Gospel of John: Part 17 - Jesus is Messiah

Gospel of John: Part 18 - Savior of the World

In this episode Devin and I cover John 4:27-42. In this section of scripture Jesus' disciples arrive on the scene at the end of his discourse with the woman at the well and we see many people from this town come to believe in Jesus as Messiah and savior of the world. We explore: * the power of personal testimony * faith * and the importance of spiritual growth Please come and join us as we dive deeper into God's word!

Gospel of John: Part 17 - Jesus is Messiah

In this episode Devin and I cover John 4: 16-26. Jesus continues his dialog with the woman at the well and shifts her focus from the earthly to the spiritual by confronting her sin and teaching her about the nature of true worship of God. The hour is now here for true believers to worship the Lord in spirit and in truth. Their dialog ends when Jesus plainly revels himself as the Messiah. Please join Devin and I as we explore this section of scripture, discussing: * the continued theme of moving from earthly thinking to spiritual * the nature of worship and fake worship * why Jesus plainly reveals himself to the Samaritans

Gospel of John: Part 16 - Living Water

In this episode we begin our verse by verse. breakdown of the chapter 4 of the Gospel of John. Covering verses 1-15, we learn about Jesus visiting Samaria, encountering a woman at a well, and hear what Jesus has to say about the living water that is only offered by Him. Themes we explore in this episode are: * being spiritually minded instead of earthly minded * concepts of regeneration and being cleansed by Jesus

Gospel of John: Part 15 - Who Are the Samaritans?

In this episode I dive into some of the history of the bad relationship between the Jews of Jesus' time and the people of Samaria. This is more of an introduction to John chapter 4 as a large portion of the chapter focuses on Jesus' travel through Samaria, an encounter with a woman at a well, and many Samaritans coming to salvation in Jesus. Understanding who the Samaritans are and why they and the Jews disliked each other is important background information for John 4. However, if diving deeper into this history isn't interesting for you, feel free to skip this episode. Verse by verse study of John 4 will begin next episode.

Gospel of John: Part 14 - The One From Heaven

This episode concludes chapter 3 of the Gospel of John. It covers John 3: 31 - 36 where we explore the following topics: * Who actually said these verses and disagreements between bible commentaries * Recurring themes brought up by this section of scripture * Relationship between belief and obedience Please join us as we dig deeper into God's word!