Mosaic of Jesus holding a Bible in his left hand and giving a blessing with his right hand. 40 Names of Jesus in 40 days of Lent — Day 13 Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am.”John 8:58 ESVUK I did a series of posts in Lent 2016 on …
Tag: I am
God is a God who wants to be known
Jesus said, "I am the good shepherd." Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield, Sunday 2nd February 2020 Sunday started differently for us this week. Our daughter is unwell and son-in-law away so we had the privilege of grandparenting a small but energetic three-year-old. It also started differently at church: We were having a church breakfast, bread rolls …
Names of God – part 53: I AM WHO I AM
'Ehyer 'Aser 'Ehyer Names of God - Part 53 I AM WHO I AM 40 blogs of Lent: 28 God speaks to Moses from the burning bush: God said to Moses, "I AM WHO I AM." And he said, “Say this to the people of Israel, ‘I AM has sent me to you.’" Exodus 3:14 …
Names of God – Part 13
Names of God - Part 13 YHWH This is the big one, the actual name of God, revealed to Moses. It s represented by the four letters YHWH, the vowels are missing in the Hebrew, no one really knows how it is pronounced. In English it is usually spelled Yahweh or Jehovah, in many Bibles …
Bastard
Before Abraham was I am. 40 blogs of Lent - day 12 They answered him, “Abraham is our father.” Jesus said to them, “If you were Abraham's children, you would be doing the works Abraham did,40 but now you seek to kill me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. …
Conversations at a well
I am he. 40 blogs of Lent - Day 4 The woman said to him, “I know that Messiah is coming (he who is called Christ). When he comes, he will tell us all things.” Jesus said to her, “I who speak to you am he.” John 4:25-26 ESVUK. Ever turned to the end of a who …
The ‘I am’ Passages in John’s Gospel
John and the I am statements of Jesus. 40 blogs of Lent - day 2 This is what will make up the bulk of my blogs this lent. The plan looks like this, but expect deviations from the plan. The quotes are from John's Gospel unless otherwise The I am sayings of Jesus I am …
40 blogs in Lent.
Happy Ash Wednesday everyone. 40 blogs of Lent - day 1 As in previous years I am doing something extra in Lent, rather than giving something up (being diabetic means that the things people normally give up for Lent, such as chocolate or sweets are already on my cannot eat or occasional treat list). So …
John and the meaning of Jesus
John's Gospel is different to the other three in a lot of ways, not the least in that it is more than the others a book about who Jesus is. Like the other Gospels, John's has a symbol of a winged creature. John's symbol is an eagle, to signify ascension, because of the way an …
A message to the liberals.
Thanks. Thank you for challenging my faith. Especially with regard to John's Gospel. I'm one of those fairly conservative evangelical sort of guys, with a sort of charismatic twist, and a leaning towards catholic techniques of meditation, such as Lectio Divina. Normally when I hear what liberal Christians say it makes me think, and normally …
Making an ass of myself 