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Sermon notes:   A new origin (John 2:23-3:22) I.     Unbelievable believers (2:23-3:6bff. Luke 8:13-14) . A.  To call Jesus “a teacher” is to assume that all we need is ____________________ (v.2) . B.  If the believer’s faith in Jesus does not graduate from teacher to __________________, there has been no birth from above.  There is not yet adequate faith. C...

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Sunday 05-12-24 -- Rev. Edgar Keinath

Sermon notes:   Love makes all things easy (John 15:9-17) The Definition of love: ________________________ (1 John 4:16). Sin is a turning ____________________ on oneself (St. Augustine; Martin Luther). Love is a turning ____________________ toward others (1 Corinthians 13:4-9). The Source of love: ________________________ (v.9; 1 John 4:19).  The Mediator of love: ______________________...

Sermon notes:   The Master Gardener (John 15:1-8) I.     Jesus is the true Vine (as opposed to __________________ Israel) (v.1; Isaiah 5:1-7; Jeremiah 2:21, etc.) .   II.    Our Father (Vinedresser) does two things to produce fruit: A.  He _____________________ fruitless branches (vv.2a,6) . 1.  Jesus arouses our anxiety. 2.  His goal is...

Sermon notes:   What’s so good about this Shepherd? (John 10:11-18) I.     It is our nature to flee a crisis. It is the nature of Jesus to _______________________________ (v.11b; John 18:4) .  A.  Ordinary shepherds protect their sheep by avoiding death; the Good Shepherd protects the sheep ___________________________ His death. B.  The death of an ordinary...

Sermon notes:   Living God’s Story (Luke 24:36-49) I.     ____________________ alone is not sufficient to produce faith. A.  It can produce terror (v.37). B.  It can seem “too good to be true” (v.41).   II.    Faith comes by _________________________ God’s story [i.e. the Scriptures] (vv.45-47; Romans 10:17). A.  _________________________...

Sermon notes: How to hear God speaking to you (John 20:23) I. Know ______________ Jesus is.                            A. Jesus is not bound, but He has bound us to His Word.                &nbsp...

Sermon notes:   The Crucified One; He has risen!  ( Mark 16:1-8) I.     Fact (____________________) + meaning (____________________) = the Gospel (v.6; Matthew 1:18-25; Luke 2:7-20). A.  “Seeking” Jesus is not a _________________ in Mark’s Gospel (v.6; cf. 1:32; 3:32; 8:11-12; 11:18; 12:12; 14:1,11; 14:55) B.  Not “who was crucified” but, literally, “the cru...

Jesus at rest and Jesus as rest ” --John 19:30 -- Rev. John W. Armstrong

 On Good Friday, the End of the Age and the Day of the Lord have already come.  --Matthew 27:45-54 -- Rev. John w. Armstrong

Sermon notes:   “As I have loved you...”   (John 13:1-17, 31b-35) I.     In v.34, Jesus commands you to love (circle one):              (a) your neighbor; (b) your world; (c) your church.   II.    In v.35, your witness to the world consists of your love for ______________________. A.&...

Sermon notes:   A cross-shaped life (John 12:20-43) I.     You cannot know/understand Jesus apart from the cross. A.  The “signs” point to Christ’s ___________________ with the Father. 1.  They were “_______________” (v.37a) . 2.  They should have been sufficient to produce ______________ (John 3:2; 5:36; 10:38) . 3.  Yet many __________________ to beli...

Sermon Series: “Unforgivable? How God’s forgiveness transforms lives”   Can there be forgiveness without reconciliation? I.     Forgiveness is the washing away of sin, and never ___________________________ again (Jeremiah 31:34; Hebrews 8:12).    A.  When I forgive another person, I do so as a person who has also been ___________________ by the work of Chris...

When it’s not a Burden to be a Slave”  -- Mark 10:35-45  -- Rev. Ben Lorzen

Sermon Series: “Unforgivable? How God’s forgiveness transforms lives”   What if I can’t forgive myself? I.     “Is ___________________________ not good enough for you?” (1 John 1:7)   II.    The _______________ of self-forgiveness. A.  You have made your own _______________________ more important than God’s.  B.  You believe in your _____...

Sermon notes:   Humanity divided (John 3:14-21) I.     Humanity united under God’s judgment (Genesis 3:17-19,23; Deuteronomy 27:26;  Romans 3:23; Galatians 3:10).   II.    ______________ response to God’s judgment. A.  Our serpentine Savior (v.14; Genesis 3:14; Deuteronomy 21:22-23). 1.  He bears our _________________ (Galatians 3:13). 2....