You Refuse to Come to Me Harry Ironside: It is a pitiful thing to pretend to honor the Bible while rejecting the Christ of the Bible.   John 5:37-47 "And the Father who sent me has himself borne witness about me. His voice you have never heard, his form you have never seen, and you … [Read More...] John 5:37-47

There is Another who Bears Witness about Me Harry Ironside: We imagine sometimes that the greatest happiness we can have is to take our own way, but that is a mistake. The happiest man or woman on earth is the one who makes the will of God supreme. John 5:30-36 “I can do nothing on … [Read More...] John 5:30-36

Because He Is the Son of Man F.F. Bruce: For those who put their faith in the word which Christ speaks, a veritable day of resurrection dawns.   John 5:25-29 "Truly, truly, I say to you, an hour is coming, and is now here, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of … [Read More...] John 5:25-29

Whatever the Father Does J.C. Ryle: And now let us think whether it is possible to make too much of Christ. If we have ever thought so, let us cast aside the thought forever.   John 5:19-24 So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of his … [Read More...] John 5:19-24

Making Himself Equal with God Alexander McClaren: They did not acknowledge that the miracle proved Christ’s Messiahship, but they were quite sure that doing it on the Sabbath proved His wickedness.  How formalism twists men’s judgments! John 5:1-18 After this there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.   Now … [Read More...] John 5:1-18

Unless You See Signs and Wonders Leon Morris: It is still the case that people who look for the spectacular and the sensational have not understood what the Christian way means.   John 4:43-54 After the two days he departed for Galilee. (For Jesus himself had testified that a prophet has no honor in his … [Read More...] John 4:43-54

Lift Up Your Eyes D.L. Moody: It is the greatest pleasure of living to win souls to Christ.     John 4:35-42 Do you not say, ‘There are yet four months, then comes the harvest’? Look, I tell you, lift up your eyes, and see that the fields are white for harvest. Already the one … [Read More...] John 4:35-42

My Food Is to Do the Will of Him Who Sent Me R.A. Torrey: To win men to acceptance of Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord is the only reason Christians are left in this world.   John 4:27-34 Just then his disciples came back. They marveled that he was talking with a woman, but … [Read More...] John 4:27-34

I Who Speak to You Am He F.F. Bruce: The prophets spoke of a coming day when not one central sanctuary alone, but the whole earth, would be the habitation of the name and glory of God.   John 4:21-26 Jesus said to her, “Woman, believe me, the hour is coming when neither on this … [Read More...] John 4:21-26

The Hour is Coming Karl Barth: Jesus does not give recipes that show the way to God as other teachers of religion do. He is himself the way.   John 4:15-20 The woman said to him, “Sir, give me this water, so that I will not be thirsty or have to come here to draw … [Read More...] John 4:15-20