“And they [priests and Levites] asked him [John the Baptist], ‘What then? Art thou Elias?’ And he said, ‘I am not.’ [They said,] ‘Art thou that Prophet [Elias]?’ And he answered, ‘No.’ Then said they unto him, ‘Who art thou, that we may give an answer to them that sent us? What sayest thou of thy self?’ [He John] said, ‘I am the voice […]
View More“Then this is the record of John, when the Jews sent Priests and Levites from Jerusalem, to ask him, ‘Who art thou?’ And he confessed and denied not, and said plainly, ‘I am not that Christ’” (John 1:19, 20 [1587 Geneva Version]). Father, we understand John the Baptist was the forerunner for Christ. John’s example makes […]
View More“No man hath seen God at any time: that only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him” (John 1:18 [1587 Geneva Version]). Father, as You hold Your son to Yourself, You also hold those who follow hard after You. Who set an example as Christ set an example […]
View More“And of his fulness haue all we receiued, and grace for grace. For the Law was giuen by Moses, but grace, and truth came by Jesus Christ” (John 1:16, 17 [1587 Geneva Version]). Father God, Your Son came down. He died. Was buried. He rose again to bring life to those who believe and obey. In […]
View MorePreacher Robert Sheffey was a rather short man. He loved God’s creatures big and small. He loved the Appalachian wilderness folks as well. He knelt on a sheepskin when folks needed prayer. Robert rode his beloved horse Gideon on trails, paths, and wagon-rutted roads to share the loving-kindness of the Lord. Some people thought Robert […]
View More“Which are born not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. And that Word [Christ] was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we saw the glory thereof, as the glory of the only begotten Son of the Father) full of grace and truth” (John 1:13, 14 […]
View More“But as many as receiued him [Christ], to them he gaue prerogatiue [power] to be the sons of God, euen to them that believe in his Name” (John 1:12 [1587 Geneva Version]). Father God, help us to remember daily, hourly even, that Your Son is the way, the truth, and the life and no one can come to […]
View More“He came vnto his own [from the seed Israel], and his own receiued him not” (John 1:11 [1587 Geneva Version]). Father, Your Son’s physical part came from the lineage of King David. You are his Father and He is also God. We count it joy to learn more about Jesus. In Christ’s holy name we shout, […]
View More“He [John] was not that light [Christ], but was sent to bear witness of that light. This was that true light, which lighteth euery man that commeth [comes] into the world” (John 1:8, 9 [1587 Geneva Version]). Father God, Your perfect plan is to send Your Son to be sacrificed, His blood shed, to take away our sins. In […]
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