gentiles! What does he mean when he says, 'You will search form me but not find me, and 'You won't be able to come where I am'?" (Thought) Jesus knew what he was talking about but the Jewish leaders didn't know or the people listening to Him. The people of this time didn't have the Bible and so didn't know what was taking place. We have the Bible and can read for ourselves all that takes place. Place the Lord!

A Time Of Sharing

Three weeks ago I shared with you about us having a car accident. Update, we still haven't had our car looked at. We haven't heard anything more from the other person's insurance so we are going with ours and our insurance will get the money from insurance to pay us for however much it cost to fixed the car. We will have the car looked at on Friday. In the meantime we received a phone call from our daughter yesterday and she had her car parked on the road and a 2019 Dodge truck ran into her and totaled her car and it had to be towed away. No one was injured, which we are thanking the Lord for, the car was one that they were leasing. We never know from day to day or moment to moment what is going to take place in our lives. That is why it is so important to remember that if you are a Christian that God is with you at all times. Nothing ever happens without it going through the Lord first. Some things may not seem good at the time but the Lord has a purpose for it.

John 7:10-24

Jesus Teaches Openly at the Temple John 7:10-24 Summary After Jesus' brothers left for the festival Jesus went secretly to the festival. He stayed out of sight. The Jewish leaders were asking people if they had seen Jesus. Some of the crowds of people were saying that Jesus was a wonderful man while others said He's nothing but a fraud, deciding the people. But no one had the courage to speak favorably about him in public, for they were afraid of getting in trouble with the Jewish leaders. Midway through the festival Jesus went to the Temple to teach. The Jewish leaders asked, "How does he know so much as he hasn't studied everything we've studied?" Jesus told them that he wasn't teaching them his own ideas but the ideas of the One who had sent him. Anyone who wants to do the will of God will know whether my teaching is from God or is merely my own. Those who present their own ideas are looking for praise for themselves, but those who seek to honor the one who sent them are good and genuine. None of you obeys the law of Moses! In fact, you are trying to kill me. The crowd said, "Who trying to kill you? You are demon possessed. Jesus replied, "I worked on the Sabbath by healing a man, and you were offended, but you work on the Sabbath, too, when you obey Moses' law of circumcision. For if the correct time for the circumcising you son falls on the Sabbath, you go ahead and do it. So why I should be condemned for making a man completely well on the Sabbath? Think this through and you will see that I am right. (Thought) Jesus didn't want to go to the festival with his brothers. He did go but in secret so would not be seen until he was ready to be seen. The Jewish leaders were amazed at what Jesus was teaching as they didn't think he had the teaching that they had. Jesus healing on the Sabbath was no different than someone circumcising their son on the Sabbath. Jesus made that clear.

John 7:1-9

Jesus And His Brothers John 7:1-9 (NLT) After this, Jesus stayed in Galilee, going from village to village. He wanted to stay out of Judea where the Jewish leaders were planning his death. But soon it was time for the Festival of Shelters, and Jesus' brothers urged him to go to Judea for the celebration. "Go where your followers can see you miracles!" You can't become a public figure if you hide like this! If you can do such wonderful things, prove it to the world. For even his brothers didn't believe in him. Jesus replied, "Now is not the right time for me to go. But you can go anytime, and it will make no difference. The world can't hate you, but it does hate me because I accuse it of sin and evil. You go on. I am not yet ready to go to this festival, because my time has not yet come." So Jesus remained in Galilee. (Thought) In these verses we see two things going on. First, Jesus had brothers. Second, Jesus' brothers didn't believe in him.

John 6:60-71

Many Disciples Fall Away John 6:60-71 Summary After hearing Jesus say, "I am the true bread from heaven. Anyone who eats this bread will live forever and not die as your ancestors did, even though they ate the manna," his disciples said, "This is very hard to understand." Jesus knew that his disciples were complaining, so he said to them, "Does this offend you? Then what will you think if you see me, the Son of Man, return to heaven again? It is the Spirit who gives eternal life. Human effort accomplishes nothing. And the very words I have spoken to you are spirit and life. But some of you don't believe me." Jesus knew from the beginning who didn't believe, and he knew who would betray him. At this point many of his disciples turned away and deserted him. Then Jesus turned to the Twelve and asked, "Are you going to leave too?" Peter answered, "Lord, to whom would we go? You alone have the words that give eternal life. We believe them, and we know you are the Holy One of God." Then Jesus said, "I chose the twelve of you, but one is a devil." He was speaking of Judas, son of Simon Iscariot, one of the Twelve who would betray him.

Thanking The Lord

Thanking The Lord Yesterday was one of those days that we could not thank the Lord enough for taking care of us. For me it was a time when I said the Lord still has something for us to do. It happened like this: My husband and I were on the way home from work. We were on a busy highway and we came upon the lane where merging traffic took place. I am usually the lookout person to make sure the lane is alright to go into. My husband however saw the two eighteen-wheelers coming down the lane. Just as we pulled over into the merging lane so did one of the tractor trailers. I screamed and my husband realized what had happened. He couldn't get into another lane as there were cars behind us so we went side by side With the tractor trailer. The truck kept going and going finally it had passed us. We were safe. It was only the protecting of the Lord that we were not hit by the truck. I had keep thinking about it last night as I was going into sleep mode. I just lay there thanking the Lord for his goodness. We had to go the same way today but the traffic was not as bad.

John 6:41-59

The Murmuring of the Jews John 6:41-59 The Jews then murmured at him, because he said, I am the bread which came down from heaven. And they said, "Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? how is it then that he saith, I came down from heaven? Jesus therefore answered and said unto them, "Murmur not among yourselves. No man can come to me, except the Father which bath sent me draw him; and I will raise him up at the last day. It is written in the prophets, and they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me. Not that any man hath seen the Father, save he which is of God, he hath seen the Father. Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life. I am the bread of life. Your fathers did eat manna in the wilderness, and are dead. This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die. I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world." The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat? Then Jesus said unto them, "Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat this flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you. Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day. For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. He that eateth my flesh, sand drinketh my blood, dwellleth in me, and I in him. As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father; so he tat eateth m, even he shall live by me. This is the bread which came down from heaven; not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead; he that eateth of this bread shall live for ever." These things said he in the synagogue, as he taught in Capernaum. (Thought) Jesus flesh and blood relates to Jesus death on the cross.

John 6:25-40

Jesus, The Bread of Life John 6:25-40 (Read from your own Bible) Summary The crowd looked for Jesus at the place where he feed them, but He was not, there so they went over to Capernaum and when they found Him they asked how he got there. Jesus was not happy with the crowd and He told them that they wanted to be with him not because of the miraculous sign that he did but because they were concerned with the perishable food they received. He told them to spend their energy seeking the eternal life that He, the Son of Man, can give them. For God the Father had sent Him for that very purpose. The crowd asked Jesus what must they do and Jesus replied, "Believe in the one he has sent." You have to show us a miraculous sign if you want us to believe in you. What will you do for us? After all, our ancestors ate manna while they journeyed through the wilderness! As the Scriptures say, 'Moses gave them bread from heaven to eat.'" Jesus told them that it wasn't Moses who gave them the bread from heaven it was His Father that did. He was offering them the true bread from heaven. The true bread of God is the one who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world. The crowd wanted this bread that Jesus was talking about. That is when Jesus told them, "I am the bread of life. No one who comes to me will ever be hungry again. Those who believe in me will never thirst. But you haven't believed in me even though you have seen me. However, those the Father has given me will come to me, and I will never reject them. For I have come down from heaven to do the will of God who sent me, not to do what I want, And this is the will of God, that I should not lose even one of all those he has given me, but that I should raise them to eternal life at the last day. For it is my Father's will that all who see his Son and believe in him should have eternal life that I should raise them at the last day." (Thought) Can you believe these people? Jesus had taken two fish and five loaves of bread, blessed it, and gave to the whole crowd and gathered up twelve baskets of left-over food and they are asking for a sign that Jesus was the one sent to them! Like Jesus said, the people saw signs done but didn't believe in Him. Are we any different today? Do we see signs of Jesus doing something great in our lives and don't believe Him? I guess we can't be to hard on these people. These verses just help us to see how marvelous Jesus is and to look for all the things He does for us and thank Him.

John 6:16-21

Jesus Walks on Water John 6:16-21 After the feeding of the 5,000 the disciples went down to the shore to wait for Jesus. It turned into darkness and Jesus still hadn't come back, they got into the boat and headed out across the lake toward Capernaum. Soon a gale swept down upon them as they towed, and the sea grew very rough. They were three or four miles out when suddenly they saw Jesus walking on the water toward the boat. They were terrifies, but he called out to them, "I am here! Don't be afraid." Then they were eager to let him in, and immediately the boat arrived at their destination! (Thought) Imagine seeing Jesus walking on the water! Jesus knew his disciples were going to be afraid but when He spoke they were eager to let Him in. What was so amazing is that once Jesus was in the boat they arrived to where they were headed for. How amazing the Lord is!

John 6:1-15

Five Loaves and Two Fishes After hearing witness of Jesus he went over to the sea of Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias. And a great multitude followed him, because they saw his miracles which he did on them that were diseased. And Jesus went up into a mountain, and there he sat with his disciples. And the Passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh. When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company come into him, he said unto Philip, "Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat?" And this he said to prove him: for he himself knew what he would do. Philip answered him, Two hundred penny worth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little. One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, said to him, "There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes, but what are they among so many?" And Jesus took the loaves, and when he had given thanks, he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to them that were set down, and likewise of the fishes as much as they would. When they were filled, he said unto his disciples, "Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost." Therefore they gathered them together, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves, which remained over and above unto them that had eaten. " Then those men, when they had seen the miracle that Jesus did, said, "This is of a truth that prophet that should come into the world." When Jesus therefore perceived that they would come and take him by force, to make him a king, he departed again into a mountain himself alone. (Thought) Jesus went to the mountain with His disciples. Then at the end of the miracle Jesus again went to another mountain to be alone. I imagine that it took a lot out of Jesus to feed all the people. Actually, the disciples did a lot of the work. Jesus blessed the food and gave it to his disciples to give to the crowd. In other Gospels it said that there were 5,000 people. Can you imagine! Just think about it for a moment that 5,000 people came out to find Jesus just because they had seen other miracles that Jesus had done. I thought it was interesting that it was Andrew who went through the crowd to find some food. He was good in finding things, Remember he went to find his brother Simon Peter so that Peter could meet Jesus. How many baskets were filled? Twelve! Amazing!

John 5:31-47

Bearing Witness of Jesus John 5:31-47 (NLT) "If I were to testify on my own behalf, my testimony would not be valid. But someone else is also testifying about me, and I can assure you that everything he says about me us true, In fact, you sent messengers to listen to John the Baptist, and he preached the truth. But the best testimony about me is not from a man, though I have reminded you about John's testimony so you might be saved. John shine brightly for a while, and you benefited and rejoiced. But I have a greater witness than John-my teachings and my miracles. They have been assigned to me by the Father, and they testify that the Father has sent me. And the Father himself has also testified about me. You have never heard his voice or seen him face to face, and you do not have his message in your hearts, because you do not believe me-the one he sent to you. You search the Scriptures because you believe they give you eternal life. But the Scriptures point to me! Yet you refuse to come to me so that I can give you this eternal life. Your approval or disapproval means nothing to me. because I know you don't have God's love within you. For I have come to you representing my Father, and you refuse to welcome me, even though you readily accept others who represent only themselves, No wonder you can't believe! For you gladly honor each other, but you don't care about the honor that comes from God alone. Yet it is not I who will accuse you of this before the Father. Moses will accuse you! Yes, Moses, on whom you set your hopes. But if you had believed Moses, you would have believed me because he wrote about me. And since you don't believe what he wrote, how will you believe what I say?" (Thought) Some Scripture explains itself. This is one of them.

John 5:19-30

All Judgment Given to Jesus John 5:19-30(NLT) So the Jewish leaders began harassing Jesus for breaking the Sabbath rules. But Jesus replied, "My Father never stops working, so why should I?" So the Jewish leaders tried all the more to kill him. In addition to disobeying the Sabbath rules, he had spoken of God as his Father, thereby making himself equal with God. Jesus replied, "I assure you, the Son can do nothing by himself. He does only what he sees the Father doing. Whatever the Father does, the Son also does. For the Father loves the Son and tells him everything he is doing, and the Son will do far greater things than healing this man. You will be astonished at what he does. He will even raise from the dead anyone he wants to, just as the Father does. And the Father leaves all judgment to his Son, so that everyone will honor the Son, just as they honor the Father. But if you refuse to honor the Son, then you are certainly not honoring the Father who sent him. I assure you, those who listen to my message and believe in God who sent me have eternal life. They will never be condemned for their sins, but they have already passed from death into life. And I assure you that the time is coming, in fact it is here, when the dead will hear my voice-the voice of the Son of God. And those who listen will live. The Father has life in himself, and he has granted his Son to have life in himself. And he has given him authority to judge all mankind because he is the Son of Man. Don't be so surprised! Indeed, the time is coming when all the dead in their graves will hear the voice of God's Son, and they will rise again. Those who have done good will rise to eternal life, and those who have continued in evil will rise to judgment. But I do nothing without consulting the Father. I judge as I am told. And my judgment is absolutely just, because it is according to the will of God who sent me, it is not merely my own."