Simon Peter, James and John Were fishermen by trade. Jesus called them: Follow Me, And promptly they obeyed. Jesus taught them many things: About His Father’s will, About the heav’nly kingdom, And what He must fulfill. For three years their instruction Was given by the Lord And they were thus preparing To speak their Master’s […]
In the Gospel that bears his name John refers to himself at least five times as “the disciple whom Jesus loved.” Some think that Jesus chose His disciples from those whom He regarded as good kingdom material. Was that why He chose John? Did John’s appealing nature draw him to Jesus? Is there some natural […]
LESSON LX. Jesus Crucified (John 19:17-25) The Crucifixion ns such, vss. 17, 18. Immediately after the sentence has been pronounced Jesus is led away to the place of execution. Generally the condemned one had to carry his own cross, or at least a part of it. Jesus must carry all of it. John omits the […]
LESSON LVI. Jesus Is Taken Captive (John 18:1-12) Jesus gives Himself into their hands, vss. 1-9. John, being an eyewitness of all these events, selects his material in an entirely free manner in accord with his particular plan and purpose in writing this Gospel. Therefore he, at one time, omits some very important incidents that […]
LESSON LII. The Little Whiles (John 16:16-24) Sorrow and Joy, vss. 16-22: The return of Jesus to His Sender brings such an advantage to the disciples (vs. 7) in the coming and work of the Comforter that joy instead of great sorrow should fill their hearts. This the Lord told the disciples in the previous […]
LESSON XLVIII. Jesus, The True Vine (John 15:1-8) After rising from the Passover Supper, and while still in the upper room, Jesus utters His last words to His disciples. He will speak of the disciples as they will fare after His death, but first of their connection with Him. That we have in the words […]
LESSON XLIV. Jesus and Judas Iscariot (John 13:18-30) Jesus, Complete Master of the Situation, vss. 18120. In the previous verses Jesus has taught the disciples by way of a mighty example (washing the disciples’ feet) that they must be servants of each other. Through this work of Jesus, the dying on the cross, they would […]
LESSON XL. The Royal Entry (John 12:12-19) The History: Be sure to read the entire narrative before you begin to study or discuss it. To get a complete picture also read Matt. 21:1-11; Mark 11:1-11; Luke 19:29-44. It was now Sunday. With His disciples Jesus left Bethany, going to Jerusalem by way of the Mt. […]
LESSON I. Jesus Creates the Setting of Lazarus Resurrection (John 11:1-17) General conditions at this time. Radical changes have taken place during the last few months. The multitudes that first followed Jesus gradually leave Him. The reason for this is that the Word of God. Jesus Christ, is always displeasing to the flesh. In words […]
LESSON XXXI. The Spiritual Blind Man Sees (John 9:26-41) The Jews and the Man Born Blind, vss. 26-34. In vs. 25 the man born blind once more emphasizes that once he was blind but now he sees. That simply is a fact. So the Jews are back where they were before and as utterly helpless. […]