Jesus Was Not What They Expected

Text: John 12 The Triumphal Entry (v. 12-15) – humble entry, rather than an impressive display of power Teaching about Sacrifice (v. 25-26) – Jesus offers eternal life, but one must be willing to lay down his life here The Crucifixion (v. 32-33) – crucifixion was supposed to turn people away from Christ and end the movement; it […]

Raising Lazarus

Text: John 11 Nature of Miracles True miracles cannot be faked, attributed to coincidence, or be just an unlikely event True miracles are undeniable – Even Jesus’ enemies acknowledged the legitimacy of His miracle (v. 47-48) Miracles were performed to produce faith (v. 45; John 20:30-31) God Allows Human Suffering Jesus knew Lazarus was sick […]

Four Small Creatures

Text: Proverbs 30:24-28 The Ants Weakness – not a strong people How they compensate – prepare food in summer Lesson – make preparations for the future (Matthew 6:19-21) The Shephanim/Conies/Rock Badgers Weakness – not a mighty people How they compensate – make their home in the rocks Lesson – make our home in The Rock […]

The Good Shepherd

Text: John 10:11 What Makes Jesus the Good Shepherd? He calls His own sheep by name (John 10:3) He goes ahead of them (John 10:4) He provides an abundant life (John 10:10) He lays down His life for the sheep (John 10:11) No one can take His sheep away (John 10:28 Dangers that We Face […]

Uncertainty of Salvation

Text: John 8 God Doing His Part is Certain Jesus did the Father’s will (v. 28-29,55) Certain knowledge of His purpose/mission (v. 14) He would complete His mission (v. 21) Man Doing His Part is Uncertain – we must remove hindrances and meet the conditions Hindrances to Salvation Misunderstanding the truth (v. 22,25,27,43,48,52) Ignoring reality […]

Why Did the People Reject Jesus?

Text: John 7 His Background – John 7:27 His Education – John 7:15 Their Traditions – John 7:19; 5:16-18 Their Misunderstanding – John 7:33-35

The Bread of Life

Text: John 6:48-58 Spiritual, not Physical This bread is lasting (John 6:35) Better than the manna given to the Israelites (John 6:31-33,49,58) Better than the bread He recently provided (John 6:1-14) This bread was His word (John 6:68, 54-58; John 6:53, 1:14) Why We Need this Bread Bread is necessary for survival (John 6:68) Bread […]