Devotions, Thoughts, & Reflections with Pastor Andrew

John 3:16-21 – “For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God. And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil. For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his works should be exposed. But whoever does what is true comes to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that his works have been carried out in God. ” Hello, Ridge Church! We all know John 3:16, right? It's perhaps the most famous verse of scripture in the modern day. And there's good reason; John 3:16 is an excellent wrapped...

John 4:10 “If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that is saying to you, ‘give me a drink,’ you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water." John 4:23-24 “But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such people to worship him. God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.” Hello again! Today, we dive into part of Jesus' conversation with the Samaritan woman at the well, found in John chapter 4. This particular conversation can be confusing for some, and I want to give you a heads up that, if you are looking for clarification as to what is going on with the Samaritan woman and her obscure answers, we aren't going to be discussing that in this post. Instead, we are looking into what Jesus taught the woman at the well, and considering how His instructions impact our faith. Firstly, let's take some moments to co...

Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God”... “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh, that which is born of the Spirit is Spirit. Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘you must be born again.’ The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit. - John 3:3, 5-8 Hello Ridge Church! We are beginning a new devotional series highlighting Jesus’ teaching on what it is to have faith, and what is required of those who follow Him as disciples (which is to be his devoted student and follower.) We are beginning by going chronologically through the Gospel according to John. You may be wondering, “Wait, chapter 3? If we are going through this chronologically, what happened to chapters 1 & 2?” And that’s an excellent question! The...