Archive for the ‘devotional’ Category

John 20:30–31: “And truly Jesus did many...

June 28th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
John is telling us that he was very selective of the events he chose ...

John 19:5: “Then Jesus came out, wearing the...

June 27th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
The Roman Procurator Pontius Pilate probably spoke to the crowd in Latin, and in ...

John 18:5–6: “They answered Him, ‘Jesus...

June 26th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
You have to love this passage, and when you get to heaven, you'll definitely ...

John 17:3: “And this is eternal life, that...

June 25th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Eternal life is the greatest treasure ever offered to any person on earth. Jesus ...

John 16:33: “These things I have spoken to...

June 24th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Jesus promises us peace in this world: "in Me you may have peace." The ...

John 15:16: “You did not choose Me, but I chose...

June 23rd, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
In that day, teachers didn’t pick students but students picked teachers. They would first ...

John 14:3–4: “And if I go and prepare a place...

June 22nd, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Someone recently asked, "How can you be sure there is a Heaven?" The best ...

John 13:14–16: “If I then, your Lord and...

June 21st, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Jesus was teaching His apostles, who would be the leaders of the early church, ...

John 12:20–21: “Now there were certain Greeks...

June 20th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
It wasn't strange to find Greeks in Jerusalem during Passover, because, at that time, ...

John 11:25–27: “Jesus said to her, ‘I...

June 19th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Mary and Martha's brother, Lazarus, was sick, so they sent word to Jesus because ...

John 10:6: “Jesus used this illustration, but...

June 18th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
It should be encouraging to us that even though Jesus clearly spoke great truths ...

John 9:1–2: “Now as Jesus passed by, He saw...

June 17th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
The healing of this blind man is very unique in that there are 5 ...

John 8:10–11: “When Jesus had raised Himself...

June 16th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
In another attempt to test Jesus and find something to accuse Him of, the ...

John 7:37–38: “On the last day, that great...

June 15th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
A few centuries before Jesus came, a tradition developed that on the 7th day ...

John 6:51: “I am the living bread which came...

June 14th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
After Jesus supernaturally fed the multitudes, they came looking for Him; and He told ...

John 5:6–7: “When Jesus saw him lying there,...

June 13th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Jesus saw a man who had been ill for 38 years and asked him ...

John 4:10: “Jesus answered and said to her,...

June 12th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Jesus said these remarkably confronting words to the Samaritan woman at the well: "If ...

John 3:14–15: “And as Moses lifted up the...

June 11th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
In the Old Testament, as the children of Israel traveled through the desert on ...

John 2:9–10: “When the master of the feast...

June 10th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
There are so many aspects of Jesus' first miracle, recorded in John's gospel, that ...

John 1:45–46: “Philip found Nathaniel and...

June 9th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
At the beginning of Jesus' ministry, the Apostle Philip incorrectly identified Him as "the ...

Luke 24:45: “And He opened their understanding,...

June 8th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
There were countless prophecies of the coming Messiah throughout the Old Testament, detailing who ...

Luke 23:43: “And Jesus said to him, ‘Assuredly,...

June 7th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Centuries earlier, God had spoken through the prophet Isaiah that the coming Messiah would ...

Luke 22:31–32: “And the Lord said, ‘Simon,...

June 6th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
In Luke 6:14, Jesus changed Simon's name to Peter, but here He purposefully reverted ...

Luke 21:3–4: “So He said, ‘Truly I...

June 5th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Jesus watched as a poor widow, who had almost nothing, put in what small ...

Luke 20:24–25: “‘Show Me a denarius....

June 4th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
The image of the Roman emperor's head was stamped on the denarius, a small ...

Luke 19:5–6: “And when Jesus came to the...

June 3rd, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
In Luke 19, we again find a notorious sinner being drawn to Jesus. We ...

Luke 18:13–14: “And the tax collector, standing...

June 2nd, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Jesus told this parable to an audience of people who felt they were righteous ...

Luke 17:17–19: “So Jesus answered and said,...

June 1st, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
More than once throughout the Gospels, Jesus questioned the lack of faith of Israel ...

Luke 16:22–23: “So it was that the beggar...

May 31st, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
This parable of "Lazarus and the Rich Man" is a shockingly clear picture of ...

Luke 15:1–2: “Then all the tax collectors...

May 30th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Doctor Luke made a captivating observation when he said, "sinners drew near to Him ...

Luke 14:27: “And whoever does not bear his...

May 29th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
We must remind ourselves that the image Jesus used here of the cross was ...