Devotionals

John chapter 4 tells of the encounter of Jesus and the Samaritan women at the well. The Samaritans were "half-breeds," as 700 years earlier, the conquering empire had moved many people from afar to this area. They intermarried with the Jews. They also followed a...

In the Gospel of John, we find Jesus, His disciples, and His mother at a wedding. They run out of wine, and Mary tells the attendants to do whatever Jesus says. He has them pour water into a picture, then take a cup from it and bring it to the host. The host tells the...

The Pharisees missed the healing of the lame man because they were stuck on their man-made rules for the Sabbath. Jesus is coming into Jerusalem and finds a man who has been lame for thirty-eight years. He is waiting next to the pool of Bethesda, and it appears to...

After Jesus calls Peter and Andrew to follow Him. John 1:43 - 44 The next day Jesus decided to leave for Galilee. Finding Philip, he said to him, “Follow me.” 44 Philip, like Andrew and Peter, was from the town of Bethsaida. I love what Philip does next: Verse 45 45...

The third chapter of the gospel of John is where the most known verse in the Bible is. John 3:16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. A religious leader comes to Jesus by...

Not for those who have it all together. Jesus had just called Levi (Matthew, a tax collector) to follow Him. Mark 2:15 While Jesus was having dinner at Levi’s house, many tax collectors and “sinners” were eating with him and his disciples, for there were many who...