Rebel to Redeemed…Sharing HIS Kind of Love
The book of Acts opens with the transfiguration and then the men return to the upper room to wait. John is mentioned along with the other disciples. While in the upper room the Holy Spirit comes upon them. “Many wonders and signs were done by the apostles.” {Acts 2:43} John was with Peter, when his friend performed his first miracle. […]
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Jesus asked Peter “Lovest thou me?” and tells him how he will die. {John 21:12-19} So, Peter is like so many of us. He wants to know about his friend. He looks over at John and asked “what about him?” How did Jesus answer? “Jesus saith unto him, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that […]
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Jesus has been crucified and the disciples are probably feeling lost and questioning everything that happened the last three years. We do not know where they are or who else is with them, but we do know they are together. Mary Magdalene runs up to them and tells them the stone has been moved from the tomb. The two men […]
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Jesus has been arrested, tried and sentenced to death. Each of the gospel accounts mention the women gathered at the cross to witness the crucifixion of Jesus, either by name or as a group. {Matthew 27:55-56; Mark 15:40; Luke 23:49}. However, none of the other gospels mention the disciples. We know Judas is remorseful and commits suicide. Peter is remorseful […]
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The disciples did not understand Jesus purpose, nor his power at times. A crowd was following Jesus to Jerusalem. We are told they are afraid of what’s to come. He took the twelve disciples aside and tried to prepare them for what was to come. He told them he would be beat, made fun of, spit on and killed. {Mark […]
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We have been review John’s relationship with Jesus and his eyewitness to not only Easter, but the life of Jesus. However, there is one other man who is often mentioned with John and that is Peter. Clearly, we know Peter and John knew one another before they met Jesus, because Peter is with Zebedee and his sons, when Jesus comes […]
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After the Passover meal ended, Jesus went to Gethsemane which is a garden at the foot of the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem. “Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder. And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and […]
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John was part of Jesus’s inner circle, but he also has another name he gave himself. That of the beloved disciple. The Gospel of John is believed to have been written by John the apostle. This is the only book of the Bible, in which the beloved disciple is referred to. We do not know what prompted John to refer […]
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We know John is one of Jesus inner circle, along with his brother James and Simon Peter. James and John have been renamed the Sons of Thunder and we explored the power in their words last week. Jesus is on his way to Jerusalem, where they will celebrate the Passover meal. “Jesus sent Peter and John and said, “Go and get […]
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“It was about time for Jesus to be taken up into heaven. He turned toward Jerusalem and was sure that nothing would stop Him from going.” {Luke 9:51} The time has come for Jesus to head into Jerusalem. He knows he is going to be arrested and crucified when he arrives. “He sent men on ahead of Him. They came […]
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Jesus has called his twelve disciples, however of these men he has a closer, more intimate inner circle. He has three with whom he is very close. These men often go with him when the other men do not. Why these men? Scripture doesn’t tell us. Maybe they hit it off better than the others. We have some friends we […]
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Last week, we met James and John with their father, Zebedee. Jesus has called James, John and Simon {Peter} who was with them as fishers of men. However, he has a special command for these men also. “James and John were brothers. They were the sons of Zebedee. He named them Boanerges, which means, The Sons of Thunder.” {Mark 3:17} […]
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We are continuing our Eyewitness to Easter series with the apostle John. Like Peter, John was a fisherman. When we meet John, he is going about his trade. “Jesus went on a little farther. He saw James and his brother John who were sons of Zebedee. They were in a boat mending their nets.” {Mark 1:19} John is with his […]
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