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John 5:39-47
5:39 “You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is they that bear witness about me, 40 yet you refuse to come to me that you may have life....
Pastor Gene
in Discipleship, Encouragement, Godly living, Hope, Inspiration, Obedience, Priorities
The Long Road Back to Bethel
Questions to Consider for the Morning of the Church Picnic Think about this: what are some of the most terrifying verses in the Bible? Which do you think is the MOST terrifying? In Matthew 7:21-23,...
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Jesus Calls His First Witness
John 5:36-38 & Galatians 5:1, 13 5:36 But the testimony that I have is greater than that of John. For the works that the Father has given me to accomplish, the very works that I am...
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Jesus and the Judgment by Works (John 5.27-29)
John 5:30-36 5:30“I can do nothing on my own. As I hear, I judge, and my judgment is just, because I seek not my own will but the will of him who sent me. 31 If...
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Jesus, the God of the Living, the Dead, and the Living Dead (John 5.21-26)
John 5:27-29 5:27“And he has given him authority to execute judgment, because he is the Son of Man. 28 Do not marvel at this, for an hour is coming when all who are in the tombs...
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“That All May Honor The Son, Just As They Honor The Father” (John 5:21-23)
John 5:24-26 5:24“Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life. 25 “Truly,...
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The Mystery of Jesus Breaks Forth into the World (John 5:21-23)
5:21 “For as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to whom he will. 22 For the Father judges no one, but has given all judgment to the...
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Jesus Takes the Stand (John 5.17-30)
John 5:17-20 5:17Jesus answered them, “My Father is working until now, and I am working.” 18 This was why the Jews were seeking all the more to kill him, because not only was he breaking the...
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A Deliberate Provocation (John 5:1-18)
John 5:15-30 5:15The man went away and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had healed him. 16 And this was why the Jews were persecuting Jesus, because he was doing these things on the...
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Reading John with the Light On: Jesus, Signs & the New Creation
Please Read John 5:1-18 Questions to consider about John 5:1-18: Why do you think Jesus chose this particular man to heal? Why did He leave the others “blind, lame and paralyzed” (vv.3-4)? What do we...