Read John 11:55-12:3 [The people] kept looking for Jesus, but as they stood around in the Temple, they said to each other, “What do you think? He won’t come for Passover, will he?” Meanwhile, the leading priests and Pharisees had publicly ordered that anyone seeing Jesus must report it immediately so they could arrest him. – John 11:56-57 (NLT) It…
Read John 11:45-54 Caiaphas, who was high priest at that time, said, “You don’t know what you’re talking about! You don’t realize that it’s better for you that one man should die for the people than for the whole nation to be destroyed.” – John 11:49-50 (NLT) While we may say “God is in control,” often we feel that we must…
Read John 11:16-44 Then Jesus looked up to heaven and said, “Father, thank you for hearing me. You always hear me, but I said it out loud for the sake of all these people standing here, so that they will believe you sent me.” – John 11:41b-42 (NLT) In our minds, if we think about it, we know Jesus is “The Resurrection…
Read John 11:8-15 Jesus replied, “There are twelve hours of daylight every day. During the day people can walk safely. They can see because they have the light of this world. But at night there is danger of stumbling because they have no light.” – John 11:9-10 (NLT) Light encourages accountability. This is true in the ordinary physical world, but…
Read John 11:1-7 But when Jesus heard about it he said, “Lazarus’s sickness will not end in death. No, it happened for the glory of God so that the Son of God will receive glory from this.” – John 11:4 (NLT) When we are suffering, it is harder to wait to see how God is working, to trust that He…
Read John 10:31-42 “Don’t believe me unless I carry out my Father’s work. But if I do his work, believe in the evidence of the miraculous works I have done, even if you don’t believe me. Then you will know and understand that the Father is in me, and I am in the Father.” – John 10:37-38 (NLT) The evidence…
Read John 10:22-30 [Jesus said] “My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them away from me, for my Father has given them to me, and he is more powerful than anyone else. No one can snatch them from the Father’s…
Read John 10:19-21 When [Jesus] said these things, the people were again divided in their opinions about him. – John 10:19 (NLT) Often we are divided in our opinion of what God is saying to us. On the one hand, it may resonate with us as being a true reflection of what is going on in our lives. On the other hand,…
Read John 10:11-18 I have other sheep, too, that are not in this sheepfold. I must bring them also. They will listen to my voice, and there will be one flock with one shepherd. – John 10:16 (NLT) We are in a spiritual war. Our only source of direction is our Shepherd’s voice. Whether the listening is easy or hard,…
Read John 10:6-11 [Jesus said] “Yes, I am the gate. Those who come in through me will be saved. They will come and go freely and will find good pastures. The thief’s purpose is to steal and kill and destroy. My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life.” – John 10:9-10 (NLT) The Good Shepherd leads his…