One of Jesus' close friends, Lazarus, became very ill. Lazarus' sisters sent word to Jesus that his dear friend was deathly ill, but Jesus delayed for two days before going to Lazarus' aid. During this time, Lazarus died and his sisters faced a crisis of faith. For Jesus, however, it was an opportunity to show the world that He has power over death.

In John 10, has the final confrontation with the religious leaders of his public ministry. He once again exposes the reasons for their unbelief and declares himself to be God in the flesh.

In John 10, Jesus describes himself as the Good Shepherd. However, most of us don't really know what a shepherd in 1st-century Israel did, so we don't really know what Jesus is saying about himself. When we learn what Jesus was really saying about himself and our relationship with Him, our hearts overflow with gratitude!

Jesus heals a man who had been born blind and in the process exposes the spiritual blindness of the Pharisees and teaches us about the cure for our own spiritual blindness.

Jesus said that true believers will abide in His Word and the truth will set you free. What does that mean? What is truth? How do we find truth? How do we abide in His Word? On what authority does Jesus make these claims? 

Jesus gave up heaven in order to give us heaven. Through His example, we learn that self-sacrifice is at the heart of Christianity.