What a great privilege we have to trust in Jesus who has brought “once for all” permanent forgiveness and cleansing from our uncleanness. Hebrews 10:1-10 The law is only a shadow of the good things that are coming—not the realities themselves. For this reason it can never, by the same sacrifices repeated endlessly year after[…]

We can now have access to the Holy of Holies through Jesus death and resurrection instead of a curtain stopping us from accessing God due to our uncleanness. Revelation 21:15-27 The angel who talked with me had a measuring rod of gold to measure the city, its gates and its walls. The city was laid[…]

Rebellion against God makes us all filthy and in need of the ultimate cleansing that comes from God. Psalm 51 (For the director of music. A psalm of David. When the prophet Nathan came to him after David had committed adultery with Bathsheba.)   1 Have mercy on me, O God,     according to your[…]

How do I read the words Moses wrote in the Bible to know Jesus better? John 5:36-47 Jesus said, “I have testimony weightier than that of John. For the works that the Father has given me to finish—the very works that I am doing—testify that the Father has sent me. And the Father who sent[…]

What is the nature of Jesus’ kingship and kingdom and what are the implications for us? What does the death of Jesus tells us about John’s understanding of what is going on? John 18:28-40 28 Then the Jewish leaders took Jesus from Caiaphas to the palace of the Roman governor. By now it was early morning, and[…]

Have you ever wondered how it’s possible that we can call God “Father?” The passage below provides us with the answer. John 20:11-18 11 Now Mary stood outside the tomb crying. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb 12 and saw two angels in white, seated where Jesus’ body had been,[…]

All through Jesus’ ministry he bought abundance, goodness and life overflowing. There is abundant grace and life for all of us through his death and resurrection. John 21:1-14 Afterward Jesus appeared again to his disciples, by the Sea of Galilee. It happened this way: 2 Simon Peter, Thomas (also known as Didymus), Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two[…]

Jesus’ resurrection indicates that everything is beginning again – it is a new creation with recreated hearts. John 20:19-31 19 On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jewish leaders, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!” 20 After he said[…]

It is finished. The plan to save his people that God had set in motion from the moment of the Fall has reached its climax as Jesus breathes his last on the cross. John 19:13-30 13 When Pilate heard this, he brought Jesus out and sat down on the judge’s seat at a place known as the[…]

‘I am,’ was a name with a significant meaning for the Jews, do you see the significance of the name? John 18:1-14 When he had finished praying, Jesus left with his disciples and crossed the Kidron Valley. On the other side there was a garden, and he and his disciples went into it. 2 Now Judas, who betrayed[…]