Tag Archives: Mastering the New Testament

Grace for adulteress defended John 8 Key Verses: 7, 12, 32, 36, 44, 59 This chapter begins with one of the few questioned passages in the Scriptures. We are not sure the first eleven verses were written here by John. This story seems to be in character like something Jesus might have done, but weContinue reading “Day 8”

Exclamation at the feast John 7 Key Verses: 4, 18, 37-38 People have a hard time believing. Even Jesus’ brothers didn’t believe him, at least until after the resurrection. Sometimes belief can be hard because we are asked to believe something we can’t see. But these people got to see the miracles that Jesus wasContinue reading “Day 7”

Holy Bread of Life John 6 Key Verses: 29, 35, 40 We see in this passage Jesus performing a miracle and then using the miracle to teach us something about Himself. Here Jesus multiplies physical food for the people and then He tells them that He is the bread of life. This connection between miracleContinue reading “Day 6”

Belief in the New Testament is a special type of belief. In our Western culture we often use belief as something that we feel. The focus is on us, our internal experience. But in the New Testament the focus is on where we place our faith. The object of our faith is what is important,Continue reading “Belief in the New Testament”

As you review the first five Chapter Phrases of John today, you might want to take a step further by underlying all the times that John talks about belief in the first five chapters. This is key to understanding the whole book, so focusing on these verses can help solidify John’s message to us.

Memorize: Testimony to Jesus’ deity John 5 Key Verses: 9, 18, 46 Jesus seems to break all the rules that were placed on him by the religious leaders. He didn’t fit the mold; he broke it. Jesus helped the Samaritan woman and the official, both of whom were rejects by Jewish standards and both beganContinue reading “Day 5”

Memorize: Need of Samaritan woman John 4 Key Verses: 4, 10, 23-24, 48 Samaria was off limits to strict Jews, kind of like certain places around military bases. Off limits! But Jesus talks to this woman, another off limits transaction. Strict Jews don’t talk to unattached females. But this is not just any woman. ThisContinue reading “Day 4”

Memorize: Heavenly birth taught NicodemusJohn 3 Key Verses: 6, 16-18, 30, 36 Notice today’s Phrase. Jesus is the heavenly birth, and he teaches Nicodemus about then need for a heavenly birth. Verse six begins to help us understand this chapter, body birth and Spirit birth, physical birth and spiritual birth. The water birth of verseContinue reading “Day 3”

Memorize: Outstanding miracle at Cana John 2 Key Verses: 11, 22 Jesus liked people, genuinely liked being with people, people who knew how to celebrate. He did not separate Himself from normal life, squirreled away in some tower or cave. He spent time with ordinary, everyday people doing their ordinary, everyday activities. And today’s textContinue reading “Day 2”

Memorize: Jesus is the Word John 1 Key Verses: 1, 14, 29 Our chapter phrase comes from verse 1 & 14. Read verse one “In the beginning was Jesus, and Jesus was with God, and Jesus was God.” This is John’s point. Jesus is the Word! Jesus was here before the world existed and thenContinue reading “John 1:1,14,29 – Day 1”