johnmarkharris.net

On the last day of the feast, the great day, Jesus stood up and cried out, “If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink. 38 Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, ‘Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.’” 39 Now this he said about the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were to receive, for as yet the Spirit had not been given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.

John 7

When the water was flowing through the streets of Jerusalem Jesus stood up and said, “Come to me… I can give you the water that you seek… I can give you the Holy Spirit!”

Do you want the Holy Spirit? Get to know Jesus…

There are supposedly “Seven I AM Statements” in the Gospel of John

When they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus walking on the sea and coming near the boat, and they were frightened. But he said to them, “It is I; do not be afraid.”

John 6:19-20 ESV

When Moses was before the burning bush he asked for God’s name. God’s response was ἐγώ εἰμι “I AM”

Continue reading →

It’s easy to be negative, critical, to complain about life…

When Jesus saw him lying there and knew that he had already been there a long time, he said to him, “Do you want to be healed?”

John 5

The truth is, the cure is here. Jesus is the answer to all that life throws our way. We have no cause for frustration, for disappointment, for a critical spirit. Oh sure, every single one of us excel in these areas, and we have to constantly remind ourselves of our victory in Jesus. Imagine the Lord similar to the way he would respond to Peter “don’t you trust me? Am I not enough?”

What an amazing thing, Jesus brings healing, not only physically and permanently one day through the resurrection, but for all of life… you just have to want it. “Do you want to be healed?” Let him.

Pastors have to field many questions, some are very off the wall, but most people have similar types of questions. We all want to know “why” at times (for which there is not always a clear answer), we all want assurance as well, but once I heard a question answered that really got under my skin (this is not an easy thing to do).

Someone asked the question online “can I tell my child that God loves them?”

This is a quite honest and heartfelt question, and one that I think is easy enough to answer, but I was shocked and astounded when the reply was “well, yes and no…”

Continue reading →