U-turns Permitted

Jesus appears to the disciples and sends them out as He has been sent out by God. A week later, Jesus reveals himself to Thomas, who would believe only if certain conditions were met. Jesus shows Thomas Himself, and that is enough.

At the end of John 17 Jesus prays for His disciples, then turns His attention to the generations that follow. It is encouraging to make Jesus' prayer as personal to us as possible.

Today we read John 17:3, in which Jesus prays that knowing Him is the way to "eternal life". God has given us the Bible, the Church and the Christian religion as means to help us know Jesus. They are not Jesus - they lead us to Him.

Today is Pentecost Sunday. Corey Brown guides us through Jesus' promise that "when the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide us into all the truth". (John 16:13)

Today we read from John 15, Jesus' famous statement about "abiding in Him". What does that mean, and especially, is He just referring to individual piety? We will look at the Old Testament roots of this image to help us find out.

Jesus gives his disciples peace, which doesn't mean they will have no problems in life. After all, the next day they would experience the worst day in the history of humankind. So how can we experience peace regardless of our circumstances?

Today we read the famous story of Jesus washing the feet of His disciples, including Judas, who was to betray him. Today we don't wash each other's feet. So how can we follow Jesus' example as He calls us to do?

Today we read from John 12:44-50, the last words he spoke to a public crowd. These words contained a challenge for those listeners, and they contain a challenge for us today.

Today we read John 11, the famous story of the raising of Lazarus. Jesus stands in solidarity with the people he loves before the closed tomb of Lazarus. But then he moves forward, opens the tomb, and, as the rest of John tells us, moves toward his own closed tomb.

Today Dr. Kyuboem Lee preaches from John 13:36-14:7 entitled "The Way Home".