Posts with the category “daily-devotional”

“It’s All About Jesus!”Jesus at the Pool of Bethesda (John 5:1-15)Crowds of sick people—blind, lame, or paralyzed—lay on the porches. One of the men lying there had been sick for thirty-eight years. W...  Read More

“It’s All About Jesus!”Jesus at the Pool of Bethesda (John 5:1-15)Crowds of sick people—blind, lame, or paralyzed—lay on the porches. One of the men lying there had been sick for thirty-eight years. W...  Read More

“It’s All About Jesus!”Jesus at the Pool of Bethesda (John 5:1-15)Inside the city, near the Sheep Gate, was the pool of Bethesda, with five covered porches. Crowds of sick people—blind, lame, or paral...  Read More

“It’s All About Jesus!”Jesus and the Official’s Son (John 4:43-54)Afterward Jesus returned to Jerusalem for one of the Jewish holy days. – John 5:1 (NLT)“Worship the Maker, Not the Method!” It’s funny...  Read More

“It’s All About Jesus!”Jesus and the Official’s Son (John 4:43-54)While the man was on his way, some of his servants met him with the news that his son was alive and well. He asked them when the boy h...  Read More

“It’s All About Jesus!”Jesus and the Official’s Son (John 4:43-54)The official pleaded, “Lord, please come now before my little boy dies.” Then Jesus told him, “Go back home. Your son will live!” And ...  Read More

“It’s All About Jesus!”Jesus and the Official’s Son (John 4:43-54)When he heard that Jesus had come from Judea to Galilee, he went and begged Jesus to come to Capernaum to heal his son, who was about ...  Read More

“It’s All About Jesus!”Jesus and the Official’s Son (John 4:43-54)As he traveled through Galilee, he came to Cana, where he had turned the water into wine. There was a government official in nearby Ca...  Read More

“It’s All About Jesus!”Jesus and the Official’s Son (John 4:43-54)When he arrived in Galilee, the Galileans welcomed him. They had seen all that he had done in Jerusalem at the Passover Festival, for ...  Read More

“It’s All About Jesus!”Jesus and the Official’s Son (John 4:43-54)(Now Jesus himself had pointed out that a prophet has no honor in his own country.) – John 4:44 (NLT)“Prophets in Disguise” Some years...  Read More

“It’s All About Jesus!”Jesus and the Official’s Son (John 4:43-54)After the two days he left for Galilee. (Now Jesus himself had pointed out that a prophet has no honor in his own country.) – John 4:4...  Read More

“It’s All About Jesus!”“The Woman at the Well”“So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.” – John 8:36 (NLT)“Really and Truly Free” Today the flags will fly around our country as we celebra...  Read More

“It’s All About Jesus!”“The Woman at the Well”Then they said to the woman, “Now we believe, not just because of what you told us, but because we have heard him ourselves. Now we know that he is indeed...  Read More

“It’s All About Jesus!”“The Woman at the Well”Many Samaritans from the village believed in Jesus because the woman had said, “He told me everything I ever did!” When they came out to see him, they beg...  Read More

“It’s All About Jesus!” “The Woman at the Well”The woman left her water jar beside the well and ran back to the village, telling everyone, “Come and see a man who told me everything I ever did! Could ...  Read More

“It’s All About Jesus!”“The Woman at the Well”The woman said, “I know the Messiah is coming—the one who is called Christ. When he comes, he will explain everything to us.” Then Jesus told her, “I AM t...  Read More

“It’s All About Jesus!”“The Woman at the Well”Jesus replied, “Believe me, dear woman, the time is coming when it will no longer matter whether you worship the Father on this mountain or in Jerusalem. ...  Read More

“It’s All About Jesus!”“The Woman at the Well”“Sir,” the woman said, “you must be a prophet. So tell me, why is it that you Jews insist that Jerusalem is the only place of worship, while we Samaritans...  Read More

“It’s All About Jesus!”“The Woman at the Well”“Please, sir,” the woman said, “give me this water! Then I’ll never be thirsty again, and I won’t have to come here to get water.” 16 “Go and get your hus...  Read More

“It’s All About Jesus!”“The Woman at the Well”“But sir, you don’t have a rope or a bucket,” she said, “and this well is very deep. Where would you get this living water? And besides, do you think you’...  Read More

“It’s All About Jesus!”“The Woman at the Well”Jesus replied, “If you only knew the gift God has for you and who you are speaking to, you would ask me, and I would give you living water.” – John 4:10 (...  Read More

“It’s All About Jesus!”“The Woman at the Well”Soon a Samaritan woman came to draw water, and Jesus said to her, “Please give me a drink”…The woman was surprised, for Jews refuse to have anything to do...  Read More

“It’s All About Jesus!”“The Woman at the Well”Jacob’s well was there; and Jesus, tired from the long walk, sat wearily beside the well about noontime. Soon a Samaritan woman came to draw water, and Je...  Read More

“It’s All About Jesus!”“The Woman at the Well”Jacob’s well was there; and Jesus, tired from the long walk, sat wearily beside the well about noontime. Soon a Samaritan woman came to draw water, and Je...  Read More

“It’s All About Jesus!”“The Woman at the Well”“Eventually he came to the Samaritan village of Sychar, near the field that Jacob gave to his son Joseph. Jacob’s well was there…” – John 4:5 (NLT)“Unfini...  Read More

“It’s All About Jesus!”“The Woman at the Well”“Eventually he came to the Samaritan village of Sychar, near the field that Jacob gave to his son Joseph. Jacob’s well was there…” – John 4:5 (NLT)“New Wo...  Read More

“It’s All About Jesus!”“The Woman at the Well”“Jesus knew the Pharisees had heard that he was baptizing and making more disciples than John (though Jesus himself didn’t baptize them—his disciples did)...  Read More

“It’s All About Jesus!”Jesus & Nicodemus“For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.” – John 3:17 (NIV)“God Is for You” God is FOR you. Did you...  Read More

“It’s All About Jesus!”Jesus & Nicodemus“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.” – John 3:16 (NIV)“Take the ...  Read More

“It’s All About Jesus!”Jesus & Nicodemus“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.” – John 3:16 (NIV)“You Mean ...  Read More

“It’s All About Jesus!”Jesus & Nicodemus“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.” – John 3:16 (NIV)“Love Give...  Read More

“It’s All About Jesus!”Jesus & Nicodemus“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.” – John 3:16 (NIV)“Love Lett...  Read More

“It’s All About Jesus!”Jesus & Nicodemus“And as Moses lifted up the bronze snake on a pole in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, so that everyone who believes in him will have eterna...  Read More

“It’s All About Jesus!”Jesus & Nicodemus“ I assure you, we tell you what we know and have seen, and yet you won’t believe our testimony. But if you don’t believe me when I tell you about earthly thing...  Read More

“It’s All About Jesus!”Jesus & Nicodemus“How are these things possible?” Nicodemus asked. Jesus replied, “You are a respected Jewish teacher, and yet you don’t understand these things? – John 3:9-10 (...  Read More

“It’s All About Jesus!”Jesus & Nicodemus“The wind blows wherever it wants. Just as you can hear the wind but can’t tell where it comes from or where it is going, so you can’t explain how people are bo...  Read More

“It’s All About Jesus!”Jesus & NicodemusJesus replied, “I tell you the truth, unless you are born again, you cannot see the Kingdom of God...I assure you, no one can enter the Kingdom of God without b...  Read More

“It’s All About Jesus!”Jesus & NicodemusJesus replied, “I tell you the truth, unless you are born again, you cannot see the Kingdom of God.” – John 3:3 (NLT)“You Must be Born Again” It doesn’t matter ...  Read More

“It’s All About Jesus!”Jesus & NicodemusThere was a man named Nicodemus, a Jewish religious leader who was a Pharisee. After dark one evening, he came to speak with Jesus. “Rabbi,” he said, “we all kn...  Read More

“It’s All About Jesus!”Jesus & NicodemusThere was a man named Nicodemus, a Jewish religious leader who was a Pharisee. After dark one evening, he came to speak with Jesus. – John 3:1-2 (NLT)“Seeking J...  Read More