Joe Barnett

Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.                      —John 15:13 Jesus loves me! This I know, / For the Bible tells me so. / Little ones to Him belong; / They are weak, but He is strong. […]

My peace I give you … Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.                        —John 14:27 The peace Jesus gives is not exemption from life’s storms, but serenity when navigating those storms—an inner peace that nothing the world throws at

You are in me, and I am in you.                   —John 14:20 Remember television before remote control? To turn it on or off, change channels, or adjust volume you got some exercise—took a walk to the set, punched buttons and turned knobs. Now you move only your

Because I live, you also will live.                   —John 14:19 Death is the great equalizer; it treats everyone the same: “… each person is destined to die once and after that comes judgment” (Heb. 9:27 NLT). Die we must—but not alone, not in fear, and not forever.

By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.                          —John 13:35 David Doubilet is arguably the greatest underwater photographer in the world. His stunningly beautiful work appears in publications worldwide. Environmentalists castigate him for not publishing

I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you.                —John 13:15 When Jesus shucked his robe, wrapped the servant towel around his waist, filled the basin, and began washing his disciples’ feet you could have heard a pin drop. Those disciples

Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God?                   —John 11:40 Jesus delayed. Lazarus died. His sisters didn’t understand why Jesus hadn’t dropped everything and come running when he got their message that Lazarus was ill. “If you had

Though John never performed a miraculous sign, all that John said about this man was true.                                —John 10:41 John the Baptist had been dead for two years, but his influence was alive and well. His miracles weren’t remembered, for he

You do not want to leave too, do you?                           —John 6:67 They loved his healing and feeding, but didn’t cotton to his teaching. His miracles enthralled them; his words repulsed them. What they wanted he would not give; what he offered they