Outbless Weekly

John, Chapter 10 - Parable of the Good Shepherd 10 “Truly, truly I say to you, the one who does not enter by the door into the fold of the sheep, but climbs up some other way, he is a thief and a robber. 2 But the one who enters by the door is a shepherd of the sheep. 3 To him the doorkeeper opens, and the sheep listen to his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. 4 When he...

John, Chapter 9 - Healing the Man Born Blind 9 As Jesus passed by, He saw a man who had been blind from birth. 2 And His disciples asked Him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he would be born blind?” 3 Jesus answered, “ It was neither that this man sinned, nor his parents; but it was so that the works of God might be displayed in him. -          As Jesus passed by, He saw a man wh...

John, Chapter 8 - The Adulterous Woman 8 But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. 2 And early in the morning He came again into the temple area , and all the people were coming to Him; and He sat down and began teaching them. 3 Now the scribes and the Pharisees *brought a woman caught in the act of adultery, and after placing her in the center of the courtyard , 4 they *said to Him, “Teacher, this w...

John, Chapter 7 - Jesus Teaches at the Feast 7 After these things Jesus was walking in Galilee, for He was unwilling to walk in Judea because the Jews were seeking to kill Him. 2 Now the feast of the Jews, the Feast of Booths, was near. 3 So His brothers said to Him, “Move on from here and go into Judea, so that Your disciples also may see Your works which You are doing. 4 For no one does anything...

John, Chapter 6 - Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand 6 Some time after this, Jesus crossed to the far shore of the Sea of Galilee (that is, the Sea of Tiberias), 2 and a great crowd of people followed him because they saw the signs he had performed by healing the sick. 3 Then Jesus went up on a mountainside and sat down with his disciples. 4 The Jewish Passover Festival was near. -          Some time a...

John, Chapter 5 The Healing at Bethesda 5 After these things there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 2 Now in Jerusalem, by the Sheep Gate , there is a pool which in Hebrew is called Bethesda, having five porticoes. 3 In these porticoes lay a multitude of those who were sick, blind, limping, or   paralyzed.  -        After these things (what things? Jesus had met a royal off...

John, Chapter 4 - Jesus Goes to Galilee 4 So then, when the Lord knew that the Pharisees had heard that He was making and baptizing more disciples than John 2 (although Jesus Himself was not baptizing; rather, His disciples were ), 3 He left Judea and went away again to Galilee. 4 And He had to pass through Samaria. 5 So He *came to a city of Samaria called Sychar, near the parcel of land that Jac...

John, Chapter 3  - The New Birth 3 Now there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews; 2 this man came to Jesus at night and said to Him, “Rabbi, we know that You have come from God as a teacher; for no one can do these signs that You do unless God is with him.” 3 Jesus responded and said to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless someone is born again he cannot see the ki...

John, Chapter 2 - Miracle at Cana 2 On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there; 2 and both Jesus and His disciples were invited to the wedding. -          On the third day there was a wedding in Cana (Cana was a river and a village in the promised land; it was between Ephraim (fruitful, fertile, productive) and Manasseh (God has made me forget entire...

John, Chapter 1 -  1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him not even one thing came into being that has come into being. 4 In Him was life, and the life was the Light of mankind. 5 And the Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not grasp it. -       ...

Philippians Chapter 4 - Think of Excellence 4 Therefore, my beloved brethren whom I long to see , my joy and crown, in this way stand firm in the Lord, my beloved. Therefore (because of what we learned in Chapter 3 – we are citizens of Heaven eagerly waiting for our Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform the body of our humble state into conformity with the body of His glory (transforme...

Philippians Chapter 3 The Goal of Life 3 Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things again is no trouble to me, and it is a safeguard for you. -      What is the goal of life? -      Rejoice in the Lord (because of what He has done) -      Paul is going to write the same things again (to remind us) o    It is a safeguard for you! 2 Beware of the dogs, beware of the evil wor...

Philippians Chapter 2 Be Like Christ 2 Therefore if there is any encouragement in Christ, if there is any consolation of love, if there is any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and compassion, 2 make my joy complete by being of the same mind, maintaining the same love, united in spirit, intent on one purpose. -          If there by any encouragement -          Any consolation of love -   ...

Philippians Chapter 1 - Thanksgiving 1 Paul and Timothy, bond-servants of Christ Jesus, To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, including the overseers and deacons: 2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Paul and Timothy remind us they are bond-servants (free to leave or live as they please, but they willingly agreed to serve their master for life)....

Romans Chapter 16 Greetings and Love Expressed 16 I commend to you our sister Phoebe, who is a servant of the church which is at Cenchrea; 2 that you receive her in the Lord in a manner worthy of the saints, and that you help her in whatever matter she may have need of you; for she herself has also been a helper of many, and of myself as well. I commend you to our sister Phoebe, who is a servant o...

Romans 15 - Self-denial in behalf of Others 15 Now we who are strong ought to bear the weaknesses of those without strength, and not just please ourselves. 2 Each of us is to please his neighbor for his good, to his edification. -          The title of this message is self denial in behalf of others o    in other words don't just think about yourself that think of others o    sometimes that m...

Romans Chapter 14 - Principles of Conscience 14 Now accept the one who is weak in faith, but not for the purpose of passing judgment on his opinions. 2 One person has faith that he may eat all things, but he who is weak eats vegetables only . 3 The one who eats is not to regard with contempt the one who does not eat, and the one who does not eat is not to judge the one who eats, for God has accept...

Romans Chapter 13 - Be Subject to Government 13 Every person is to be in subjection to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those which exist are established by God. Paul start off this lesson by telling us “Every person is to be in subjection to the governing authorities.  This means you, this means me, this means every person. Then he tells us why: For there...

Romans Chapter 12 - Dedicated Service 12 Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice,  acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. 2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect. -   ...

Romans Chapter 11 - Israel Is Not Cast Away 11 I say then, God has not rejected His people, has He? May it never be! For I too am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin. 2 God has not rejected His people whom He foreknew. Or do you not know what the Scripture says in the passage about Elijah, how he pleads with God against Israel? 3 “Lord, they have killed Your prophets, t...

Romans Chapter 10 - The Word of Faith Brings Salvation 10 Brethren, my heart’s desire and my prayer to God for them is for their salvation. 2 For I testify about them that they have a zeal for God, but not in accordance with knowledge. 3 For not knowing about God’s righteousness and seeking to establish their own, they did not subject themselves to the righteousness of God. 4 For Christ is the end...

Romans Chapter 9 - Solicitude for Israel 9 I am telling the truth in Christ, I am not lying, my conscience testifies with me in the Holy Spirit, 2 that I have great sorrow and unceasing grief in my heart. 3 For I could wish that I myself were accursed, separated from Christ for the sake of my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh, 4 who are Israelites, to whom belongs the adoption as sons, a...

Deliverance from Bondage 8 Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus . 2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death. 3 For what the Law could not do, weak as it was through the flesh, God did : sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and as an offering for sin, He condemned sin in the flesh, 4 so th...

Romans Chapter 7 - Believers United to Christ 7 Or do you not know, brethren (for I am speaking to those who know the law), that the law has jurisdiction over a person as long as he lives? 2 For the married woman is bound by law to her husband while he is living; but if her husband dies, she is released from the law concerning the husband. 3 So then, if while her husband is living she is joined to...

Romans Chapter 6 - Dead to Sin, Alive in Christ 6 What shall we say, then? Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase? 2 By no means! We are those who have died to sin; how can we live in it any longer? 3 Or don’t you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? 4 We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Chr...