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(KJV) John 2:15

And when he had made a scourge of small cords, he drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen; and poured out the changers’ money, and overthrew the tables;

Matthew, Mark and Luke record a “cleansing of the temple” like this toward the end of Jesus’ ministry (Matthew 21:12; Mark 11:15-16; Mark 11:17; Luke 19:45).

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1. SIGNS / JOHN 2:11
2. CHOICE WINE – HAD TOO MUCH TO DRINK / JOHN 2:10
3. WINE – THEY HAVE NOT MORE WINE / JOHN 2:3
4. YOU SHALL SEE HEAVEN OPEN / JOHN 1:51
5. CEPHAS … PETER / JOHN 1:42
6. THE FIRST THING ANDREW DID / JOHN 1:41
7. WILL BAPTIZE WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / JOHN 1:33
8. LAMB OF GOD / JOHN 1:29
9. GRACE AND TRUTH / JOHN 1:17
10. THE WORD BECAME FLESH / JOHN 1:14
11. BORN NOT OF … HUMAN DECISION / JOHN 1:13
12. RECEIVED … BELIEVED / JOHN 1:12
13. THE WORLD DID NOT RECOGNIZE HIM / JOHN 1:10
14. GIVES LIGHT TO EVERY MAN / JOHN 1:9
15. LIGHT SHINES IN THE DARKNESS /JOHN 1:5
16. LIFE WAS THE LIGHT OF MEN / JOHN 1:4
17. WITH GOD IN THE BEGINNING / JOHN 1:2
18. THE WORD / JOHN 1:1
19. TRUTH / JOHN 4:24
20. WORSHIP … IN SPIRIT AND TRUTH / JOHN 4:23-24
21. SAMARITANS WORSHIP WHAT YOU DO NOT KNOW / JOHN 4:22
22. WATER … ETERNAL LIFE / JOHN 4:14
23. SAMARITAN WOMAN / JOHN 4:7
24. WHOEVER REJECTS / JOHN 3:36
25. LOVED DARKNESS INSTEAD OF LIGHT / JOHN 3:19
26. GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD / JOHN 3:16
27. KNOW THAT YOU ARE MY DISCIPLES / JOHN 13:35
28. LOVE ONE ANOTHER / JOHN 13:34
29. AT A LOSS TO KNOW WHICH OF THEM HE MEANT / JOHN 13:22
30. WASH ONE ANOTHER’S FEET / JOHN 13:14
31. UNLESS I WASH YOU / JOHN 13:8
32. WASH HIS DISCIPLES FEET /JOHN 13:5
33. HAS GRANTED THE SON TO HAVE LIFE IN HIMSELF / JOHN 5:26
34. TAKING FROM WHAT IS MINE / JOHN 16:14
35. HE IS A LIEAR AND THE FATHER OF LIES / JOHN 8:44
36. EVERYONE WHO SINS / JOHN 8:34
37. HOLY SPIRIT / JOHN 14:26
38. I WILL ASK THE FATHER – COUNSELOR / JOHN 14:16
39. JESUS HAD NOT YET BEEN GLORIFIED / JOHN 7:39
40. AS THE SCRIPTURE HAS SAID – STREAMS OF LIVING WATER / JOHN 7:38
41. YOU ARE GODS? / JOHN 10:34
42. HE WHO DOES NOT LOVE ME / JOHN 14:24
43. REMAIN IN MY LOVE / JOHN 15:9-10
44. ETERNAL LIFE / JOHN 17:3
45. I AM THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD / JOHN 8:12
46. SANCTIFY THEM BY THE TRUTH / JOHN 17:17
47. THE TRUTH WILL SET YOU FREE / JOHN 8:32
48. GUIDED BY GRACE ABOUT

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(KJV) John 2:11

This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested forth his glory; and his disciples believed on him.

The term in Greek is semeion. Some scholars refer to John 1 – 12 as the “Book of Signs.” John highlights seven main signs (John 2:1-11; 4:46-54; 5:2-18; 6:1-15; 6:16-21; 9:1-41; 11:1-46), which point to Jesus as the Son of God (John 1:18) or “the Christ, the Son of God” (John 20:30-31). They confirm His activity as the works of God and are proof of His divine (God) nature and authority. They challenge us to put our faith in Him – not the signs themselves. The New Testament also warns about counterfeit (false, fake) signs that the end-time antichrist will use to deceive many (Matthew 24:24; Mark 13:22; 2 Thessalonians 2:9-10; Revelation 13:14).

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1. CHOICE WINE – HAD TOO MUCH TO DRINK / JOHN 2:10
2. WINE – THEY HAVE NOT MORE WINE / JOHN 2:3
3. YOU SHALL SEE HEAVEN OPEN / JOHN 1:51
4. CEPHAS … PETER / JOHN 1:42
5. THE FIRST THING ANDREW DID / JOHN 1:41
6. WILL BAPTIZE WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / JOHN 1:33
7. LAMB OF GOD / JOHN 1:29
8. GRACE AND TRUTH / JOHN 1:17
9. THE WORD BECAME FLESH / JOHN 1:14
10. BORN NOT OF … HUMAN DECISION / JOHN 1:13
11. RECEIVED … BELIEVED / JOHN 1:12
12. THE WORLD DID NOT RECOGNIZE HIM / JOHN 1:10
13. GIVES LIGHT TO EVERY MAN / JOHN 1:9
14. LIGHT SHINES IN THE DARKNESS /JOHN 1:5
15. LIFE WAS THE LIGHT OF MEN / JOHN 1:4
16. WITH GOD IN THE BEGINNING / JOHN 1:2
17. THE WORD / JOHN 1:1
18. TRUTH / JOHN 4:24
19. WORSHIP … IN SPIRIT AND TRUTH / JOHN 4:23-24
20. SAMARITANS WORSHIP WHAT YOU DO NOT KNOW / JOHN 4:22
21. WATER … ETERNAL LIFE / JOHN 4:14
22. SAMARITAN WOMAN / JOHN 4:7
23. WHOEVER REJECTS / JOHN 3:36
24. LOVED DARKNESS INSTEAD OF LIGHT / JOHN 3:19
25. GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD / JOHN 3:16
26. KNOW THAT YOU ARE MY DISCIPLES / JOHN 13:35
27. LOVE ONE ANOTHER / JOHN 13:34
28. AT A LOSS TO KNOW WHICH OF THEM HE MEANT / JOHN 13:22
29. WASH ONE ANOTHER’S FEET / JOHN 13:14
30. UNLESS I WASH YOU / JOHN 13:8
31. WASH HIS DISCIPLES FEET /JOHN 13:5
32. HAS GRANTED THE SON TO HAVE LIFE IN HIMSELF / JOHN 5:26
33. TAKING FROM WHAT IS MINE / JOHN 16:14
34. HE IS A LIEAR AND THE FATHER OF LIES / JOHN 8:44
35. EVERYONE WHO SINS / JOHN 8:34
36. HOLY SPIRIT / JOHN 14:26
37. I WILL ASK THE FATHER – COUNSELOR / JOHN 14:16
38. JESUS HAD NOT YET BEEN GLORIFIED / JOHN 7:39
39. AS THE SCRIPTURE HAS SAID – STREAMS OF LIVING WATER / JOHN 7:38
40. YOU ARE GODS? / JOHN 10:34
41. HE WHO DOES NOT LOVE ME / JOHN 14:24
42. REMAIN IN MY LOVE / JOHN 15:9-10
43. ETERNAL LIFE / JOHN 17:3
44. I AM THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD / JOHN 8:12
45. SANCTIFY THEM BY THE TRUTH / JOHN 17:17
46. THE TRUTH WILL SET YOU FREE / JOHN 8:32
47. GUIDED BY GRACE ABOUT

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(KJV) John 2:10

And saith unto him, Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse: but thou hast kept the good wine until now.

It is significant that the Greek adjective translated “choice” and “best” (John 2:10) is not agathos, meaning “good,” but kalos, meaning “morally excellent and benefiting.” Even secular writers of the time confirm the notion that the best “wines” were sweet and unfermented. The Roman writer, Pliny, stated that “good wine,” called sapa, was not fermented (was not alcoholic). Sapa was grape juice boiled down to one-third of its original volume to increase its sweet flavor. He also wrote that “witness are most beneficial when all their potency has been removed by the strainer” (Pliny, Natural History, XIV.23-24). Pliny, Plutarch and Horace all suggest that the best wine was the type that was “harmless and innocent.”

The phrase “had too much to drink” is from the Greek world methusko, a word that has two meanings:

1. To be or become drunk.
2. To be filled or satisfied (without reference to intoxication). Methusko may be understood here as the second meaning. However this text is translated, the banquet master is making a general observation that would have applied to any wedding celebration, no matter the type of drink served. He simply was acknowledging that hosts want to keep their guests happy and that satisfied guests do not suddenly raise their expectations. This remark does not assume that guests are drunk and for this reason lack the ability to discern the quality of wine. The context of this passage in no way suggests that Jesus participated in and contributed to a drunken party (John 2:3).

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1. WINE – THEY HAVE NOT MORE WINE / JOHN 2:3
2. YOU SHALL SEE HEAVEN OPEN / JOHN 1:51
3. CEPHAS … PETER / JOHN 1:42
4. THE FIRST THING ANDREW DID / JOHN 1:41
5. WILL BAPTIZE WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / JOHN 1:33
6. LAMB OF GOD / JOHN 1:29
7. GRACE AND TRUTH / JOHN 1:17
8. THE WORD BECAME FLESH / JOHN 1:14
9. BORN NOT OF … HUMAN DECISION / JOHN 1:13
10. RECEIVED … BELIEVED / JOHN 1:12
11. THE WORLD DID NOT RECOGNIZE HIM / JOHN 1:10
12. GIVES LIGHT TO EVERY MAN / JOHN 1:9
13. LIGHT SHINES IN THE DARKNESS /JOHN 1:5
14. LIFE WAS THE LIGHT OF MEN / JOHN 1:4
15. WITH GOD IN THE BEGINNING / JOHN 1:2
16. THE WORD / JOHN 1:1
17. TRUTH / JOHN 4:24
18. WORSHIP … IN SPIRIT AND TRUTH / JOHN 4:23-24
19. SAMARITANS WORSHIP WHAT YOU DO NOT KNOW / JOHN 4:22
20. WATER … ETERNAL LIFE / JOHN 4:14
21. SAMARITAN WOMAN / JOHN 4:7
22. WHOEVER REJECTS / JOHN 3:36
23. LOVED DARKNESS INSTEAD OF LIGHT / JOHN 3:19
24. GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD / JOHN 3:16
25. KNOW THAT YOU ARE MY DISCIPLES / JOHN 13:35
26. LOVE ONE ANOTHER / JOHN 13:34
27. AT A LOSS TO KNOW WHICH OF THEM HE MEANT / JOHN 13:22
28. WASH ONE ANOTHER’S FEET / JOHN 13:14
29. UNLESS I WASH YOU / JOHN 13:8
30. WASH HIS DISCIPLES FEET /JOHN 13:5
31. HAS GRANTED THE SON TO HAVE LIFE IN HIMSELF / JOHN 5:26
32. TAKING FROM WHAT IS MINE / JOHN 16:14
33. HE IS A LIEAR AND THE FATHER OF LIES / JOHN 8:44
34. EVERYONE WHO SINS / JOHN 8:34
35. HOLY SPIRIT / JOHN 14:26
36. I WILL ASK THE FATHER – COUNSELOR / JOHN 14:16
37. JESUS HAD NOT YET BEEN GLORIFIED / JOHN 7:39
38. AS THE SCRIPTURE HAS SAID – STREAMS OF LIVING WATER / JOHN 7:38
39. YOU ARE GODS? / JOHN 10:34
40. HE WHO DOES NOT LOVE ME / JOHN 14:24
41. REMAIN IN MY LOVE / JOHN 15:9-10
42. ETERNAL LIFE / JOHN 17:3
43. I AM THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD / JOHN 8:12
44. SANCTIFY THEM BY THE TRUTH / JOHN 17:17
45. THE TRUTH WILL SET YOU FREE / JOHN 8:32
46. GUIDED BY GRACE ABOUT

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(KJV) John 2:3

 And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine.

The word “wine” (Greek onions) in the New Testament is a generic term and can refer to many types of grape beverage, either fermented (alcoholic and potentially intoxicating) or unfermented wine. The type of wine must be determined by the context.

Some believe that both the wine provided at the beginning of the wedding and the wine Jesus made were fermented (alcoholic) and consumed in large quantities. Yet, those who accept this view would then have to recognize and explain the following probabilities: 

1. A number of guests at the wedding would likely be drunk or nearly drunk by the time Jesus is asked to provide more wine, since the guests had already drunk so freely that the host had run out of wine. 
2. Mary, the mother of Jesus, would be showing regret that the intoxicating drink had run out and would ask Jesus to supply people who may have already had too much to drink with even more alcoholic wine. 
3. In order to respond to His mother’s wishes, Jesus would be making 120-180 gallons of intoxicating wine (John 2:6-9), more than enough to cause extreme drunkenness. 
4. Jesus would be making this intoxicating beverage as the very first of His “miraculous signs” by which He “revealed His glory” (John 2:11) and showed that He is the Son of God and spiritual Savior of humankind. 

To propose that Jesus made alcoholic wine would certainly seem to contradict the moral principles stated in other parts of God’s Word. In light of God’s holy nature (the fact that He is completely pure, perfect, complete and separated from evil), Christ’s loving concern for humanity and Mary’s good character, it is reasonable to conclude that the choice of new wine Jesus created was pure, sweet and unfermented. These were characteristics associated with “new wine” at the time (as opposed to aged and fermented wine). In addition, the wine Jesus made was described as even better than usual. Considering the quantities and the occasion, it is likely that the original, inferior wine furnished by the head of the banquet was not fermented or at least was greatly diluted (as were many forms of wine in those days).

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1. YOU SHALL SEE HEAVEN OPEN / JOHN 1:51
2. CEPHAS … PETER / JOHN 1:42
3. THE FIRST THING ANDREW DID / JOHN 1:41
4. WILL BAPTIZE WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / JOHN 1:33
5. LAMB OF GOD / JOHN 1:29
6. GRACE AND TRUTH / JOHN 1:17
7. THE WORD BECAME FLESH / JOHN 1:14
8. BORN NOT OF … HUMAN DECISION / JOHN 1:13
9. RECEIVED … BELIEVED / JOHN 1:12
10. THE WORLD DID NOT RECOGNIZE HIM / JOHN 1:10
11. GIVES LIGHT TO EVERY MAN / JOHN 1:9
12. LIGHT SHINES IN THE DARKNESS /JOHN 1:5
13. LIFE WAS THE LIGHT OF MEN / JOHN 1:4
14. WITH GOD IN THE BEGINNING / JOHN 1:2
15. THE WORD / JOHN 1:1
16. TRUTH / JOHN 4:24
17. WORSHIP … IN SPIRIT AND TRUTH / JOHN 4:23-24
18. SAMARITANS WORSHIP WHAT YOU DO NOT KNOW / JOHN 4:22
19. WATER … ETERNAL LIFE / JOHN 4:14
20. SAMARITAN WOMAN / JOHN 4:7
21. WHOEVER REJECTS / JOHN 3:36
22. LOVED DARKNESS INSTEAD OF LIGHT / JOHN 3:19
23. GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD / JOHN 3:16
24. KNOW THAT YOU ARE MY DISCIPLES / JOHN 13:35
25. LOVE ONE ANOTHER / JOHN 13:34
26. AT A LOSS TO KNOW WHICH OF THEM HE MEANT / JOHN 13:22
27. WASH ONE ANOTHER’S FEET / JOHN 13:14
28. UNLESS I WASH YOU / JOHN 13:8
29. WASH HIS DISCIPLES FEET /JOHN 13:5
30. HAS GRANTED THE SON TO HAVE LIFE IN HIMSELF / JOHN 5:26
31. TAKING FROM WHAT IS MINE / JOHN 16:14
32. HE IS A LIEAR AND THE FATHER OF LIES / JOHN 8:44
33. EVERYONE WHO SINS / JOHN 8:34
34. HOLY SPIRIT / JOHN 14:26
35. I WILL ASK THE FATHER – COUNSELOR / JOHN 14:16
36. JESUS HAD NOT YET BEEN GLORIFIED / JOHN 7:39
37. AS THE SCRIPTURE HAS SAID – STREAMS OF LIVING WATER / JOHN 7:38
38. YOU ARE GODS? / JOHN 10:34
39. HE WHO DOES NOT LOVE ME / JOHN 14:24
40. REMAIN IN MY LOVE / JOHN 15:9-10
41. ETERNAL LIFE / JOHN 17:3
42. I AM THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD / JOHN 8:12
43. SANCTIFY THEM BY THE TRUTH / JOHN 17:17
44. THE TRUTH WILL SET YOU FREE / JOHN 8:32
45. GUIDED BY GRACE ABOUT

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(KJV) John 1:51

And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.

Jesus describes Himself as the ladder by which God’s revelation comes to the world (Genesis 28:12; Luke 5:24). He is also the bridge between God and people (as He was both God and man, (John 1:14), making a way for people to come to God through faith in the Son of God.

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1. CEPHAS … PETER / JOHN 1:42
2. THE FIRST THING ANDREW DID / JOHN 1:41
3. GRACE AND TRUTH / JOHN 1:17
4. THE WORD BECAME FLESH / JOHN 1:14
5. BORN NOT OF … HUMAN DECISION / JOHN 1:13
6. RECEIVED … BELIEVED / JOHN 1:12
7. THE WORLD DID NOT RECOGNIZE HIM / JOHN 1:10
8. GIVES LIGHT TO EVERY MAN / JOHN 1:9
9. WITH GOD IN THE BEGINNING / JOHN 1:2
10. THE WORD / JOHN 1:1
11. TRUTH / JOHN 4:24
12. WORSHIP … IN SPIRIT AND TRUTH / JOHN 4:23-24
13. SAMARITANS WORSHIP WHAT YOU DO NOT KNOW / JOHN 4:22
14. WATER … ETERNAL LIFE / JOHN 4:14
15. SAMARITAN WOMAN / JOHN 4:7
16. WHOEVER REJECTS / JOHN 3:36
17. LOVED DARKNESS INSTEAD OF LIGHT / JOHN 3:19
18. GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD / JOHN 3:16
19. KNOW THAT YOU ARE MY DISCIPLES / JOHN 13:35
20. LOVE ONE ANOTHER / JOHN 13:34
21. AT A LOSS TO KNOW WHICH OF THEM HE MEANT / JOHN 13:22
22. WASH ONE ANOTHER’S FEET / JOHN 13:14
23. UNLESS I WASH YOU / JOHN 13:8
24. WASH HIS DISCIPLES FEET /JOHN 13:5
25. WILL BAPTIZE WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / JOHN 1:33
26. LAMB OF GOD / JOHN 1:29
27. HAS GRANTED THE SON TO HAVE LIFE IN HIMSELF / JOHN 5:26
28. LIGHT SHINES IN THE DARKNESS /JOHN 1:5
29. LIFE WAS THE LIGHT OF MEN / JOHN 1:4
30. TAKING FROM WHAT IS MINE / JOHN 16:14
31. HE IS A LIEAR AND THE FATHER OF LIES / JOHN 8:44
32. EVERYONE WHO SINS / JOHN 8:34
33. HOLY SPIRIT / JOHN 14:26
34. I WILL ASK THE FATHER – COUNSELOR / JOHN 14:16
35. JESUS HAD NOT YET BEEN GLORIFIED / JOHN 7:39
36. AS THE SCRIPTURE HAS SAID – STREAMS OF LIVING WATER / JOHN 7:38
37. YOU ARE GODS? / JOHN 10:34
38. HE WHO DOES NOT LOVE ME / JOHN 14:24
39. REMAIN IN MY LOVE / JOHN 15:9-10
40. ETERNAL LIFE / JOHN 17:3
41. I AM THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD / JOHN 8:12
42. SANCTIFY THEM BY THE TRUTH / JOHN 17:17
43. THE TRUTH WILL SET YOU FREE / JOHN 8:32
44. GUIDED BY GRACE ABOUT

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(KJV) John 1:42

And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him, he said, Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, A stone.

Both of these names (one Aramaic and the other Greek) mean “rock.” Ironically, throughout the Gospel accounts, Peter is definitely no rock in the sense of being unmovable and reliable in his speech and actions. In fact, he is often shown as one who was driven to extremes by his emotions and spiritual instability. Yet in Acts he becomes a bold, powerful and faithful leader of the church. Jesus named Peter not for who he was, but for who he would become. (Notice that the turning point in Peter’s bold and powerful ministry was the baptism in the Holy Spirit as described in Acts 2; John 1:33).

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1. THE FIRST THING ANDREW DID / JOHN 1:41
2. GRACE AND TRUTH / JOHN 1:17
3. THE WORD BECAME FLESH / JOHN 1:14
4. BORN NOT OF … HUMAN DECISION / JOHN 1:13
5. RECEIVED … BELIEVED / JOHN 1:12
6. THE WORLD DID NOT RECOGNIZE HIM / JOHN 1:10
7. GIVES LIGHT TO EVERY MAN / JOHN 1:9
8. WITH GOD IN THE BEGINNING / JOHN 1:2
9. THE WORD / JOHN 1:1
10. TRUTH / JOHN 4:24
11. WORSHIP … IN SPIRIT AND TRUTH / JOHN 4:23-24
12. SAMARITANS WORSHIP WHAT YOU DO NOT KNOW / JOHN 4:22
13. WATER … ETERNAL LIFE / JOHN 4:14
14. SAMARITAN WOMAN / JOHN 4:7
15. WHOEVER REJECTS / JOHN 3:36
16. LOVED DARKNESS INSTEAD OF LIGHT / JOHN 3:19
17. GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD / JOHN 3:16
18. KNOW THAT YOU ARE MY DISCIPLES / JOHN 13:35
19. LOVE ONE ANOTHER / JOHN 13:34
20. AT A LOSS TO KNOW WHICH OF THEM HE MEANT / JOHN 13:22
21. WASH ONE ANOTHER’S FEET / JOHN 13:14
22. UNLESS I WASH YOU / JOHN 13:8
23. WASH HIS DISCIPLES FEET /JOHN 13:5
24. WILL BAPTIZE WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / JOHN 1:33
25. LAMB OF GOD / JOHN 1:29
26. HAS GRANTED THE SON TO HAVE LIFE IN HIMSELF / JOHN 5:26
27. LIGHT SHINES IN THE DARKNESS /JOHN 1:5
28. LIFE WAS THE LIGHT OF MEN / JOHN 1:4
29. TAKING FROM WHAT IS MINE / JOHN 16:14
30. HE IS A LIEAR AND THE FATHER OF LIES / JOHN 8:44
31. EVERYONE WHO SINS / JOHN 8:34
32. HOLY SPIRIT / JOHN 14:26
33. I WILL ASK THE FATHER – COUNSELOR / JOHN 14:16
34. JESUS HAD NOT YET BEEN GLORIFIED / JOHN 7:39
35. AS THE SCRIPTURE HAS SAID – STREAMS OF LIVING WATER / JOHN 7:38
36. YOU ARE GODS? / JOHN 10:34
37. HE WHO DOES NOT LOVE ME / JOHN 14:24
38. REMAIN IN MY LOVE / JOHN 15:9-10
39. ETERNAL LIFE / JOHN 17:3
40. I AM THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD / JOHN 8:12
41. SANCTIFY THEM BY THE TRUTH / JOHN 17:17
42. THE TRUTH WILL SET YOU FREE / JOHN 8:32
43. GUIDED BY GRACE ABOUT

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(KJV) John 1:41

He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ.

Notice the behaviors shown by Andrew: he followed Jesus without hesitation (John 1:37), and he immediately proceeded to introduce someone else to Christ (John 1:42). This should be the pattern adopted by all who follow Christ.

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1. GRACE AND TRUTH / JOHN 1:17
2. THE WORD BECAME FLESH / JOHN 1:14
3. BORN NOT OF … HUMAN DECISION / JOHN 1:13
4. RECEIVED … BELIEVED / JOHN 1:12
5. THE WORLD DID NOT RECOGNIZE HIM / JOHN 1:10
6. GIVES LIGHT TO EVERY MAN / JOHN 1:9
7. WITH GOD IN THE BEGINNING / JOHN 1:2
8. THE WORD / JOHN 1:1
9. TRUTH / JOHN 4:24
10. WORSHIP … IN SPIRIT AND TRUTH / JOHN 4:23-24
11. SAMARITANS WORSHIP WHAT YOU DO NOT KNOW / JOHN 4:22
12. WATER … ETERNAL LIFE / JOHN 4:14
13. SAMARITAN WOMAN / JOHN 4:7
14. WHOEVER REJECTS / JOHN 3:36
15. LOVED DARKNESS INSTEAD OF LIGHT / JOHN 3:19
16. GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD / JOHN 3:16
17. KNOW THAT YOU ARE MY DISCIPLES / JOHN 13:35
18. LOVE ONE ANOTHER / JOHN 13:34
19. AT A LOSS TO KNOW WHICH OF THEM HE MEANT / JOHN 13:22
20. WASH ONE ANOTHER’S FEET / JOHN 13:14
21. UNLESS I WASH YOU / JOHN 13:8
22. WASH HIS DISCIPLES FEET /JOHN 13:5
23. WILL BAPTIZE WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / JOHN 1:33
24. LAMB OF GOD / JOHN 1:29
25. HAS GRANTED THE SON TO HAVE LIFE IN HIMSELF / JOHN 5:26
26. LIGHT SHINES IN THE DARKNESS /JOHN 1:5
27. LIFE WAS THE LIGHT OF MEN / JOHN 1:4
28. TAKING FROM WHAT IS MINE / JOHN 16:14
29. HE IS A LIEAR AND THE FATHER OF LIES / JOHN 8:44
30. EVERYONE WHO SINS / JOHN 8:34
31. HOLY SPIRIT / JOHN 14:26
32. I WILL ASK THE FATHER – COUNSELOR / JOHN 14:16
33. JESUS HAD NOT YET BEEN GLORIFIED / JOHN 7:39
34. AS THE SCRIPTURE HAS SAID – STREAMS OF LIVING WATER / JOHN 7:38
35. YOU ARE GODS? / JOHN 10:34
36. HE WHO DOES NOT LOVE ME / JOHN 14:24
37. REMAIN IN MY LOVE / JOHN 15:9-10
38. ETERNAL LIFE / JOHN 17:3
39. I AM THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD / JOHN 8:12
40. SANCTIFY THEM BY THE TRUTH / JOHN 17:17
41. THE TRUTH WILL SET YOU FREE / JOHN 8:32
42. GUIDED BY GRACE ABOUT

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(KJV) John 1:17

For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.

Before Jesus came to earth to die for humanity’s sins (offenses and rebellion against God), God’s people in the Old Testament had to maintain their relationship with Him based on the Old Testament law that God gave through the prophet Moses. But even before the law was given, living for God and being “right” with Him was not simply a matter of following commands and regulations. True faith in Him was still the most basic requirement. That was evident in the lives of individuals such as Enoch, Noah and Abraham (Genesis 5:24; 7:1; 15:6). Their faith and God’s promises of forgiveness (Exodus 34:6-7; Leviticus 5:17-18) were evidence of God’s grace – His undeserved favor and love – even in Old Testament times. But now, through Christ, God’s grace and truth are available to the fullest measure (Romans 5:17-21). Truth is no longer veiled or hidden behind prophetic signs and symbolic activities (such as the sacrifices). Christ, the Word (John 1:1; John 1:14), has now full revealed God’s promises, principles and purposes. “One blessing after another” (John 1:16) means that God constantly provides the benefits of His presence and power to those who have responded to His grace and accepted Christ’s forgiveness and leadership in their lives. Spiritual salvation does not come by our own imperfect efforts to keep the law, but by the Holy Spirit – the Spirit of truth (John 14:17; John 16:2). The Holy Spirit reveals God’s truth and comes into the lives of those who receive Christ, renewing their spirit and re-creating them in Christ’s image. This means that they can respond to Him, have a personal relationship with Him and start to reflect His love, as well as His other characteristics.

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1. THE WORD BECAME FLESH / JOHN 1:14
2. BORN NOT OF … HUMAN DECISION / JOHN 1:13
3. RECEIVED … BELIEVED / JOHN 1:12
4. THE WORLD DID NOT RECOGNIZE HIM / JOHN 1:10
5. GIVES LIGHT TO EVERY MAN / JOHN 1:9
6. WITH GOD IN THE BEGINNING / JOHN 1:2
7. THE WORD / JOHN 1:1
8. TRUTH / JOHN 4:24
9. WORSHIP … IN SPIRIT AND TRUTH / JOHN 4:23-24
10. SAMARITANS WORSHIP WHAT YOU DO NOT KNOW / JOHN 4:22
11. WATER … ETERNAL LIFE / JOHN 4:14
12. SAMARITAN WOMAN / JOHN 4:7
13. WHOEVER REJECTS / JOHN 3:36
14. LOVED DARKNESS INSTEAD OF LIGHT / JOHN 3:19
15. GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD / JOHN 3:16
16. KNOW THAT YOU ARE MY DISCIPLES / JOHN 13:35
17. LOVE ONE ANOTHER / JOHN 13:34
18. AT A LOSS TO KNOW WHICH OF THEM HE MEANT / JOHN 13:22
19. WASH ONE ANOTHER’S FEET / JOHN 13:14
20. UNLESS I WASH YOU / JOHN 13:8
21. WASH HIS DISCIPLES FEET /JOHN 13:5
22. WILL BAPTIZE WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / JOHN 1:33
23. LAMB OF GOD / JOHN 1:29
24. HAS GRANTED THE SON TO HAVE LIFE IN HIMSELF / JOHN 5:26
25. LIGHT SHINES IN THE DARKNESS /JOHN 1:5
26. LIFE WAS THE LIGHT OF MEN / JOHN 1:4
27. TAKING FROM WHAT IS MINE / JOHN 16:14
28. HE IS A LIEAR AND THE FATHER OF LIES / JOHN 8:44
29. EVERYONE WHO SINS / JOHN 8:34
30. HOLY SPIRIT / JOHN 14:26
31. I WILL ASK THE FATHER – COUNSELOR / JOHN 14:16
32. JESUS HAD NOT YET BEEN GLORIFIED / JOHN 7:39
33. AS THE SCRIPTURE HAS SAID – STREAMS OF LIVING WATER / JOHN 7:38
34. YOU ARE GODS? / JOHN 10:34
35. HE WHO DOES NOT LOVE ME / JOHN 14:24
36. REMAIN IN MY LOVE / JOHN 15:9-10
37. ETERNAL LIFE / JOHN 17:3
38. I AM THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD / JOHN 8:12
39. SANCTIFY THEM BY THE TRUTH / JOHN 17:17
40. THE TRUTH WILL SET YOU FREE / JOHN 8:32
41. GUIDED BY GRACE ABOUT

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(KJV) John 1:14

And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

Christ, the eternal God, became a human being (Philippians 2:5-9). Humanity and deity were united together in Jesus. In this humble way, He entered human life with the limitations of human existence (John 3:17; 6:38-42; 7:29; 9:5; 10:36). He would then experience all the difficulties and temptations we face – and overcome all of them with failing or disobeying God – so He could relate to us in every way (Hebrews 4:15). Because He became one of us, He also could give His life in our place, paying the complete penalty for our sin (our defiance and opposition toward God). In His sinlessness, He met the full requirement demanded by God; therefore, Jesus is the only one who could have bridged the gap that sin had created between God and humankind. As a result of His work, the opportunity for a personal relationship with God is offered to everyone. It is amazing that the opportunity continues to be rejected by so many (John 1:10-13; John 1:10; John 1:12; John 1:13).

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1. BORN NOT OF … HUMAN DECISION / JOHN 1:13
2. RECEIVED … BELIEVED / JOHN 1:12
3. THE WORLD DID NOT RECOGNIZE HIM / JOHN 1:10
4. GIVES LIGHT TO EVERY MAN / JOHN 1:9
5. WITH GOD IN THE BEGINNING / JOHN 1:2
6. THE WORD / JOHN 1:1
7. TRUTH / JOHN 4:24
8. WORSHIP … IN SPIRIT AND TRUTH / JOHN 4:23-24
9. SAMARITANS WORSHIP WHAT YOU DO NOT KNOW / JOHN 4:22
10. WATER … ETERNAL LIFE / JOHN 4:14
11. SAMARITAN WOMAN / JOHN 4:7
12. WHOEVER REJECTS / JOHN 3:36
13. LOVED DARKNESS INSTEAD OF LIGHT / JOHN 3:19
14. GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD / JOHN 3:16
15. KNOW THAT YOU ARE MY DISCIPLES / JOHN 13:35
16. LOVE ONE ANOTHER / JOHN 13:34
17. AT A LOSS TO KNOW WHICH OF THEM HE MEANT / JOHN 13:22
18. WASH ONE ANOTHER’S FEET / JOHN 13:14
19. UNLESS I WASH YOU / JOHN 13:8
20. WASH HIS DISCIPLES FEET /JOHN 13:5
21. WILL BAPTIZE WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / JOHN 1:33
22. LAMB OF GOD / JOHN 1:29
23. HAS GRANTED THE SON TO HAVE LIFE IN HIMSELF / JOHN 5:26
24. LIGHT SHINES IN THE DARKNESS /JOHN 1:5
25. LIFE WAS THE LIGHT OF MEN / JOHN 1:4
26. TAKING FROM WHAT IS MINE / JOHN 16:14
27. HE IS A LIEAR AND THE FATHER OF LIES / JOHN 8:44
28. EVERYONE WHO SINS / JOHN 8:34
29. HOLY SPIRIT / JOHN 14:26
30. I WILL ASK THE FATHER – COUNSELOR / JOHN 14:16
31. JESUS HAD NOT YET BEEN GLORIFIED / JOHN 7:39
32. AS THE SCRIPTURE HAS SAID – STREAMS OF LIVING WATER / JOHN 7:38
33. YOU ARE GODS? / JOHN 10:34
34. HE WHO DOES NOT LOVE ME / JOHN 14:24
35. REMAIN IN MY LOVE / JOHN 15:9-10
36. ETERNAL LIFE / JOHN 17:3
37. I AM THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD / JOHN 8:12
38. SANCTIFY THEM BY THE TRUTH / JOHN 17:17
39. THE TRUTH WILL SET YOU FREE / JOHN 8:32
40. GUIDED BY GRACE ABOUT

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(KJV) John 1:13

Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

This verse reveals two truths:

1. Birth into Christ’s family is a spiritual matter that requires a life transformation that only God’s Spirit can accomplish (John 3:5-7). It has nothing to do with physical conception and birth, which results from human effort alone.
2. It was not God’s duty or obligation to offer us salvation through Christ’s sacrificial death for our sins. However, God did take the full responsibility to bring salvation to all of humankind. It was God’s own love, compassion and grace (undeserved favor, kindness, mercy and spiritual ability) that provided the opportunity for us to receive forgiveness, new life and an eternal relationship with Him (John 3:16; John 17:3).

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1. RECEIVED … BELIEVED / JOHN 1:12
2. THE WORLD DID NOT RECOGNIZE HIM / JOHN 1:10
3. GIVES LIGHT TO EVERY MAN / JOHN 1:9
4. WITH GOD IN THE BEGINNING / JOHN 1:2
5. THE WORD / JOHN 1:1
6. TRUTH / JOHN 4:24
7. WORSHIP … IN SPIRIT AND TRUTH / JOHN 4:23-24
8. SAMARITANS WORSHIP WHAT YOU DO NOT KNOW / JOHN 4:22
9. WATER … ETERNAL LIFE / JOHN 4:14
10. SAMARITAN WOMAN / JOHN 4:7
11. WHOEVER REJECTS / JOHN 3:36
12. LOVED DARKNESS INSTEAD OF LIGHT / JOHN 3:19
13. GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD / JOHN 3:16
14. KNOW THAT YOU ARE MY DISCIPLES / JOHN 13:35
15. LOVE ONE ANOTHER / JOHN 13:34
16. AT A LOSS TO KNOW WHICH OF THEM HE MEANT / JOHN 13:22
17. WASH ONE ANOTHER’S FEET / JOHN 13:14
18. UNLESS I WASH YOU / JOHN 13:8
19. WASH HIS DISCIPLES FEET /JOHN 13:5
20. WILL BAPTIZE WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / JOHN 1:33
21. LAMB OF GOD / JOHN 1:29
22. HAS GRANTED THE SON TO HAVE LIFE IN HIMSELF / JOHN 5:26
23. LIGHT SHINES IN THE DARKNESS /JOHN 1:5
24. LIFE WAS THE LIGHT OF MEN / JOHN 1:4
25. TAKING FROM WHAT IS MINE / JOHN 16:14
26. HE IS A LIEAR AND THE FATHER OF LIES / JOHN 8:44
27. EVERYONE WHO SINS / JOHN 8:34
28. HOLY SPIRIT / JOHN 14:26
29. I WILL ASK THE FATHER – COUNSELOR / JOHN 14:16
30. JESUS HAD NOT YET BEEN GLORIFIED / JOHN 7:39
31. AS THE SCRIPTURE HAS SAID – STREAMS OF LIVING WATER / JOHN 7:38
32. YOU ARE GODS? / JOHN 10:34
33. HE WHO DOES NOT LOVE ME / JOHN 14:24
34. REMAIN IN MY LOVE / JOHN 15:9-10
35. ETERNAL LIFE / JOHN 17:3
36. I AM THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD / JOHN 8:12
37. SANCTIFY THEM BY THE TRUTH / JOHN 17:17
38. THE TRUTH WILL SET YOU FREE / JOHN 8:32
39. GUIDED BY GRACE ABOUT

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