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Gleanings from the Gospel of John

John 6:38-40: For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will but the will of him who sent me. 39 And this is the will of him who sent me, that I should lose nothing of all that … Continue reading

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About Apostolic, Revelatory Gifts…

John 4:43-45: After the two days he departed for Galilee. 44 (For Jesus himself had testified that a prophet has no honor in his own hometown.) 45 So when he came to Galilee, the Galileans welcomed him, having seen all … Continue reading

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Reflections, Meditations, Exposition and Application from John Chapter Four, #3

John 4:28-29:  So the woman left her water jar and went away into town and said to the people, 29 “Come, see a man who told me all that I ever did. Can this be the Christ?” In the meantime, … Continue reading

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Reflections, Meditations, Exposition and Application from John Chapter Four, #2

John 4:27:  Just then his disciples came back. They marveled that he was talking with a woman, but no one said, “What do you seek?” or, “Why are you talking with her?” They “marveled.” This word expresses profound amazement or … Continue reading

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Reflections, Meditations, Exposition and Application from John Chapter Four, #1

John 4:25-26:  The woman said to him, “I know that Messiah is coming (he who is called Christ). When he comes, he will tell us all things.” 26  Jesus said to her, “I who speak to you am he.” The … Continue reading

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Adoption Again Considered (meditations and expostions on adoption)

Adoption Again Considered I have written before of the adoption we, as children of God, receive; it is a wondrous thing to consider, especially in light of those qualities of the flesh which our God has deigned, along with His … Continue reading

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Is Your Vision of Christ Actual, or Supposed? (Meditations on John 6:36)

John 6:36: “But I said to you that you have seen me and yet do not believe.” This is a strong statement of negation by our Lord regarding the capability, or ability, of those who have been witnesses, throughout the … Continue reading

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Specifics of God’s Calling in Salvation: Romans 8:28-30

Romans 8:28-30 28 And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. 29 For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image … Continue reading

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Are You Not of More Value Than They?

Matthew 6:26: Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? Nowadays, among many who confess Christ as … Continue reading

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Book Review: Better Than the Beginning by Richard Barcellos

The first thing that jumped out at me from this book by our beloved brother, Richard Barcellos, was the great reverence and love he has been given for the Triune God of Scripture, as he writes with a pastor’s heart. … Continue reading

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