Reading Time: 4 minutes
After Jesus’ baptism, he stayed near where John the Baptist was preaching and baptizing. At this point he gave a “preliminary” call to Andrew, Peter, Philip, and Nathanael. . . .
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Feb. 4 Application | ‘The First Thing’
Reading Time: 3 minutes
After Andrew met Jesus, the first thing he did was tell someone else about the Lord. Unfortunately, for many Christians that’s the last thing we do. How can we put disciple making at the top of our priority list?
Feb. 4 | Discovery Questions
Reading Time: 2 minutes
These Discovery Questions are for use with this week’s Lookout Bible Lesson, “The Disciples Believe” (John 1:35, 40-50; 2:1-11), by Mark Scott.
Jan. 28 Lesson | I AM the Vine
Reading Time: 4 minutes
As Jesus continued his Upper Room Discourse in John 15, he moved beyond metaphor by claiming to be the true vine of Israel. Then he connected the dots between the vine and himself, the gardener and his Father, and the branches and the disciples. . . .
Jan. 28 Application | ‘No Pruning, No Progress’
Reading Time: 3 minutes
“My wife took the pruning shears to an overgrown houseplant and chopped it down to a stub,” David Faust writes. “I was sure she had killed it, but the remarkably resilient plant now thrives in a corner of our kitchen. . . . I’m not sure why God designed things this way, but sometimes cutbacks lead to growth spurts. . . .”
Jan. 28 | Discovery Questions
Reading Time: 2 minutes
These Discovery Questions are for use with this week’s Lookout Bible Lesson, “I AM the Vine” (John 15:1-20, 26-27), by Mark Scott.
Jan. 21 Lesson | I AM the Way
Reading Time: 4 minutes
The exclusivity of Jesus is a problem in a pluralistic country like the United States. There is immediate pushback when anyone says, “This is the only way.” . . . But what else are Christians to believe and say when Jesus said that he is the gate (John 10:9)? . . .
Jan. 21 Application | ‘Untroubled Hearts’
Reading Time: 3 minutes
On the very troubling night before the crucifixion, Jesus promised to give his disciples peace. “Do not let your hearts be troubled,” he said (John 14:1). Yet, that same evening he predicted, “In this world you will have trouble” (John 16:33). . . .
Jan. 21 | Discovery Questions
Reading Time: 2 minutes
These Discovery Questions are for use with this week’s Lookout Bible Lesson, “I AM the Way” (John 14:1-21, 27), by Mark Scott.