Afterward Jesus returned to Jerusalem for one of the Jewish holy days. Inside the city, near the Sheep Gate, was the pool of Bethesda, with five covered porches. Crowds of sick people — blind, lame, or paralyzed — lay on the porches. —John 5:1-3 NLT Key Thought One of John’s recurring themes is that Jesus …
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While the man [who had begged Jesus to heal his son] was on his way, some of his servants met him with the news that his son was alive and well. He asked them when the boy had begun to get better, and they replied, “Yesterday afternoon at one o’clock his fever suddenly disappeared!” Then …
The official pleaded [with Jesus], “Lord, please come now before my little boy dies.” Then Jesus told him, “Go back home. Your son will live!” And the man believed what Jesus said and started home. —John 4:49-50 NLT Key Thought Sometimes the circumstances with our children drive us to Jesus for help. Deep inside our …
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Jesus asked [the official with the sick son], “Will you never believe in me unless you see miraculous signs and wonders?” —John 4:48 NLT Key Thought I have often heard Christians today remark that if they could just have seen Jesus do one of his amazing miracles they would find it easier to trust him …
Yet the Galileans welcomed [Jesus], for they had been in Jerusalem at the Passover celebration and had seen everything he did there. As he traveled through Galilee, he came to Cana, where he had turned the water into wine. There was a government official in nearby Capernaum whose son was very sick. When he heard …
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Then [the Samaritan villagers] said to the woman, “Now we believe, not just because of what you told us, but because we have heard him ourselves. Now we know that he is indeed the Savior of the world.” At the end of the two days, Jesus went on to Galilee. He himself had said that …
When [the Samaritans] came out to see [Jesus], they begged him to stay in their village. So he stayed for two days, long enough for many more to hear his message and believe. —John 4:40-41 NLT Key Thought In other instances, some people who saw the powerful work of Jesus in the lives of those …
Many Samaritans from the village believed in Jesus because the woman [who talked with Jesus at Jacob’s well] had said, “He told me everything I ever did!” —John 4:39 NLT Key Thought What has the Lord Jesus taught you? How has the Savior shown you God’s grace? When did you realize that Jesus could look …
[Jesus continued,] “The harvesters are paid good wages, and the fruit they harvest is people brought to eternal life. What joy awaits both the planter and the harvester alike! You know the saying, ‘One plants and another harvests.’ And it’s true. I sent you to harvest where you didn’t plant; others had already done the …
[Jesus continued,] “You know the saying, ‘Four months between planting and harvest.’ But I say, wake up and look around. The fields are already ripe for harvest.” —John 4:35 NLT Key Thought For the discerning heart and the listening ear, God reveals that we don’t have to wait for a specific harvest time. He has …