Chapter 8 is where Jesus again makes a declaration about who and what He is by saying, “I am the light of the world.” Remember how we said that the original scriptural documents didn't have chapters and verses? So this Gospel is a stream of Jesus consciousness John is giving us here. This is why what we call chapters really have to be read as they were written, a series of teachings and events that, as you read, step up the volume disclosing Jesus is God the Son and by believing in Him…

One thing we did not cover in John 13 was the rather lonely appearing verse connection of 7:53 and 8:1, just before the encounter with the adulterous woman: “Then each went to his own house. But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.” The 'each' refers to the temple guards who went to arrest Jesus; the chief priests, the Pharisees, Nicodemus and whatever other rulers were present who went to their homes while Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. They retire to their supposed safe places within the…

Vs.1-5 Now is when things really start to get dicey. It's time for another Feast, the Feast of Tabernacles also known as The Feast of Booths. It celebrates the coverings the Hebrews lived in along the way in their wilderness wanderings before they entered the Promised Land. We are still in the context of the miracles and signs that have made Jesus well known and a center of public attention and debate. So much so that He has become a threat in the eyes of Jewish leadership who now look for a…

John 12 Ch.6:48-71

Jesus' words launch a crashing explosion of spiritual reality into the mixed crowd of Jewish leaders and people assembled to hear Him teach. The hard jarring exclamation that He is the bread of life, the living bread from Heaven that, when eaten, gives eternal life. All they are willing to assimilate in their minds are images of cannibalism. They obviously are incapable at this point of thinking spiritually, seeing symbols, signs, as revelation of the unseen truth…

John 11 Ch.6.15-21 Mountains, Lakes, Storms and Shores

As you look at Chapter 6 it presents an interesting question. Why is the Feeding miracle (vs.1-15) and its explanation (vs.22-71) separated by the miracle of Jesus walking on the water? Let's look at that.

The Lord has just left everyone, the disciples and the crowd, to go to a mountain and be by Himself. He has given them four signs so far to show that He is the Messiah. But we mustn't forget, He is simply obeying the will…

John 10 Ch.6:5-15

Until we take ourselves before the Lord, see the differences between Him and us, really compare who we are in our past and present with the same in Him,…

Until we take ourselves before the Lord, see the differences between Him and us, really compare who we are in our past and present with the same in Him, we can't take the next step in being fully human. We can only remain where we are conjuring some way to deal with each next moment the best we can. It's a pride thing. We try and control circumstance. Having control, looking like we are in control and being in control is the life Jesus describes later in the Gospel as being the life without…

6:1-4 The Feeding of the 5000

The fact of its appearance in all four Gospels should make us immediately aware that the Lord is doing something very special here. The miracle of this occasion is more than just the multiplication of the loaves and fish or even proof of His position to the Jewish mindset. It points to the spiritual source behind it that lifts up three significant points:

First, it fulfills prophecy as an historically significant reality.

Second, it prepares…