John 7:25-52 Dear RTB’ers, Interesting dynamics in today’s reading… The chief priests and the Pharisees send temple officers to arrest Jesus (John 7:32). These officers fail in their task, presumably on the basis of their belief in Jesus’ words (John 7:45-46). But the crowd around Jesus was also split – many believed in Him (John …
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October 3 / John 7:1-24
John 7:1-24 Dear RTB’ers, John gives us a clearer picture of the crowd’s emotions toward Jesus than do the Synoptics: 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.” (v. 12) Two thousand years later the crowds are still split, …
October 2 / John 6:41-71
John 6:41-71 Dear RTB’ers, Jesus is speaking to the Jews (and to His disciples) in the synagogue in Capernaum: I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. And the bread that I will give for the life of the world is My flesh. …
October 1 / John 6:22-40
John 6:22-40 Dear RTB’ers, Today’s reading overwhelms me every time I read it’s. There are few passages in Scripture more personal to me. In 2019 I told a very personal story for this passage. I’ll let that serve as today’s post. Blessings. See also:
October 2025 Readings
Date Readings Verses 01-Oct John 6:22-40 19 02-Oct John 6:41-71 31 03-Oct John 7:1-24 24 04-Oct John 7:25-52 28 05-Oct John 7:53-8:29 30 06-Oct John 8:30-59 30 07-Oct John 9 41 08-Oct John 10:1-21 21 09-Oct John 10:22-42 21 10-Oct John 11:1-27 27 11-Oct John 11:28-44 17 12-Oct John 11:45-12:19 32 13-Oct John 12:20-36 17 …
September 30 / John 6:1-21
John 6:1-21 Dear RTB’ers, I have already mentioned that John’s gospel leaves me confused with respect to Jesus’ words, especially His replies to questions. But yet another way in which John has me confused is in following Jesus’ physical travels, His chronology. I already mentioned that John has a Passover on four occasions in his …
September 29 / John 5:30-47
John 5:30-47 Dear RTB’ers, Some wonderful words today, five witnesses for Jesus: Finally, Jesus chastises the Jews for their glory-seeking, which He, Himself was unwilling to pursue: I do not receive glory from people. How can you believe, when you receive glory from one another and do not seek the glory that comes from the …
September 28 / John 5:1-29
John 5:1-29 Dear RTB’ers, Jesus is back in Jerusalem at one of the three annual feasts, where again He is healing on the Sabbath. This was why the Jews were seeking all the more to kill Him… (v. 18a) Today we have the first account in John’s gospel of the Jews seeking to kill Jesus. …
September 27 / John 4:27-54
John 4:27-54 Dear RTB’ers, From yesterday, Jesus speaking, I who speak to you am He. (v. 26) This is the first account we have of Jesus claiming to be the Messiah. Strange that He revealed Himself to this Samaritan woman, but He had not made this claim to the Jews from where He had just …
September 26 / John 4:1-26
John 4:1-26 Dear RTB’ers, “The Woman from Samaria”… For me, better known as “The Woman at the Well”, very likely one of the two best-known of Jesus’ one-on-one interactions, the other being Nicodemus’ nighttime visit from our pervious chapter. We only get half of this story today; the preaching point for many sermons comes tomorrow …