1 John 4:7-21, John 15:1-17 Dan Selock brings a word about “I am the vine.”

John 11:14-27, Mark 12:18-27

Exodus 3:1-14, John 14:1-14

John 6:1-15 Feeding of the 5000 This is a story that has a central role in the teachings of Jesus and about Jesus. The feeding of the 5000 appears in all 4 Gospels. It is not the same in each, and we probably know the synoptic version better. Let’s listen to John tell it. Jesus crosses the sea of Galilee, and the…

John 11:7-16, John 13:31-14:7, John 20:19-28 We get really stuck on doubting Thomas, so let’s look at the three times he appears in the Gospel of John and try to get a fuller view. Thomas enters the Gospel with an assured statement that he is willing to die with Christ, and he tries to rally (and does) the disciples to go with…

John 3:1-9, John 7:37-52, John 19:38 -42 Nicodemus is a religious authority. He enters this story in the middle of the night. He is curious about Jesus, and recognizes something in Jesus that draws him in. And yet, Nicodemus doesn’t get it after the first encounter. Something changes, and Nicodemus becomes brave enough to go against his peers, in the light of…

John 1:35-42, John 6:1-10, John 12:16-26 We will continue looking at threes and disciples for a couple of weeks. This week is Andrew. There is a pattern of his behavior in the Gospel of John, in which Andrew consistently helps guide people to Jesus. He doesn’t get a whole lot of attention, but appears and guides people to Jesus. He takes his…

John 18:15-27 and John 21:1-19 We talk about things coming in threes. Often deaths, or bad things, and infrequently good things do we mentioning coming in threes. Then, of course, there is the Trinity. These two passages have some threes in them, and some of the same characters and setting pieces, There’s Peter, there’s Jesus, there’s a charcoal fire, and some questions…