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And this was why the Jews were persecuting Jesus, because he was doing these things on the Sabbath. This was why the Jews were seeking all the more to kill him, because not only was he breaking the Sabbath, but he was even calling God his own Father, making himself equal with God. But Jesus answered…

John 8:12–18 (NKJV) Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.” The Pharisees therefore said to Him, “You bear witness of Yourself; Your witness is not true.” Jesus answered and said to them, “Even if…

ILLUST: Comfort zones, False security Driving vs flying >450,000 die annually in auto wrecks 100-200 in plane crashes Driving and false sense of security/comfort zone Driving - YOU are in control Flying - You are not in control Comfort Zones People tend to get upset when comfort zones are threatened…

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…

Our scripture for today is John 8:31-38 . Before we read our text, however, I want to point out a couple verses that help us understand the context of our scripture. The first verse is John 8:30 where we read… As he was saying these things, many believed in him. The second verse is John 8:59 , which…

Intro: I made the statement a couple of weeks ago that I wanted to share a message or two regarding some current events that we are seeing in our world. At that time, I addressed the poor state of our nation using the assassination attempt of President Trump as my main illustration. Today, I want to…

James has spent chapter one talking about trails and adversity. Living this life is difficult. James points us back to the Word of Truth we talked about last week. 19 Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; 20 for the anger of man does not produce…

Freedom! Jesus is offering true freedom but they are not accepting what He is offering at the high price (lol, tongue/cheek humor) of belief. What do you think the cost of freedom is? Toby Castleberry once said: “There is nothing like the freedom we can have in Jesus. No money can buy it, no status can…

Notes: The following text points out accusations that Jesus, who is the True Judge, makes against the Pharisees and religious leaders. 1. The first accusation: They have Inappropriate Belief (8:12-30) A. First verbal exchange: The Authority and Judgment of the Son, 8:12-20. “again” points to a change…

“We hold these truths to be self-evident…” “We hold these truths to be self-evident…” so wrote Thomas Jefferson in that amazing creation document that began this great experiment we call the United States of America. 56 signatures now are indelibly linked to that document, pledging: “the support of this…

If . . . then John (Jesus Speaks About God’s True Children / 8:31–47 / 128) LABC, Bruce Barton For many, “knowing the truth” means personal autonomy, creativity, and freedom from oppression and ignorance, which they define as mental slavery. But Jesus didn’t die to guarantee personal freedom of expression.…

Exegetical & Homiletic Point: If you hold to Jesus teaching, you are really his disciples and you’ll be free. Intro How can we tell who your parents are? If we got all the kids into a big group, and mixed you all up, then we asked a random person off the street to come in and sort out which children…

Truth Will Set You Free Intro 30 As he was saying these things, many believed in him. 31 Then Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, “If you continue in my word, you really are my disciples. 32 You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” Abide We finished last weeks sermon talking…

Intro: Have you ever had to tell someone a hard truth? Something like, man you got a boog hanging. Or something even worse, like how we have to break up, this isn’t working out. Or perhaps it is the ultimate hard Truth, hey did you know you are dying spiritually? These can be some pretty hard truths…

Is Jesus the Messiah? Call to Worship Intro Have you ever been into a television series and really enjoyed it. Then all of a sudden there is this extremely slow paced episode that no one seems to like, but it’s important for moving the story along. These are called expositional episodes. And the reality…

Liberty Through Truth (vv. 30-32) Profession of Faith (v. 30) 30 As he spake these words, many believed on him. Liberty Through Truth (vv. 30-32) Profession of Faith (v. 30) Proof of Faith (v. 31) 31 Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples…

Last week, we talked about how to resist the counter attack of the devil. And he will counter attack. 24 “When an evil spirit leaves a person, it goes into the desert, searching for rest. But when it finds none, it says, ‘I will return to the person I came from.’ 25 So it returns and finds that its former…

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 can’t believe it! You have got to be kidding me! You say, he didn’t go? You said, she didn’t stay with them? Why didn’t he go to the hospital? Why didn’t she give him the money? Why didn’t his family help him? Many people end these types of questions with a statement like, “And he call himself a Christian!”…

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…

Opening All throughout history, man has always sought to know the truth. They have sought the truth about reality, truth about what is right and what is wrong, what is the meaning and purpose of life. From all of this, we have countless philosophies, worldviews, and many different religions that have…

31 Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; 32 And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. 33 They answered him, We be Abraham’s seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free?…

Imprisoned for more than 45 years for a murder he didn't commit, Richard Phillips spent more time behind bars than any other wrongfully imprisoned person in America. But after another man admitted to that murder, the Michigan native was exonerated and released from prison last March. We hear stories…

Statement 1 Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” This is an audacious statement. Imagine if someone said this today? A preacher? A business owner? A president? “If you play on my team, you won’t…