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Are you ready for the unexpected? In John 5, two groups encounter the unexpected when Jesus drops into their lives. How often does Jesus do the same to us, does it matter, and does it help to try to be ready for Him? (Spoiler: yes, yes, and yes.)

Introduction Today we celebrate Father’s day. I want to make an observation that I believe to be true. I believe that there’s a reason that our God is likened unto ‘Our Father’ throughout Scripture. This I believe is because that for a male, the Father is the most important role found in our society.…

L uke 1:26-38 Silent night, holy night! All is calm, all is bright. Round yon Virgin, Mother and Child. Holy infant so tender and mild, Sleep in heavenly peace, Sleep in heavenly peace Silent night, holy night! Shepherds quake at the sight. Glories stream from heaven afar Heavenly hosts sing Alleluia,…

Sabbath teaching continues Jesus is still in Jerusalem during feast of the Jews. And our story will continue there. A quick review: In Jerusalem for feast, we don’t know what one (5:1) Jesus meets man with infirmity (5:5) What was the infirmity, how long did the man have it? Jesus questions the man (5:6-8)…

Choices How do people make choices? Based on desire. Based on obligation. Based on necessity. Based on reputation. Based on resignation. At our core we are designed and required to make choices each and every day. It is an inescapable part of our existence. Even to not make a choice is by it’s nature…

The Bible Last week we talked about the Bible as God’s Word and as such it bears ultimate authority over all that we believe and all that we do. We believe the Bible is the inspired, inerrant, and infallible word of God. By it, God reveals who He is, who we are, and what life is meant to be. His word…

I read about 3 widows who lived together. One sister got up from the couch in the den to go to bed one evening, and half-way up the stairs she stopped and asked "was I going up or was I coming down"? One sister replied with a hint of aggravation, "You were going up to bed." A second sister headed into…

III. THE LORD JESUS CHRIST: His preexistence and deity ( John 1:1-3 ), incarnation by virgin birth ( John 1:14 ; Matt 1:18-23 ), sinless life ( Heb 4:15 ), substitutionary death ( II Cor 5:21 ), bodily resurrection ( Luke 24:36-43 ),ascension into heaven and present ministry ( Heb 4:14-16 ), and coming…

Are You Really Doing What Jesus did? I had a friend recently tell me I was making an idle out of Jesus. I thought that was the best complement I could get. He then said you are not Jesus and you will not ever be Jesus. You are Jonathan. I took this to Father and asked Him about it and He gave me a mind…

Muslims and others make claims about Jesus. Some say he was a genuine prophet. Others declare him a wise teacher and a worthy example for humans to follow. But they also claim that Jesus never claimed to be anything more than a man—and that he never claimed to be God. Yet here in chapter 5 of John’s…

Honor The Son If your new with us today we are going through the book of John. The book of John really highlights the person and work of Jesus. It has what theologians would call High Christology. That means that John is making the point to put the focus on Jesus as both fully human and fully God. We…

Exegetical Point: Jesus has authority to do what he is doing because he is working for God the Father. The Son is the agent of the Father and thus the Judge & life giver. Homiletic Point: Intro Who was at church last week and can tell me about what Jesus did? healed the disabled man The Jewish authorities…

Understanding who is He ? 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 13 Just as a father has compassion on his children, So the Lord has compassion on those who fear Him.…

I hate being sick. Don’t you? I don’t handle it well, usually. You might be like me where you have this pattern—when you first start to feel bad, you try to ignore it. I just didn’t sleep well, or it’s the weather or allergies or something, but I’m fine. Once I finally acknowledge it, though, there is…

“Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you. Then some Pharisees and teachers of the law came to Jesus from Jerusalem and asked, “Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They don’t wash their hands before they eat!” Jesus…

Jesus works in unison with God. The unity of Father and Son makes Jesus equally God. The equality of the Son with the Father gives Jesus the authority of God. Therefore, the shared unity, equality, and authority of Father and Son makes Jesus God.

As our days and weeks grow more frantic and over whelmed it becomes increasingly clear that we need a way to step out of the rat race and the monotony of daily life. To mark the days the weeks and the months of our life not by how much we have consumed or how much we have accomplished. The bible offers…

Did the Jews incorrectly apply the law of God to Jesus? Are there examples of people incorrectly applying the word of God today? Does everything in the Bible apply to us today?

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…

I. Ever seen a situation where religious rules, or commandments were given priority over compassion . a. It’s always sacred people, with sacred clothes, sacred spaces, and sacred books fighting to keep stuff sacred even if it means denying any place for love. b. Maybe you have been there….church…small-group…friendship…family…

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…

Trinity is One Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, Trinity is One Who is God the Father? Who is God the Son? Jesus Christ Therefore, the Jews began persecuting Jesus because he was doing these things on the…

1 Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. 2 This man came to Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do unless God is with him.” 3 Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless…

Review from last week: 14 Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee. Sin no more? Is this possible? What is the worse thing? What did the man do? Went and ratted Jesus out to the Jews. What did this cause…