Cottonwood Bible Church - Sermons

Come to the Korpse-King! Series: Gospel of John Preacher: Jim Masters Sunday Church Service Date: 20th November 2022 Passage: John 12:1-11 ------------------- The true posture of a Christian disciple is at the feet of our Korpse [Corpse] King. Only this King can give us life by His very corpse... the cross. Jesus gave us life by giving His life. He was crowned with thorns and dressed with shame be...

Meant for Evil - Meant for Good Series: Gospel of John Preacher: Jim Masters Sunday Church Service Date: 13th November 2022 Passage: John 11:45-57 ------------------- What humans mean for evil, God always means for good. The greatest intention and act of evil would be meant for the greatest good of humanity - the death of Jesus. He would die on behalf of His people, which consists of the church: b...

Come Experience the Love and Glory of God - Be Ready to Suffer Series: Gospel of John Preacher: Jim Masters Sunday Church Service Date: 6th November 2022 Passage: John 11:1-44 ------------------- Come experience the love and glory of God, but beware: it means you must be ready to suffer because His glory is seen in suffering. God's purposes for us (even when it means we suffer) must not be seen as...

Come to God's Last Action-Hero Series: Gospel of John Preacher: Jim Masters Sunday Church Service Date: 30th October 2022 Passage: John 10:31-42 ------------------- We long for a hero to rescue us. This section of John comes right at the time that Israel celebrated their hero, Judas Maccabaeus, who rescued them from Syria. Jesus is God's last Action-Hero in that He is God's true Judge, His ultimat...

He Will Hold You Fast Series: Gospel of John Preacher: Jim Masters Sunday Church Service Date: 23rd October 2022 Passage: John 10:22-30 ------------------- When we trust (and continue to trust) Jesus, it proves we are one of HIs elect sheep. And the Son's power will always hold us fast. Praise the Lord Jesus for His great, undeserving love for us!

Go Through the Door & Come to the Good Shepherd! Series: Gospel of John Preacher: Jim Masters Sunday Church Service Date: 16th October 2022 Passage: John 10:7-21 ------------------- Jesus is the door of the sheep and the good shepherd of the sheep. Only in Him are we saved and find eternal, satisfying life. Jesus is both our access to the Father and our Caregiver from the Father.

Come, See Who the Light Is and Respond! Series: Gospel of John Preacher: Jim Masters Sunday Church Service Date: 9th October 2022 Passage: John 9:35-10:6 ------------------- The Light - Jesus - reveals that He is the true Ruler of God's people, so let's respond by worshiping, trusting, and following Him.

The Light Heals and Reveals! Series: Gospel of John Preacher: Jim Masters Sunday Church Service Date: 2nd October 2022 Passage: John 9:1-34 ------------------- Only the light can heal our blindness and reveal our true nature; this is the work of Jesus alone, who is the Light of the world. The Light came to open the eyes of the blind so that they can see and savor the meaning and significance of Je...

Come to the Powerful, Great I AM! Series: Gospel of John Preacher: Jim Masters Date: 25th September 2022 Passage: John 8:48-59 ------------------- Come to the light, or you will die in your sin of unbelief. Jesue is the light and is also Savior, Unique, the great I am. The greatest way His identity is revealed is in His mission, which is going to the cross - a mission given to Him by the Father.

Come to the Light - Do You Belong to God? Series: Gospel of John Preacher: Jim Masters Date: 18th September 2022 Passage: John 8:31-47

Come to the Light, or YOU WILL DIE in YOUR SIN and Unbelief Series: Gospel of John Preacher: Jim Masters Sunday Church Service Date: 4th September 2022 Passage: John 8:12-30 ------------------- Come to the Light, or YOU WILL DIE in YOUR SIN and Unbelief

Come, Be Forgiven and Freed! Series: Gospel of John Preacher: Jim Masters Sunday Church Service Date: 28th August 2022 Passage: John 7:53-8:11 ------------------- Jesus, the Merciful Judge, graciously grants us forgiveness by taking our judgment upon Himself then frees us from a life of sin. He grants us forgiveness and calls us to righteous living which is living under HIs law with Him as our foc...

Expectations Series: Gospel of John Preacher: Jim Masters Date: 21st August 2022 Passage: John 7:40-52 ------------------- When sharing the gospel, we should have expectations for certain responses, but take heart, regardless of the responses, we can be confident because we don't know in whose hearts God is working. Fickle, 40-44 Hostile, 45, 47-49,52 Logical (Spiritual),46, 50-51

Four Means God Uses to Produce Personal and Corporate Church Growth - Part 2 Series: Guest Speaker Preacher: Daniel Freeman Date: 14th August 2022 Passage: Ephesians 4:11-16 ------------------- Four Means God Uses to Produce Personal and Corporate Church Growth - Part 2 3 - Everyone's Loving Expression of Truth 4- Body's - Every Close Relationship

Four Means God Uses to Produce Personal and Corporate Church Growth - Part 1 Series: Guest Speaker Preacher: Daniel Freeman Sunday Church Service Date: 7th August 2022 Passage: Ephesians 4:11-16 ------------------- You must have the right tools for personal and corporate church Growth. Are you ready? Am I using Christs gifts correctly? Listen and find out!

How is Your Appetite for the Word of God? Series: Guest Speaker Preacher: Roy Agustin Date: 31st July 2022 Passage: 1 Peter 2:1-3 ------------------- Do you have an appetite for God's Word? Consider four truths in developing an appetite to hunger and thirst for God's Word.

Come Celebrate Our Satisfying Provision and Provider! Series: Gospel of John Preacher: Jim Masters Date: 24th July 2022 Passage: John 7:25-39 ------------------- We celebrate Jesus, our satisfying Provision and Provider, who knows God, is from God, is sent by God, is sovereign over all things, and who gives us life in the Holy Spirit. Come celebrate! We celebrate every day because of Christ and Hi...

Make the Right Judgements... Trust Jesus Series: Gospel of John Preacher: Jim Masters Date: 17th July 2022 Passage: John 7:14-24 ------------------- When we recognize who Jesus truly is and see what He fulfills, we can make the right judgement by trusting Him. He dwells with us, renews us, and gives us rest. Jesus makes me whole giving me rest as he dwells in me.

Come to the True Dwelling and True Family Series: Gospel of John Preacher: Jim Masters Sunday Church Service Date: 10th July 2022 Passage: John 7:1-13 ------------------- Jesus is the true tabernacle who dwells with us, so that we are now children in God's family with God as our Father, Jesus as our brother, and the Spirit indwelling us and thus, we are a living tabernacle. In the gospel of Jesus,...

Hard to Believe... But Not for God! Series: Gospel of John Preacher: Jim Masters Sunday Church Service Date: 3rd July 2022 Passage: John 6:60-71 ------------------- It is hard to believe the gospel, but it's not hard for God. Only He is the One that brings it about for us to trust and love Jesus. When He grants that ability, and we see our bankruptcy, admit our dependency, and commit fidelity to t...

Come, Eat and Drink Jesus Series: Gospel of John Preacher: Jim Masters Sunday Church Service Date: 26th June 2022 Passage: John 6:49-59 ------------------- Come, eat and drink Jesus, the living Bread and the living Water. If you eat and drink Jesus, you'll live forever, be raised by Jesus, and remain in Him in intimate fellowship with Him. We eat Him and His work for us on the cross, which is how...

Come To The Bread of Life Series: Gospel of John Preacher: Jim Masters Sunday Church Service Date: 17th June 2022 Passage: John 6:35-48 ------------------- Come to Jesus, the Bread of Life. If you do, you'll never hunger and you'll never thirst. Jesus calls us to come and receive Him and to continually receive Him. The ones who come are a gift from the Father and will never be cast out.

Come, Work for the True, Enduring Food! Series: Gospel of John Preacher: Jim Masters Sunday Church Service Date: 12th June 2022 Passage: John 6:23-34 ------------------- Working for Perishing Food, 22-27 Working for Enduring Food, 27 Self-Work Trusts Self, 28 God-Work Trusts Jesus, 29 Manna Satisfied Selfish Need, 30-31 (34) True Bread Satisfies True Need, 32-33 Manna Satisfied Selfish Need, 34

Come, Be Fully Filled with Jesus! Series: Gospel of John Preacher: Jim Masters Date: 29th May 2022 Passage: John 6:1-15 ------------------- Scant People, 1-2 Jesus, The True Bread, 3 Jesus, The True Passover Lamb, 4 Skeptical Disciples, 5-9 Jesus, The Magnanimous Giver, 10-11 Jesus, The Total Satisfier, 12-13 Self-Seeking People, 14-15

Focused on What's Above Series: Guest Speaker Preacher: Jeff Nordyke Sunday Church Service Date: 22nd May 2022 Passage: Colossians 3:1-4 ------------------- Main Point: Our focus is to be on Christ and the life that's above. Focus on Who You Are: Col 3:1a Focus on What You Do: Col 3:1b-2 Focus on Why You Do It: Col 3:3-4