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Christ’s love gives us strength against the world’s hatred
Text: John 15: 18-27 Text verse: John 15:18 In the previous passage Jesus commanded his disciples to love one another. The problem,...

Dr. PJ de Bruyn
Nov 17, 20203 min read


What love for God entails ...
Text: John 15: 9-17 Text verse: John 15:10 Here Jesus emphasises the command to love by repeating it three times (vs. 9, 12 & 17). He...

Dr. PJ de Bruyn
Nov 16, 20203 min read


Characteristics of a follower of Christ
Text: John 15: 1-8 Text verse: John 15: 1 In this passage, two types of disciples are implied. On the one hand, you can be a disciple...

Dr. PJ de Bruyn
Nov 15, 20202 min read


The Holy Spirit, our intercessor ...
Text: John 14: 15-31 Text verse: John 14:16 In the previous passage, Jesus said that He was leaving, which upset the disciples. How will...

Dr. PJ de Bruyn
Nov 12, 20203 min read


Jesus, the path to a relationship with God
Text: John 14: 1-14 Text verse: John 14: 9 This passage is about a relationship with the Father. Jesus says that He will ascend to...

Dr. PJ de Bruyn
Nov 11, 20203 min read


Follow Jesus out of deep gratitude
Text: John 13: 36-38 Text verse: John 13:38 Peter has beautiful intentions, but it is beyond God’s will and it is beyond his abilities....

Dr. PJ de Bruyn
Nov 10, 20202 min read


Love nourished by your salvation ...
Text: John 13: 31-35 Text verse: John 13:34 Jesus had just told His disciples that He would soon leave them and that they would not be...

Dr. PJ de Bruyn
Nov 9, 20203 min read


Stay true to your calling ...
Text: John 13: 18-30 Text verse: John 13:19 When we read verse 20, it’s almost as if it does not fit here. Jesus says that everyone who...

Dr. PJ de Bruyn
Nov 8, 20202 min read


A new identity
Text: John 13: 1-17 Text verse: John 13: 3 This section begins in a special way. It starts with a confession of Jesus’ love for his...

Dr. PJ de Bruyn
Nov 5, 20202 min read


Rejection that leads to eternal glory
Text: John 12: 37-50 Text verse: John 12:42 John mentions in this passage that there were some members of the Jewish council who came to...

Dr. PJ de Bruyn
Nov 3, 20202 min read


Our suffering produces a great harvest...
Text: John 12: 20-36 Text verse: John 12:24 Here we are dealing with Jesus’ thoughts shortly before his death. Jesus knows that He must...

Dr. PJ de Bruyn
Nov 2, 20203 min read


Our lives are part of God’s victory plan
Text: John 12: 12-19 Text verse: John 12:16 In verse 16 we see that the disciples only realised after the resurrection what was happening...

Dr. PJ de Bruyn
Nov 1, 20202 min read


Redeemed from the stranglehold of sin
Text: John 12: 9-11 Text verse: John 12:10 The chain reaction of sin is visible here: One sin leads to the next. From chapter 7 we see...

Dr. PJ de Bruyn
Oct 29, 20202 min read


Don’t procrastinate ...
Text: John 12: 1-8 Text verse: John 12: 3 In this passage we deal with two of Jesus’ followers. First, we look at Mary. She is dedicated...

Dr. PJ de Bruyn
Oct 28, 20202 min read


God creates good from evil
Text: John 11: 45-57 Text verse: John 11:50 Caiaphas was the leader of the Sadducees. The Sadducees were a group of learned people from...

Dr. PJ de Bruyn
Oct 27, 20202 min read


Jesus bears the sorrow of death
Text: John 11: 33-44 Text verse: John 11:33 The Greek word used in verse 33 to describe Jesus’ emotion is a different word from that used...

Dr. PJ de Bruyn
Oct 26, 20202 min read


Who or what determines your life?
Text: John 11: 17-32 Text verse: John 11: 26 In this section we get to know Martha better. We see her deep faith through this beautiful...

Dr. PJ de Bruyn
Oct 25, 20202 min read


Purpose of suffering? - To glorify the Father
Text: John 11: 1-16 Text verse: John 11: 4 In this section we are taught an important lesson about hearing prayers. The bond of love that...

Dr. PJ de Bruyn
Oct 22, 20203 min read


Enemy of the world, but a friend of God
Text: John 10: 22-42 Text verse: John 10:25 The Syrian prince Antiochus Epiphanes dedicated the temple of God to the Greek god Zeus and...

Dr. PJ de Bruyn
Oct 21, 20202 min read


The qualities of a good leader
Text: John 10: 1-21 Text verse: John. 10: In this passage Jesus compares a good leader against a leader who only has his own interests at...

Dr. PJ de Bruyn
Oct 20, 20202 min read
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