A Walk With Friends

The disciples finally understand that Jesus knows everything. While they do not yet understand everything as Jesus reveals it to them, they believe. Knowing all they do, and seeing all they have, they cling to every word Jesus is speaking as the prophecy unravels before their eyes, of the Messiah. The disciples are grieving that Jesus is telling them He is leaving, but assures them that it is best He does, because if He doesn't, the Advocate won't come. 

Jesus is the visible, tangible image of the invisible God. He is the complete revelation of what God is like. Jesus explained to Philip, who wanted to see the Father, that to know Jesus is to know God. The search for God, the truth and reality, ends in Christ.

Colossians 1:15, “Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation . ”
Hebrews 1:2-4, "Long ago God spoke many times and in many ways to our ancestors through the prophets. And now in these final days, he has spoken to us through his Son. God promised everything to the Son as an inheritance, and through the Son he created the universe.  The Son radiates God’s own glory and expresses the very character of God, and he sustains everything by the mighty power of his command. When he had cleansed us from our sins, he sat down in the place of honor at the right hand of the majestic God in heaven. This shows that the Son is far greater than the angels, just as the name God gave him is greater than their names."

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Jesus washes His disciples feet at supper and asks them if they know what it is He is doing. Perplexed by their Lord stooping down with a towel wrapped around His waist as He touches their feet, the disciples are watching Jesus show them an example. Jesus does this to show them what He wants them to do , so that the world will know who's are His disciples. Jesus predicts Judas' betrayal and Peters denial. 

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In this episode with our surprise guest we talk about real life, real struggles and a real God. This is a conversation I am so honored to have and bring to ya'll and it's a conversation that I believe needs to be had at so many more tables. Let's jump in!

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As the fragrance of the essence of nard fills Martha's home, Judas watched a years worth of wages being poured out onto the feet of Jesus. Mary is wiping Jesus' feet with her hair and Judas is complaining of money foolishly wasted. The hearts of many are being exposed as Jesus continues to do the Fathers will. Riding into Jerusalem on a young donkey, palm leaves have paved the way for the King. Shouts of hosanna are filling the air. Jesus predicts his death. 

We come to the last of the Seven Signs in John’s Gospel. And this time it is the Raising of Lazarus – a very appropriate place to be in our reading before we inch any closer to Easter this year. As Jesus raises a dead man to life, the plot for killing Jesus also begins. 


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Jesus uses the illustration of sheep and their shepherd to explain His relationship to those that belong to Him. The religious leaders are upset that Jesus calls Himself the Son of God, and pick up stones yet again. Jesus continues to bring the scriptures to their attention and challenging their thinking. But they still cannot understand Jesus as they continue to try to understand Him with their human understanding. 

Jesus heals the blind man and has a word for the Pharisees. "If you were blind, you wouldn't be guilty." Jesus replied. "But you remain guilty because you claim you can see."

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Jesus forgives a woman from her sin and tells that He is the Light of the world!  As the religious leaders and crowds try to trap Jesus by testing Him, Jesus speaks about who God's true children truly are.  "I tell you the truth, before Abraham was even born, I AM".  (John 8:58) 

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