John 4:43-54

In part 19 we close out chapter four of John's gospel. We explore the second sign, as described by John the Apostle, where Jesus heals an official's son. We also explore the topic of faith as we compare Jesus' first sign (turning water into wine at the wedding in Cana) with this sign so that we can learn more about the progression of faith.

Please join us as we dive deeper into God's word!

In this episode Devin and I cover John 4:27-42. In this section of scripture Jesus' disciples arrive on the scene at the end of his discourse with the woman at the well and we see many people from this town come to believe in Jesus as Messiah and savior of the world.

We explore:

• the power of personal testimony
• faith
• and the importance of spiritual growth

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In this episode Devin and I cover John 4: 16-26.

Jesus continues his dialog with the woman at the well and shifts her focus from the earthly to the spiritual by confronting her sin and teaching her about the nature of true worship of God. The hour is now here for true believers to worship the Lord in spirit and in truth.

Their dialog ends when Jesus plainly revels himself as the Messiah. Please join Devin and I as we explore this section of scripture, discussing:

• the continued theme of moving from earthly thinking to spiritual
• the nature of worship and fake worship
• why Jesus plainly reveals himself to the Samaritans

In this episode we begin our verse by verse. breakdown of the chapter 4 of the Gospel of John. Covering verses 1-15, we learn about Jesus visiting Samaria, encountering a woman at a well, and hear what Jesus has to say about the living water that is only offered by Him.

Themes we explore in this episode are:

• being spiritually minded instead of earthly minded
• concepts of regeneration and being cleansed by Jesus

In this episode I dive into some of the history of the bad relationship between the Jews of Jesus' time and the people of Samaria. This is more of an introduction to John chapter 4 as a large portion of the chapter focuses on Jesus' travel through Samaria, an encounter with a woman at a well, and many Samaritans coming to salvation in Jesus.

Understanding who the Samaritans are and why they and the Jews disliked each other is important background information for John 4. However, if diving deeper into this history isn't interesting for you, feel free to skip this episode. Verse by verse study of John 4 will begin next episode.

This episode concludes chapter 3 of the Gospel of John. It covers John 3: 31 - 36 where we explore the following topics:

• Who actually said these verses and disagreements between bible commentaries
• Recurring themes brought up by this section of scripture
• Relationship between belief and obedience

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In this episode Devin and I cover John 3: 22-30. This section of scripture circles back to John the Baptist as we learn about a dispute between followers of John the Baptist and an unnamed Jew and subsequent testimony from John the Baptist about Jesus and his own role in God's perfect plan.

John the Baptist displays extraordinary humility as his ministry begins to dwindle. Please join us as we discuss:

• John the Baptist parallels with OT Law
• Humility in serving God on His terms
• How we must decrease and Jesus must increase

In this episode Devin and I cover John 3:16 -21. God gives us an indescribable gift of salvation through his one and only son, Jesus! While this is an amazing free gift, it should make us ask the question - what are we saved from?

The need for a savior means that we need saving from something. Devin and I discuss this topic and more as we explore God's word together. Please join us and allow God's word to penetrate your heart!