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Good Morning. I am glad we can be here together. Easter is just around the corner. The time is growing close as we look to the cross and the gift that Jesus gave us this on the cross. We have been walking this journey toward the cross and the final messages that Jesus was sharing to the disciples. It…

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…

In this sermon, I desire to bring some clarity to potential confusion surrounding the sermon I gave two weeks ago. I was reminded that for many there is confusion concerning conviction and condemnation. These words are thought to mean the same thing or functionally bring the same results. This is true…

8 When he comes, he will prove the world to be in the wrong about sin and righteousness and judgment: 9 about sin, because people do not believe in me; As we begin this morning, it might be helpful for us to know and understand the Greek word elencho ἐλέγχω (elenchō). vb. to convict, rebuke, expose.…

3rdSunday of Advent -- Joy Reading: Luke 2:8-14 Introduction: Not a comprehensive study of the expansive subject of joy, but a practical look at how we can experience joy during the time of advent; of waiting for Jesus to return, even as the world around us spins more and more into chaos. I. The Value…

Acts 1-5 & John 15 JESUS’ FRIENDS AND HELPERS huddled together in a stuffy upstairs room. Even though it was sunny outside, the shutters were closed. The door was locked. “Wait in Jerusalem,” Jesus had told them, “I am going to send you a special present. God’s power is going to come into you. God’s…

1 “Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. 2 In my Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may…

12 “I have much more to say to you, more than you can now bear. Jesus has clearly been speaking to the disciples and telling them what is to come But, He knows that His time is short…and He has much more to say to them! Man, to have been one of the disciples and walked and talked with Jesus for 3 years…

Joseph and Mary were given an assignment by God. God told Mary… And the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most…

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…

Comfort to a troubled heart I think we have spoken for many weeks since getting to chapter-13 that the disciples were in need of comfort for their troubled heart. Why do you think the disciples needed comfort? What comfort do you remember that Jesus promised them? Words oftentimes bring us comfort and…

Jesus is comforting His disciples before His death “I have said all these things to you to keep you from falling away. Jesus is preparing the disciples for His death The next few days could destroy His closest followers But He is “leaving” soon as well They will put you out of the synagogues. Indeed,…

Exegetical Point: Homiletic Point: Intro There is so much confusion in the church about the Holy Spirit. Some churches you could attend for 3 month before you hear them mention the HS, and even then it was so brief that you weren’t quite sure if you heard it. They live and act as if the HS is irrelevant…

12 Therefore, just as tsin came into the world through one man, and udeath through sin, and vso death spread to all men5 because wall sinned— 13 for sin indeed was in the world before the law was given, but xsin is not counted where there is no law. 14 Yet death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over…

1. The Promise of the Holy Spirit, 16:5-7. 2. The Holy Spirit’s Ministry to the World, 16:8-12. Concerning sin Concerning righteousness Concerning judgment How will He do this? 3. The Holy Spirit’s Ministry to the Believer, 16:13-15. Two principles that help clarify our calling . . . 1) In convicting…

The Holy Spirit What do you think about when you think about the Holy Spirit? If we are honest with ourselves, many from our tradition don’t think much about him. He is usually avoided in our circles. We love Jesus. We love the Father, But the third person of the trinity. The Holy Spirit is often overlooked.…

Matthew 5:13–16 (CSB) 13 “You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt should lose its taste, how can it be made salty? It’s no longer good for anything but to be thrown out and trampled under people’s feet. 14 “You are the light of the world. A city situated on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 No one lights…

The Holy Spirit will help Us Convince the World of 3 Truths “But these things I have spoken to you, so that when their hour comes, you may remember that I told you of them. These things I did not say to you at the beginning, because I was with you. “But now I am going to Him who sent Me; and none of…

As Jesus prepared to leave the disciples, he reminded them that he was offering them a new Counselor and new comfort. Find out what that means for us today in this message from John 15:25-16:33.

Welcome Good morning everyone! It is good to be back after the weekend away at Skwim. It was a good weekend, no one got hurt, and we learned and talked more about what it means to abide in Jesus, to make him our home, our dwelling place. As we begin this morning, let’s quickly recap were Pastor Dan left…

“I have said all these things to you to keep you from falling away. They will put you out of the synagogues. Indeed, the hour is coming when whoever kills you will think he is offering service to God. And they will do these things because they have not known the Father, nor me. But I have said these…

Main Idea: The Holy Spirit glorifies Jesus in a way that is consistent with God’s character and God’s Word. In this message, we look at three ways the power of the Holy Spirit works in our lives to bring glory to Jesus and talk about how to discern His voice as He guides us.

Today is Pentecost Sunday. The day of Pentecost was the day that the Holy spirit descended upon the house where the disciples were and it sounded like a rushing wind. Tongues of fire appeared and rested on each one of the disciples and they were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other…

2 Witnesses I am going away send the Advocate But now I am going away to the one who sent me, and none of you is asking me, ‘Where are you going?’ But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your hearts. But I tell you the truth, it is better for you that I go away. For if I do not…

They Will Hate You Jesus told the disciples that the world would hate them I am going away and the world will hate you If the world hates you, you know that it has hated me before it hated you. If you were of the world, the world would love its own. But because you are not of the world, but I chose you…