“By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.” (John 13:35)  The scriptures tell us that love is a distinguishing mark of believers. ...

The seventeenth chapter of the gospel of John is saturated with giving. The Father has given the Son “power over all flesh.” That ability and authority is His to “give eternal...

“He who eateth me, even he shall live by me.” (John 6:57) Eating Christ’s Flesh and Drinking His Blood What our LORD Jesus is stating here is not some form of cannibalism...

“I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them which thou has given me; for they are Thine.” (John 17:9) The prayer of the believer’s High Priest is...

“And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all unto me.” (John 12:32) The Lord Jesus Christ has promised His church that when He is lifted up, that...

“You shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free.” (John 8:32) Scripture says that men and women are “taken captive by him (Satan) at his will” (2nd Timothy 2:26), and all...

“And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.” (John 17:3) How many are anxious to know what is the...

“After that He poureth water into a basin, and began to wash the disciples’ feet.” (John 13:5) When we think of how the Lord of Glory stooped down to wash the dirty...

He that believeth on the Son HATH EVERLASTING LIFE.” (John 3:36) The text does not say, “He that believeth on the Son SHALL HAVE LIFE”, but rather. . . “HATH LIFE.” He that believeth...

“Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard (this), said, This is an hard saying; who can hear it?” (John 6:60) The word “hard” here does not mean hard to...

“The woman then left her waterpot, and went her way into the city, and saith to the men, Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did:...

“Have any of the rulers or of the Pharisees believed on him?” (John 7:48) The standard by which many in Christ’s day measured His claims and His doctrine was this: “Have...

“He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him.” (John 5:23) Faith in Christ honours God. Those who truly believe on Christ honour God in His character,...

“And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up.” (John 3:14) There can be no hope of salvation apart from...

“I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.” (John 10:10) One of Satan’s tricks to deceive people is to change the way the...

“God is a spirit and they that worship Him must worship Him in Spirit and truth.” (John 4:24) Much of what is called worship today has to do with touching stories,...

“From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him. Then said Jesus unto the twelve, Will ye also go away? Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall...

“And he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father.” (John 6:65) I have heard many say...

“He that is of God heareth God’s word.” (John 8:47) Sometimes we get so frustrated and depressed because men and women deny the truth which is so evident and reject the...

“Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples.” (John 15:8) When believers walk in truth and love, when they adorn the doctrine of God...

“All that the Father giveth Me shall come to Me; him that cometh to Me I will in no wise cast out.” (John 6:37) “All,” not one, or two, or ten,...

“There was a man sent from God whose name was John.” (John 1:6) John the Baptist was not a seminary-trained preacher; he had no formal education. He was not instructed in...

“Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own which...

“Ye have not chosen Me, but I have chosen you.” (John 15:16) Are you a believer? Do you look to Christ Jesus the Lord of glory for everlasting salvation? Are you dependent...

“Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by Me.”(John 14:6) There is only one right way, but a...

“Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of Me.”(John 5:39) “The scriptures” to which our Lord Jesus was referring was not...

“That in Me ye might have peace.” (John 16:33) Peace in self! That never can be found. Peace in the world! That never can be had. Peace in sin! God forbid any of His children should dream of...

“If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honour.” (John 12:26) What an honour it is...

“But Thomas, one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except...

“Behold, the hour cometh, yea, is now come, that ye shall be scattered, every man to his own, and shall leave me alone: and yet I am not alone, because the...

“Verily, verily, I say unto you, the hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live.” (John...

“Howbeit when He, the Spirit of truth is come, He will guide you into all truth…” (John 16:13) I often trembled at the fear the effrontery to hear people speak in...

“Therefore they could not believe…”(John 12:39) What a sobering verse of God’s word! A verse that speaks not about willingness, but ability. These Jewish and Greek people gathered at Jerusalem with...

“These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.”...

“And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.” (John 1:5) Upon review it will be observed that the light of John 1:5 shined in the darkness, not simply on...

“The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep.” (John 10:13) ———— There is no Scriptural support for the practice of hiring a man (or woman)...

“All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.” (John 6:37) —————————— Now, poor sinner, upon whose...

“My Father, who gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father’s hand.” (John 10:29) —————————— In that most sublime and...

“Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man loves me, he will keep my words, and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our...

“I am the Resurrection and the Life.” (John 11:25) —————————— IN a variety of titles our blessed Lord and Saviour is pleased to reveal Himself in the written Word, and by...

“For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit–and these three are one.” (1st John 5:7) —————————— A spiritual knowledge of the Trinity...

“If you were of the world, the world would love his own; but because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the...

“Now is My soul troubled: and what shall I say? Father, save Me from this hour: but for this cause came I unto this hour.” (John 12:27) ————————— The circumstances surrounding...

“Father, I will that they also, whom Thou hast given Me, be with Me where I am; that they may behold My glory, which Thou hast given Me: for Thou lovedst...

Preached in Grove Chapel, Camberwell, Sunday Morning, June 9th, 1878 – By Thomas Bradbury. —————————— “And I will pray the Father, and He shall give you another Comforter, that He may...

Preached at Grove Chapel, Camberwell, July, 1901, by Thomas Bradbury. —————————— “Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained.” (John...

“They shall never perish.” (John 10:28) The fact that our standing before God is not based upon what we deserve is stated clearly in Holy Scripture. In Romans 5:8-10 we read, “God...

“The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand.” (John 3:35) All things have been put into the hands and under the feet of our most glorious...

“Thou, being a man, makest thyself God.” (John 10:33) This charge, leveled against our Lord by the Jews, was a fully justified accusation. All that He taught plainly asserted His Godhood....

“I pray for them, I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast given me; for they are thine.” (John 17:9) If Christ refused to pray for everyone,...

“When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled…” (John 11:33) Unbelievers, both during His presence on...

“Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.” (John 17:6) ——————– It is gloriously honoring to the Triune God for His people to be sanctified (set apart unto holiness) through...

A believer knows one truth that gives him great comfort and freedom — that truth is Christ (John 14:6). Everything, when compared to Him, is obscure and false. Men may vainly...

“As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep. And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold:...

“Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If any man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world.” (John 11:9) ——————-...

“By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.” (John 13:35) ——————— The natural mind assumes that every professor of religion is...

“Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.” (John 5:39) ——————– The Scriptures are the final witness concerning the...

“Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.” (John 4:34) The meat of Christ, or the food which...

“That which is born of the flesh is flesh.” (John 3:6) There is no promise made that in this life, we shall be set free from the indwelling and the in-working...

“That they all may be one; as thou Father, art in me, and I in Thee, that they also may be one in us.” (John 17:21) I know that there is...

“…Lovest thou me?” (John 21:16) Simon Peter’s affirmative response to this heart-searching question would be evidenced by one thing — feeding Christ’s lambs! Two other times, the Lord questioned Peter regarding...

The Scriptures plainly say, “He that believeth on the Son of God hath eterlasting life” (John 3:36). I plan to leave it right there – adding nothing and taking nothing away!...

“For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” (John 3:16) This is perhaps the...

“He that seeth the Son and believes on Him hath everlasting life; and I will raise him up again at the last day.” (John 6:30) SEEING THE SON in the covenant...

Our Lord said to His disciples, “Abide in me, and I in you, as the branch cannot bear fruit of itself” (John 15:4). It is true that a person who is...

In the fourth chapter of John we read of the familiar story of the Lord Jesus speaking to a Samaritan woman at the well in Sychar. Here was the Lord of...

“Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in...

The Glory of God (John 17:1-5, John 1:14, Psalm 19:1-3, Romans 1:18-20) John 17:1 These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour is...

“But one of the soldiers pierced His side, and forthwith came there out blood and water.” (John 19:34) John here evidently refers to what his own eyes saw as Jesus hung...

John chapter 17 is usually called the High Priestly Prayer of the Lord Jesus, but actually it could also be called “The Lord’s Prayer”, and what is usually called the Lord’s...

“All that the Father giveth Me shall come to Me; him that cometh to Me I will in no wise cast out.” (John 6:37) “All,” not one, or two, or ten,...

“Philip saith unto him, Lord, shew us the Father, and It sufficeth us. Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known...

“Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again. No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself....

“Then the same day at the evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors where shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus...

“He shall glorify Me: for He shall receive of Mine and shall show it unto you.” (John 16:14) The Holy Spirit DOES NOT glorify Himself, nor magnify His gifts, nor inspire...

“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosover believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” (John 3:16) THESE are the words...

To begin this study I want you to see that chapters 8 and 9 of the gospel of John are actually intimately connected, which already shows at the sentence structure of...

“And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive,...

“But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship Him. God is a...

John 3:1 There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: The Jews were the people whom God was pleased to reveal Himself through in the...

John 3:2 The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles...

We will continue our study on “The Born Again Experience” looking in John 3:5. But first, let’s review our passage thus far. In John 3:1-4 a religious leader of his day...

John 3:6 “That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is Spirit.” Jesus is speaking here and He is dividing the whole...

“Marvel not that I said unto thee, ye must be born again.” John 3:7 Jesus tells Nicodemus not to marvel (be surprised) that ye must be born again. Nicodemus should have...

John 3:8 “The wind bloweth it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born...

We believe the Scriptures teach that all of those for whom Jesus died shall be brought to the knowledge of the truth, and not one shall be lost. “For I came...

A study of John 3:3-8 One of the most misunderstood subjects in the Bible is the new birth. In the 1970’s we heard so much about “born-again Christians.” A woman even...

John 12:32 “And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all (men) unto me.” This language refers not only to the fact of Christ’s death on the...

A short study of John 3:7 Christ told Nicodemus that the new birth could only be seen and understood by its effects (John 3:8). What is the NEW BIRTH? What actually...

When Christ was on trial before Pontius Pilate, He told Pilate, “… To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear...

“It Is Finished” – John 19:30 What a treasure chest of truth is to be found in these few words of our blessed Savior on the cross! What exactly did He...

The title of this article is “Feed My Sheep”. As you may know, in Luke 21 the Lord Jesus told Peter several times: “Feed My Sheep”. Of course Jesus did not...

“Behold the Lamb of God that taketh away the sins of the world.” – John the Baptist. WHILE in the faithful discharge of that duty to which he had been divinely...

Let me introduce this article with a passage from Acts 16:30-31. In this chapter of Acts 16 the missionaries Paul and Silas were in Philippi, in Macedonia, where they were shamefully...

In John 9:35 we have here the story of a beggar who was blind from birth. Jesus made clay, put the clay on the man’s eyes, and Jesus said to him:...

For God so Loved the World John 3:16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son,that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting...

“If the Son makes you free, ye shall be free indeed.” (John 8:36) ——————– Much we talk of freedom in our day; much is our mind perplexed about it; but how...

“Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.” (John 1:13) —————————— The immediate connection in which these...

A study of John 20:11-18 The fact of the resurrection of Christ, and all that is connected with it, on the morning of the third day, is viewed in the gospel...

“Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our...

The Lord’s Appearing to His Own (John 20:1-23, 1:11) When I say “His own” we must have a proper understanding of this expression “His own”. Nowhere in the Bible do we...

When you read John 21, the words that leap from the page are: “Feed My Sheep”. In John 21 the Lord Jesus Christ appeared to His disciples after He had risen...

John 17:4I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do. How did the Lord Jesus glorify the Father while He was living...

“God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”(John 3:16) It behoves us patiently to wait...

Preached at Providence Chapel, Oakham, on Wednesday Evening, July 7, 1869, by J. C. Philpot Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed on him, “If you continue in my word,...

“He came unto his own, and his own received him not.But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that...

In John 17 we read what is known as the High Priestly Prayer of the Lord Jesus Christ. Why is it called the High Priestly Prayer? It is because this is...

A Sermon Preached on Tuesday Evening, August 1, 1843, by J. C. Philpot, at Jewry Street Chapel, Aldgate, on behalf of the Aged Pilgrims’ Friend Society —————————— “Then said Jesus to...

Preached at Providence Chapel, London, on Tuesday Evening, July 13, 1847, by J. C. Philpot —————————— “These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In...

Preached on Tuesday Evening, October 31st, 1854, at Oakham, by J. C. Philpot “Herein is My Father glorified, that you bear much fruit; so shall you be My disciples.” (John 15:8)...

Preached at Providence Chapel, London, on Tuesday Evening, July 6, 1847, by J. C. Philpot “Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except...

A sermon preached on June 20, 1841, by J. C. Philpot, at Zoar Chapel, London —————————— “I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. Every branch in me...