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Jesus The King Have you ever expected something, didn’t get it and then got mad that your expectation wasn’t met? Only to find out the thing you wanted was short sighted and what you actually got was even better. Here’s an example from my own life. In 2015, I graduated with my Bachelor’s in Biblical…

Exegetical Point: Homiletic Point: Intro What do you believe in? And I don’t mean in the sense of coffee being better than tea, or Holden being better than Ford, or dogs over cats. We’re not talking about preferences, I’m asking what are your operating assumptions about the world? What beliefs drive…

Names mean something to us. Alyvia (found it in a baby name book) Marie Jane (both grandma’s) Bennson (baby name book) Hugh Amyah (picked by Amy and spelled for her) Renea (Amy) Names meant even more in the Old Testament. They would name their children by how they felt, something that was happening,…

In John’s gospel, this is the final public statement of Jesus. In it we see the Son’s glorification, His mission , and his Witness. The Glorification of The Son, 12:20-26. Verse 20 is the fulfillment of the Pharisees remarks in verse 19. The Greeks were God-fearers, probably from Decapolis or Syria,…

Welcome- Prepare hearts and Worship 100% of the time, His little feet. I am looking for a couple of people who would want to be available at the end of service to answer questions and meet any body that has questions. If this is something you might want to participate in please let me know. Call to Worship…

Six days before the Passover, Jesus therefore came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. So they gave a dinner for him there. Martha served, and Lazarus was one of those reclining with him at table. Jesus returns to the region of Jerusalem Ch 11 leaves off with Jesus in…

I AM the Resurrection 17 Now when Jesus came, he found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb four days. 18 Bethany was near Jerusalem, about two miles off, 19 and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to console them concerning their brother. 20 So when Martha heard that Jesus was coming,…

Our service today is stark, abrupt, inconsistent. It starts with us singing the regal 8th century hymn all glory laud and honor and just as quickly we sing the comparatively downtrodden Stricken Smitten. There is little else to say about this except that on this side of the resurrection we should know…

Trying to Make Sense of What Doesn’t Make Sense For a few weeks we have been teaching from what Jesus taught between the upper room and the Garden of Gethsemane. But before we get to the prayer of Jesus, I want to look at something that is a part of the teaching of Jesus that the Disciples were still…

In John 12:25, Jesus calls his followers to live in an incredibly unusual way as he calls us to hate our lives in this world. Find out what that means as we walk through John 12 together.

The Hour of Jesus’ Glorification has Come John 12:12–36 reminds us of three truths about Easter. Jesus’ death was not Political; His death was biblical. Jesus’ Death for for God’s Glory and Our Good. Jesus’ Death is for Whoever Believes in Him.

What Kind of Christian are You? There should be only one kind of Christian, at least in our regular thinking. We are either a Christian because we are Saved, and indeed we are saved by God’s grace, OR we are not saved and so not a Christian. And yet, the people who know us see that many who won’t call…

As church goers, as those who refer to ourselves as Christians, have you ever considered what the purpose of your faith is? Have you ever taken a moment to consider the purpose of a church service? Why do we gather? Why do we sing? Why do we pray? Why did Jesus come? Why did Jesus die? Why are we here?…

“Never meet your hero, because you will always be disappointed.” We usually have some great expectations for who these people are and what they do, so it is a let down when we find out that they aren’t that different from us. I wonder if the Greek followers in this passage, had that same thought when…

Father Glorify Thy Name V 27 Jesus Is troubled about going to the cross In His trouble Jesus is still commited to going to the cross for the Glory of God V 28 Jesus declares Father glorify thy name Then a voice from Heaven other instances The baptism, Mt of trans-figuration God peaking to Moses, Elijah,…

Belief: An opinion of judgment in which a person is fully persuaded. 12 But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, 16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.…

Palm Sunday Foretold by the Prophets 9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; He is just and endowed with salvation, Humble, and mounted on a donkey, Even on a colt, the foal of a donkey. 22 The stone which the builders rejected…

Where do we start? 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; A good understanding have all those who do His commandments; His praise endures forever. What do we tend to fear? The unknown…

The Fall We saw last week that God is the king of the universe and He made us in His image and commanded us to rule the world. But we had an enemy who also wanted to rule the world his name is Satan. Satan has his own kingdom and it is an enemy kingdom to God’s kingdom. He has been waging war since the…

Today we are studying John 12:20-50 . It is important to know the setting when studying any passage, so while you are turning there in your own bibles, does anyone remembers what was happening? We saw the context last week in John 12:12-19 . What was the context? What was the situation in which we saw…

Good morning. Happy Father’s Day to all the Dad’s. A day you can remember your Dad, and perhaps Grand Dad, step dad, or other Father figure… to appreciate the good things. It’s also a Day for those who are Dads or Grandpa’s to enjoy and celebrate their unique role- and ponder the unique opportunity it…

John description of Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem reveals three distinct types of people in their feelings toward Jesus the messiah. By observing the hearts of those surrounding Jesus, we see how sinful motivations result in the rejection of our savior and we are challenged to observe our own…

Intro This little light of mine I’m going to let it shine... That was the first song I learned to sing as a child in church… I can remember sitting in my first choir rehearsal at Center Baptist Church in Angie, La. and I couldn’t wait until Sunday came to sing that little song. While that song is easy…

We believe in the Devil Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. The character know as Satan or the Devil is mentioned more than 85 times throughout with 67 of them in the New testament and 31 of those times it was by Jesus Many…

“Now is my soul troubled. And what shall I say? ‘Father, save me from this hour’? But for this purpose I have come to this hour. Father, glorify your name.” Then a voice came from heaven: “I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again.” The crowd that stood there and heard it said that it had thundered.…