Stand Up, take up your mat, and walk: Stories from John Scripture: John 5:1-18 After this there was a Jewish festival, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. In Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate in the north city wall is a … Continue reading →
Drinking from the Well: Stories from John Scripture John 4:1-30 Jesus Talks With a Samaritan Woman Now Jesus learned that the Pharisees had heard that he was gaining and baptizing more disciples than John—although in fact it was not Jesus … Continue reading →
Meet Jesus, the Messiah: Stories from John Scripture John 2:1-11 On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. When … Continue reading →
Scripture Matthew 1:18-25 (Common English Bible) This is how the birth of Jesus Christ took place. When Mary his mother was engaged to Joseph, before they were married, she became pregnant by the Holy Spirit. Joseph her husband was a righteous … Continue reading →
Scripture Matthew 2:13-23 The Escape to Egypt When they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up,” he said, “take the child and his mother and escape to Egypt. Stay there until I … Continue reading →