DISCOURSE 17 on John 28-29. 1. The words of St. John the Baptist as a testimony to his greatest reverence for Jesus Christ. - 2. Jesus Christ did not need to be baptized. - 3 and 4. The falsity of the assumption that Jesus Christ performed miracles in childhood. - Why did the Jews not believe in Jesus Christ, although they heard the preaching of St. John the Baptist and saw so many signs and wonders? - Reliability of the Evangelists. - Against the Gentiles. - There are defenders of spectacles, but truth and faith are not found. - Writings of philosophers of that time against Christians.

DISCOURSE 18 on John 1:35-37. 1. Why did St. John the Baptist often repeat the same thing? - Some catechumens postponed baptism until the last moment. - 2. The prophets and apostles preached Jesus Christ who was absent, and St. John the Baptist preached Christ who was present. - 3 and 4. The teaching of Jesus Christ should be preferred to any other. - The more food is given to the body, the more it is relaxed; the more food is given to the soul, the more it is strengthened. - Aversion to meat is a sign of bodily disease; aversion to the Word of God is a sign of illness of the soul. - What is her food? - Against the theater and spectacles.

DISCOURSE 19 on John 1:41:42. 1. The benefits of human unity. - Andrew, having found the Messiah, immediately invites his brother to take part in the happiness he has found. - 2. Prophecy proves divine omnipotence no less than a miracle. - 3. The ancients had many names, the Christians had only one name - Christian. - Honor and glory of this name. - We bear the name of Jesus Christ and are as close to him as the body is to the head. - How to make proper use of wealth? - To give one's possessions to the poor is to enrich oneself.

DISCOURSE 20 on John 1:43-44. 1. The calling of Philip. - Jesus Christ draws him along with Him in one word. - Philip, for his part, leads Nathanael to Christ. - 2. Nathanael's character, his wisdom. - How he was brought to the Faith. - 3. The faithful must do whatever Jesus Christ wants and requires of them. - We must obey Christ in everything, nourish Him when He is hungry, give Him water when He is thirsty. "He will not reject our gifts, whatever they may be. - A friend gladly accepts everything that his friend gives him. - Love is found not in words, but in deeds.

DISCOURSE 21 on John 1:49-50. 1. Nathanael's confession was less perfect than the confession made later by Apostle Paul. Peter. - 2. Jesus Christ performed His first miracle at the request of His Mother. - 3. Jesus Christ wants everyone to turn to Him with their needs. - The example of famous doctors. - Why did He give a harsh answer to His Mother? - Relatives of the Savior, known as Desposines. - Our ancestors and fathers were good Christians, which should shame us and subject us to all the greater communion.

DISCOURSE 22 on John 2:4. 1. Jesus Christ does everything at the right time, not because He is subject to time, since He is the Creator of years and Lord of ages, but because He loves order. - 2. Jesus Christ, by His miracle in Cana of Galilee, proved that He is the Creator of water and wine. - 3. The miracles of Jesus Christ surpass all the forces of nature. - He perfects our rebellious souls. - The fragility of the goods of this world: they instantly disappear and flow away with the rapidity of a stream. - Poverty is the mother of health. - The sweets of the meal are very harmful to the body and soul and produce many diseases.

DISCOURSE 23 on John 2:11. 1. The transformation of water into wine is the first miracle of Jesus Christ. - On what evidence rests the authenticity of this miracle, which led the disciples to faith. - 2. Jesus Christ expels the sellers from the temple. - The same thing happened again at the end of His sermon. - 3. Why did Jesus Christ make unclear predictions? - The apostles did not know about the resurrection. - Why didn't Jesus Christ reveal it to them? - People believe more in facts than in words. -St. The Spirit reminded the apostles of all that Jesus Christ had told them. - The greatness of the virtue of the apostles. - Praise to them. - Exhortation to almsgiving, without which it is impossible to enter the gates of heaven.

DISCOURSE 24 on John 2:23. 1. Those who were drawn to Jesus Christ by His doctrine were firmer and steadfast in faith than those who were attracted by signs. - Why did He not perform any more miracles? - 2. Nicodemus, the weakness and imperfection of his faith. - The forbearance of Jesus Christ. - 3. One should not penetrate into the sacred mysteries with excessive curiosity. - Not subordinating their reason to faith, people fall into many absurdities. - The human mind, not illumined from above, produces only darkness. "Riches are thorns that scratch and wound us.

DISCOURSE 25 on John 3:5. 1. Nicodemus did not understand the words of the Savior because he wanted to reason about spiritual things in a human way. - If a person is not born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the Kingdom of Heaven. - 2 and 3. Belief in the invisible. - The difference between the first and second creations. - In the first creation, the Creator used the earth to create man; in the second St. The spirit uses water. - The first man was created with a living soul, the second is filled with the life-giving Spirit. - The first person needed help, the second, receiving the grace of the Holy Spirit, does not need any other help. - Why is water needed for baptism? - The rite of baptism. - The great mysteries performed for us by Jesus Christ as motives for us to lead a good life. Catechumens and their position in relation to the faithful. - The benefits of alms and gifts offered to Jesus Christ and to these little ones.

DISCOURSE 26 on John 3:6. 1. Spiritual revival and its essence. - 2. A prototype of spiritual revival. - 3. The Nature of Christian Exhortation. - You need to act with meekness, without anger and shouting. - A person who offends others commits a shameful deed; He who suffers offenses is a true philosopher. - Slaves are of the same nature as masters, and therefore the latter should not offend the former. What slaves do out of fear of their masters, the latter must do out of the fear of God.

DISCOURSE 27 on John 3:12-13. 1. One should not try to comprehend the origin of the Only-begotten Son by reason. - 2. The Bronze Serpent as a Prototype of Jesus Christ. - How God Loved the World. - 3. The love of God: the excessiveness of His goodness to sinners and the ungrateful. "God, in order to save us, did not spare even His Only-begotten Son, and we spare our money. - Misuse made out of wealth. - Our ingratitude to Jesus Christ in the person of the poor for all His blessings to us. - Against those who, squandering everything on luxury, despise the poor and do not care for their needs.

DISCOURSE 28 on John 3:17. 1. The greater the mercy of the Lord, the more severe will be His punishments for the stiff-necked. - God has opened the doors of generosity to all people. - The Two Comings of Jesus Christ. - 2. Unbelievers are subject to condemnation - Whoever turns away from Jesus Christ. - Great sinners are people who are hardened in their stubbornness, given over to the vices that have overwhelmed them. - To be a Christian, you need to lead a good life with the observance of the purity of the teaching. - The reason for the deviation of the pagans from accepting the faith of Christ. - Pagan philosophers made virtue out of empty vanity. Love of vanity destroys people. - Vanity is more pernicious than all other vices. - In order to gain glory before men and the glory that comes from God, one must strive to attain only the latter.

DISCOURSE 29 on John 3:22. 1. The sublimity of truth and the baseness of falsehood. - Why did Jesus Christ not perform baptism himself, but only His disciples? - 2. The disciples of John the Baptist were jealous of the disciples of Jesus Christ. - 3. How the church becomes the bride of Jesus Christ. - Disasters and losses caused by vanity. - How to get rid of this vice.

DISCOURSE 30 on John 3:31. 1. The efforts of St. John the Baptist to lead his disciples to Jesus Christ. - 2. Rejecting Jesus Christ is tantamount to exposing the lie of God who sent Him. - 3. One should not read the Word of God lightly: one should delve into every word. - The Word of God is a weapon that you need to know how to wield. "In the affairs of this world, everyone is clever and lively, but in the matter of salvation we are lazy and cowardly. - The holy books were written not only for the ancients, but also for us.