Introduction Throughout John 7 and 8 the Lord is speaking to the people at the Feast of Tabernacles in Jerusalem. As I’ve said before, the Feast of Tabernacles was one of the great religious festival which the people had to attend each year. And during this feast, the people lived in temporary booths or huts … Continue reading John 08(44–59) →

Introduction Last week’s passage was about many things, but the main thing was what the Lord Jesus said about being the light of the world. As the Eternal Son of God, he has been shining continually ever since the creation of the world, giving to every living person the light of the knowledge of God … Continue reading John 08(30–44) →

Introduction Last week we were looking at verses 30 to 52 of John chapter 7 and we thought about three things. We thought about the confusion that existed among the people about the Lord Jesus. And we thought about the opposition that existed among the people to the Lord Jesus. And then we thought about … Continue reading John 08(12–30) →

Introduction This is now our third week in John 7. At the beginning of the chapter, the Lord’s half-brothers were urging him to leave Galilee and to up to Jerusalem in Judea for the Feast of the Tabernacles. They were saying to him that he should leave the sticks and head up to the big … Continue reading John 07(30–52) →

Introduction Last week we studied the opening verses of John 7, where the Lord’s half-brothers said to him that he ought to leave Galilee and go to Judea for the Feast of Tabernacles, so that his disciples will see the miracles he can do. Since the Lord’s half-brothers did not believe in him, they were … Continue reading John 07(11–29) →

Introduction Before Easter we spent two Sundays on John 6, where John records for us the miracle of the feeding of the multitude, when the Lord Jesus was able to feed all those people with only five barley loaves and two small fish. And after performing the miracle, the Lord taught the people that he … Continue reading John 07(01–10) →

Introduction We began to study John 6 last Sunday evening, when I said that I was tempted to preach on the whole chapter in one go. And I was tempted like that, because the chapter is mostly about the same thing. It’s mostly about how the Lord Jesus is the bread of life who has … Continue reading John 06(34–71) →

Introduction Last week we spent our time on verses 25 to 47 of John 5, where the Lord Jesus was speaking about God’s life and about new life in Christ and about resurrection life. In verse 26 the Lord said that the Father has life in himself and he’s granted the Son to have life … Continue reading John 06(01–33) →

Introduction I had reason this week to read over a sermon I preached on Hebrews 6, where the writer says to his readers that we’re to leave the elementary teachings about Christ and we’re to go on to maturity. And in the sermon I explained that when he refers to the elementary teachings about Christ, … Continue reading John 05(25–47) →

Introduction Today’s passage begins with John telling us that after two days in Sychar, a Samaritan town, the Lord left for Galilee. And when he arrived in Galilee, the people welcomed him. Do you see that in verse 45? And they welcomed him because they’d seen all that he had done in Jerusalem at the … Continue reading John 04(43–54) →