Fellowship is more than a pot-luck I. WHY is John WRITING? (1:1-4)A. To PROCLAIM what others DENY. (1:1; 2:19,22)B. Jesus as the WORD of LIFE. (1:1-2)C. To COMPLETE the circle of FELLOWSHIP. (1:3-4)D. Fellowship is PARTICIPATION in THE life...
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I AM – Part 3 | John 8:12-30
Light of the World I. A RADICAL claim at a Jewish FEAST. (v.12)A. The CONTEXT of “SUKKOT”. (Lev. 23; Jn 7:2)B. The RITUALS of the FEAST. (Jn 7:38)D. The LOCATION of the STATEMENT. (v.20) I am the light of the world. Seems like a pretty nebulous...
Read moreChristmas Sunday 2019 | John 1:1-14
The Christmas (Back) Story I. In the BEGINNING…AGAIN. (v. 1-5; Gen 1:1)A. A WORD is worth a 1000 PICTURESB. CREATOR of EVERYTHING. (v.2-3)C. The SOURCE of LIFE. (v.4)D. The POWER of LIGHT. (v.5) John’s gospel doesn’t contain a birth...
Read more“Who do you say that I am?” Mark – Part 11 (Easter Sunday)
“Who do you say that I am?” Mark – Part 11 The One who brings light to darkness… Mark 15:33-16:8 April 16th, 2017 I. The DARKEST moment of HISTORY. (15:33-41)A. A DEVASTATING, yet FAITHFUL cry. (15:34; Ps 22:1,28)B. The MOST unlikely...
Read moreWaiting on the World to Change… First Sunday of Advent
Waiting on the World to Change… The Light of Hope in a Dark World Ps. 142 and Lamentations 3:1-32 November 27th, 2016 I. WHAT is a LAMENT? (Ps. 142) A. An expression of SUFFERING or COMPLAINT. (Ps. 142:2)B. A PRAYER for HELP. (Ps...
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