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John 5:1-18 (view passage online)
At the pool of Bethesda, Jesus healed a man who had been sick for 38 years, asking him first if he wanted to be made well. The healing on the Sabbath caused controversy, and Jesus later found the man to warn him to stop sinning.
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Philippians 4:4-9 (view passage online)
Believers can experience a supernatural peace by choosing to rejoice in the Lord and bringing every anxiety to Him in prayer. Our focus determines our joy, so we must intentionally think about whatever is good and true.
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John 3:1-8 (view passage online)
Jesus told Nicodemus, a respected religious leader, that he must be born again to see the kingdom of God. This new birth is a spiritual work of regeneration performed by the Holy Spirit, which is received by faith.
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Ephesians 2:1-10 (view passage online)
Paul teaches that people live dead in sin, following the world and the prince of the power of the air. God makes believers alive together with Christ by His grace. Salvation remains entirely God’s work, given as a gift through faith, and He creates us in Christ Jesus for good works.
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Ephesians 2:1-10 (view passage online)
Paul continues his study of the human condition before salvation, describing people as dead in trespasses and children of wrath. God shows rich mercy by making believers alive, raising them up, and seating them with Christ. He pours out the riches of His grace toward us in Christ Jesus.
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Ephesians 2:1-10 (view passage online)
Paul describes the desperate condition of humanity before salvation. People live dead in trespasses, walk according to the course of the world, fulfill the desires of their flesh and mind, and exist as children of wrath by nature. Understanding this condition helps believers appreciate God’s saving work.
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2 Peter 1:11-15 (view passage online)
Peter promises to always remind believers of these truths even though they already know them. He speaks as an eyewitness of Christ’s majesty on the mount of transfiguration before he puts off his earthly body. He testifies that he heard the voice from heaven call Jesus the beloved Son.
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2 Peter (view passage online)
Peter introduces himself and writes to those of like precious faith. God uses His divine power to give us all things pertaining to life and godliness through the knowledge of Him. Believers become partakers of the divine nature and escape the corruption of the world.
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Romans 11:11-29 (view passage online)
Israel stumbled, but God used their fall to bring salvation to the Gentiles. The olive tree illustration shows Gentiles as wild branches grafted into the supportive root. Believers must not boast because Israel faces only partial and temporary blindness before God saves them completely.
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Joshua 24 (view passage online)
Joshua gives his farewell address and recounts God’s faithfulness throughout the history of Israel. He challenges the people to choose between the Lord and other gods. Believers today face the same choice to stop conforming to the world and transform their minds.