“Philip said, ‘Lord, show us the Father, and we will be content.’ Jesus replied, ‘Have I been with you for so long, and you have not known me, Philip? The person who has seen me has seen the Father! How can you say, “Show us the Father”? Do you not believe that I am in …
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22010.108 Jesus: the Way, the Truth and the Life!
“Jesus replied, ‘I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.’” —John 14:6 In these verses we discover three glorious names which Jesus gives himself—He is the way, He is the truth, and He is the life. To be sure, He is the only way, the …
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22010.107 The Perfect Solution for Anxiety
“Do not let your hearts be distressed. You believe in God; believe also in me. There are many dwelling places in my Father’s house. Otherwise, I would have told you, because I am going away to make ready a place for you. And if I go and make ready a place for you, I will …
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22010.104 Love One Another!
“I give you a new commandment—to love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. Everyone will know by this that you are my disciples—if you have love for one another.” —John 13:34–35 Just as Jesus was the embodiment of God’s love, we are to be the embodiment …
22010.103 The Father Speaks
“The one who rejects me and does not accept my words has a judge; the word I have spoken will judge him at the last day. For I have not spoken from my own authority, but the Father himself who sent me has commanded me what I should say and what I should speak. And …
22010.102 Praise from God
“Nevertheless, even among the rulers many believed in him, but because of the Pharisees they would not confess Jesus to be the Christ, so that they would not be put out of the synagogue. For they loved praise from men more than praise from God. But Jesus shouted out, ‘The one who believes in me …
22010.101 The Power of the Cross
“Now is the judgment of this world; now the ruler of this world will be driven out. And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself.” Now he said this to indicate clearly what kind of death he was going to die.” —John 12:31–33 Evil atoned for, Satan …
22010.100 Following Jesus
“If anyone wants to serve me, he must follow me, and where I am, my servant will be too. If anyone serves me, the Father will honor him.” —John 12:26 One command, two promises—how like Jesus! The command: “Follow me.” The promises: “Where I am, my servant will be too,” and “The Father will honor …
22010.097 Surrender
“Jesus replied, ‘The time has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. I tell you the solemn truth, unless a kernel of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains by itself alone. But if it dies, it produces much grain. The one who loves his life destroys it, and the one …
22010.096 Jesus, the Resurrection and the Life
“Jesus said to her, ‘I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live even if he dies, and the one who lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?’” —John 11:25–26 God has firmly established a plan of salvation for all mankind which both begins …
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