Podcasts about John 7

TODAY'S SCRIPTURE:  JOHN 7:53-8:11 -They went each to his own house, 8 but Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. 2 Early in the morning he came again to the temple. All the people came to him, and he sat down and taught them. 3 The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in adultery, and placing her in the midst 4 they said to him, “Teacher, this woman has been caught in the act of adultery. 5 Now in the Law, Moses commanded us to stone such women. So what do you say?” 6 This they said to test him, that they might have some charge to bring against him. Jesus bent down and wrote with his finger on the ground. 7 And as they continued to ask him, he stood up and said to them, “Let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her.” 8 And once more he bent down and wrote on the ground. 9 But when they heard it, they went away one by one, beginning with the older ones, and Jesus was left alone with the woman standing before him. 10 Jesus stood up and said to her, “Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?” 11 She said, “No one, Lord.” And Jesus said, “Neither do I condemn you; go, and from now on sin no more.” TODAY'S EPISODE SPONSOR: Discover lots of laughs, biblical truth, and fun loving skits at https://MorningMindsetMedia.com/JordanMichael  *************** Support the work of Morning Mindset Media: https://MorningMindsetMedia.com/support   

TODAY'S SCRIPTURE:  JOHN 7:53-8:11 -They went each to his own house, 8 but Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. 2 Early in the morning he came again to the temple. All the people came to him, and he sat down and taught them. 3 The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in adultery, and placing her in the midst 4 they said to him, “Teacher, this woman has been caught in the act of adultery. 5 Now in the Law, Moses commanded us to stone such women. So what do you say?” 6 This they said to test him, that they might have some charge to bring against him. Jesus bent down and wrote with his finger on the ground. 7 And as they continued to ask him, he stood up and said to them, “Let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her.” 8 And once more he bent down and wrote on the ground. 9 But when they heard it, they went away one by one, beginning with the older ones, and Jesus was left alone with the woman standing before him. 10 Jesus stood up and said to her, “Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?” 11 She said, “No one, Lord.” And Jesus said, “Neither do I condemn you; go, and from now on sin no more.” TODAY'S EPISODE SPONSOR: *************** Support the work of Morning Mindset Media: https://MorningMindsetMedia.com/support   

TODAY'S SCRIPTURE:  JOHN 7:53-8:11 -They went each to his own house, 8 but Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. 2 Early in the morning he came again to the temple. All the people came to him, and he sat down and taught them. 3 The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in adultery, and placing her in the midst 4 they said to him, “Teacher, this woman has been caught in the act of adultery. 5 Now in the Law, Moses commanded us to stone such women. So what do you say?” 6 This they said to test him, that they might have some charge to bring against him. Jesus bent down and wrote with his finger on the ground. 7 And as they continued to ask him, he stood up and said to them, “Let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her.” 8 And once more he bent down and wrote on the ground. 9 But when they heard it, they went away one by one, beginning with the older ones, and Jesus was left alone with the woman standing before him. 10 Jesus stood up and said to her, “Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?” 11 She said, “No one, Lord.” And Jesus said, “Neither do I condemn you; go, and from now on sin no more.” MENTIONED ON TODAY'S EPISODE Check out all the Morning Mindset Media podcasts - Christian Marriage, Christian Parenting, and a soon-to-be released Christian History podcast: https://MorningMindsetMedia.com  ***************************************** Support Morning Mindset Media: https://MorningMindsetMedia.com/support  

Message from Jake Tyler on July 23, 2023

TODAY'S SCRIPTURE:  JOHN 7:45-52 - The officers then came to the chief priests and Pharisees, who said to them, “Why did you not bring him?” 46 The officers answered, “No one ever spoke like this man!” 47 The Pharisees answered them, “Have you also been deceived? 48 Have any of the authorities or the Pharisees believed in him? 49 But this crowd that does not know the law is accursed.” 50 Nicodemus, who had gone to him before, and who was one of them, said to them, 51 “Does our law judge a man without first giving him a hearing and learning what he does?” 52 They replied, “Are you from Galilee too? Search and see that no prophet arises from Galilee.” TODAY'S EPISODE SPONSOR: A resource and spiritual asset for those who serve in the armed forces:  https://MorningMindsetMedia.com/ThunderingLegion  *************** Support the work of Morning Mindset Media: https://MorningMindsetMedia.com/support   

TODAY'S SCRIPTURE:  JOHN 7:40-44 - When they heard these words, some of the people said, “This really is the Prophet.” 41 Others said, “This is the Christ.” But some said, “Is the Christ to come from Galilee? 42 Has not the Scripture said that the Christ comes from the offspring of David, and comes from Bethlehem, the village where David was?” 43 So there was a division among the people over him. 44 Some of them wanted to arrest him, but no one laid hands on him. ************ JOIN THE MORNING MINDSET PRAYER TEAM: Get PRAYER UPDATES from Morning Mindset Media! ************* Support the Morning Mindset Media movement: https://MorningMindsetMedia.com/Support   

TODAY'S SCRIPTURE:  JOHN 7:36-39 - On the last day of the feast, the great day, Jesus stood up and cried out, “If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink. 38 Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, ‘Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.'” 39 Now this he said about the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were to receive, for as yet the Spirit had not been given, because Jesus was not yet glorified. MENTIONED ON TODAY'S EPISODE: Support Morning Mindset Media: https://morningmindsetmedia.com/support/    Help Christians in need, or submit your need: http://NotANeedyPerson.org  ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

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TODAY'S SCRIPTURE:  JOHN 7:32-35 - The Pharisees heard the crowd muttering these things about him, and the chief priests and Pharisees sent officers to arrest him. 33 Jesus then said, “I will be with you a little longer, and then I am going to him who sent me. 34 You will seek me and you will not find me. Where I am you cannot come.” 35 The Jews said to one another, “Where does this man intend to go that we will not find him? Does he intend to go to the Dispersion among the Greeks and teach the Greeks? 36 What does he mean by saying, ‘You will seek me and you will not find me,' and, ‘Where I am you cannot come'?” MENTIONED ON TODAY'S EPISODE: Find all of Carey's books at https://CareyGreen.com/books 

TODAY'S SCRIPTURE: JOHN 7:25-31 - Some of the people of Jerusalem therefore said, “Is not this the man whom they seek to kill? 26 And here he is, speaking openly, and they say nothing to him! Can it be that the authorities really know that this is the Christ? 27 But we know where this man comes from, and when the Christ appears, no one will know where he comes from.” 28 So Jesus proclaimed, as he taught in the temple, “You know me, and you know where I come from. But I have not come of my own accord. He who sent me is true, and him you do not know. 29 I know him, for I come from him, and he sent me.” 30 So they were seeking to arrest him, but no one laid a hand on him, because his hour had not yet come. 31 Yet many of the people believed in him. They said, “When the Christ appears, will he do more signs than this man has done?” MENTIONED ON TODAY'S EPISODE: Support Morning Mindset Media: https://morningmindsetmedia.com/support/     

TODAY'S SCRIPTURE:  JOHN 7:14-24 - About the middle of the feast Jesus went up into the temple and began teaching. 15 The Jews therefore marveled, saying, “How is it that this man has learning, when he has never studied?” 16 So Jesus answered them, “My teaching is not mine, but his who sent me. 17 If anyone's will is to do God's will, he will know whether the teaching is from God or whether I am speaking on my own authority. 18 The one who speaks on his own authority seeks his own glory; but the one who seeks the glory of him who sent him is true, and in him there is no falsehood. 19 Has not Moses given you the law? Yet none of you keeps the law. Why do you seek to kill me?” 20 The crowd answered, “You have a demon! Who is seeking to kill you?” 21 Jesus answered them, “I did one work, and you all marvel at it. 22 Moses gave you circumcision (not that it is from Moses, but from the fathers), and you circumcise a man on the Sabbath. 23 If on the Sabbath a man receives circumcision, so that the law of Moses may not be broken, are you angry with me because on the Sabbath I made a man's whole body well? 24 Do not judge by appearances, but judge with right judgment.” Submit a prayer request or praise: https://MorningMindsetMedia.com/prayer  ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

A new MP3 sermon from Living Water Baptist Church is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Righteous Judgment (John 7:19–24) Subtitle: John: Life in Christ's Name Speaker: Shaun Marksbury Broadcaster: Living Water Baptist Church Event: Sunday - AM Date: 7/9/2023 Bible: John 7:19-24 Length: 58 min.

In this episode, Jori discusses with her listeners Jesus's clear instruction about how those speaking on their own authority seek their own glory, but the one who seeks the glory of him who sent him is true.    NEW!!! BOOKS OF BIBLE COLOR CHARTI made this chart as a helpful tool for grouping the collections of books or letters  in the Holy Bible.  The colors in the different sections are the ones that I use in my journals. You will be able to see in a YouTube video soon.  Books of Bible Chart (color) (4).pdf - Google Drive  CHECK OUT DR. JORI'S JOURNALS! Sermon Notes, Reflections and Applications Journal/Notebooks by Dr. Jori. Click the links below to be directed to amazon.com for purchase. Or search “Dr. Jori Shaffer” on Amazon to bring these up.  https://a.co/d/9B5krQlhttps://a.co/d/iycFlnNHere is a brief YouTube video that tells about the Journal/Notebooks as well:https://youtu.be/aXpQNYUEzds Scripture translation used is the English Standard Version.Scripture quotations are from The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.Scripture References:2 Corinthians 11:141 Corinthians 3:19Isaiah 55:8-9John 7:18Matthew 10:1-41 Corinthians 15:3-8Hebrews 4:15James 4:14John 20:30-311 John 5:13John 7:1-2Exodus 23:16Leviticus 23:33-36, 39-43Deuteronomy 16:13-15John 7:1-19Colossians 1:16-17John 14:6John 17:17-24John 1:14John 1:1Matthew 28:19-20Isaiah 42:8  Email: awordforthisday@gmail.comPodcast website:  https://awordforthisday.buzzsprout.com Support the show

TODAY'S SCRIPTURE: JOHN 7:14-24 - About the middle of the feast Jesus went up into the temple and began teaching. 15 The Jews therefore marveled, saying, “How is it that this man has learning, when he has never studied?” 16 So Jesus answered them, “My teaching is not mine, but his who sent me. 17 If anyone's will is to do God's will, he will know whether the teaching is from God or whether I am speaking on my own authority. 18 The one who speaks on his own authority seeks his own glory; but the one who seeks the glory of him who sent him is true, and in him there is no falsehood. 19 Has not Moses given you the law? Yet none of you keeps the law. Why do you seek to kill me?” 20 The crowd answered, “You have a demon! Who is seeking to kill you?” 21 Jesus answered them, “I did one work, and you all marvel at it. 22 Moses gave you circumcision (not that it is from Moses, but from the fathers), and you circumcise a man on the Sabbath. 23 If on the Sabbath a man receives circumcision, so that the law of Moses may not be broken, are you angry with me because on the Sabbath I made a man's whole body well? 24 Do not judge by appearances, but judge with right judgment.” MENTIONED ON TODAY'S EPISODE: The Jordan Michael Tuesday Show - https://MorningMindsetMedia.com/JordanMichael    Get your own Morning Mindset Companion Journal: https://MorningMindsetMedia.com/cjournal  ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

Jesus travels to Galilee where his brothers encourage him to go to Judea, but Jesus tells them that his time has not yet come. The festivals of shelters is near, which was a celebration where the Jewish people lived in tents as a way of remembering God's faithfulness to Israel during their time in the wilderness. Jesus shows up unexpectedly and the crowds become even more divided. Some are taken aback by his teaching and his command of the Scriptures, while others doubt him and question his origins, saying that no prophet is arises from Galilee. Through the conversations, Jesus continues to reference the one who sent him, proclaiming in advance through only slightly veiled speech that he was about to return to God the Father.:::Christian Standard Bible translation.All music written and produced by John Burgess Ross.Co-produced by the Christian Standard Biblefacebook.com/commuterbibleinstagram.com/commuter_bibletwitter.com/CommuterPodpatreon.com/commuterbibleadmin@commuterbible.org

Sermon Title: Gospel Unity (And Division)Preacher: Jeremy Deck1. Skepticism Revisited (vv. 25–27) 2. Ignorance Exposed (vv. 28–29) 3. Reception Divided (vv. 30–36)***John Series Resources*** Primary Commentaries: Don Carson, The Gospel According to John (The Pillar New Testament Commentary) F.F. Bruce, The Gospel of John: A Verse by Verse Exposition Grant Osborne, John Verse by Verse (Osborne New Testament Commentaries) Devotional Resources/Further Study: Josh Moody, John 1-12 For You (God's Word for You) Justin Buzzard, Knowing the Bible: John (TGC Courses on the Bible) www.thegospelcoalition.org/course/knowing-bible-john/#week-1-overview To learn more about Gospel Life Church visit https://www.gospellifemn.org.

TODAY'S SCRIPTURE: JOHN 7:10-13 - But after his brothers had gone up to the feast, then he also went up, not publicly but in private. 11 The Jews were looking for him at the feast, and saying, “Where is he?” 12 And there was much muttering about him among the people. While some said, “He is a good man,” others said, “No, he is leading the people astray.” 13 Yet for fear of the Jews no one spoke openly of him. ************ JOIN THE MORNING MINDSET PRAYER TEAM: Get PRAYER UPDATES from Morning Mindset Media! ************* Support the Morning Mindset Media movement: https://MorningMindsetMedia.com/Support     

Morning: Psalm 40:8; Psalm 103:20–21; Matthew 6:10; Matthew 7:21; Matthew 26:42; John 6:38; John 13:17; Romans 2:13; Romans 12:2; James 4:17 “Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.” Bless the Lord, O you his angels, you mighty ones who do his word, obeying the voice of his word! Bless the Lord, all his hosts, his ministers, who do his will! “I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will but the will of him who sent me.”—“I desire to do your will, O my God; your law is within my heart.”—“My Father, if this cannot pass unless I drink it, your will be done.”—“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.”—It is not the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but the doers of the law who will be justified.—“If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them.”—So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind. Psalm 40:8 (Listen) 8   I delight to do your will, O my God;    your law is within my heart.” (ESV) Psalm 103:20–21 (Listen) 20   Bless the LORD, O you his angels,    you mighty ones who do his word,    obeying the voice of his word!21   Bless the LORD, all his hosts,    his ministers, who do his will! (ESV) Matthew 6:10 (Listen) 10   Your kingdom come,  your will be done,1    on earth as it is in heaven. Footnotes [1] 6:10 Or Let your kingdom come, let your will be done (ESV) Matthew 7:21 (Listen) I Never Knew You 21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. (ESV) Matthew 26:42 (Listen) 42 Again, for the second time, he went away and prayed, “My Father, if this cannot pass unless I drink it, your will be done.” (ESV) John 6:38 (Listen) 38 For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will but the will of him who sent me. (ESV) John 13:17 (Listen) 17 If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them. (ESV) Romans 2:13 (Listen) 13 For it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but the doers of the law who will be justified. (ESV) Romans 12:2 (Listen) 2 Do not be conformed to this world,1 but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.2 Footnotes [1] 12:2 Greek age [2] 12:2 Or what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God (ESV) James 4:17 (Listen) 17 So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin. (ESV) Evening: Job 34:3; Mark 4:24; John 7:24; John 10:3–5; 1 Corinthians 2:15; 1 Corinthians 10:15; Colossians 3:16; 1 Thessalonians 5:21; 1 John 4:1; Revelation 2:2; Revelation 2:29 “The ear tests words as the palate tastes food.” Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world.—“Do not judge by appearances, but judge with right judgment.”—I speak as to sensible people; judge for yourselves what I say.—Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly… in all wisdom.—“He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says.”—The spiritual person judges all things. “Pay attention to what you hear.”—“I know your works… and how you… have tested those who call themselves apostles and are not, and found them to be false.”—Test everything; hold fast what is good.—“He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he has brought out all his own, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice. A stranger they will not follow, but they will flee from him, for they do not know the voice of strangers.” Job 34:3 (Listen) 3   for the ear tests words    as the palate tastes food. (ESV) Mark 4:24 (Listen) 24 And he said to them, “Pay attention to what you hear: with the measure you use, it will be measured to you, and still more will be added to you. (ESV) John 7:24 (Listen) 24 Do not judge by appearances, but judge with right judgment.” (ESV) John 10:3–5 (Listen) 3 To him the gatekeeper opens. The sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. 4 When he has brought out all his own, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice. 5 A stranger they will not follow, but they will flee from him, for they do not know the voice of strangers.” (ESV) 1 Corinthians 2:15 (Listen) 15 The spiritual person judges all things, but is himself to be judged by no one. (ESV) 1 Corinthians 10:15 (Listen) 15 I speak as to sensible people; judge for yourselves what I say. (ESV) Colossians 3:16 (Listen) 16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. (ESV) 1 Thessalonians 5:21 (Listen) 21 but test everything; hold fast what is good. (ESV) 1 John 4:1 (Listen) Test the Spirits 4 Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world. (ESV) Revelation 2:2 (Listen) 2 “‘I know your works, your toil and your patient endurance, and how you cannot bear with those who are evil, but have tested those who call themselves apostles and are not, and found them to be false. (ESV) Revelation 2:29 (Listen) 29 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.' (ESV)

TODAY'S SCRIPTURE: JOHN 7:1-9 - After this Jesus went about in Galilee. He would not go about in Judea, because the Jews were seeking to kill him. 2 Now the Jews' Feast of Booths was at hand. 3 So his brothers said to him, “Leave here and go to Judea, that your disciples also may see the works you are doing. 4 For no one works in secret if he seeks to be known openly. If you do these things, show yourself to the world.” 5 For not even his brothers believed in him. 6 Jesus said to them, “My time has not yet come, but your time is always here. 7 The world cannot hate you, but it hates me because I testify about it that its works are evil. 8 You go up to the feast. I am not going up to this feast, for my time has not yet fully come.” 9 After saying this, he remained in Galilee. MENTIONED ON TODAY'S EPISODE: Help Christians in need, or submit your need: http://NotANeedyPerson.org  ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

My Messed Up Family // The Key Ingredient in a Well Family // John 7

Pastor Sean continues through the Gospel of John looking at the familiar account of Jesus' encounter with the woman caught in adultery.

Terrell Medina • John 7:1-8:11 JULY 13 – JOHN SUMMER CHALLENGEFollow these steps:1. Pray2. Read today's passage3. Watch this devotional4. Answer application questions found on fbcyouth.net/risemediaFor more information about RISE, the Jr High Ministry of Faith Bible Church, visit www.fbcyouth.net

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John 7:37-39 ESV  37 On the last day of the feast, the great day, Jesus stood up and cried out, “If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink. 38 Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, ‘Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.'” 39 Now this he said about the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were to receive, for as yet the Spirit had not been given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.

Jesus refuses to go to the feat with His brothers, and why He does so is very important.

Sermon Title: How Do You See JesusPreacher: Paul Burr1. How His Brothers See Jesus (vv. 3–5, 8–10)2. How the Crowd Sees Jesus (vv. 11–15, 20)3. How Jesus Sees Jesus (vv. 6–7, 16–19, 21–24)***John Series Resources*** Primary Commentaries: Don Carson, The Gospel According to John (The Pillar New Testament Commentary) F.F. Bruce, The Gospel of John: A Verse by Verse Exposition Grant Osborne, John Verse by Verse (Osborne New Testament Commentaries) Devotional Resources/Further Study: Josh Moody, John 1-12 For You (God's Word for You) Justin Buzzard, Knowing the Bible: John (TGC Courses on the Bible) www.thegospelcoalition.org/course/knowing-bible-john/#week-1-overview To learn more about Gospel Life Church visit https://www.gospellifemn.org.

Wednesday night teaching by Pastor Darryl Hall of Lifewell Church in Garland, TX. www.lifewellchurch.com View Full Stream https://www.youtube.com/lifewelld Give Online www.lifewellchurch.com/donate.html Daily Bible ⁠https://lifewell.flocknote.com/⁠ Twitter https://twitter.com/lifewelld

We don't follow Jesus because use he makes our lives better. We follow Jesus because he is better than life.

This Sunday we'll be reading John 7:25-52 and we'll be tracking the same themes we looked at last time: a misunderstood Jesus.It's not easy to find clarity in this life. Our world is generally a blurry place. There are so many things that want to influence us, but we see so little of the whole picture that it's very difficult sometimes to make sense of life. That's one of the things Jesus has come to do in introducing the kingdom of God – he provides a story from which we can start to make sense of the world around us.In order to grasp that story though, we have to avoid some of the attitudes and reactions that many of the people in this passage had.In v 25-29 the people draw a conclusion about Jesus based on the rabbinical teachings that Messiah would appear with no origin story. How does Jesus address this misunderstanding? What didn't the people know? Does that imply anything to us about what we are sure we know about God and his ways?In v 30-36, and 40-46 the leaders of Jerusalem want to arrest Jesus but the guards they sent come back stunned and empty handed. The leadership thought that they were in control of this situation, but clearly they were not. What do you fear losing control of most – and what can we learn about who is in control from this passage?The people in power react to the growing support Jesus is gaining in Jerusalem in v47-52. What attitude jumps out at you from their statements? It's easy to lose sight of the bigger picture when we start thinking more of ourselves than we should. In what ways can we as the church start to feel superior to others, and how can we counteract that tendency?The key to clarity is found in the middle of the passage, in v37-38 where Jesus makes an invitation. It's a powerful moment which we'll describe in more detail on Sunday. He's addressing a spiritual hope in Israel, water being a symbol for the end of exile… but it also points to a deep human need – a longing for fulfillment and purpose. Come and drink and then be the conduit by which others have their thirst quenched. How can drinking in Jesus' words, example and mission be a source of satisfaction and purpose in our lives?Click here for a pdf of the teaching slideshow.

Rivers of Living Water John 7:37-39 Introduction: The Gospel John relies heavily on two methods of teaching: (1) “signs” that give us pictures of God's purposes through Jesus, connecting Jesus to Yahweh of the OT and convincing us that he is the “I AM” revealed to Moses. (2) The festivals mentioned in John often set … John 7:37-39 Rivers of Living Water Read More » The post John 7:37-39 Rivers of Living Water appeared first on Woodland Hills Church of Christ.

Welcome to this Scripture Hike of 2 John 7-13 with the Nomads! There are certain things we learn about a mountain only by hiking it, one laborious, yet exhilarating step at a time. When we stay in the moment enough to let it fill our senses with freshness and beauty, the hike becomes a part of us. We nomads have set out on a new quest in this series of NomadsYouAndi podcasts we're calling “Scripture Hikes” to discuss the word of God at a pace that is similar to the hikes we've been taking while we're living nomadically. Come join us now for a hike through the Word where we'll encounter spiritual truths that we've found to be more strengthening to our spirits, more fragrant to our hearts, and more refreshing to our souls, than any evergreen forest, pristine mountain spring, or mountain peak we've ever experienced.

20 Proverbs 20-21; 1 Kings 11-14; 19 Psalms119 89-176; 43 John 7-10

As we continue through John's gospel, Jesus boldly announces that "If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink." His invitation is for all, yet all do not come. Do we realize our need for Jesus in light of our sinfulness? Are you thirsty? Only Jesus offers living water that completely satisfies!

Jesus said, "If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink." Do you know of this thirst for God? Listen to Dave as he expounds on Jesus' words.

What Kind of Disciple Are You John 7:25-52 Introduction: Please consider the above question. It is the question of John's treatise. John has certainly presented to us the enemies of Jesus and their arguments, but he has primarily presented different types of disciples – different kinds of believers. Crowds repeatedly are said to believe in … John 7:25-52 What Kind Of Disciple Are You? Read More » The post John 7:25-52 What Kind Of Disciple Are You? appeared first on Woodland Hills Church of Christ.

Have you ever watched talent competitions on TV, like American Idol, and been amazed at how unaware people can be of themselves? There are countless examples of contestants entering these types of competitions convinced that they have what it takes to win the show, only to be shocked when the judges say that they have no business even singing in the shower, let alone in front of people. It's a harsh reality that some people have trouble facing. While others may be aware of their own lack of ability, there are certain people who are blindly confident in themselves, even when they shouldn't be.This Sunday, we're going to be reading John 7:1-24 and we will be reading about several different scenarios of people whose confidence is misplaced in their own knowledge and idea of who Jesus should be. And while Jesus isn't a cruel British judge on a panel, he is clear when people aren't hitting the marks of what his mission is all about. Not only does Jesus confront the misunderstandings, he also continues his mission of exposing the truth of what is in people's hearts.Jesus' brothers are also introduced in the gospel during these verses. They are mentioned in a few other gospels and even some of Paul's writings for the early church. We can assume they were often around Jesus and we can also assume they weren't followers (YET). Since they have a close connection to Jesus, they offer some familial advice about how to fix the problems Jesus is facing. I like to imagine them laying on a couch somewhere and interrupting important conversations to share their solutions. “You know what you should do Jesus…” While it will feel easy to judge the people interacting with Jesus in these verses, it's important to remember that scripture is meant to be a mirror we hold up to ourselves. What parts of these interactions can we relate to? How often do we dictate, with misplaced confidence, the direction that we want Jesus to go? Where does humility fit within our approach to understanding Jesus? Join us this Sunday at 10:00AM as we read through and discover the answers to these questions together.Click here for a pdf version of the teaching slideshow.

3 plot/application points from this lesson: 1) "Prove Yourself"; 2) The Danger of Mixing the Bible, Moralistic Religion; and 3) Superstition.