[esvignore]Matthew 26:36-46[/esvignore] – On Easter Sunday, Pastor Lee spends some time looking at the prayer of Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane where He prays for the Father to take the cup from Him. What is in that cup? What was God’s answer? How should we view this? Matthew 26:36-46
[esvignore]John 12:20-26 – Here in John 12, against the backdrop of this historical drama which has played out over time, the anticipation of the Messiah ought to be palpable. There ought to be a buzz in the air. Jesus Christ, the seed of the woman foretold from the beginning of history is here. He has come to God’s people. He is the…
[esvignore]John 10:1-21[/esvignore] – In contrast to the Pharisees who have not fulfilled their role as shepherds for the Jews, Jesus declares himself to be the true shepherd who calls his sheep, saves them to abundant life, and seals all of this with his blood. As one of his sheep, you can follow the Authentic Shepherd through his voice in the Bible, the…
[esvignore]John 4:1-42[/esvignore] – Pastor Lee examines the encounter between Jesus and the Samaritan woman. What is there for us to learn from this meeting between two people who shouldn’t have even been talking? Who do you see yourself as in this story? What is our response? Listen to find out. John 4:1-42
[esvignore]John 2:1-11[/esvignore] – Pastor Lee preaches on this important account of the inaugural, miraculous sign of Jesus’ public ministry. In a small town out in the country, Jesus makes 150 gallons of high quality wine so that a wedding feast won’t end early. Why did he kick off his ministry by resurrecting a party? What clues can we learn about Jesus in…
[esvignore]1 Peter 4:1-6[/esvignore] – As Peter calls his readers to be different in their thinking and different in their living from the world in which they live, so also are we to be different. Pastor Lee highlights the antithesis of Peter’s instructions and applies it to our lives today. 1 Peter 4:1-6
[esvignore]1 Peter 3:7[/esvignore] – Pastor Lee discusses specific instructions to husbands which are given to help them testify to the power of the Gospel to the world around them. 1 Peter 3:7
[esvignore]John 1:9-13[/esvignore] – God has come to his people in the form of a man. Deity incarnate. How much more natural a vessel could God have chosen for His creation to see and understand? To what else in this world can we relate to more naturally than another man? But many in John’s day did not see the incarnate deity, Jesus Christ.…
[esvignore]John 1:1-5[/esvignore] – The apostle John helps his readers to understand something about light and darkness. Something that we, too, also need to cling to. John proclaims in this text that the light is victorious over darkness. The text answers questions like: Why is the light victorious over darkness? How can we be sure that darkness won’t eventually win out? John 1:1-5
[esvignore]1 Peter 1:22-2:3 – Peter exhorts his readers to be holy in all their conduct in the context of the local church, and we, too, are called to be holy in the context of the local church, demonstrating a growing faith by earnestly working to expand the natural brotherly affection for each other into deep bonds of love as eternal brothers and…