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Send us Fan Mail The penultimate sign or miracle Jesus performs before the ultimate sign of His own resurrection is His raising of Lazarus from the dead, described in John chapter 11. This great miracle foreshadows Jesus' own resurrection which was soon to take place. It also foretells the great, miraculous future bodily resurrection that all believers look forward to in faith and in hope. Pastor Andrew Gretzinger of Good Shepard Presbyterian Church (PCA) in Valparaiso, Indiana joins us...

Send us Fan Mail "I am the good shepherd." "I am the door of the sheep." What did this mean to Jesus' listeners when he spoke these words, recorded in the tenth chapter of John's gospel? Is Jesus speaking only of Himself, or about pastors too? If Jesus is the good shepherd, what does that mean for us as His sheep? Join Pastor Andrew Gretzinger of Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church in Valparaiso, Indiana as we study and learn from this wonderful text together. Music: My Shepherd Will Su...

Send us Fan Mail The healing of the man born blind is one of the most fascinating chapters in all of Scripture. This man--whose name we are never told--receives his sight from Jesus in an unparalleled miracle. Then, after being dragged twice in front of the religious leaders -- most of whom are themselves spiritually blind-- this man quickly sees through their hardness and unbelief, forcing them to resort to personal insults. But Jesus is not content to leave the man with merely physic...

Send us Fan Mail In this chapter of John's gospel, Jesus turns the tables on the Pharisees and scribes who try to trap him by bringing him a woman caught in adultery. He makes another of His great "I AM" statements when he says, "I am the light of the world." This leads to a debate with the Pharisees, and as a result, "many came to believe in Him: (v. 30). Next, Jesus continues to challenge the Jews who had believed in him, leading to another debate that culminates in Jesus speci...

Send us Fan Mail Here in chapter seven of John's gospel, Jesus stands up on the great day of the Feast and cries out: "If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink. He who believes in Me, as the Scripture said, 'From his innermost being will flow rivers of living water.'" Later, in the book of Revelation, John echoes this Gospel invitation: "Let the one who is thirsty come; let the one who wishes take the water of life without cost." (Rev. 22:17) How thirsty are we? And where are...