“So then they said to him, ‘What must we do to accomplish the deeds God requires?’ Jesus replied, ‘This is the deed God requires—to believe in the one whom he sent.’” —John 6:28–29 These verses illustrate the willingness of the crowd to know and to do their duty regarding the requirements of God. They were …
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22010.080 Jesus, the Lord of Life
“I tell you the solemn truth, a time is coming—and is now here—when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live. For just as the Father has life in himself, thus he has granted the Son to have life in himself, and he has granted the …
22010.079 Worship in Spirit and Truth
“But a time is coming—and now is here—when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father seeks such people to be his worshipers. God is spirit, and the people who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.” —John 4:23–24 Jesus tells us the old has gone and the …
22010.073 Beyond Our Imagination
“There are many other things that Jesus did. If every one of them were written down, I suppose the whole world would not have room for the books that would be written.” —John 21:25 Jesus was purposely busy, ever focused on His Father’s business, ever doing His Father’s will. John’s ending verse of his gospel …
22010.072 Follow Jesus!
“After this Jesus revealed himself again to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberias. Now this is how he did so. Simon Peter, Thomas (called Didymus), Nathanael (who was from Cana in Galilee), the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples of his were together. Simon Peter told them, ‘I am going fishing.’ ‘We will …
22010.069 Trusting Jesus
“Two other criminals were also led away to be executed with him. One of the criminals who was hanging there railed at him, saying, ‘Aren’t you the Christ? Save yourself and us!’ But the other rebuked him, saying, ‘Don’t you fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation? And we rightly so, …
22010.068 Jesus Is King!
“So Pilate went back into the governor’s residence, summoned Jesus, and asked him, ‘Are you the king of the Jews?’“Jesus replied, ‘Are you saying this on your own initiative, or have others told you about me?’“Pilate answered, ‘I am not a Jew, am I? Your own people and your chief priests handed you over to …
22010.067 Jesus Knows Our Every Need
“Jesus said, ‘Have the people sit down.’ (Now there was a lot of grass in that place.) So the men sat down, about five thousand in number. Then Jesus took the loaves, and when he had given thanks, he distributed the bread to those who were seated. He then did the same with the fish, …
22010.066 God’s Faithfulness
“Then Jesus, when he looked up and saw that a large crowd was coming to him, said to Philip, ‘Where can we buy bread so that these people may eat?’ (Now Jesus said this to test him, for he knew what he was going to do.) Philip replied, ‘Two hundred silver coins worth of bread …
22010.065 We Have Hope When We Have Jesus
“As he was saying these things, a leader came, bowed low before him, and said, ‘My daughter has just died, but come and lay your hand on her and she will live.’ Jesus and his disciples got up and followed him. … When Jesus entered the leader’s house and saw the flute players and the …
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