The Calling of a Shepherd: “Feed my sheep” (John 21; Acts 1)

by | Sep 18, 2022 | Acts, Attitude, Church, Daily Devotionals, Devotional, Doctrine, Faith, Hillsdale Baptist Church, John, Leadership, Ministry, New Testament, The Gospels, Theology, Trust

Scripture reading – John 21; Acts 1 Today’s Scripture reading concludes our study of the Gospels, and introduces us to a book titled, “The Acts of the Apostles.” John 21, the final chapter in the Gospel of John, presents a unique perspective into the days and weeks...

“Behold the Man!” (John 18; John 19)

by | Sep 14, 2022 | Church, Daily Devotionals, Death, Devotional, Doctrine, Faith, Hillsdale Baptist Church, Israel, John, New Testament, Politics, Prophecy, Salvation, The Gospels, Theology

Scripture reading – John 18; John 19 Our devotional readings in the Synoptic Gospels have followed Christ from His last supper (Passover) with the disciples, through Judas’ betrayal and His arrest (Matthew 26:47-49; Mark 14:43-45; Luke 22:47-49). Each human author...

Christ alone is the Prince of Peace! (John 16; John 17)

by | Sep 11, 2022 | Attitude, Church, Daily Devotionals, Devotional, Doctrine, Faith, Hillsdale Baptist Church, Hope, Israel, John, Ministry, New Testament, Peace, Prayer, Salvation, The Gospels, Theology, Trust

Scripture reading – John 16; John 17 We continue our study of the latter chapters of the Gospels. John 16 and 17 give us a record of those things Jesus taught His disciples after they observed the Passover, and were making their way to the Garden of Gethsemane. With...

Love = Obedience (John 14; John 15)

by | Sep 10, 2022 | Attitude, Church, Daily Devotionals, Death, Devotional, Doctrine, Faith, Hillsdale Baptist Church, Hope, Israel, John, New Testament, Prayer, Salvation, The Gospels, Theology

Scripture reading – John 14; John 15 John 14 continued Christ’s conversation with His disciples, after the Passover meal was ended. Fear rose up among the disciples when they heard Jesus say, “one of you shall betray me” (13:21). Although Judas was dismissed from the...

“His Hour Was Come” (John 13)

by | Sep 9, 2022 | Attitude, Church, Daily Devotionals, Devotional, Doctrine, Faith, Hillsdale Baptist Church, Israel, John, Ministry, New Testament, Pride, Salvation, The Gospels, Theology

Scripture reading – John 13 Though the Gospel of John is not a Synoptic Gospel, it does present us with many eyewitness accounts of events that are recorded in the other Gospels. For instance, in John 13:1-2 we have the apostle’s brief account of Christ observing the...