By Sam E. Stone Instead of continuing chronologically through the Gospel of John, this week we will consider events leading up to the cross. Then on Easter Sunday, we will study the resurrection. Jesus actually underwent not one trial, but three. Two high priests were involved in the trials (Luke 3:2). The three Synoptic […]
Nicodemus learns of new birth–The Uniform Lesson for March 25
By Sam E. Stone Early in his Gospel, John introduces the reader to a Pharisee named Nicodemus. He is mentioned only in John’s Gospel—but here he is seen on three occasions (3:1-10; 7:50-52; l9:39). The Pharisees tried to strictly observe the Law of Moses. Jesus referred to him as “Israel’s teacher” (3:10), suggesting the […]
Water turned to wine–The Uniform Lesson for March 18, 2012
By Sam E. Stone Last week we studied the introduction to the fourth Gospel, the Prologue. John told next how Jesus began his ministry by being baptized by John the Baptist in the Jordan River (John 1:19-34). Then he began choosing his disciples. Andrew and Peter were the first to follow Jesus (vv. 35-42). […]
Praise the Lord – The Uniform Lesson for April 17
by Sam E. Stone When I was a student in Bible college, one of my professors talked about this text in a chapel service. He explained that this is often referred to as “the triumphal entry,” as Jesus came into Jerusalem on the Sunday before he died. He suggested that the triumphal entry Jesus seeks […]
The Word became flesh–The Uniform Lesson for March 11
By Sam E. Stone Before the world was created, God existed. The first words of the first book in the Bible read, “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth” (Genesis 1:1). John’s Gospel starts by affirming this truth. Since his was the last of the four Gospels to be written, John […]
