Lent Bible Study

Today’s reading picks up the day after Jesus walked on water. The crowds are diligently searching for Jesus and finally find him. They are seeking him because he fed them physically with the fish and the loaves. He tells them they should not be searching for food that spoils; they should be searching for eternal … Continue reading »

  In today’s reading, Jesus is busy performing miracles. The first one he performs is the feeding of the five thousand. This is a very familiar story to most Christians and is one of only two miracles that appear in all four Gospels. The other is the greatest miracle, the resurrection. John tells us it … Continue reading »

Today, the showdown with the Jewish leaders continues. Yesterday, they argued about Jesus healing on the Sabbath and he tells them that he is the Son of God. He tells them that they should require no more testimony than that, but he knows they don’t believe him, so he talks about others who have testified … Continue reading »

Just as we suspected, the Jews were outraged by the healing of the man at the pool. Jesus had healed him on the Sabbath and that broke their laws. The Jews of that time didn’t refer to God as “Father;” the term was too intimate. When Jesus referred to God that way, he was saying … Continue reading »

Today’s reading picks up, “some time later,” after Jesus healed the official’s son. Until now, we have had more of a day-to-day account of what Jesus was doing, but today, a little time has passed. We know Jesus was in town for a feast. There were three that all Jewish males were required to attend, … Continue reading »

After two days with the Samaritans, Jesus and his disciples head for Galilee, his hometown. Apparently, Jesus didn’t expect much of a reception because he pointed out that a prophet has no honor in his hometown. In other words, the folks you grow up with, don’t have much respect for you. His comment points to … Continue reading »

Today, we find Jesus on the move. The Pharisees had heard about his disciples baptizing people and began to take a special interest in Jesus and he knew it was time to go. He would come back eventually and eventually, that path would lead him to the cross. He knew that and accepted that, but … Continue reading »

Today, a rivalry begins. Jesus is traveling around with his disciples and teaching. His disciples begin baptizing people. John the Baptist’s disciples hear about it and get upset. They are losing some of their followers to Jesus. They go and tell John. Once again, we get a front row view of John’s humility. He tells … Continue reading »

In today’s reading, we find Nicodemus intently trying to understand Jesus’ message.We learn that he is a Pharisee. We love to think badly of those guys because they always seemed to be in conflict with Jesus, but in all fairness, they were trying to be good Jews. They were a lot like Christians today, who … Continue reading »

After the wedding at Cana, Jesus and his family, and his disciples, spent a few days in Capernaum. When it was almost time for the Passover Feast, which all Jews were required to celebrate, Jesus went to the temple and was angered by what he saw. There were money changers and merchants selling cattle, sheep … Continue reading »