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John 12:37-50 - Not judging but saving

John 12:37-50 - Not judging but saving

Fromtime, space, Jesus


John 12:37-50 - Not judging but saving

Fromtime, space, Jesus

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Length:
10 minutes
Released:
Mar 24, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Day 31 of 47 going through John's gospel - more info at https://www.severnvineyard.org/time-space-jesusWhat could happen if you take time and make space with Jesus today? This ten-minute podcast is part reading, part music, and part silence, all designed to help you create a space to picture and feel the scene with Jesus in it. You can use this space in lots of ways, including meditation, prayer, re-reading the passage or thinking about what it means for you today.Today's reflection: What does it mean to you that Jesus came to save and not judge, and yet his message can still produce judgement or change in us?---Even though Jesus had done so many miraculous signs before them, they didn’t believe in him. This fulfilled the word of Isaiah the prophet, who said:“Lord, who has believed our news?To whom has the strong arm of the Lord been revealed?”Because of this, they couldn’t believe, for Isaiah said again:“He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts,so they won’t see with their eyes,or understand with their hearts,or change their direction;or else I would heal them.”Isaiah said these things because he saw Christ’s glory, and spoke about him. Nevertheless, many, even among the rulers, believed in him, but because of the Pharisees they didn’t declare it in public, for fear that they would be put out of the synagogue - for they loved the honour of people more than the honour of God.But Jesus cried out and said, “Whoever believes in me, believes not only in me, but in the one who sent me. Whoever sees me sees the one who sent me. I have come as a light into the world, so that whoever believes in me will not remain in the darkness. If anyone listens to my words and does not keep them, I don’t judge them. For I didn’t come to judge the world, but to save the world. Whoever rejects me, and doesn’t receive my words, does have a judge. The message that I spoke will judge them on the last day. For I have not spoken by my own authority, but the Father who sent me gave me orders about what I should speak out and say. I know that his order is eternal life. So what I say is what the Father has told me to say.”
Released:
Mar 24, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (95)

Lots of people love him. So many people admire and respect him. Some worship him. He’s been called a teacher, an inspiration, even a saviour. But who is Jesus? How can we know? And what difference could that make to us, how we see the world, and how we live? These audio presentations of the gospel stories with original music by Bern Leckie are here to help you engage in your own way. You can use them for time-tested spiritual practices like Lectio Divina or meditative prayer, or just see what thoughts, ideas and prayers come to mind as they speak to you. What would you say to Jesus if you met him, and what might he be saying in your time and space? Season 1 - Mark's Gospel (released for Lent 2022, with daily notes at https://www.severnvineyard.org/whoisjesus ) Season 2 - John's Gospel (released for Lent 2023, with more info at https://www.severnvineyard.org/time-space-jesus )