John 21 last chapter

Wow this is the last chapter of John. It is such an amazing chapter, do not miss reading it even though its Sunday. Jesus appears to His disciples for a third time, while they are fishing. He feeds them fish and forgives Peter in a special way for denying Him. There is so much you can learn in this last chapter of John. You guys have done great and we have finished our first book of the Bible. We don't know what book is next but we will decide at church and I will update this afterwards. Read this chapter as soon as you can because God has something for each of us in it.

John 20

John 20 is a really joyful chapter! I can feel God's presence and joy just by reading it! At the start of it, Mary goes to Jesus' tomb and finds it empty. She then runs and tells the disciples that someone took Jesus' body.

The disciples eventually get to meet Jesus, and Thomas has to put his hands in Jesus' scars before he believes. John 20:25 So the other disciples told him, "We have seen the Lord!" But he said to them, "Unless I see the nail marks in  his hands and put my finger where the nails weer, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe it."  John 20:27 Then he said to THomas, "Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe." There is spiritual, physical, and archeological proof that Jesus rose. We all know he has from what He has done in our life. We need to stop spending time doubting Jesus, (I have been guilty of doubting lots of times) and believe in Him. We probably won't get to put our fingers in His scars till heaven, but Jesus in verse 29 blessed those who don't see Him and believe. John 20:29 Then Jesus told him, "Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed in me."

John 19

We are almost done with John. John 19 is the chapter where Jesus gets crucified. I had to read John 20 also because I didn't want to start my day with that chapter only. Jesus is so amazing with what He did for us. There has never been anyone perfectly innocent like He was. He is the only one who didn't deserve crucifixion, yet He willing died for those that did. Jesus is truly amazing.

John 18

John 18 is a tough chapter to read. It marks the transition from Jesus going around teaching, to Him being lead to the cross. I learned most from the way Jesus' held Himself when He was being persecuted. I would of shouted and argued, but Jesus trusted in God, His Father. He knew that exactly what God wants would be done, so all He did was pray right before it happened.

Impact highschool is starting a Bible Study on Wednesdays. It will most likely start at 7:00 at the Hinkle's house. We are going to wait until after Thanksgiving to start it. Since we will be done with John by then we are deciding what books to do next. Either Job or Acts, or if people are willing to do 2 chapters a day then both. Keep up the great work on John!

John 17

John 17 Is a really interesting chapter. In it Jesus does two things. He prays for His disciples, Then He prays for US. It is so amazing to know that Jesus left a prayer He said for people now-a-days in His Word. His prayer really only had one thing in it.

John 17:20-21 I am praying not only for these disciples, but also for all who will ever believe in me because of their testimony. My prayer for all of them is that they will be one, just as you and I are one, Father-that just as you are in me and I am in you, so they will be in us, and the world will believe you sent me.

The one thing that Jesus prayed for us is that we may be united as one. I think that as a high school group we are doing good in this because we are almost all united in this Bible study. As you can see John 17 is a really great chapter  and you guys will enjoy reading it.

John 16

We are on John 16 today! John 16 is a really interesting chapter  because Jesus stops speaking in parables. He plainly tells the disciples who He is, and teaches about prayer and the Holy Spirit. Finally, in this chapter this chapter the disciples start to understand who Jesus is and what He is doing. I was reading in a serendipity Bible today and I found these questions helpful for my Bible reading. I am going to list them so that you guys can use them too.

What are the disciples feeling now?

What is their grief keeping them from understanding? (v.17)

What three things will the Holy Spirit do? (v. 8-11)

What peace does Jesus offer? (V.33)

Those are some of the questions from a serendipity Bible. You don't need to answer them, but you will know the answers of you read the chapter slowly and think about it. Have a great day Impact church! Keep up the great job on the Bible reading plan!

John 15

Happy Veterans Day! Since I'm the only one of us that actually has school today I've got to post early still.
John 15, just like all the chapters, is amazing! I felt like it taught me as much as a chapter of Proverbs except in a more spiritual way. If you want to know how to do big things for God, this chapter tells you how. John 15 also talk about how the world hates those that do not belong to it. Its a very short chapter so make sure you spend lots of time dwelling on it. I can't wait to see all that God reveals today! Have a God blessed Veteran's Day!

John 14

John 14 we are two thirds done with this amazing book of the Bible! John 14 is a great chapter because Jesus is talking the whole time! Church was awesome today, make sure you guys show up at high school and youth 2nite. It is at 6006 Casswell Circle for highschool, and at the Maciver's house for middle school. See you guys there!

John 13 has answered a question that I have had for a very long time. There are SO many churches in North Carolina. I have always wondered two things: What makes a church on track for God different? and what makes Impact church different? Joe, Brian, my dad, and I are together reading John 13. John 13:34-35 So now I am giving you a new commandment: Love each other. Just as I have loved you, you should love each other. Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples. At most churches since we do not listen to Jesus' guideline, new comers do not see the love Jesus showed us, being shown by us to each other. We don't make it our job to know everyone's name, or at least as many as we can, we always leave an empty seat in between us and the next person. We show up when the service starts and leave when it ends, never having time to love on our fellow brothers and sisters in Christ. That's not the vision Jesus has for any church. That's not the vision Jesus has for Impact church! What needs to make Impact church different from other churches, and showing to the world that we are different, that Christ has truly changed us, is our love for one another. John 13 is amazing! God is amazing! comment about all that God shows you today! John 13:35 Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples.

John 12

John 12

John 12 is Friday's Bible reading! I loved this chapter soooooooooooooooooooooo (23, Does that count?) much, when I read it this morning! Yesterday, I went on a run with one of my school friends that is a senior. We started talking about God, and He told me about why he thought Jesus said a Christian is a seed. He showed me how a seed is dead, then once it receives water it starts to live and grow. We were dead in sin, but then we received living water from Jesus. Now everyday we grow stronger in our faith, and closer to Jesus. Yesterday as a group we learned so many things from God.

Abbey talked about John 11:35 Jesus wept. She showed us how the verse revealed, even though Jesus is God he was also human.

Maria liked in John 11:4 when Jesus said, "this sickness does not end in death. No it is for God's glory so that God's Son must be glorified through it." Maria liked it because whenever bad things happen her faith grows so it helps keep in mind that God has a plan for us.

Jackie pointed out that in John 11:9 when Jesus referred to the 12 hours of daylight he could have been referring to the disciples letting them know they have the light of God in them.   

Brian showed how the reason Jesus waited 4 days to heal Lazarus could have been so more people could witness his miracle. And when you read John 12 today you can see he is right.

Mrs. Hinkle showed us that Ciaphas, who prophesied Jesus' death was a Saducee and didn't believe in ressurection or afterlife.

We learned all this in just John 11 so I can't wait to see what we learned at the end of this. Also I will probably put together a booklet of what you guys learned while reading through John if your interested. Keep reading the Bible, and grow closer to God.

Glory to God! God bless all of you!

John 11

John 11. We are more than halfway through John. I have grown so  much in my Christian faith in God. through this time we spend with God. Doing this as a church group helps a lot because when we all share what we learned, we learn from everyone. Way to go for those of you that are sticking with this. John 11 is one of my favorite chapters of the Bible now! You guys are such an amazing high school group. I have never gotten another group to read through the Bible like this, and even if I did they wouldn't enjoy it as much as you guys do. Keep up the great work! He who honors God, God will honor him.(1 Samuel 2:30) I can't wait to see what you God reveals to us today!

John 10

John 10 is our reading today. It's about Jesus being our shepherd. It's hard for me to focus on this stuff right now because of the election. Obama is our president again and Romans 13:1 (ESV) LEt every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God. I don't know what God's doing with our country right now, but Romans 8:28 (NIV) But we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to His purpose.
Keep up the great work on the Bible Reading Plan, and in case you haven't noticed people can respond to posts so you should check back either a few hours or a day later to see what someone said about what you said.
God bless you all! Have great days!

We are on day 9 today which means we're reading John 9. You guys are doing awesome reading through John. Put God first and read it even if you have lots of work. 

Mathew 6:33 Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and He will give you everything you need.

If you put God first and spend just a few minutes with Him even when you could of studied for a science test or something, then He will give you everything you need. Also it is good to take breaks in between studying. God won't give you more than you can handle. The amount He gives you just might not be handleable (10) without Him.

Secondly, If you are like me and sometimes you read the Bible and 5 minutes later you can't remember what you read, or you want to learn more from your reading and get closer to God, then you should check out this website. I'm doing the S. O. A. P. thing today.


 






 

John 8

Hey Impact Students! This is where we will probably start discussing John or any other books we read in the future, since some of us don't have facebooks.

Week 2 of reading through John. John 8 is the chapter today. Before you read the Bible try to pray a little bit for God to reveal stuff to you, and to open up your heart and mind. This always helps me be able to focus more on my Bible reading.

This website has really good insight on how to read the Bible.

Once  you read just comment what you learned 

It won't let me comment since I made the blog sooo This is what I learned:In John 7:8 Jesus said, "he who is without sun throw the first stone." This verse really convicted me to stop condemning people that sin because I am not sinless and Jesus who is will take care of it.

Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life." (John 8:12 ESV) I liked this verse too. It's very hard not to trip when you're walking in a dark room, but when it's light you really have to try to trip. When You are close to Jesus, He shows you where you should and shouldn't go, by lighting your path. However even when your path is lit up you still have to remove obstacles in your way.