River City Pentecostals - Decatur

Tonight we are going pickup at chapter 16 vs 16. We have been talking about comforting words from Jesus and some uncomfortable futures for the disciples but also, some amazing promises in the future And one of those promises is that the Holy Spirit is coming soon. Jesus is almost finished talking to…

Text 43 Why do you not understand what I say? It is because you cannot bear to hear my word. 44 You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks…

Tonight we are going pickup at the start of chapter 16 Now, we briefly looked at the first 3 verses last week because they are connected to chapter 15 but I’ll reread them tonight because they obviously go with chapter 16, too in fact, we’ve had the same conversation going since chapter 13. 1 “I have…

Text 17 And he said to them, “What is this conversation that you are holding with each other as you walk?” And they stood still, looking sad. 18 Then one of them, named Cleopas, answered him, “Are you the only visitor to Jerusalem who does not know the things that have happened there in these days?”…

Tonight we are going to start try to finish chapter 15 We left off at verse 17 Jesus had been talking about being the true vine The subject changes slightly in verse 18 However, the overall subject is the same. So, we are no longer talking about the true vine or being connected to the Father through…

1 At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion of what was known as the Italian Cohort, 2 a devout man who feared God with all his household, gave alms generously to the people, and prayed continually to God. 3 About the ninth hour of the day he saw clearly in a vision an angel of God come…

Tonight we are going to start on John Chapter 15, This chapter is 100% the words of Jesus There is no dialogue And no commentary from John Just Jesus talking to his disciples. The word “abide” is repeated several times So, we are still connected to chapter 14’s theme about abiding in Jesus and Jesus…

Recap This chapter is about comfort Jesus has just told his followers that he is leaving and that they cannot come with him and chapter 14 beings with.. Let not your hearts be troubled And then Jesus gives us reasons not to worry. First, he says that while he is away he is preparing a place for us That…

1 “Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. 2 In my Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may…

19 “There was a rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day. 20 And at his gate was laid a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, 21 who desired to be fed with what fell from the rich man’s table. Moreover, even the dogs came and licked his sores. 22 The…

21 After saying these things, Jesus was troubled in his spirit, and testified, “Truly, truly, I say to you, one of you will betray me.” 22 The disciples looked at one another, uncertain of whom he spoke. 23 One of his disciples, whom Jesus loved, was reclining at table at Jesus’ side, 24 so Simon Peter…

1 Now before the Feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart out of this world to the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end. 2 During supper, when the devil had already put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, to betray him,…

Ok, last week we stopped at chapter 12 verse 40. And Jesus was telling the crowd To walk in the light and to believe in the light And if they would do this Jesus promised that they would be come sons of the light. Of course, we were reminded of John’s prologue In chapter 1 John introduced the subject…

Text 27 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs, which outwardly appear beautiful, but within are full of dead people’s bones and all uncleanness. INTRO

Ok, last week intended to finish chapter 12, but we spent a lot of time on verses 27-30 If I start trying to recap those verses We risk not finishing the chapter again tonight So, for the sake of time we will just begin where we left off and if you need a recap you can always listen to the recording…

Text 12 While he was in one of the cities, there came a man full of leprosy. And when he saw Jesus, he fell on his face and begged him, “Lord, if you will, you can make me clean.” 13 And Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, “I will; be clean.” And immediately the leprosy left him. Discuss…

Last week, we connected John 7.38 to Jn 12.23 38 Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, ‘Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.’ ” 39 Now this he said about the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were to receive, for as yet the Spirit had not been given, because Jesus was…

Text: 18 Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures. 19 Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; 20 for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God. 21 Therefore…

We are going to read chapter 12 tonight, but I want to recap what happened in chapter 11 because the details of that chapter will matter in this chapter First, Lazarus died Jesus resurrected him from the dead Mary and Martha are the sisters of Lazarus Many people believed in Jesus because of the resurrection…

Text 26 For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what shall a man give in return for his soul? Excepts from President Reagan’s Inaugural Address on January 20, 1981 To those neighbors and allies who share our freedom, we will strengthen our historic ties and…

Ok, we ended 3 weeks ago after Lazuras was raised from the dead in chapter 11, and we stopped at verse 44. Lazuras has just been raised. And now, let’s pick back up at verse 45. 45 Many of the Jews therefore, who had come with Mary and had seen what he did, believed in him, 46 but some of them went to…