Anxious much? Lonely? As Jesus prepared for the cross, he assured his disciples that he would not leave them alone – no matter how isolated they might feel at any given moment. He promised them that although he himself could not stay, he...
Read moreJohn: Troubled?
In this week’s teaching, John 14:1-14, we hear the command to stop being anxious and to instead BELIEVE Jesus and his promises. So join us as we look at 5 truths we must wrap our hearts around when we face anxieties and fears in our lives...
Read moreJohn: Glory, Love, Denial
“Love one another as I have loved you.” In this statement, Jesus’ example of humble service and his ultimate example of death on a cross for sinners became the clear standard for what biblical love within the church should look...
Read moreJohn: The Face of the Betrayer
Judas was so close to Jesus, and yet so much the servant of Satan. He’d heard the message of the Messiah, served in the power of the Prince of Peace, and had journeyed shoulder to shoulder with Jesus’ beloved sheep. In fact, he...
Read moreJohn: The Necessity of Being Clean
As we continue in John 13, we see Jesus bend the lesson of the feet washing to the issue of spiritual cleansing. Everyone who truly belongs to Jesus must be washed by him… first completely… then regularly. And as humbling as it is to...
Read moreJohn: Living Like We’re Willing to Die
John 13 takes us behind closed doors with Jesus and his disciples in the Upper Room in Jerusalem during the Passover feast. The hour is set, and time is ticking. The people all around Jesus are remembering and celebrating how God had miraculously...
Read moreJohn: Belief & Unbelief
This week we begin a long, behind-the-scenes tour of Jesus’ mental, emotional, and spiritual preparations for the cross. At this point (John 12:36b), the Lord has said all that he came to say to the crowds, and his public preaching ministry...
Read moreJohn: Now Is the Time
This week we return to the study of John’s gospel and again find ourselves journeying with Jesus to the cross. His “time has come,” and he will show us what yielding to the Father’s will looks like. It’s the way of suffering and...
Read moreAlive! Our Model for Living
Over the past five weeks, we have learned that resurrection gives to us life in a Person, the foundation of our faith, the guarantee of God’s promises, hope through our suffering, and power to fight temptation. On our final step of this...
Read moreAlive! The Guarantee of God’s Promises
This week in our ALIVE! series we will consider how the resurrection of Jesus is the guarantee of God’s promises. After all, Jesus’ resurrection is the most powerful way possible for God to show that He is able to accomplish anything He...
Read moreAlive! The Foundation of Our Faith
Easter Sunday is over. We celebrated Jesus’ triumphant win over death, we sang songs and had egg hunts and ate fancy lunches and now what? The truth is, the resurrection of Jesus is not just a holiday to be celebrated, it’s actually...
Read moreAlive! How the Resurrection Changes Everything
This is the weekend that the Global Church shouts in unison “Jesus is ALIVE! Sunday is coming!” But first comes Good Friday. For all that could be said about Roman executioners and illegal Jewish trials, the truth is that Jesus died...
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