1st John 3:18-22 18 Little children, let’s not love with word or with tongue, but in deed and truth. John says that we should meet each other’s needs; that we should not close our hearts toward one another, but should demonstrate our love through action (similarly to what James said in 2:14-16). The Holy Spirit […]

1st John 3:16-17 16 We know love by this, that He laid down His life for us; The ultimate expression of God’s Love is the Cross of Christ.  In our excitement over the resurrection at Easter time, we often forget what Jesus went through for us.  Peter 2:24 puts it 24 and He Himself brought […]

1 John 3:14-15 14 We know that we have passed from death to life, This term, to pass, the word, metabeino means to move from one place to another, to transfer, to change ones dwelling place.  So we have changed our address, and moved from the kingdom of this world, to the Kingdom of God.  […]

Mark 16:1-6 16 When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they might come and anoint Him. As followers of Jesus, it’s important for us to understand that the cross and resurrection are the fulfillment of God’s promise to send a savior, cornerstone of our […]

Palm Sunday  Matthew 21:1-16 All four Gospels include this account of Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem, letting us know that something really significant is going on here-Matt 21:1-10, Mark 11:1-11, Luke 19:28-40, John 12:12-19). Matt:21 21 When they had approached Jerusalem and had come to Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, […]

1st John 3:13 David and Saul-We see how jealousy and disobedience destroyed the life of Saul most clearly in his relationship with David.  1Sam 18:8-9 8 Then Saul became very angry, for this lyric displeased him; and he said, “They have given David credit for ten thousands, but to me they have given credit for […]

1st John 3:13 13 Do not be surprised, brothers and sisters, if the world hates you. Why would we be surprised?  Because early Christians were widely noted for their compassion; Jesus’ message lived out in their lives resulted in radical communities offering love and care for those in need that the pagan world had never […]

1st John 3:11-12 For a Christian, we cannot fail to love our brothers and sisters in Christ, and be walking in our New Nature.  We see this in Paul’s warning in 1 Cor 3:3 3 for you are still fleshly. For since there is jealousy and strife among you, are you not fleshly, and are […]

1 John 3:10 10 By this the children of God and the children of the devil are obvious: anyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor the one who does not love his brother and sister. John gives a litmus test to tell who are Born-Again Christian followers of Christ, and who […]

9 No one who has been born of God practices sin, because His seed remains in him; and he cannot sin continually, because he has been born of God. No one who has been born of God practices sin, Literally “Everyone who has been born from God does not sin.”  John is saying that habitual […]