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We are given one of the most comprehensive overviews of the identity and mission of Jesus. The people of Israel at this time, were looking to first persecute and then even find ways to kill Jesus because of the insult He brought in healing on the Sabbath and making Himself equal with God the Father. For us, this is so important to meditate on, pray through, and really explain and teach one another...

In this world, there are many things vying for our affection, trying to distract us and keep us from the true joy that only comes from God. And so, today, we will ask, as Christians, what is it to be normal? How can we live out a wholesome Christian life? Are some of the things that we do really not normal when considered from God's perspective? How can we identify but then also alleviate ourselve...

In the sermon today we see how important it is to take our stand for Jesus. It does not matter if society, our friends, our family, even religious institutions, turn against Him. We, as servants of Christ, those who have accepted Him as Lord and Savior, must take our stand. Sadly, in this story, John the disciple, tells us of a time where Jesus heals a man, who for many years, lay cripple and afte...

Previously we saw that the Samaritan town by Jacob’s well, came to faith in Jesus, confessing Him as Savior of the world. This week, John will teach us another dimension to faith that is equally important and that is that Jesus is Lord and King of our lives. We come to see that Jesus rebukes the Galileans because their faith was only in the fact that He was doing miracles. They didn’t trust in Him...

As the Samaritan woman hurries back to town to ask the people if Jesus is the Messiah, the disciples return and wonder why Jesus hasn’t eaten. Jesus tells them that there is food that they know nothing about. In this sermon we will talk about that food which Jesus refers to and how the fields are ripe for harvest. No doubt as He was saying those words, a multiple of Samaritans are heading towards...

This is at the point where Jesus’ ministry takes a big turnaround. Many others, even of His own people, and religious teachers of His day would not listen and receive. This rejected and lonely Samaritan woman, does that which they failed to do. She does listen and receive. Not only that, she ends up bringing the whole town of the Samaritans to meet this man of God who has just professed Himself as...

As we go back through Jesus’ interaction with the Samaritan woman at the well, we ask ourselves in this sermon, how can we respond to the great love that God has shown to us personally through the ministry of Jesus. For in Him, we see that God does not show partiality with His Son’s ministry. That everyone who receives Him, no matter if you are an outcast or reject, God loves you and if you receiv...

As Jesus begins His ministry, we see quickly that many do not understand who He is and what He has come to do. Everybody has an idea but nobody listens until Jesus meets a reject of rejects, the Samaritan woman by the well. This woman, unlike the other groups, asks to receive what Jesus has on offer. She listens to Him and before you know it, she believes. Not only that, she goes back to her peopl...

As Jesus' ministry ramps up, John’s disciples question why the people are going across to Jesus and no longer to John. This is just another example, like the crowds in Jerusalem and Nicodemus, of people who do not understand the coming of the Messiah, the Anointed One, Jesus Christ. John the Baptist immediately rebukes his disciples and reminds them of what he has been saying throughout his entire...

Though Nicodemus was still in the dark and didn’t understand all of what Jesus said, nor could he receive it, this did not stop our Lord from preaching the gospel which is the power of God that saves us from our sin. In the gospel, John, cannot help himself, by declaring that for him, this is the very proof that God loves him and God loves us in the sending of His Son. The entire world is transfor...

We see in Jesus’ ministry there are only two positions that those who saw Him and heard Him, took. That was, were they going to press in, believe and seek to understand His words or were they going to flat out refuse Him? This has always been the way of Israel toward their God. They, so often, doubted God and were faithless and there were consequences for that sin. Other times, they were faithful...

This week, Jesus, without reservation, explains how a person is born again, born from above. We respectively come to a position that many Christians struggle to understand. That is, that God must elect, predestine, and pour His love into the hearts of those who would believe. Humanity has been so devastated by the impacts of its sinful nature, that we cannot even behold the glory of the gospel wit...

In John 3: 1-10, we are going to answer a very confusing question. How can someone be "born again, born from above"? Even many Christians today, use this phrase “I am a born-again Christian” yet few go back to where it all began with Nicodemus and Jesus speaking on the matter, and fewer still, understand the conversation that was had between the Lord and this Pharisee. In this first sermon, we wil...

Jesus has performed His first miracle, turning water to wine and His disciples have begun to believe in Him. Instead of caring about popularity or what people think, He shows us that He is first and foremost, God’s Anointed and that He will have zeal for His Father’s house. He cares for God’s holiness more than He does in popularity. And so, putting some cords together, He goes and drives out all...

Many Christians ask the question, why did Jesus, as His first miracle turn water into wine. In this sermon, we will discover the great depth and reason why this needed to be the first sign for Jesus to reveal His glory. We will see that the ministry of Jesus was once pulled back by His earthly parents but now is sent forth by His mother as we come to understand the obedience that Jesus had to His...

Every great journey starts with the first step and so it is in our life of faith as we follow Jesus. In this sermon, we are going to discuss how people began to follow Jesus, either from the word of another or from Jesus Himself as He would say, "Follow Me". We also see what they did, which is, they went and shared the little bit of information that they had about Jesus and others began to follow....

We come to the part of Jesus' ministry where very early on, John declares something quite profound. "Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world." He also confesses that the Spirit descended upon the Lord Jesus like a dove. This is the Old Testament being fulfilled. So many promises of God are made manifest in the ministry of John the Baptist as he pronounces the Messi...

The Messiah has come. John the Baptist has identified Him as the One whom the Spirit has descended upon and we are going to learn from John the Baptist, that Jesus is worthy. Not only is Jesus our Savior, but also, He is Lord; and that is something that we as Christians must put ahead of us in every area of our life. When we capture a glimpse of how this bold man of God, John the Baptist, interact...

John declares the right of all people who receive Jesus, that they are children of God. This is not just a whim, or a fantasy, or an emotion but it is our right before God to be called children of God. In this section we see that John the Baptist is not the Light, he is not the Messiah and there is no hope found in him, but as his role as God's prophet, he is the signpost, the one who points t...

When we survey the world, we see so much brokenness, so much turmoil and chaos and yet as we look at John 1, the Apostle begins by giving us a hope that we may never have thought possible. That is, that despite all that is wrong in this world, the Light has not been overcome by the darkness. That, in Christ, we can have victory and that this victory was brought about by the loving Father sending H...

There are promises in Scripture that God would redeem His people and His creation. Yet, who could imagine that God Himself would take on the form of a servant, being made in human likeness. The Eternal Son enters His creation by the will of the Father and power of the Holy Spirit. Hallelujah! Finally, a Redeemer worthy of God has arrived.

We have a God of preparation and as we look to begin the gospel of John, we are preparing ourselves for the receiving of the Lord Jesus Christ: the Gospel, His life, His ministry, His death and resurrection. God used the prophet Malachi to prepare their hearts to ready them, and even indite them, on the areas where they needed to stop putting Him second, to stop putting Him in the foyer. In this p...

As Paul leaves young Timothy this letter, he reminds him of first importance. That the gospel must be understood and defended by the church, and that we never depart from the simplicity and the truth of God's plan of reconciliation. So today we will touch on these topics and look to see how we can apply them to our church and our own lives.

Noah built an Ark. Abram left his home. What are we called to do by faith? These men had one thing in common in that they looked forward to Christ. Now we enquire how to do the same.

Faith and hope are best demonstrated when we flee from idols. Paul warns Timothy to stay away from the trappings of wealth because it is a root of many kinds of evil. We also are given insight into the proper conduct of rich Christians and how they ought to conduct their lives in light of the faith.