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Living Water
Reading: John 4.1-42 The first several verses in our reading set the stage for the main story. Jesus was traveling from Judea to Galilee...
Barry L. Taylor
Jul 9, 20213 min read
Number Two...At Best
Reading: John 3.22-36 Today’s reading returns to the ministry of John the Baptist, examining it after Jesus appeared on the scene. ...
Barry L. Taylor
Jul 8, 20212 min read
Born From Above
Reading: John 3.1-21 Today’s reading is the preeminent Biblical text on the necessity of a personal relationship with God through Jesus...
Barry L. Taylor
Jul 7, 20212 min read
Overturning Tables
Reading: John 2.13-25 Jesus? Turning over tables in the temple? In “The Gospel of John: When Love Comes to Town,” Dr. Paul Louis...
Barry L. Taylor
Jul 6, 20213 min read
Saving the Best for Last
Read John 2.1-12 Today’s reading finds Jesus and His disciples at a wedding. The story begins with Jesus’ mother Mary informing Him that...
Barry L. Taylor
Jul 5, 20212 min read
Preparing the Way
Read John 1.19-51 In “The Gospel of John: When Love Comes to Town,” Dr. Paul Louis Metzger describes the difference between a “Christian...
Barry L. Taylor
Jul 5, 20212 min read
Grace and Truth
Read John 1.6-18 Each of the four New Testament Gospel accounts of Jesus’ life include an introduction to John the Baptist, not to be...
Barry L. Taylor
Jul 3, 20212 min read
The Word
Devotion for July 2, 2021 Read John 1.3-5 In these verses, John explains the implication of Jesus as God’s “Word:” 1) All things were...
Barry L. Taylor
Jul 2, 20211 min read
In the Beginning...
Devotion for July 1, 2021 Read John 1.1-2 In the New Testament, each of the four Gospel accounts of Jesus’ life begins in a different way....
Barry L. Taylor
Jul 1, 20211 min read
A MESSAGE FOR EASTER SUNDAY 2021: “Unshakeable”
Grace and peace to you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Hear the Word of God, from John 11.25-26 (NIV): 25 Jesus said to her, “I am...
Barry L. Taylor
Apr 4, 20214 min read
A MESSAGE FOR PALM SUNDAY 2021: “GROW: In Obedience"
Grace and peace to you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Hear the Word of God, from 2 Peter 1.8-9: 8 The more you grow like this, the...
Barry L. Taylor
Mar 28, 20215 min read
A MESSAGE FOR THE FIFTH SUNDAY IN LENT 2021: “GROW: Love For Everyone? Seriously?"
Grace and peace to you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Hear the Word of God, from 2 Peter 1.5-9: 5 In view of all this, make every...
Barry L. Taylor
Mar 28, 20214 min read
A MESSAGE FOR THE FOURTH SUNDAY IN LENT 2021: “GROW: Concrete Godliness"
Grace and peace to you in the name of Lord Jesus Christ. Hear the Word of God, from 2 Peter 1.5-8: 5 In view of all this, make every...
Barry L. Taylor
Mar 14, 20214 min read
A MESSAGE FOR THE THIRD SUNDAY IN LENT 2021: “GROW: Patiently Endure"
Grace and peace to you in the name of Lord Jesus Christ. Hear the Word of God, from 2 Peter 1.5-8: 5 In view of all this, make every...
Barry L. Taylor
Mar 13, 20214 min read
A MESSAGE FOR THE SECOND SUNDAY IN LENT 2021: “GROW: Growing in Moral Excellence"
Grace and peace to you in the name of Lord Jesus Christ. Hear the Word of God, from 2 Peter 1.3-8: 3 By his divine power, God has given...
Barry L. Taylor
Mar 13, 20216 min read
A MESSAGE FOR THE FIRST SUNDAY IN LENT 2021: “GROW: How Life is Supposed to Add Up"
Grace and peace to you in the name of Lord Jesus Christ. Hear the Word of God, from 2 Peter 1.1-11: 1 This letter is from Simon Peter, a...
Barry L. Taylor
Mar 13, 20215 min read
A MESSAGE FOR TRANSFIGURATION SUNDAY 2021: “Doxology"
Grace and peace to you in the name of Lord Jesus Christ. Hear the Word of God, from Jude 24-25: 24 Now to him who is able to keep you...
Barry L. Taylor
Mar 13, 20214 min read
A MESSAGE FOR THE FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY 2021: “The Things That Are God’s"
Grace and peace to you in the name of Lord Jesus Christ. Hear the Word of God, from Mark 12.13-17: 13 And they sent to him some of the...
Barry L. Taylor
Mar 13, 20217 min read
A MESSAGE FOR THE FOUTH SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY 2021:“Exclaiming the Word"
Grace and peace to you in the name of Lord Jesus Christ. Hear the Word of God, from Nehemiah 8.1-8: 8 And all the people gathered as one...
Barry L. Taylor
Mar 13, 20217 min read
A MESSAGE FOR THE THIRD SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY 2021: “Unexpected Appearances"
Grace and peace to you in the name of Lord Jesus Christ. Hear the Word of God, from Acts 9.1-19: 9 Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing...
Barry L. Taylor
Mar 13, 20216 min read
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