In this message, we take a break from our Ephesians series to hear a the simple goodness of the gospel from [esvignore]John 3:16[/esvignore]. Inspired by Pastor Richard Newton’s series of sermons for children found in his many books, this message is directed to the younger crowd, but not dumbed down. In fact, many parents were…
[esvignore]John 20:24-21[/esvignore] – We come to the story of Thomas and his unbelief. We learn of the great compassion of Jesus even with the most stubborn and weak of His precious sheep. John closes this story by calling on us to believe the testimony, and believing, to have life in Christ’s name. In this sermon, we look at this familiar story and…
A happy reunion with Jesus transforms the fearful, anxious, worried disciples into glad men experiencing the peace of God. Witness the transformation of these inconsistent men into faithful Apostles sent out to do the work of building the visible church. This sermon covers [esvignore]John 20:19-23[/esvignore] and will encourage you to seek the Peace-maker, Jesus, who makes sinful hearts glad. John 20:19-23
[esvignore]John 20:1-18[/esvignore] – This text tells the account of Mary, Peter, and John as they come face to face with the empty tomb. Where they thought they would find their master, their teacher, their leader, even if he was dead, they expected to find his body. Instead they found something that none of them expected. They found that he was not there.…
The final of five sermons at the foot of the cross. As we linger on Golgotha, the evangelist is concerned with our response to this spectacle of Divine love. Through the example of Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus we learn how a small, inconsistent and feeble faith grows to a bold and active faith when…
In this sermon we focus on the last saying of Christ upon the cross as we come to the apex of creation – the death of Jesus Christ. Our scripture, [esvignore]John 19:28-30[/esvignore], teaches us about the finality of the atoning work of Christ. As we apply “it is finished” to our daily lives, we discover…
We come to [esvignore]John 19:23-30[/esvignore] where the Apostle directs our attention to the scene at the foot of the cross. There, three prophecies are fulfilled in short order. Each of these prophecies confirms the identity of the One who hangs above, and each one adds burning coals to the heads of the leaders of the…
We continue our study of the crucifixion as told by John, this time we learn that the crucifixion publicly displayed the King of Kings. Pilate unwittingly proclaimed this Kingship and providence has worked to use the evil of men to demonstrate a glorious truth. We took this entire sermon to examine the implications of Christ’s…
In our study of John we arrive upon the hallowed ground of the cross of Christ. Our series brings us into chapter 19, verse 16b to 27 – we have come to the crucifixion. This is the central point of our faith, of history, and of all creation. The crucifixion is where our debt was…
Our text is [esvignore]John 19:1-16[/esvignore]. In the last minutes before Christ’s crucifixion, John leads us through the dialogue between Jesus, Pilate and the Jewish leaders. Here we see most graphically the contrast between Kingdoms. Jesus’ immense love while suffering affliction is displayed against a people-pleasing, unjust magistrate and the militant hatred of the Jewish leaders. This sermon examines all three. Our public…