The feast was over. The water and light show has dazzled the crowds. Jesus had offered living water to quench our thirst and added in John 8:12-30 that he is the light of the world. However, his hearers missed the message by challenging his procedure. In response, Jesus directed them back to himself as the "I am" and the one lifted up on the cross to die for the sins of all who believe in him. (full sermon notes)
While forgiving is always costly, those who have been forgiven can and must forgive others in turn.
In Ruth 1, we meet three men and three women, who suddenly separate, leaving all in apparently impossible situations. By the end of the...
Jesus combined a warning of judgment with a demonstration of the liberating power of the kingdom of God.