The Spread and Effects of the Gospel
After Jesus’ interaction with the Samaritan woman at the well, the following verses unfold in an amazing display of the spread among and...
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Christopher Diebold
Feb 14, 20233 min
The Humanity and Divinity of the Christ
One of the more interesting aspects of Jesus’ interaction with the Samaritan woman at the well in John 4 is how the gospel writer weaves...
Christopher Diebold
Feb 9, 20233 min
The Sufficiency of the Christ
The second half of John 3 presents an interesting “competition” between John the Baptist and Jesus. At least from the perspective of the...
Christopher Diebold
Jan 31, 20233 min
Sharing the Solemn Joy of Salvation
The words that flank arguably the most famous verse of John’s gospel—John 3:16—are replete with the effects of the fall of our first...
Christopher Diebold
Jan 24, 20233 min
The New Birth
As Jesus engages with Nicodemus, he challenges this teacher’s grasp of God’s program of redemption. He points him from the earthly to...
Christopher Diebold
Jan 19, 20233 min
Zeal in the Christian Life
In the advent season, as we review the great promises of the coming Messiah, we confess God’s jealousy. In Isaiah 9, after Isaiah...
Christopher Diebold
Jan 10, 20233 min
Common Present, Wise Partaking
In John 2, John moves on from the call of the first disciples to Jesus’ first sign, or miracle, at the wedding feast at Cana. In v11,...
Christopher Diebold
Jan 5, 20233 min
The Call of the Disciples
Our text this week moves on from the testimony of John the Baptist to the recruitment of some of the first followers of our Lord. For the...
Jared Smith
Dec 27, 20223 min
Every Jot
In Matthew 5:18, Jesus states that not one “jot or tittle” (KJV) should pass away before all is fulfilled. It is clear from the context...
Christopher Diebold
Dec 20, 20223 min
God Dwells with Us
In John’s prologue, especially the end of it, we learn that in Christ there is an advancement in God’s relationship with his people. In...
Christopher Diebold
Dec 13, 20223 min
The Fourth Week of Advent (2022): Dec 18-24
This series of Advent readings was prepared by Rev. Donny Friederichsen and originally appeared as reflections in 2018. They are being...
Christopher Diebold
Dec 6, 20223 min
The Third Week of Advent (2022): Dec 11-Dec 17
This series of Advent readings was prepared by Rev. Donny Friederichsen and originally appeared as reflections in 2018. They are being...
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