The (members of the religious establishment determined there were) thirty-nine categories of work that might not be undertaken on the Sabbath; the thirty-ninth of these

The Pharisees were strict interpreters of the law, but what they said was forbidden on the Sabbath Jesus disregarded. When Jesus was challenged about healing on

5:24 – …  he who hears my word and believes him who sent me, has eternal life, and doesn’t come into judgment, but has passed

5:30 – Jesus says, I can of myself do nothing. That statement indicates Jesus had an intimate relationship with His Father. He was perfectly submissive to

In the 1980s, a hit song by Johnny Lee was “Looking For Love In All The Wrong Places.” Well, the Pharisees were guilty of “looking

n the Gospel of John, the feeding of the five thousand more clearly stresses the creative power and deity of Christ. This miracle was the

In the story of Jesus walking on the water, John’s purpose was to show that Jesus is the Messiah and the Son of God. This miracle

6:25-26 – “Rabbi, when did you come here?” Jesus answered them, “Most certainly I tell you, you seek me, not because you saw signs, but

Can we know for sure that we have eternal life and a home in heaven someday? 6:35 – I am the bread of life. He

The Jewish people were bewildered when Jesus claimed He was the bread that came down out of heaven. They objected because they knew His parents,