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Sermon Series The 7 “I AM” sayings of Jesus in John’s Gospel – Good Shepherd. John 10:11 -18 . Main Preaching Theme: When we make our relationship with the shepherd central, we will find safety, salvation & unity. Main Preaching intention: I believe that the congregation will be challenged to put aside…

“You just don’t get it, do you?” “The lights are on, but nobody’s home!” “He’s not playing with a full deck.” People use such phrases to suggest that someone lacks a little something in the intelligence department. A careful reading of our text might have us questioning our own intelligence. Jesus uses…

For it is commendable if a man bears up under the pain of unjust suffering because he is conscious of God. But how is it to your credit if you receive a beating for doing wrong and endure it? But if you suffer for doing good and you endure it, this is commendable before God. To this you were called,…

Intro What's in a name? that which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet; You may have heard or read this phrase before, anyone know where it comes from? Shakespear - Romeo and Juliet - Juliet is trying to convince herself after meeting Romeo that if he only had a different last name,…

And this is the testimony: that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life. Scripture Reading: 2 Timothy 1:12 1 John 5:9–12 For this reason I also suffer these things; nevertheless I am not ashamed, for…

Countdown Video: Our Greatest Hope Thank you for joining Faith Vision Christian Ministries Faith Vision i s a Christian church, based on the Word of God. We are a training ground for all things Jesus Christ. We are loving God , Loving People living by faith Thank you for joining us today , Please set…

Blindness *** Image Psalm 146:7–9 (NRSV) [It is the Lord] who executes justice for the oppressed; who gives food to the hungry. The Lord sets the prisoners free; the Lord opens the eyes of the blind. The Lord lifts up those who are bowed down; the Lord loves the righteous. The Lord watches over the strangers;…

How many of you enjoyed these when you were younger? SLIDE: *Where’s Waldo I used to love these - still do - and enjoy doing these sorts of things with my kids now. What’s the point? To find - Waldo When we would TRY to find Waldo - we went into it KNOWING a couple of things... We KNEW he was in there…

What is this? Price tag. More price tags. They tell you how much something costs? Did you know God put a price tag on you? He did, Jesus was "...slain, and with His blood He purchased men for God from every tribe and language and people and nation. Revelation 5:9 (NIV) Now you are his treasured possessed.…

24 So for the second time they called the man who had been blind and said to him, “Give glory to God. We know that this man is a sinner.” 25 He answered, “Whether he is a sinner I do not know. One thing I do know, that though I was blind, now I see.” 26 They said to him, “What did he do to you? How did…

Intro Being at the library one time. Step Mom didn’t show, Dad didn’t know and I couldn’t get a hold of anyone on the telephone. It felt like I was all alone. I stood outside in my shorts, it was spring time in OK, so warm in the day but cool in the evening. I was standing there freezing and thinking…

Prayer: “Lord Jesus, you are the resurrection and the life. We ask you to resurrect us now, today, and give us life where sin and darkness have set in. Help us to live as you lived, trust as you trusted, and love as you loved. Amen.” The story of Lazarus is filled with emotions on the extremes: from…

Introduction Today in preparation, I decided to share with you this message. The manner in which this message was selected two fold: First, as I lay in bed this morning, I asked the LORD to give me strength & wisdom for this day. Secondly, I (opened & point in the Bible). This is the first place I turned…

As any great letter comes to an end, so this letter to the Hebrews ends with some great things that the author of Hebrews includes in his finishing touches. Here as we will look at today he includes, directions for us as believers. These are directions that we all need. He also includes some personal…

The Story Continues A quick review (Pool of Siloam picture inserted here) Disciples question, Jesus answers (9:1-5) Jesus works and results (9:6-12) Controversy begins (9:13-16) Tonight we will see how far we get it is a long passage and have lots of great stuff to cover. Religious leaders question (9:17-18)…

18 And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded…

Notes for the message: Time: Between Feast of Booths (Tabernacles), in Sept./Oct ., and the Feast of Dedication, in Nov./Dec. Location: Jerusalem, outside the Temple. 1. The fifth sign: Healing the blind man, 8:1-7. [verse 1] — lit., from the hour of his birth; he doesn’t know what it means to see. [verse…

Exegetical & Homiletic Point: Jesus is the Son of Man who opens blind eyes! Intro What would it be like to be blind? What if I needed to get home but I had no eyes? Could I drive a car? Could I walk home? We use our eyes to see soooooo much! We take our eyes for granted! It’s a lot harder to live without…

Good morning, Gateway Chapel! Psalm 23 . Prayer Good morning, again. If we haven’t met before, my name is Chris Lumsden... This morning we’re progressing in our year-long sermon series “The Year of Biblical Exploration” where we are walking through the entirety of the Bible, seeing how it is a library…

I was Blind, I Now See Intro Long before Jesus’ birth God gave the Israelite people a heads up that the messiah was going to come. In fact, the first mention of the one who was going to restore things back to the way they should be is found in Gen 3:15 , right after the fall of humanity. Right after…

Connection to the Sabbath and to the healing of the blind man. Say hi for 5 minutes? Steve Jordan? Intro Good morning, Gateway Chapel! If you’re joining us for the first time, we are currently in a year-long series we’re called “The Year of Biblical Exploration.” We’re looking at the beautiful mosaic…

Introduction Bechukotai -In My Statues Torah portion: Lev 26:3-27:34 After having studied the last Parashah: laws of the Sabbatical year: Shmita- and limits the debt service ration, now God tells us the consequences of staying in His statues or not This is similar to what He commands in Deuteronomy Blessings…

Intro: I’m excited to share with you all this morning. We are gonna talk parables. A parable is not a real story. A parable is not a real story, but inside it contains a very real truth. Its a story that has a point. Jesus used parables often. Stories are memorable. The parable we are studying today…

There are many voices (even in the CHURCH ) offering us different paths to full, ABUNDANT life. There is only ONE WAY that comes from God; all others are FALSE . “Very truly I tell you Pharisees, anyone who does not enter the sheep pen by the gate, but climbs in by some other way, is a thief and a robber.…

Jesus Is The Way salvation means: THEOLOGY deliverance from sin and its consequences, believed by Christians to be brought about by faith in Christ. Salvation is God's grace . It is the gift of freedom from our sins that Jesus made possible by taking the punishment for our sins on the cross. Salvation…