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Jesus and the Man Born Blind - A Journey I'll never Forget - John chapter 9 - JS Gillespie  

Jesus finds the man born blind in John chapter 9. This is no coincidental encounter, but rather this man is seen and soughth by Jesus. Whilst the disciples can only see the problem, Jesus sees the person, not only the sin but a soul needing saved and soul for whom Jesus died! The salvation Jesus offers lies not in the mud, nor the spit nor even in the pool of Siloam but in the person of Jesus Christ! Don't miss the Master for the mud! In response to this creatorial miracle of Jesus, men ask the wrong question! The question is not How was the man made to see but Who made the man see again! Perhaps we are all a little like the man born blind, just blind in different ways. Blind until we grasp a glimpse of Jesus. 

Dr J Stewart Gillespie 

I am the Door - John Chapter 10 - JS Gillespie  

How can I be sure that Jesus is the one authentic and true Saviour? Is Jesus a fraud or a fake or He is the true eternal Son of God and the Saviour of sinners? The authentic Jesus comes by way of the door. This is the only way in to the sheep, the only way out for the sheep and way be which Jesus came. Jesus is unlikely any other religious leader, ruler, priest or teacher! Jesus is the genuine article! Jesus uniquely came by way of the cross! His was a love beyond measure, his a suffering deeper than your sin and a salvation smashing through the boundaries of death and the grave! Do you know Jesus? Have you heard the voice of the good Shepherd? 

Dr J Stewart Gillespie 

New Cumnock Church Bridgend Gospel Hall 

The Feeding of the 5000 - Finding Christ amongst the Crumbs - John chp 6  

 

John chapter 6 is known best for the record of the miracle of Jesus feeding the 5000 with 5 loaves and 2 fishes and yet this chapter, repeated in all 4 gospels and standing at the centre of Christ's 7 sign miracles as well as at the forefront of the 7 great I am sayings of Jesus contains far more than the feeding of 5000 hungry people. There is far more to find in Jesus than merely bread to satisfy our apetite. Jesus is the bread of life and the living bread, who has come down from heaven to give life unto the world. Some find Him as a prophet and some as a king but beyond all of this He is Saviour and Lord. 

Dr J Stewart Gillespie

John chp 4 - If you Only Knew Jesus - Samaritan woman at the well - JS Gillespie  

 

Jesus goes out of His way to meet with the Samaritan woman at Jacob's well in John chapter 4. In fulfillment of the promise of Genesis chapter 49 Jesus is the fruitful bough, the fruitful Son whose branches run over the wall. There is from Israel an explosion, an overflowing of God's care and compassion. Jesus is not just for the religious elite but the salvation found in Jesus Christ is for all people. If you only knew who Jesus was, if you only knew He is the Son of God, if you only knew that He is the way to heaven, If you only knew the power of His Cross, if you only knew what lay ahead of you without Jesus, then you would come and drink of that everlasting water and be eternally satisfied with teh forgiveness of sins, the hope of eternal life and the prospect and promise of heaven. Dr J Stewart Gillespie

John 316 - Nicodemus - How Wrong can A man be? You must be Born again. - J Stewart Gillespie  

In John chapter 3 Nicodemus a leader of the Pharisees comes to Jesus by night, afraid to be identified, with everything to lose and carrying the baggage of religion he encounters the unique Jesus, unique in who He is as the Son of God, unique in what He has done at the cross and unique as the only way to heaven. The decision to believe and repent is mine! You must be born again. Dr J Stewart Gillespie

The Greatest Discovery on the Journey of Life - John chapter 2 - JS Gillespie  

 

John traces the journey of life through the wilderness, across the Jordan, to find hope, heaven and destiny only through Jesus. John the baptist points out Jesus as the Lamb of God who bears away the sin of the world. It is my sin that keeps me from heaven and only Jesus who is able to forgive that sin and bring fullness, joy and salvation. John chapter 2

J Stewart Gillespie

Which way to heaven? Law or Grace? (John 1:17) - Gospel - J Stewart Gillespie  

The bible is a story in two halves. Moses and his law dominates the forst 5 books of the Old Testament. God's law is good and glorious but it is also in essence fatal for Israel! Most of the nation perishes in the wilderness having broken God's laws. In Jesus we have a greater than Moses, a prophet, priest and King able to not only bring me out from a fallen world but into the promised land and salvation blessing. Do you know Him? Dr J Stewart Gillespie

Heaven - will you be There? John chapter 1 vs 12 to 13 - Dr J Stewart Gillespie  

Heaven - will you be there? There is only one way to heaven "you must be born again" (John chapter 3)! Heaven is not ours by natural birth (blood) nor by being wound up emmotionally (will of the flesh) nor educated intellectually (will of man) but is only ours by God, by means of the new birth!

Dr J Stewart Gillespie

The Woman at the Well - Reached Rock Bottom? Jesus Well is Deeper! John chp 4 - Robert Gray  

 

John chapter 4 records the encounter of Jesus with a Samaritan woman at a well. She may well have reached rock bottom but the well of everlasting supply and satisfaction goes deeper in Jesus! Have you tasted that living water? Robert Gray

Finding a New Beginning in Jesus - John chapter 1 - JS Gillespie  

In the beginning was the word! John begins his gospel at the beginning, the beginning of time and of the universe. In so doing he introduces us to the God of the beginning! Not only is Jesus the God of the beginning of all things but He is also the God of personal and individual beginnings! He is the God of fresh starts; of new found satisfaction for the woman at the well, of eternal life and a new birth for Nicodemus, for the forgiveness of sins and a light that shines into the darkness which at times is my life! Do you know Him? Have you found Jesus Christ as the God of the fresh starts? 

Dr J Stewart Gillespie

3 things I need to Know about God - John chapter 1 - J Stewart Gillespie  

The writings of John in the New Testatment extend from the beginning of time in John chapter 1 to the conclusion of this world in Revelation. John sets the context of my life into forever. The God who made me one day will judge me. In John's Gospel we are presented with the Lord Jesus, creator of space and time, the God who is interested enough in me to shine into this darkness of my life in the revelation of Jesus Christ; the God who is able to save and satisfy, who takes sin seriously and who is the Saviour of my soul.

The Resurrection of Jesus Christ is for You! (Mark chapter 16) - J Stewart Gillespie  

World changing, history altering and pivitol to the Gospel of Jesus Christ, the resurrection of Jesus proves the person of Jesus as the Son of God (Romans chapter 1), the purity of the Lord Jesus in His sinless perfection, able to lay down His life and take it again and the power of Jesus to save all that come to Him in faith because He ever lives. During the world shattering events of that resurrection in Mark chapter 16, God takes time, through the angel to address one person in particular, Peter! God calls Peter to the person of Jesus Christ. The resurrection of Jesus Christ is not simply a fact of history, it is faith for my soul and my salvation.