It Is for the Glory of God Harry Ironside: Often He seems to wait so long and appears to be so indifferent. He is never indifferent. He is always interested.   John 11:1-16 Now a certain man was ill, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. It was Mary who anointed … [Read More...] John 11:1-16

My Sheep Hear My Voice John Calvin: It is He who will be the faithful guardian of our salvation, for He says that it is in His hand. And if that were not enough, He says that they will be safely protected by the Father’s power. John 10:22-42 At that time the Feast of Dedication … [Read More...] John 10:22-42

I Am the Door Charles Haddon Spurgeon: O blessed Jesus, it is the same still, thou wilt not dazzle or amuse, and therefore men prefer any charlatan to thee.   John 10:1-6 “Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way, that man … [Read More...] John 10:1-6

Do You Believe in the Son of Man? A.W. Pink: Ah! Christian reader, if you did as this man you would know something of his experience. If you refused to walk arm-in-arm with the world, and lived here as a stranger and pilgrim; you would be very unpopular – perhaps the very thing that you most … [Read More...] John 9:24-41

How then Does He Now See? John Calvin: The more diligently they inquire, the more impressively does the truth of God appear; for they act as if one were endeavoring to extinguish a strong flame by his breath.   John 9:13-23 They brought to the Pharisees the man who had formerly been blind. Now it was … [Read More...] John 9:13-23

Rabbi, Who Sinned? John Calvin: God has sometimes another object in view than to punish the sins of men, when he sends afflictions to them.   John 9:1-12 As he passed by, he saw a man blind from birth. And his disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born … [Read More...] John 9:1-12

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

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

If You Knew J.C. Ryle: There is no heart satisfaction in this world, until we believe on Christ. Jesus alone can fill up the empty places of our inward man. Jesus alone can give solid, lasting, enduring happiness. John 4:1-14 Now when Jesus learned that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus was making and baptizing … [Read More...] John 4:1-14