A Morning Cup of J is a daily Bible devotional that focuses on the life of Christ. The first devotions expound on the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ. Next lessons will be about the several visions of the pre-incarnate Christ and also the prophecies of the coming Messiah. After these lessons we will work through the Gospels focusing on the miracles and parables of Christ as well as His key sermons.
Morning Cup of J(esus) Fueling the Day! Jesus’ Parables What is a parable? Definition: To tell a parable means “to cast a familiar idea beside an unfamiliar idea in such a way that the comparison helps people to better understand grasp the unfamiliar idea. A story is told, certain features of which are analogous or parallel […]
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Morning Cup of J(esus) Fueling the Day! I Am the True Vine John 15:1-8 “I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. 2 Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit. 3 You are already clean because of the word which I
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Morning Cup of J(esus) Fueling the Day! (Plenty of Coffee for this Day!) I Am the Way, the Truth, and the Life The Way, the Truth, and the Life This is one of the last “I Am” statements of Christ. The passage begins with a sweet assurance from Christ to the disciples: “Let not your heart
I Am the Way, the Truth, and the Life October 10 Read More »
I Am the Resurrection and the Life. “I am the Resurrection and the Life” is the fifth “I Am” statement of Christ in John 11. Jesus made this claim about Himself while He was in Bethany visiting Martha and Mary. Lazarus had just died and was buried. Jesus knew that his good friend Lazarus was
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Morning Cup of J(esus) Fueling the Day! I Am the Good Shepherd I Am the Good Shepherd. We are continuing in our series of the “I Am” Statements of Christ. We saw in the passage from John 10 that Christ calls Himself the Good Shepherd. Jesus watches over and cares for His sheep, and the
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Morning Cup of J(esus) Fueling the Day! I Am the Good Shepherd I Am the Good Shepherd. Jesus watches over and cares for those who are His. We are continuing in our series of the “I Am” Statements of Christ. In this passage Jesus switches metaphors from being “The Door” of the sheepfold to “I
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I Am the Door We are continuing with the “I Am” statements of Christ in the Gospel of John. This passage from John 10 is right in the middle of a major section that teaches about Jesus being the True Shepherd and the Good Shepherd. He specifically says that He is the Door of the
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I Am the Light of the World “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.”John 8:12 As we continue with the “I Am” statements of Christ, we come to the statement that Christ makes about being the Light of the world. “I
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