The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother Simon and tell him, "We have found the Messiah" (that is, the Christ). John 1:41 (NIV) There is talk of the coming Messiah. Everyone has heard the prophesies. A voice is ringing out in the wild places. Witness is given to the One to come. ... Continue Reading →
See Jesus Coming
The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, "Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!’ John 1:29 (NIV) John the Baptist continues to give testimony to Jesus Christ. He sees Jesus coming and he tells those who are there to hear that This Is the Lamb... Continue Reading →
Making Straight
John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet, "I am the voice of one calling in the desert, 'Make straight the way for the Lord.' " John 1:23 (NIV) John the Baptist is baptizing people in the river. He is preaching of the coming Christ. He is asking men and women to prepare their... Continue Reading →
Unseen
No one has ever seen God, but God the One and Only, who is at the Father's side, has made him known. John 1:18 (NIV) Before diving deep into the life of Jesus, does the book of John make us stop a moment to think? Should we have a few points current and felt before... Continue Reading →
After Was Before
John testifies concerning him. He cries out, saying, "This was he of whom I said, 'He who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.' " John 1:15 (NIV) Do we find some things written in the Bible that are hard to swallow? Are there so many things that we just have... Continue Reading →
Not By….
children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband's will, but born of God. John 1:13 (NIV) Before we even get into the story of the life of Jesus, do we find our writer setting the stage for us? Does it seem that he is moved by a Great Unseen Force? ... Continue Reading →
Law, Grace And Truth
For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. John 1:17 (NIV) John is continues to build up the scene for us on when Jesus appears to mankind. He speaks of the testimony of John the Baptist. He explains that we all receive blessings upon blessings through the grace of... Continue Reading →
Right To Be Children
Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God. John 1:12 (NIV) As we consider truly knowing the Son of God in a real Way, should we stop also to consider what is involved? What does it mean to receive Him? Can... Continue Reading →
Not Receiving
He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. John 1:10-11 (NIV) Referring to the Son of God coming here into our world, Scriptures say that the world did not... Continue Reading →
