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Gospel of John - John 15.1, 2 Jobey McGinty Jesus says His Father prunes the branches that bear fruit. Did you catch that? Not the branches that DON'T bear fruit (though He does take those away!), but the branches that DO!  Why?  So that there would be more and lasting fruit to come. It is for our joy, and for our roots to grow deep and strong so that they can support more fruit lat...

Gospel of John - John 14.25-31 Jobey McGinty God wants us to know Him, and He wants to be found by us. He wants us to know the peace that He alone gives. But in a world filled with chaos, we often strive for false, worldly peace. He tells us, however, to look only to Him for peace, and He reminds us that the enemy has no claim on Him, and that our hearts ought not be troubled nor fearful, because...

Gospel of John - John 14.15-24 Jobey McGinty Do you struggle with obeying God? Do you want to do a better job following Him? How do we go about doing a better job being obedient to His commands?  The answer might surprise you, because it has nothing to do with "trying harder" or "being more strict" with this or that. The answer is "love Jesus."  He says, "if you LOVE Me, you will ob...

Gospel of John - John 14.8-14 Jobey McGinty We sometimes think of God's work being accomplished in the world through grand, significant acts done by missionaries, famous speakers, theologians, full-time pastors, etc.  But we forget that for the majority of Jesus' life, He was none of these...His formal ministry didn't even begin until He was about 30.  Clearly Jesus was serving and minis...

Gospel of John - John 14.1-7 Casey Barnes Throughout our lives, we all will face many trials and difficulties. In this message, Pastor Casey explains how Jesus cares deeply about our troubled hearts, and how he endured the cross as the only way to the Father so that He could go and prepare a place for us with Him forever.

Gospel of John - John 13.31-35 Tyler Willis After Judas had gone out, we see Jesus address his disciples and tell them that he has now been glorified. Jesus, and only Jesus, has handed himself over to the events to come. Jesus provides His disciples a new commandment; one that can only be fully understood by looking at the cross. “...As I have loved you."

Gospel of John - John 13.21-33, 36-38 Jobey McGinty Every believer will have failures, and this part of the Gospel story gives us both warning, but also hope. One follower, Judas, walked away from the light and into the night. Another, Peter, acted with bravado, yet cowered in fear. Jesus even told Peter that, despite his boldness, he was only one step away from being cut down by Satan himself. Th...

Gospel of John - John 13.1-20 Jobey McGinty When we read about Jesus washing the feet of His disciples, it's easy to view this through a modern, sterile lens and to minimize the humility this act of service required.  This was not a pleasant job, however, as the sandaled feet of travelers at the time would have been likely covered with all sorts of dirt, grime, animal feces...you name it! &nb...

Easter Sunday - 2021 Jobey McGinty Can you imagine what it would be like to take a class where you never quite knew if you were passing until the very end?  How horrible would you feel to get to the end of the semester only to find out that your efforts weren’t good enough and you had failed! In life, however, the Bible is very clear about what God requires and that the “good enough” mark is...

Gospel of John - John 12.20-43 Jobey McGinty Our souls are often troubled when facing the future, trials, or internal struggles. What can sustain us during these times? What can truly satisfy us and give us sustenance for the next day? Even Jesus' soul was "troubled," and He calls us to walk in His footsteps. But In those footsteps, He gives help: "My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me." Wh...

The Gospel of John - John 12.12-19 Jobey McGinty Have you ever felt disappointed by God, or felt as if He let you down or didn't do things how you think they should have been done? Maybe you've felt lost and confused, angry or bitter, or just haven't understood why He is allowing certain things to happen in your life. We can know that we are not alone in this, and though God may at the time s...

Gospel of John - John 12.1-11 Jobey McGinty What does a reasonable response to God look like? Living a good, moral life? Trying our best? Serving others? Though all of these responses may seem reasonable, proportion matters. God has given us everything, and through Jesus He has purchased even our eternal life. The only reasonable response, then, is to give Him everything. However, we often live un...

 Gospel of John - John 11.45-57 Jobey McGinty Jesus came to this earth not just simply to make salvation possible, but to actually save. His mission wasn't to throw the proverbial "Hail Mary" pass in hopes that some of us may catch it. He came to run the ball Himself, securing salvation for those that that His Father gave to Him, and He declared that He will lose none of them, that all those...

1 John 3.11-18, 1 John 4.7-12 Tyler Willis God's love was demonstrated by the giving of His Son. We as Christians have been called to lay down our lives for one another and consider the needs of others over our own. In 1 John, John tells we are to love one another and in John 13, Jesus tell us this is how the world will know that we are His disciples by our love for one another. Our testimony to t...

1 Corinthians 13.1-7 Casey Barnes What is love? In this sermon, Pastor Casey explains how biblical love is others-centered and self-sacrificing. When we model ourselves after the way Jesus loved, we have a reward in Heaven that motivates us to love and hold the interests of others above our own, even in difficult circumstances.

The Gospel of John - John 11, the Raising of Lazarus Jobey McGinty God is not in a hurry to get you out of trouble. We often are, and we pray that God would be, but it is rare that our timing is lined up with God's will and timing. He is not in a hurry to get us out of our trouble, but He is always going to do everything right on time, and for perfect reason.  Jesus wept in John 11 as He witn...

Gospel of John - John 10.22-42 Jobey McGinty If you could lose your salvation, you would. The only reason you continue forward is because Jesus has promised that you would. Jesus tells us, "Father is greater than all, and no one will snatch them out of His hands," and "they will never perish," and elsewhere in the Word we are told that "nothing can separate us from the love of Christ," and th...

Gospel of John - John 10.1-21 Jobey McGinty There are many things that promise us comfort, protection, happiness, and satisfaction: money, comfort, political power, lust, etc. But none of those things will lay their lives down for us, and even more so, none of them can give us everlasting life. These "false shepherds" try to lure us away, and we often, sadly, follow after their voice. But there is...

Gospel of John - John 9 Jobey McGinty We quickly ask "why me?!" when bad things happen to us. And it makes sense, given our finiteness and limited perspective that we would wonder this. Often, we make assumptions about God and about suffering. In this story, Jesus' own disciples, when they happened upon a man who was born blind, asked, "why was this man born blind? Was it because of his own sin, o...

Weapons of Peace - Philippians 1.27, 28 Jobey McGinty God has called us, His church, to His mission on this earth.  And He has not just left us guessing and unarmed for this battle, but our Prince of Peace has given us weapons of warfare as instruments to help us fight for the peace of God to rule and reign in our hearts.

Weapons of Peace - Matthew 6.7-13 Jobey McGinty God has called us, His church, to His mission on this earth.  And He has not just left us guessing and unarmed for this battle, but our Prince of Peace has given us weapons of warfare as instruments to help us fight for the peace of God to rule and reign in our hearts.

Weapons of Peace - Hebrews 4.12, 13 Jobey McGinty God has called us, His church, to His mission on this earth.  And He has not just left us guessing and unarmed for this battle, but our Prince of Peace has given us weapons of warfare as instruments to help us fight for the peace of God to rule and reign in our hearts. Each year, our church spends three weeks reminding ourselves of what our mi...

Psalm 207 Jobey McGinty Every year, on the last Sunday of our year, we spend our last time of corporate worship together in Psalm 107.  In this Psalm, the psalmist exhorts the people to consider God's steadfast love, and if they have seen it in their lives, then "let the redeemed of the Lord say so."  In the midst of the congregation and the elders, it is important for us to declare God'...

Romans 3:23 Jobey McGinty Christmas commemorates the most unlikely event in human history: God Himself came down to die in our place. He did this not because there was anything worthwhile in us to die for, or because we had done anything to deserve this gift, but simply because of His grace and love for lost sinners.  Because of His birth, life, death, and resurrection, we have the hope of a...

If you have found yourself getting upset, irritated, frustrated, or annoyed at the events of this year, or if you have been long fighting a heart that is quick to argue, opinionated, defensive, or insists on being proven right, this walk through of Chapter 2 of "If You Bite and Devour One Another" should serve as some much needed medicine. I can't say enough about this book and the way it walks us...