Gospel
Who To Trust?
In our Bible study in John 6 we have seen Christ feed 5000 people and then use that miracle to point us to this spiritual reality: Christ is the Bread of Life. He is the eternal satisfaction to our spiritual hunger. Christ comes to the disciples on the Sea of Galilee and then they go to…
Read MoreSearching For Satisfaction
In 1965 the Rolling Stones released a song written by Mick Jagger and Kieth Richards that immediately shot to the top of the charts. The song was titled, “I Can’t Get No Satisfaction.” This song became the Rolling Stones first #1 hit in the USA, and their 4th #1 hit in the UK. Many critics…
Read MoreNavigating The Storms of Life
John 6:15-21, (Parallel Passages: Matthew 14:22-33, Mark 6:45-56) Storms are beautiful and powerful things – when you are watching safely from a distance. It is quite another thing when we find ourselves caught in the middle of one! As boy I grew up in an area of the United States known as “Tornado Alley.” More…
Read MoreChrist’s Ministry to the Multitudes
We live in a world of people with overwhelming needs. A world filled with people searching for something that helps make sense of it all. How do we respond to those needs around us? Jesus interacted with all kinds of needy people during His earthly ministry. He could have used His miraculous power to levitate…
Read MoreChrist’s Credentials
Up until now we have had people who have responded positively to Christ and His work with little push back. Consider the flow of what we have seen so far from John’s gospel: Jesus reveals Himself as God the Messiah to: John the Baptist (1) Andrew and Peter Philip and Nathanael Jesus then works a…
Read MoreBelieve: One Man’s Journey of Faith
We have all faced moments of desperation! The circumstances in life spirals out of control right past all of our human wisdom and ability. In such moments we are painfully aware that our resources, our influence, and our position in society are useless to meet the need. It may be a personal illness, or the…
Read MorePerspectives On The Harvest
Our text today is John 4:27-42, but I would like to be sure we grasp the context of what we are looking at by beginning to read from verse 1. Take a moment to watch this dramatized reading of John 4:1-27: Jesus “needed to go through Samaria” (4) because there was a thirsty woman headed to a…
Read MoreLiving Water For A Thirsty Soul
Thirst is deep craving of the body for fluids. People dying of thirst have been known to drink saltwater from the sea knowing it would kill them so powerful is the intense craving for water! Because of the powerful imagery “thirst” is used often as a metaphor in the English language. Thirst has come to…
Read MoreJohn The Baptist’s Testimony About Jesus
Our text today is found in John 3:22–36 In this passage, we are going to witness an episode which will require John the Baptist to comment upon Jesus. His testimony is included in this gospel to give us a full picture of who Jesus is. The Setting—Jesus’s public ministry is expanding (John 3:22¬–24) His first…
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…
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