john-11:53-57,-john-12:1-11-niv

Why Four Gospels? 4. THE GOSPEL OF JOHN As we turn to the fourth Gospel we come to entirely different ground from that which we have traversed in the other three. True, the period of time which is covered by it, is the same as in the others; true, that some of the incidents that have already been lo... Read More

"If we ask anything according to His will, He heareth us" (1 John 5:14). Throughout this book it has been our chief aim to exalt the Creator and abase the creature. The well-nigh universal tendency now, is to magnify man and dishonor and degrade God. On every hand it will be found that, when spiritu... Read More

John 11 Theme verses, John 11:21 & 32: "Lord, if only you had been here, my brother would not have died." Jesus loved this family dearly. Sometimes it might seem to you that others are loved more than you are, and that might arouse jealousy in your heart. Unless that jealousy is repented of and fors... Read More

THE BIRTH OF JOHN THE BAPTIST We have in this passage the history of a birth, the birth of a burning and shining light in the Church, the forerunner of Christ Himself--John the Baptist. The language in which the Holy Spirit describes the event is well worthy of remark. It is written that "The Lord s... Read More

How many times must the disciples have heard Jesus say, “I do nothing of my own. I do only what My Father tells Me” (paraphrase, see John 5:19, 8:28)? One of the many examples of this is found in John 11. Lazarus, the man Jesus loved dearly, is terribly sick. So his sisters send word to Jesus to com... Read More

The Bible shows us a way of life that isn’t dependent on only what we can see. Psalm 27:13 says, “I would have lost heart, unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living” (emphasis added). Matthew 21:22 says, “And whatever things you ask in prayer, believin... Read More

Reading: John 10:40-11:57. You will recognize that with this story, or incident, we are at the last stage in the life and ministry of the Lord Jesus. He had left Judaea because the Jewish rulers were planning to kill Him, but now He boldly returned to that district, and the result of this last sign ... Read More

Reading: John 11 We turn again to this eleventh chapter of the Gospel by John, and I would remind you that this chapter represents the culmination of the life, teaching and works of the Lord Jesus during the days of His flesh. This is quite evident, for you notice that in verse 47 it says: "The chie... Read More

Reading: John 11. Out of that chapter we will just pinpoint two verses: "But when Jesus heard it, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified thereby" (verse 4); "Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou believedst, thou s... Read More

READING: John 11 and 12. "Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that if thou believedst, thou shouldest see the glory of God?" (John 11:40). "And Jesus answereth them, saying, The hour is come, that the Son of man should be glorified" (John 12:23). Chapters eleven and twelve have to be taken t... Read More