Gospel of John: Be One

Every one of us who put our faith in Jesus will discover we share something deep with each other because we share something deep together with God.

Gospel of John: Schlomo

It is well-being. It is health of the body, health of the mind, it is safety and security, it is prosperity, it is wholeness and completeness. For prosperity is knowing you are rich in blessing, that the Lord shall supply all your needs. For wholeness is being made complete in Christ.โ€

Gospel of John: Promise of Joy

It is not the Lordโ€™s way to substitute something else to relieve pain. Instead, God uses what is already there, but transforms it.

Gospel of John: Penalty, Power, Presence

It is the work of the Holy Spirit to convict hearts and reveal truth to minds. Our work is to love.

Gospel of John: The Ruler of this World

Godโ€™s mighty deliverance of the world through the cross held echoes of the ancient contest God entered into with the powerful gods of Egypt.

Gospel of John: Aroma of Christ

The more one is like Christ, the more one can expect a strong response.

Gospel of John: Quality of Love

This is a good saying for you and me: conviction, not condemnation, confession, not contempt.

Gospel of John: Agape

Emotional connection with God provides us with distinctive insights into God which cannot be gained any other way. But in order to anchor that truth into our real lives, we need to live it out. Something goes seriously wrong with our capacity to absorb or even understand Scripture if we do not live it, but just study it.

Gospel of John: Means of Grace

To build good character is a human activity, but to become Christlike, to be sanctified, is a supernatural activity.

Gospel of John: Bear Much Fruit

Cleansing and pruning are not Godโ€™s punitive correction, rather they are Godโ€™s wisdom at work, creating within us the character, and developing within us the capacity to bear much fruit.