Category: John

Obedient Son, Ultimate Purifier, All-Providing Bridegroom

October 6, 2011

We see overflowing grace in our reading for today, John 2:1-11.  Here is the concluding summary of a sermon, Obedient Son, Ultimate Purifier, All-Providing Bridegroom, by John Piper: Each of these three manifestations of glory—obedient Son, ultimate Purifier, all-providing Bridegroom—is overflowing with grace. From his fullness, we receive grace upon grace. As the obedient Son of … More Obedient Son, Ultimate Purifier, All-Providing Bridegroom

Where God and Man Meet

October 5, 2011

John 1:51 And he said to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, you will see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.” John Piper explains: In this strange passage, Jesus is calling to mind the picture from Genesis 28 where Jacob has a dream and sees angels … More Where God and Man Meet

My Lord and my God

December 23, 2010

Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here, and see my hands; and put out your hand, and place it in my side. Do not disbelieve, but believe.”  Thomas answered him, “My Lord and my God!”  John 20:27-28 J. C. Ryle comments at GraceGems.org We should mark, lastly, in these verses, how Christ was addressed … More My Lord and my God

Peace be with you

December 22, 2010

John 20:19 -21  On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the doors being locked where the disciples were for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with you.” When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then … More Peace be with you

Love reaped a rich reward

December 21, 2010

Then the disciples went back to their homes. But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb…. John 20:10-11 J.C. Ryle comments: It is a touching fact, and one to be carefully noted, that Mary Magdalene would not leave the sepulcher, when Peter and John went away to their own home. Love to her gracious Master would … More Love reaped a rich reward

The Burial of Christ

December 19, 2010

J.C. Ryle has makes an interesting observation on the passage for today: So they took the body of Jesus and bound it in linen cloths with the spices, as is the burial custom of the Jews. 41 Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb in … More The Burial of Christ

Thirsty for God?

December 18, 2010

After this, Jesus, knowing that all was now finished, said (to fulfill the Scripture), “I thirst.” 29 A jar full of sour wine stood there, so they put a sponge full of the sour wine on a hyssop branch and held it to his mouth. 30 When Jesus had received the sour wine, he said, “It is finished,” and he bowed … More Thirsty for God?