Today's Reading | April 23, 2025
John 20:1–18
Introduction John 20:1–18: Today’s reading is another account of Jesus’s resurrection. When Mary Magdalene goes to Jesus’s tomb, she sees that the stone has been rolled away. She runs to tell the disciples, believing that someone took Jesus’s body from the tomb. Peter and John come and see the empty tomb. Then Jesus appears to Mary and tells her that…
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1 John 3:11–24
Introduction 1 John 3:11–24: Today’s reading calls us to open our eyes and hearts to those in need and reminds us that true love goes beyond words and talk and shows itself in action. Today’s Key Verse: 1 John 3:24a Those who obey God’s commands live in union with God and God lives in union with them. Reading 11 The message…
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1 John 3:1–10
Introduction 1 John 3:1–10: Children of God are called this because of God’s great love for them. Those who do what is right are righteous, whereas those who continue to sin belong to the Devil. Children of God are commanded to love one another and believe in God’s Son, Jesus. Today’s Key Verse: 1 John 3:1a See how much the…
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1 John 2:18–29
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1 John 2:1–17
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1 John 1:1–10
Introduction 1 John 1:1–10: The First Letter of John has two main purposes: to encourage its readers to live in fellowship with God and Jesus Christ, and to warn them against false teachings that would destroy this fellowship. Today’s reading describes how God’s Word of life (Jesus) came to earth and was witnessed by those who saw, heard, and touched…
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John 13:21–35
Introduction John 13:21–35: Jesus predicts his betrayal by Judas, and he gives his disciples a new commandment about loving one another. Today’s Key Verse: John 13:34 [Jesus said:] “And now I give you a new commandment: love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.” Reading 22 The disciples looked at one another, completely puzzled about…
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