Tag: gospel-of-st-john

  • Preaching Paths 17 March 2024

    Sally A. Brown, Professor Emerita, Princeton Theological Seminary Today’s gospel lection, John 12:20-33, forms part of the “bridge” in John between Jesus’ public ministry and his Passion (arrest, trial, crucifixion, resurrection).  In John, Jesus refers to this as his “glorification”—the revealing, through his dying, of the glory of the Father  (Jn 1:14, 18). John’s gospel…

  • 5th Sunday in Lent, 17th March 2024

    John 12:20-3312:20 Now among those who went up to worship at the festival were some Greeks. 12:21 They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and said to him, “Sir, we wish to see Jesus.” 12:22 Philip went and told Andrew; then Andrew and Philip went and told Jesus. 12:23 Jesus answered them,…

  • Preaching Paths 10 March 2024

    Sally A. Brown, Professor Emerita, Princeton Theological Seminary John 3:16, nested in today’s text (John 3:14-21), is a verse recognizable even to non-Christians. This reference, and sometimes the entire verse, has been emblazoned on everything from placards held aloft in a football stadium to highway billboards and bumper stickers. Unfortunately, it has been reduced in…

  • Second Sunday after the Epiphany, 14th January 2024

    John 1:43-511:43 The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, “Follow me.” 1:44 Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. 1:45 Philip found Nathanael and said to him, “We have found him about whom Moses in the law and also the prophets wrote,…