It was all a matter of authority. No-one had seen such authority before. Demonic spirits were powerless before his command, because they knew who they were dealing with.

Jesus had been with his friends for a little time but now he felt that it was time they ‘manned up’ and became more than just friends, but disciples, called out for serious duty

One the one hand, there’s the way we do things; we have our ways of producing results and our own times for carrying out these ways.

Can you imagine how it was? The carpenter’s son had returned to his home town and given the privilege of reading from the sacred scroll in the Synagogue, then preaching from it.

How much faith was shown by that simple declaration from that Gentile official, the man took Jesus at his word and departed?

She boldly told him that they were not social equals and it was the open hearted boldness of this woman that produced a revelation and a blessing not just for herself but for many in the local town.

The most telling feature of Jesus’ interaction with Nicodemus for me was a matter of time and place, rather than of content.

Jesus was starting to cause a stir now, nothing bigger than disrupting the corrupt businesses in the Temple. Naturally people now asked, who was this man who does such things?

Sometimes familiarity with a story produces a numbness to its impact. The ‘water into wine’ episode is one such event. Think about it.

What is my calling? How many times we have heard this. Your calling is when you gave your life to Jesus and made him Lord over everything.