“I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” JOHN 8:12 If you follow Jesus, you will never be in total darkness. He may lead you through some dark...

The sun of righteousness shall rise with healing in its wings. MALACHI 4:2 Starlight is the witness of God’s people in a Christ- rejecting world. But, one day, we will see the full light of the sun. A gloriou...

Do all things without grumbling or disputing, that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine as [stars] in the world, holdi...

Jesus spoke to them, saying,“I am the light of the world.” JOHN 8:12 The Old Testament era can be described as moonlight. But then Jesus came into the world, and the three years of our Lord’s public ministry can...

“I have come into the world as light, so that whoever believes in me may not remain in darkness.” JOHN 12:46 This is our sixth statement from Jesus about why He came into the world. The entire human story can...

“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be open to you.” MATTTHEW 7:7 How are you going to live with the losses, difficulties, and disappointments of your life? Jesus came ...

“I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.” JOHN 10:10 Some people have twisted these words to mean: “Jesus came so that you can have everything your heart desires— health, wealth, and happiness.” B...

“I came that they may have life.” JOHN 10:10 You may read these words of Jesus and think, “I already have a good life. I’m content and happy. I don’t need Jesus.” Yes, but your life is on loan from God, and what...

“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.” JOHN 10:10 A thief will do whatever is necessary in order to get what he wants. A thief will take away...

“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.” JOHN 10:10 This is our fifth statement from Jesus about why He came into the world. Jesus Christ is...

“Everyone who looks on the Son and believes in him should have eternal life.” JOHN 6:40 Suppose this world was ruled by a dark power, and the planet was under the control of an enemy who sought your destruction....

“For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who looks on the Son and believes in him should have eternal life.” JOHN 6:40 Some people are strong-willed. Perhaps you are driven, determined, and persistent. ...

“This is the will of him who sent me, that I should lose nothing of all that he has given me, but raise it up on the last day.” JOHN 6:39 In John 17:12, Jesus said that none of His people will be lost. But here ...

“For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will but the will of him who sent me.” JOHN 6:38 Jesus tells us that He came down from heaven. In other words, His life did not begin in the manger. Before He ...

“For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will but the will of him who sent me.” JOHN 6:38 This is our fourth statement from Jesus about why He came into the world. What is God’s will for your life?...

“I have not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance.” LUKE 5:32 In those days, and today, there are three responses to Jesus. “I am too good to need repentance.”A Pharisee once...

“I have not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance.” LUKE 5:32 What is repentance? Is it beating up on yourself? If repentance is beating up on yourself for your failures, then why would Jesus say...

And leaving everything, he rose and followed him. LUKE 5:28 How did Levi respond to Jesus’ call? He left everything. The other disciples were fishermen. When Jesus called them, they left their nets and followed...

“Follow me.” LUKE 5:27 Why would Jesus choose a man like Levi to be His disciple? As a tax collector, Levi had baggage. Wasn’t it obvious that a man like this, who was known for his corruption and collaboration...

“I have not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance.” LUKE 5:32 This is our third statement from Jesus about why He came into the world. Luke records the story of Levi who became one of the twe...

“So everyone who acknowledges me before men, I also will acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven, but whoever denies me before men, I also will deny before my Father who is in heaven.” MATTHEW 10:32 God h...

“Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. And whoever does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me.” MATTHEW 10:37...

They shall beat their swords into ploughshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war anymore. ISAIAH 2:4 God promised that one day ther...

“I have not come to bring peace, but a sword.” MATTHEW 10:34 Jesus never endorsed or promoted violence. When Peter used his sword against the armed guard who came to arrest Jesus in the garden of Gethsemane, Jes...

“Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I have not come to bring peace, but a sword.” MATTHEW 10:34 What an astonishing statement! This is our second direct, personal statement from Jesus abo...

For God has done what the law, weakened by the flesh, could not do. By sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, he condemned sin in the flesh, in order that the righteous requirement of the law m...

“For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.” MATTHEW 5:20 The scribes and Pharisees devoted their entire lives to the pursuit...

“I have not come to abolish [the Law or the Prophets] but to fulfil them.” MATTHEW 5:17Jesus came into the world to fulfil the Law and the Prophets, and He did this in His death.The prophets had spoken of a ...

“I have not come to abolish [the Law or the Prophets] but to fulfil them.” MATTHEW 5:17Jesus came into the world to fulfil the Law and the Prophets, and He did this in His birth and in His life.The prophets ...

“Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfil them. MATTHEW 5:17This is Jesus' first statement about why He came.A good teacher anticipates ...