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Cast the First Stone John 7:53–8:11 “[[And each one departed to his own house. But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. Early in the morning he came to the temple courts again. All the people came to him, and he sat down and began to teach them. The experts in the law and the Pharisees brought a woman…

Feed My Sheep John 21 “After this Jesus revealed himself again to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberias. Now this is how he did so. Simon Peter, Thomas (called Didymus), Nathanael (who was from Cana in Galilee), the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples of his were together. Simon Peter told them,…

No Friend of Caesar INTRODUCTION TRANSITION We’re on week 13 of what was supposed to be a seven week series. Honestly, if I could have done this series all over again, I probably would have made it even longer. I would have loved to do a year in the book of John. Because every time I would dig in for…

Believe, Obey, Remain, Love Introduction If you had 24 hours to live, how would you spend it. Passing on your legacy. Transition In the text we are looking at this morning, Jesus knows that by this time tomorrow he will be in the grave. And he has one opportunity to pass on his legacy to his disciples.…

The Best Shepherd Introduction Working on Car, Oil Leak, wanting to “get it right” [EXPAND] If a $1,000 repair job is important enough to want to get right, how much more so our faith. When you’re looking at a church to attend, when you’re looking at elders and preachers and what a church teaches, and…

Counterfeit Jesus John 6:25–35 “When they found him on the other side of the lake, they said to him, “Rabbi, when did you get here?” Jesus replied, “I tell you the solemn truth, you are looking for me not because you saw miraculous signs, but because you ate all the loaves of bread you wanted. Do not…

Discipleship through Relationship Introduction One of the things that Jesus did often was pray. We as a church ought to model our prayer life after that of Jesus. But what’s interesting, if you read through the accounts of Jesus’ life, we actually don’t get a LOT of the details surrounding Jesus’ prayer…

Into the Light Introduction John 3 , if you have your bible’s please make your way to John 3 . On August 5th 2010, Jose Henriquez kissed his wife blanca, got up and left work, and clocked in to his shift at the copper mine Jose, the 55 year old man, had done this for 33 years. And as he went in to work…

The Reason for the Season INTRODUCTION Holiday Traditions, breaking traditions. Cultural, National and Religious Holidays. Jesus upset the traditions, and re-framed these holidays, and explained that they point to him. NARATIO Sevens Series. Looking at these Groups of Sevens. Seven Miracles/Signs that…

He Is Setup: Argument with the Jewish people. About who is truly a son of Abraham, and how they should listen to Jesus as their teacher, and obey him . Your father Abraham rejoiced at the thought of seeing my day; he saw it and was glad.” “You are not yet fifty years old,” they said to him, “and you…

All Our Needs Introduction Maslow’s Heirarchy of Needs Transition Seven’s Sermon Series Roadmap Big Idea: Jesus meets all of our needs Point Statement State the idea simply in one sentence Explanation John 6 - Jesus had just finished feeding 5,000 people. When they found him on the other side of the…

The Hour Has Come Introduction Early people and late people. Working on God’s timeline. Throughout the book of John there is this theme of Jesus’ hour H-O-U-R like an hourglass. Where there is sort of an expectation of him being the messiah, and doing messiah things. But then the text will say something…

Can I Get a Witness Introduction P52 Papyri. I showed this on tuesday night a few weeks ago. Oldest surviving manuscript of the new testament in existence. Dated to the early 2nd century. This was written within 30 years of when John wrote his original. Less than a hundred years after the events of Jesus…

Here’s Your Sign INTRODUCTION John 2 “On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there, and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. When the wine was gone, Jesus’ mother said to him, “They have no more wine.” “Woman, why do you involve me?” Jesus…

Origin Stories Introduction I want you to think for a minute about origin stories If I asked you to “Tell me your life’s story” tell me your story and what about you makes you “you” Where would you start? I’m guessing a lot of you would start in a lot of different places If I were going to tell you my…

The Flock 1 Peter 5:5–14 “In the same way, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble. And God will exalt you in due time, if you humble yourselves under his mighty hand…

Leadership Matters 1 Peter 5:1–5 “So as your fellow elder and a witness of Christ’s sufferings and as one who shares in the glory that will be revealed, I urge the elders among you: Give a shepherd’s care to God’s flock among you, exercising oversight not merely as a duty but willingly under God’s direction,…

Hope Introduction Father Kaupan Narratio Kaupan was able to have hope in the darkest moments, because he had a secret weapon. His full title was Chaplain Kaupan He was a Catholic priest from kansas. It was his Faith in Christ that Gave him the hope in the darkest places. In our Study this morning, Peter…

Transformation 1 Peter 4:1–11 “So, since Christ suffered in the flesh, you also arm yourselves with the same attitude, because the one who has suffered in the flesh has finished with sin, in that he spends the rest of his time on earth concerned about the will of God and not human desires. For the time…

At Your Worst Introduction Peter looking back on his actions during the trial of Jesus... Walking on Water Rebuking Jesus Cutting off Ear Denying Jesus 3 Times Transition Lack of faith wasn’t peter’s problem. His problem was that he failed to make the right choices in the worst moments. Review 1 Peter,…

The Actual Solution 1 Peter 3:1–7 “In the same way, wives, be subject to your own husbands. Then, even if some are disobedient to the word, they will be won over without a word by the way you live, when they see your pure and reverent conduct. Let your beauty not be external—the braiding of hair and…

Crossing the Bridge 1 Peter 2:18–25 “Slaves, be subject to your masters with all reverence, not only to those who are good and gentle, but also to those who are perverse. For this finds God’s favor, if because of conscience toward God someone endures hardships in suffering unjustly. For what credit is…

We Didn’t Start the Fire 1 Peter 2:11–17 “Dear friends, I urge you as foreigners and exiles to keep away from fleshly desires that do battle against the soul, and maintain good conduct among the non-Christians, so that though they now malign you as wrongdoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify…

Living Stones Introduction 1 Peter 2:4–10 “So as you come to him, a living stone rejected by men but chosen and precious in God’s sight, you yourselves, as living stones, are built up as a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood and to offer spiritual sacrifices that are acceptable to God through Jesus…