This coming Lord’s Day, we’re going to explore John 6:1-21. There are three amazing stories here: Jesus Feeding the 5000, Jesus withdrawing from the crowds, and Jesus walking on water.
The point of this? Jesus is enough. It doesn’t matter what your need is, Jesus is able to supply all the you need. He’s one you can rest in, rely on, and trust in. Read this passage and see if Jesus isn’t up the challenge of all the you need.
“If Jesus were alive today, He’d…” so begins the meta-narrative that so many in our culture espouse. And, the One who is the same yesterday, today, and forever has spoken. My sermon from John 5:19-47 entitled Hearing and Believing is now online (preached on Sunday, 5/29). Part of what I get at is that if Jesus were alive today, He’d be just as out of step with the culture as He was with first century culture. Why? Because what He had to say had to do with who He is and how we respond to Him. So, do you hear and believe Him? I hope this sermon helps you understand why you should do this.
Jesus makes truth so plain for any who come to Him. This rings true in John 5:24, where He says…
You may have questions about Jesus, who He is, what He’d say or do today. But, have you considered what Jesus actually said? In the passage we’ll explore this coming Sunday, Jesus helps connect why He does what He does with who He is, how it relates to Him being from the Father, and what it means for us. There’s an excellent summary in v.24. Read John 5:19-47. Be prepared to hear what Jesus thinks.
Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life. (John 5:24 ESV)
My 5/22/16AM sermon, Seeking To Kill Jesus from John 5:1-18, is now online (we also discussed this sermon in Small Groups). The point of this text is showing the increasing hostility between Jesus and the religious leaders. The healing of an invalid on the Sabbath was the vehicle chosen to further the hostility. At any rate, I hope this sermon helps you and you’re able to connect into God’s love for you through His Son.
This Sunday, we’ll be exploring how the religious people were planning to kill Jesus. So today, rest in the idea that Jesus came to save sinners. He didn’t come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
This coming Sunday, May 22nd, we will continue working through the Gospel of John and getting into John 5:1-18. This Gospel moves quickly to that last week of Jesus’ life. And, the plot builds in substantial ways in John 5. Specifically, we learn why the deeply religious wanted to kill Jesus. I hope you’ll come to see why religious wanted to kill Him and what this means for your life and mine.
My 5/15/16AM sermon, Your Son Will Live from John 4:43-54, is now online. This sermon dealt with the second sign we see in the Gospel of John. It really shows how we all find ourselves in desperate situations, how Jesus draws our hearts out through this, leading us to faith and uniting us to other worshippers. I hope it encourages you.
It’s so easy to forget to speak well of the Lord. Are you blessing Him today? Is there encouragement in your heart because of who He is…
Consider Psalm 103:2-5…
It may not be what you feel, it may not be where you’re at, it may not be your heart today, but meditate and consider the amazing work of the Lord and find encouragement in Him.
This coming Sunday, I’ll be preaching on John 4:43-54 and Jesus’ healing of an official’s son. John tells us that “this was the second sign that Jesus did when He had come from Judea to Galilee.
It’s an amazing thing that Jesus would just speak the word and heal, but that’s what He did. He did this so that we wouldn’t be stuck on signs and wonders, but would be stuck on who He is and what He says. I hope to see you Sunday as we think about this.