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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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