Verse 1 As we turn to John 13 today, we should note how John slows his pace in this, the second part of his gospel. What I mean is that the first eleven chapters of his gospel covered the whole of the Lord’s public ministry which was a period of about three years. And so, … Continue reading John 13(01–30) →

Introduction Last week we spent our time on verses 12 to 33 of John 12, which I divided into three parts. The first part was about the king who has come. As the Lord Jesus came into Jerusalem, the people welcomed him as their king. But they were probably expecting him to be a warrior-king … Continue reading John 12(34–50) →

Introduction I said last week that the first part of John’s gospel ends in chapter 11 and the second part begins in chapter 12. The first part of his gospel is known as ‘the book of signs’, because the first eleven chapters contain seven signs to demonstrate that the Lord Jesus is the Christ and … Continue reading John 12(12–33) →

Introduction The first eleven chapters of John’s gospel are known as ‘the Book of Signs’, because John records for us in those eleven chapters seven of the miraculous signs the Lord performed while he was on the earth. Now, at the end of his gospel, John tells us that the Lord performed many more signs … Continue reading John 11 →

Introduction When we studied the first 21 verses of John 10 last week, I made three main points about the Lord Jesus. Firstly, the Lord Jesus is the shepherd who calls his sheep. When he was on the earth, he went around among the Jews teaching the people about himself and about his Father and … Continue reading John 10(22–42) →

Introduction Last week we spent our time on the whole of chapter 10 which was about the healing of the man born blind and on what happened afterwards. And what happened afterwards? The people brought the man to the Pharisees, who questioned him and his parents about what the Lord had done for him. The … Continue reading John 10(01–21) →

Introduction The whole of chapters 7 and 8 take place at the Feast of Tabernacles in Jerusalem. And at the feast, the Lord Jesus began to teach the people and he said a number of things about himself. He announced that he’s the one who can give us the Holy Spirit to fill us with … Continue reading John 09 →

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) →