Except for John the Baptist, everyone in John 1:35-51 began the day not believing in Jesus. By the end of two days, all were believing in Jesus, following him, and telling others about him. What had happened? They had all met Jesus, and most of them met him through a relative or friend. Although they didn’t know much about Jesus, they knew enough to tell others, “Come and see!” (Here are Larry’s complete sermon notes.)
Although many Jews did not believe the gospel and many non-Jews did, everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.
The conclusion to the first half of Ephesians is a prayer for believers to have strength to know Christ’s love.
As we approach the end of 2019 and the beginning of 2020, we learn from John 7:1-31 how Jesus approached time and timing. He...