Weekday Word w/ Eric

Tag: bible

  • Come and See

    John 1:35-42, CEB The next day John was standing again with two of his disciples.  When he saw Jesus walking along he said, “Look! The Lamb of God!”  The two disciples heard what he said, and they followed Jesus. When Jesus turned and saw them following, he asked, “What are you looking for?” They said,…

  • Not Proud of My Faith

    John 1:29-34, CEB The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!  This is the one about whom I said, ‘He who comes after me is really greater than me because he existed before me.’   Even I didn’t recognize him,…

  • Shifty John the Baptist

    John 1:24-28, CEB Those sent by the Pharisees asked, “Why do you baptize if you aren’t the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the prophet?” John answered, “I baptize with water. Someone greater stands among you, whom you don’t recognize.  He comes after me, but I’m not worthy to untie his sandal straps.”  This encounter took place…

  • The Answer is No (and Yes)

    John 1:19-23, CEB This is John’s testimony when the Jewish leaders in Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him, “Who are you?” John confessed (he didn’t deny but confessed), “I’m not the Christ.” They asked him, “Then who are you? Are you Elijah?” John said, “I’m not.” “Are you the prophet?” John answered, “No.”…

  • Thank God for the Gospel of John

    John 1:16-18, CEB From his fullness we have all received grace upon grace;      as the Law was given through Moses,     so grace and truth came into being through Jesus Christ. No one has ever seen God.     God the only Son,         who is at the Father’s side,         has made God known.…

  • When God Pitched a Tent Among Us

    John 1:14, CEB The Word became flesh     and made his home among us. We have seen his glory,     glory like that of a father’s only son,         full of grace and truth. If the author of John was only allowed four words to convey the message of the gospel, it mostly likely would…

  • What We Have Always Heard, But Will Never Fully Understand

    John 1:12-13, CEB But those who did welcome him,         those who believed in his name,     he authorized to become God’s children,          born not from blood         nor from human desire or passion,         but born from God.                 We are still in the prologue of John and so we are still identifying…

  • John’s “No Room at the Inn”

    John 1:11, CEB The light came to his own people, and his own people didn’t welcome him.                 By the time Jesus began his ministry in the land of Israel, the Hebrew religious establishment had been in place for thousands of years.  Religious laws were not only codified.  For the most part, most interpretations of…

  • The Light Has Come…so what?

    John 1:9-10, CEB The true light that shines on all people    was coming into the world.  The light was in the world,    and the world came into being through the light,        but the world didn’t recognize the light. Genesis 1:3-5, CEB God said, “Let there be light.” And so light appeared. God saw how good the light was. God separated…

  • The Beautiful Irony of John the Baptist

    John 1:6-8, 15 CEB A man named John was sent from God.  He came as a witness to testify concerning the light, so that through him everyone would believe in the light.  He himself wasn’t the light, but his mission was to testify concerning the light. John testified about him, crying out, “This is the…