John 2:22 (My Past)

After he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered he had said this, and they believed both the Scriptures and what Jesus had said. (John 2:22) Daily Bible Reading: Leviticus 1:1 – 3:17, Numbers 8:1 – 9:14 Relate: I love alternate history. I love reading books that will take one moment in time, change one pivotal…

John 2:20-21 (Misunderstood)

“What!” they exclaimed. “It has taken forty-six years to build this Temple, and you can rebuild it in three days?” But when Jesus said “this temple,” he meant his own body. (John 2:20-21) Daily Bible Reading: Numbers 7:1-89 Read: I had just finished preaching one of my first sermons ever. I was a young youth…

Echoing Jesus (John 1:46)

“Nazareth!” exclaimed Nathanael. “Can anything good come from Nazareth?” “Come and see for yourself,” Philip replied. Daily Bible Reading: Job 40:6 – 42:17 Relate: “What do you want?” Then “Come and see.” Later, “Your name is Simon, son of John. But you will be called Cephas.” Finally, “Come, follow me.” These four brief statements are all we…