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Mother’s Day Comments” "Good morning and happy Mother's Day to all the amazing moms here with us today! Today is all about celebrating you and everything you do. Moms, you're like superheroes with your love, strength, and endless support. Take a moment to think about how much moms mean to us. Whether…

Maundy Thursday - The Ultimate Example Introduction: Let’s take a moment before we begin with tonight’s message and look at why it is called Maundy Thursday. Maundy Thursday, refers to the Thursday before Good Friday when the Crucifixion took place. It commemorates the Last Supper of Jesus Christ with…

A thief breaks into a house at around 3 AM. As he's walking about in the house with his flashlight, he hears a voice whisper, *"Jesus is watching you!"* Startled, he points his flashlight towards the source of the voice. In the corner of the room, there's a birdcage with a parrot in it. The thief breathes…

In John 13, Jesus initiates a discussion in the upper room regarding the importance of loving one another. Through both actions and words, Jesus illustrates that showing love to others includes acts of humble service.

The Purpose Fascination - Discovery - Identity - Authenticity One day, Napoleon was speaking of the Divinity of Christ; when General Bertrand said:— “I can not conceive, sire, how a great man like you can believe that the Supreme Being ever exhibited himself to men under a human form, with a body, a…

Jesus has finished the Passover Meal with His disciples, and the Mount of Olives. The purpose was for prayer - Jesus prayed to God the Father for His Will to be done. The three closest disciples were to pray with Jesus; not for His deliverance but for their own sake. Time was drawing near, He was about…

In John 13 we find Jesus sitting down to eat his last meal with his disciples. You'd think he'd be taking the opportunity to really relax and enjoy this time. But instead he jumps up and engages in the most demeaning task imaginable (for the time): washing his disciples' feet. Why? What was the point? Join Malcolm as he unpacks why and how this menial task informs one of the core priorities of Jesus' followers.

Introduction Why I am doing this and not doing Matthew… Fully Man Virgin Birth Salvation must come from God. Virgin Birth made this possible by uniting full diety and full humanity in one person Virgin Birth makes possible Christ’s true humanity without inherited sin Human Weakness and Limitations Jesus…

His Greed Shortly after the raising of Lazarus, and just before Jesus’ Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem, Jesus and the disciples returned to Bethany, on the outskirts of the city. This was the place where Lazarus had been raised and where he lived with his sisters, Mary and Martha. Jesus was invited to…

John 14:1 0 -14 Proposition: God wants us to know that we will see the power of prayer when we pray in submission to His will, and to both the power and purpose of God. Read the text John 14:1-14 . Proposition: God wants us to know that we will see the power of prayer when we submit to His will to both…

The Departure and the command Has something bad ever led to something good? We are in the midst of passion week, actually the last night of Jesus earthly life before his being handed over. He has been anointed for His death His triumphal entry Jesus foretells his death, and manner of His death Jesus…

Then came the day of Unleavened Bread on which the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed. Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and make preparations for us to eat the Passover.” “Where do you want us to prepare for it?” they asked. He replied, “As you enter the city, a man carrying a jar of water will…

Intro Kids, What’s the nicest thing that you could do for someone else? How can you show someone that you love them? In our passage today, Jesus is going to tell us how we are to love one another, and it is harder than you think! Love is not just something you say, it is something you do! See if you…

Easter is in 5 more Sundays. That’s hard to believe. So in preparation for Good Friday and Easter... we will start a series on Passion Week. Series - Passion Week Passion Week is the week leading up to the cross and the resurrection. It begins with the Triumphal Entry (Palm Sunday)... “Hosanna, blessed…

Central Truth: I must humble myself to Love! Starting in John chapter 13 - John 13:1-11 Jesus Washes the Disciples Feet! Including JUDAS! - John 13:12-17 Do You Understand? Vv. 14 - If I….Then You! Vv. 15 – I have given you an example to follow! Vv. 16 – You are not greater than your Master! Vv. 17 –…

Exegetical Point: Jesus leads by example, showing his followers how to humbly serve one another. Homiletic Point: Be Humble like Jesus was humble. Intro Kids: What’s the worst job you could think of? What’s the chore you hate most around the home? Why don’t you like it? When Jesus walked the earth 2000…

John 13:1-20 We continue our look at the passages in John that contain the Verily, Verily statements from Jesus. Today we want to look here at John 13:1-20 . In this passage, we find the disciples with Jesus in the upper room having just finished the Last Supper. Jesus, you can sense by the language…

When we use the word ‘Family’ ; we generally use it in 2 ways. Of 1. The Parent/Child Relationship. 2. The Husband / Wife Relationship. You only have to read the latest novels or listen to the latest love songs to realise that many people want to have great relationships and great families. Now I don’t…

10 For Ezra had set his heart to study the Law of the Lord , and to do it and to teach his statutes and rules in Israel. Author: John Once again, unnamed. Internal and external evidence supports this. External. He was widely accepted as the author by early church fathers. Internal. In depth detail that…

Glorious Dark Night Last week we looked at the beginning of John 13 . We examined Jesus washing the feet of his disciples. And in that act we talked about the intense love and humility that Jesus Demonstrated. After Jesus had washed the feet of his Disciples he told them that their lives need to be marked…

Selfless Love Marches Victorious over Self-glorification GOAL: Understand the surprising value of Love as God bestows it, and practice it. MALADY: We emotionalize love, which makes it subject to our unreliable feelings. MEANS: The means to the goal is the carefully considered understanding of the fullness…

1 John 2:1-11. We are discussion what it means for Chirst to be our advocate and intercessor and what it means to walk in the light.

Hey guys—this is your last warning: Valentine’s Day is tomorrow. It’s the primary day our country celebrates romantic love. We spend absurd amounts of money on cards, overpriced chocolate, and roses that cost half that much two weeks ago, all as a way to celebrate love. There is nothing wrong with getting…

Introduction But Judah spoke to him, saying, “The man solemnly warned us, saying, ‘You shall not see my face unless your brother is with you.’ If you send our brother with us, we will go down and buy you food. But if you will not send him, we will not go down; for the man said to us, ‘You shall not see…

How could one person fulfill hundreds of prophecies that had been specifically and precisely told about Him long before His birth? For the typical person, that would be completely impossible. But for someone who is the Son of God sent to earth to live as a human being, that is entirely possible. In fact,…