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THE BREAD OF LIFEJohn 6 “The bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world” (John 6:33). Participation in Christ as source and sustainer of eternal life is our assurance of heaven. BackgroundBread. Bread was the staple food in Palestine. It was so basic in the diet thatContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”

WITNESSES TO JESUSJohn 5 “I have testimony weightier than that of John. For the very work that the Father has given Me to finish, and which I am doing, testifies that the Father has sent Me” John 5:36. Those who reject Christ do so despite the evidence, not because of it. OverviewJesus healed a paralyticContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”

WOMAN AT THE WELLJohn 4 “We no longer believe just because of what you said; now we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this Man really is the Saviour of the world” (John 4:42). Testimony helps. But to “know,” we have to come to Jesus for ourselves. OverviewJesus identified Himself to a SamaritanContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”

GOD SO LOVEDJohn 3 “God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life” (John 3:16). John summed up Jesus’ talk with Nicodemus in the most famous verse in the Bible: the “Gospel in a nutshell,” John 3:16. OverviewJesus explainedContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”

THE LAMB OF GODJohn 1:19–2:25 “Then John gave this testimony: ’I saw the Spirit come down from heaven as a dove and remain on Him. . . . I have seen and I testify that this is the Son of God’ ” (John 1:32, 34). Discipleship calls us to be ever aware of the powerContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”