You Must Be Born Again
You may be the man in our story today! His name? Nicodemus. He was a sincere, honorable man, respected among his peers, having committed his life to serve God. Yet for all those admirable qualities Nicodemus was spiritually dead, living in darkness… condemned. This story should make each one of use face the sobering reality…
Read MoreThree Things You Must Learn About Jesus
A businessman seeking professional counsel was asked by his counselor to describe his life. He said, “I have come to the end of my life; I have climbed the ladder of success to the top only to realize that my ladder has been leaning against the wrong wall.” The passage under consideration this morning is…
Read MoreThe Wedding in Cana
This morning we are looking at an event which took place early on in the public life of Jesus. This event is recorded in the second chapter of the gospel of John. Background Before we see what takes place in this event, we need to first stop and get our bearings. John was perhaps the closest…
Read MoreWhen Darkness Is Your Closest Friend
One of the men that has been a great blessing to me through his writing ministry is Paul Tripp. If you can ever get hold of a copy of “Instruments In The Redeemer’s Hands” you won’t be disappointed! On Monday Paul posted an article on his website entitled: Darkness is my closest friend. Here is…
Read MoreBecoming A Disciple
I read this helpful reminder that sets the context for our study today: The Founder of Christianity is Jesus Christ. The Goal of Christianity: change men and women through regeneration. The Method of Christianity: Internal salvation through faith in Jesus Christ – and that is the main point of what we have seen thus far…
Read MoreThe Call of a Father
Today we want to look at the call of a father from God’s perspective. Our text today is found in Ephesians chapter 5 verse 31 through chapter 6 verse 4. If you are like me you probably were not well prepared to be a father. As much as I try I don’t have happy memories…
Read MoreBehold The Lamb!
Today our text is found in John 1:19-34. Perhaps more than any other time in history the world is filled with speaking voices. The accessibility of the internet allows anyone with a computer to share their ideas. It is estimated that every 1/2 a second a new blog is opened on the internet. The blog…
Read MoreHow To Interpret the Bible For Yourself
As we gather each week to study the Word of God together we seek to approach Scripture in a way that is consistent with the command to “rightly divide the Word of Truth.” Pastor Charles Wood has been retired for a number of years. Once and awhile I get an email from him with helpful…
Read MoreThe Light of the World
Our text is taken from John 1:6-18. John presents Jesus as the Light of the World, God who came in flesh to light our path and bring us to God. Intro to the Book of John: Last week we began a series in the Gospel of John that we are calling “50 Days With Jesus”.…
Read MoreIndescribable God!
Today our text is John 1:1-5. Before we tackle this amazing passage I invite you to watch this breathtaking video entitled: “Indescribable.” INTRODUCTION: How do you attempt to describe God? There are times we face something so glorious, so overwhelming, so great that the words of a human language are inadequate to express it. In…
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