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When the light of the gospel lights up our hearts ...
Text: John 9: 35-41 Text verse: John 9:36 To understand this conversation, it is important to see that Jesus is dealing with two groups...

Dr. PJ de Bruyn
Oct 19, 20202 min read


Faith in Jesus our Christ
Text: John 9: 13-34 Text verse: John 9: 31 & 32 This is the first account recorded by a disciple who was excluded because he decided to...

Dr. PJ de Bruyn
Oct 18, 20203 min read


Suffering? So that God may be glorified
Text: John 9: 1-12 Text verse: John 9:3 The question the disciples ask is important because it is an incorrect implication that believers...

Dr. PJ de Bruyn
Oct 15, 20203 min read


The power to deal with humiliation and insults
Text: John 8: 48-59 Text verse: Joh. 8:48 In the previous chapter Jesus points out to us that the Jews think they are children of God,...

Dr. PJ de Bruyn
Oct 14, 20203 min read


Redeemed with His precious blood
Text: John 8: 31-47 Text verse: John 8:32 The truth referred to here is Jesus as a person. The more you know Jesus’ words and redemptive...

Dr. PJ de Bruyn
Oct 13, 20203 min read


Break with sin and look to the future
Text: John 8: 21-30 Text verse: John 8:21 In this passage, four characteristics of someone who dies in sin are presented. The result is...

Dr. PJ de Bruyn
Oct 12, 20202 min read


Jesus, the light that gives us life
Text: John 8: 12-20 Text verse: John 8:12 This passage mentions that Jesus was in the courtyard of the temple where the sacrificial...

Dr. PJ de Bruyn
Oct 11, 20202 min read


Jesus loves the sinner, not the sin
Text: John 8: 1-11 Focus: John 8: 7 The purpose of these events was to cast doubt on Jesus’ credibility. If He, against the law of Moses,...

Dr. PJ de Bruyn
Oct 8, 20203 min read


Seek the truth with sincerity
Text: John 7: 40-52 Focus: John 7:42 This passage shows how blind man can be to spiritual truth. Jesus is from the descendants of David...

Dr. PJ de Bruyn
Oct 7, 20202 min read


When the Spirit bubbles from you like streams of living water ...
Text: John 7: 37-39 Focus: John 7:38 What is interesting in this passage, is the deep symbolism that emerges. The Jews had a tradition...

Dr. PJ de Bruyn
Oct 6, 20203 min read


Hold fast to what you have received in Christ
Text: John 7: 32-36 Focus: John 7:34 Here we are dealing with Jesus’ resolve. He looks beyond the persecution (plans made to kill Him),...

Dr. PJ de Bruyn
Oct 5, 20202 min read


Jesus is the Messiah
Text: John 7: 25-31 Focus: John 7:29 Although the Jewish Council was convinced that Jesus was a false prophet, they could not give any...

Dr. PJ de Bruyn
Oct 4, 20202 min read


Prayerfully seek the will and glory of God
Text: John 7: 10-24 Focus: John 7:17 Sometimes we are faced with choices we simply don’t know the answer to. Should I continue with a...

Dr. PJ de Bruyn
Oct 1, 20202 min read


Use your time in the service of God
Text: John 7: 1-9 Focus: John 7: 7 & 8 This conversation follows between Jesus and his brothers. In verse 6 Jesus tells them that the...

Dr. PJ de Bruyn
Sep 30, 20202 min read


There is no alternative ...
Text: John 6: 60-71 Focus: John 6: 68 The crowd that followed Jesus to see Him perform miracles, have come to a crossroad. They found...

Dr. PJ de Bruyn
Sep 29, 20202 min read


Jesus, the bread that gives life
Text: John 6:41-59 What is interesting about this passage is the strong resemblance between the Jews in these verses and the Israelites...

Dr. PJ de Bruyn
Sep 28, 20202 min read


Jesus is all we need!
Text: John 6: 22-40 Text verse: John 6:30 In verse 30 the crowd asks Jesus to perform a miracle so that they can believe in Him. This is...

Dr. PJ de Bruyn
Sep 27, 20202 min read


Jesus gives us peace
Text: John 6: 16-21 Text verse John 6:20 This passage tells us of an occasion when the disciples’ hearts are filled with fear. Fear...

Dr. PJ de Bruyn
Sep 23, 20202 min read


Give us our daily bread
Text: John 6: 1-15 Text verse: John 6: 6 Verse 1 emphasises once again that multitudes followed Jesus due to the miracles He performed....

Dr. PJ de Bruyn
Sep 22, 20202 min read


The search for honour! An obstacle to faith…
Text: John 5: 30-47 Focus: John 5: 44 Jesus reveals a remarkable obstacle to faith here. He says that the Pharisees will not be able to...

Dr. PJ de Bruyn
Sep 21, 20202 min read
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