“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 …
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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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22010.095 Truly God or Merely Man?
“The Jewish leaders replied, “We are not going to stone you for a good deed but for blasphemy, because you, a man, are claiming to be God.” —John 10:33 In our verse for today, we see Jesus’ enemies attempting to justify their actions because of their zeal for the law. In an effort to gloss over …
22010.094 Jesus, Our Good Shepherd
“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.” —John 10:11 Jesus is the good Shepherd—the chief of all shepherds. None so faithful, so gentle, so loving, so skillful, so tender, so kind as He. I am reminded of the words in Isaiah picturing God as the compassionate shepherd …
22010.093 Life to the Full!
“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come so that they may have life, and may have it abundantly.” —John 10:10 One thing we can be sure of … Satan is our vicious adversary whose goal is to seek and to destroy. If he cannot keep us from being saved, …