Tag: Love
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‘Rabbouni!’ – John 20:1-8
The tenderness of the meeting of the Risen Christ with Mary Magdalene should bring tears to our eyes. This dedicated follower of Jesus had gone to the tomb to tend to his body. She didn’t know what God was doing, she only knew that she loved her Lord. When the tomb was empty, she was…
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Love and Unity in Christ – John 17:20-26
In this section of Jesus’ prayer, He prays for us – those who have not seen Him but believe because of what we have been told by His disciples. He prayed: “May they all be one, as You, Father, are in Me and I am in You. May they also be one in Us …”…
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Love, Obedience and Fruit – John 15:1-17
Jesus talked of love in chapter 14 when he defined those who love Him as those who keep His commandments. Then He talked about bearing fruit as we are branches from His vine. Then He talked again about remaining in His love by keeping His commands. And then, in verse 16, He came back to…
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The Son of Man is Glorified – John 13:21-38
Jesus would be arrested later that night. He would be beaten and mocked by the temple guards and the Jewish leaders. He would be handed over to the Romans, who would also brutally beat and taunt him. He would then die in a manner that had been devised by man to be as humiliating and…
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‘I am the resurrection and the life’ – John 11:17-57
Jesus had been debating with the Jewish authorities about His authority, whether He came from God and whether He was God. Jesus had told them plainly that He and the Father are one. Here, He showed that again in a way that is hard to deny. He raised Lazarus from the dead. The sisters loved…
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Jesus’ Delay – John 11:1-17
When the messenger arrived, telling Jesus that Lazarus was dying, Jesus immediately pronounced that the illness would not end in death. Then He stayed where He was for two more days. John is careful to tell us that Jesus loved Mary, Martha and Lazarus because staying where He was for two more days seems like…