Weekday Word w/ Eric

Tag: christianity

  • 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,…

  • 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…

  • In the Beginning, Jesus

    John 1:1-5, CEB In the beginning was the Word     and the Word was with God     and the Word was God. Genesis 1:1-2, NIV In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.  Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God…

  • The Path of Blessing

    Malachi 3:5-12 “Yes, I’m on my way to visit you with Judgment. I’ll present compelling evidence against sorcerers, adulterers, liars, those who exploit workers, those who take advantage of widows and orphans, those who are inhospitable to the homeless—anyone and everyone who doesn’t honor me.” A Message from God-of-the-Angel-Armies. “I am God—yes, I Am. I…

  • Come Thou Long Expected Jesus

    A couple more Christmas hymns before we reach Epiphany. Haggai 2:7 – I will shake all nations, and what is desired by all nations will come, and I will fill this house with glory,’ says the Lord Almighty. Song:  Red Mountain Music – Come Thou Long Expected Jesus Another Christmas Hymn from Charles Wesley, “Come…