Read the Bible: The New Testament in a Year

John 14. Day 219 - Read the Bible: The New Testament in a Year

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Today's Scripture: John 14 (CSB)
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Do Not Let Your Heart Be Troubled. Jesus Is the Way. The Promise of the Holy Spirit.

"I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." — John 14:6

John 14 begins with Jesus speaking comfort to His disciples on the night before the cross. They are confused, afraid, and beginning to realize that Jesus is going away. His response is simple: "Don't let your heart be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me." Jesus promises that He is preparing a place for them and then makes one of the clearest claims in all of Scripture: "I am the way, the truth, and the life." Jesus is not merely showing us a path to God. He is the path. To know Jesus is to know the Father.

Jesus also promises that His disciples will not be left alone. The Father will send the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, who will remain with them, teach them, and remind them of everything Jesus has said. Then Jesus gives them something the world cannot give: His peace. The peace of Christ does not depend on easy circumstances. It comes from knowing that we belong to Him, that His Spirit is with us, and that He has already secured our future. John 14 reminds us that when life feels uncertain, we do not have to understand everything in order to trust the One who is the Way, the Truth, and the Life.

John 13. Day 218 - Read the Bible: The New Testament in a Year

Episode Notes:

Today's Scripture: John 13 (CSB)
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Bible Reading Plan: Navigators Bible Reading Plan
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Jesus Washes His Disciples' Feet. Love That Serves. A New Commandment.

"By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another." — John 13:35

John 13 takes us into the upper room on the night before the cross. Jesus knows exactly what is coming, yet instead of demanding honor, He takes the place of a servant and washes His disciples' feet. The One who came from the Father kneels before men who still do not fully understand Him, including the one who will betray Him. Jesus then tells them, "I have given you an example, that you also should do just as I have done for you." Greatness in the kingdom of God is not measured by how many people serve us, but by how willing we are to humble ourselves and serve others.

Jesus then gives His disciples a new commandment: love one another as He has loved them. The standard is no longer simply loving others as ourselves. Jesus points to His own sacrificial love as the model. This kind of love will become one of the clearest marks of His followers. John 13 challenges us to ask whether people can see Jesus in the way we treat one another. The world may hear what we believe, but it often notices first how we love. Follow the example of Christ, take the lower place, serve people who cannot repay you, and let your love make it unmistakable that you belong to Jesus.

John 12. Day 217 - Read the Bible: The New Testament in a Year

Episode Notes:

Today's Scripture: John 12 (CSB)
Podcast Homepage: The New Testament in a Year
Bible Reading Plan: Navigators Bible Reading Plan
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In Today's Episode
Extravagant Worship. The King Comes to Jerusalem. A Grain of Wheat Must Die.

"If anyone serves me, he must follow me. Where I am, there my servant also will be." — John 12:26

John 12 brings us to the final days before the cross. Mary pours expensive perfume on Jesus' feet in an act of extravagant worship, while Judas complains about the cost. Then Jesus enters Jerusalem as crowds wave palm branches and shout, "Hosanna!" Yet Jesus knows the road ahead will not lead first to a throne, but to a cross. When some Greeks ask to see Him, Jesus responds by saying His hour has come and compares His death to a grain of wheat that must fall into the ground and die before it can produce much fruit. The path to glory will run through sacrifice.

Jesus then turns that truth toward His followers. Those who serve Him must follow Him, even when following costs something. He also warns that many had seen His signs and still refused to believe, showing that proximity to Jesus is not the same as surrender to Him. John 12 challenges us to ask what kind of Jesus we are willing to follow. Are we only interested when He fits our expectations, or will we follow Him through surrender, sacrifice, and obedience? True discipleship is not simply admiring Jesus from the crowd. It is laying down our lives and following the King wherever He leads.

John 11. Day 216 - Read the Bible: The New Testament in a Year

Episode Notes:

Today's Scripture: John 11 (CSB)
Podcast Homepage: The New Testament in a Year
Bible Reading Plan: Navigators Bible Reading Plan
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Jesus Weeps. The Resurrection and the Life. Lazarus Comes Out.

"I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me, even if he dies, will live." — John 11:25

John 11 brings us into one of the most emotional moments in the Gospel. Lazarus is sick, and Jesus deliberately waits before going to Bethany. By the time He arrives, Lazarus has been dead four days. Martha tells Jesus, "Lord, if you had been here, my brother wouldn't have died." Her words carry both faith and grief. Jesus does not dismiss her pain. He meets her in it and declares, "I am the resurrection and the life." Then, when He sees Mary and the others weeping, Jesus weeps too. The One who knows resurrection is coming still enters fully into human sorrow.

Then Jesus stands before the tomb and calls, "Lazarus, come out!" Death has no authority when the Author of life speaks. The miracle points beyond Lazarus to the greater victory Jesus Himself will soon accomplish through His own death and resurrection. Yet the chapter also shows how differently people respond to undeniable evidence. Some believe, while others begin plotting Jesus' death. John 11 reminds us that Jesus is not distant from our grief, and He is not powerless before death. He weeps with us, speaks life into what seems hopeless, and calls us to trust Him even when we cannot understand His timing.

John 10. Day 215 - Read the Bible: The New Testament in a Year

Episode Notes:

Today's Scripture: John 10 (CSB)
Podcast Homepage: The New Testament in a Year
Bible Reading Plan: Navigators Bible Reading Plan
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In Today's Episode
Jesus the Good Shepherd. Abundant Life. Secure in His Hands.

"I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep." — John 10:11

John 10 gives us one of the most comforting pictures of Jesus in the entire Gospel. He is the Good Shepherd who knows His sheep, calls them by name, leads them, and lays down His life for them. Jesus contrasts Himself with thieves, hired hands, and false shepherds who use or abandon the sheep when danger comes. He came so that His people might have life, and have it abundantly. That abundant life is not a promise of ease or material success. It is the life that comes from knowing, following, and being cared for by Christ.

Jesus also gives His followers remarkable assurance: "No one will snatch them out of my hand." Our security rests in the strength of the Shepherd, not in our ability to hold everything together. The chapter also makes another unmistakable claim about Jesus' identity when He says, "I and the Father are one." John 10 reminds us that Jesus is more than a teacher showing us the way. He is the Shepherd who gives His life for us, knows us personally, and holds His people securely. Listen for His voice, follow where He leads, and rest in the hands of the Shepherd who will not let you go.