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The Great I Am
June 17, 2020 17:00 - 32 minutes - 22.7 MBJesus closes his teaching in the temple with a bang, proclaiming that he himself is the Great I Am. | John 8:48-59
Not all Faith is Saving Faith
June 10, 2020 20:00 - 36 minutes - 25.1 MBJesus continued his debate with a crowd of Jews that John says “believed in him”. But obviously their faith was not saving faith, since Jesus said these same people were slaves to sin [34], indifferent to Jesus’ teaching [37], children of the devil [44], murderers [44], and liars [44]. Saving faith includes knowledge, assent and trust; they had not trusted in Jesus. True disciples abide in Jesus’ word. This kind of faith produces two blessings: you will know the truth and the truth will set ...
Who is Jesus?
June 02, 2020 22:00 - 35 minutes - 24.7 MBJESUS is YHWH, the Living God. The Judge of all men. The Only Savior, sent from the Father | John 8:21-30
I Am The Light of The World
May 27, 2020 14:00 - 44 minutes - 30.9 MBSpeaker: Evan Godbold Scripture: John 7:53-8:11
An Extraneous Story of an Extravagant Savior
May 20, 2020 18:00 - 42 minutes - 29.2 MBWhen we read this passage, we get the caveat in our Bibles that the earliest manuscripts do not contain it, so instead of just ignoring the note and preaching through it or skipping it all together, we discuss what to do with a passage like this. Despite the uncertainty about this passage's authenticity, it is amazing how reliable and trustworthy the text of our Bibles really is. And the story that is on display in this passage is completely in character for the Jesus Christ we know and wors...
Jesus: Not Peace but Division
May 12, 2020 20:00 - 47 minutes - 33 MBIn Jerusalem, at the Feast of Tabernacles, Jesus stood up among a large crowd in the Temple courtyard and offered an invitation in the form of a water analogy: "Thirst, come, drink, believe in the me and I will give you living water - the Holy Spirit - and eternal life." The Jews who heard would have made the connection to the water ritual performed each day during the Feast of Tabernacles, and would have understood that Jesus was claiming to be the Messiah. John then recorded the responses ...
The Coming of Christ & The Confused Crowd
May 04, 2020 16:00 - 41 minutes - 28.8 MBJesus' teaching during the Feast of Booths continues to confuse the crowd. They wonder aloud if he could indeed be the Messiah, but they question his origin - his credentials. Jesus appeals to his true origin - the One who sent him. | John 7:25-36
The Humility and Authority of Jesus
April 28, 2020 18:00 - 38 minutes - 26.7 MBTo glorify God we must set our pride aside. | John 7:17-24
Skeptical Siblings and Muttering Masses
April 20, 2020 21:00 - 43 minutes - 30.3 MBJesus’ brothers love him as siblings, but they don’t believe he is who he says he is. The crowds at the Feast of Tabernacles mutter about him, some saying negative things, other saying positive, but none believing. Unbelief can show up in a variety of ways besides opposition. | John 7:1-13
Why Jesus' Resurrection Matters
April 14, 2020 18:00 - 42 minutes - 29 MBJesus’ resurrection was a physical, bodily resurrection; not a resurrection of this spirit. While we often emphasize that the death of Jesus paid the penalty for our sins, the resurrection 1.Is an essential part of salvation. 2. Guarantees Jesus return to judge the world. 3. Demonstrates God’s power over life and death. 4. Proves Jesus is God. 5. Proves the Christian faith is the real thing. In addition to these doctrinal reasons, the physical, bodily resurrection Jesus matters because: We w...
What is a mature disciple?
April 07, 2020 16:00 - 30 minutes - 20.9 MBJesus has grumbling Jews after his Bread of life sermon. His listeners come to call the sermon harsh. We soon realize that these followers came to Jesus for everything BUT Jesus. The sermon wasn’t hard to understand but hard to accept. What is a mature disciple? | John 6:60-71
Grumbling Skeptics and a Gracious Savioe
March 31, 2020 21:00 - 43 minutes - 29.7 MBJesus continues his Bread of Life discourse and is confronted with the Jews grumbling about both what he claims and who he is. In response to their complaining, Jesus expands his metaphor, revealing more about who he is and why he came, and making it even more difficult for his hearers to grasp. | John 6:41-59
Bread of Life and Good News
March 26, 2020 13:00 - 40 minutes - 27.7 MBThe Jews followed Jesus to Capernaum. Jesus rebuked them for seeking him in order to get another free lunch. Jesus told them not to work for “food that perishes” but for “food that endures to eternal life”. He said they must have faith and believe in the Son of God. The Jews foolishly asked for a miracle before they would believe, a miracle more impressive than the manna God provided to their forefathers in the wilderness. Jesus rebuked them again and said “I AM the bread of life”, meaning...
Dim, Done-for, Drowning Disciples Drop and (a)Dore Jesus
March 18, 2020 13:00 - 49 minutes - 34.2 MBWhen Jesus rescues you, the only reasonable response is worship. And worship is what we were made for. | John 6:16-21
Jesus Feeds the 5,000
March 10, 2020 21:00 - 45 minutes - 31.1 MBJesus performs a miracle recorded in all four Gospels— multiplying bread and fish to feed more than five thousand people. He wants to do more than feed people with natural bread, but as before, they miss what he is really doing. We have seen this before in this Gospel. Jesus says or does something in the natural realm as a way of pointing to the spiritual realm, and the people don’t receive it. | John 6:1-15
Captives Set Free: We Were Like Men Who Dreamed
March 05, 2020 16:00 - 46 minutes - 32 MBSermon Series: Psalms Sermon Scripture: Psalms 126
Witnesses to Jesus
February 26, 2020 14:00 - 43 minutes - 29.7 MBAfter claiming equality with God as well as the authority to judge the living and the dead, Jesus now reveals whom and what bears witness to these to these facts: God the Father himself, John the Baptist, Jesus' own miraculous works, and the Scriptures. | John 5:30-46
Hear, Trust, and Live.
February 18, 2020 23:00 - 41 minutes - 28.7 MBThe Son is the Giver of Life and the Judge of all. Whoever hears him and trusts in him is released from condemnation and is come into eternal life. | John 5:24-29
Jesus is Equal to God: 5 Ways
February 13, 2020 17:00 - 28 minutes - 19.6 MBHaving been accused by the Jewish leaders of violating the Sabbath, Jesus explained that the Sabbath was established for human beings and, like his Father, he was not required to keep the Sabbath, effectively claiming he was equal to God. This enraged the Jewish leaders even more, causing the Jews to look for a means to kill him. Rather than stand down, Jesus launched into a detailed explanation in John 5:16-47 about who he is and his relationship with God the Father. In this first section (...
Healed for Holiness
February 07, 2020 23:00 - 38 minutes - 26.8 MBJesus Christ heals a man who had been disabled for thirty-eight years. He works sovereignly to rebuild his body and then challenges him toward holiness. He uses this to demonstrate his deity both through the miracle itself and the day on which it is performed—the Sabbath. | John 5:1-17
Mercy and Might
January 28, 2020 18:00 - 35 minutes - 24.2 MBDespite the warm welcome he receives in Galilee, Jesus knows the people do not truly believe in who he is. Yet, Jesus heals a dying boy with a word, over distance, immediately. Such is the character of our Savior. Grace and power. Mercy and might. | John 4:43-54
The Woman at the Well.
January 24, 2020 21:00 - 36 minutes - 25.1 MBJesus purposely went out of his way to speak to a Samaritan woman, ignoring three social prohibitions of the day. He used well water to open the conversation, shrewdly and carefully steered the discussion to spiritual matters, gently revealed her sin nature and her need for a savior, and then declared to her that he – Jesus – was the promised Messiah, the savior. The Samaritan woman believed in Jesus and was saved, then immediately ran home to tell her friends and neighbors. Many Samaritans ...
Jesus Above All.
January 14, 2020 23:00 - 40 minutes - 28 MBIn the second half of John 3, the apostle records a moment of jealousy from the disciples of John the Baptist toward Jesus and His growing ministry. John the Baptist uses this moment to exalt Jesus as the sole focal point of true ministry, and that Jesus is the true focal point because He came from heaven above and is therefore superior over all. | John 3:22-36
Light has Come into The World
January 08, 2020 00:00 - 37 minutes - 26 MBJohn continues his prologue to his gospel by asserting that Jesus, the Word, is the light and life of mankind. He goes on to say that Jesus, as the light, came into the world that He created and it did not know Him nor receive Him. And John ends this paragraph on the first gospel call of the book by saying that all who receive Jesus will be given the right to become children of God. Come study this glorious truths with us this morning. | John 3:16-21
Sojourners and Exiles
January 06, 2020 22:00 - 40 minutes - 28 MBWe live in a world that wages war against our souls. With all of its problems and passions, it is easy for believers to become like the world and forego the higher calling set before us. As we enter a new year fraught with new ways for the enemy to temp us, we must remember who we are in Christ and where our true citizenship lies. | 1 Peter 2:11-12
What Did Mary Know?
December 27, 2019 14:00 - 44 minutes - 30.6 MBLet’s try to settle this Christmas question once for all, “What did Mary know?” The role God formed Mary to play in the birth narrative of Christ is fascinating and critical to our understanding of who Jesus is. While Mary certainly is a flawed sinner like the rest of us, she is used mightily of God and displays great faith in Him. What did she know about Jesus that strengthened her to submit to God’s will in her life? | Luke 1:26-38
The Bible in Miniature
December 19, 2019 21:00 - 48 minutes - 33.2 MBJohn 3:16 is by far the most widely known verse from the Bible. In some circles, it may be the verse that exclusively defines Christianity. John 3:16 has certainly earned its popularity. It is a great grace of God to have such glorious divine truth condensed down into just 25 words in the original Greek texts. However, what should this verse be used for in the church? Is it possible to misunderstand this verse? How are we to draw comfort as Christians in a hostile culture from this verse? Th...
The Bible in Miniature
December 19, 2019 21:00 - 48 minutes - 33.2 MBJohn 3:16 is by far the most widely known verse from the Bible. In some circles, it may be the verse that exclusively defines Christianity. John 3:16 has certainly earned its popularity. It is a great grace of God to have such glorious divine truth condensed down into just 25 words in the original Greek texts. However, what should this verse be used for in the church? Is it possible to misunderstand this verse? How are we to draw comfort as Christians in a hostile culture from this verse? Th...
Jesus Is How.
December 11, 2019 14:00 - 45 minutes - 31.1 MBNicodemus responds to Jesus’ teaching of the new birth by questioning how it can be possible. The response? Jesus is how. Jesus answers the question by explaining more of Himself to Nicodemus. Jesus is how sinner can become born again. Belief in Him is how eternal life is brought to the spiritually dead. Not only does Jesus tell Nicodemus this plainly, He shows it to him from the Old Testament. | John 3:9-15
You Must be Born Again.
December 03, 2019 17:00 - 41 minutes - 28.8 MBThis passage is one of the most important in our Bibles. In it Jesus engages in a conversation with a Pharisee named Nicodemus, and He discusses the concept of the new birth. We have often heard the title “born-again-Christian”, and from this passage we get that language. What does it mean to be born again? How does one become born again? What are the consequence of never undergoing the new birth? Jesus addresses these questions and more in this conversation shrouded by nightfall. | John 3:1-8
Who Does Good?
November 27, 2019 20:00 - 41 minutes - 28.2 MBIn Psalm 53, David laments that there is no one who does good. All are sinful. Because of this, David mourns as God’s people are treated cruelly. Yet, as we look at it in light of the New Testament, we begin to see a deeper meaning culminating in. verse 6—that Salvation would come out of Zion!
Does Jesus Believe in You?
November 20, 2019 22:00 - 50 minutes - 34.7 MBJohn 2:23-25 is an often overlooked portion of John’s gospel. This transitionary passage is an enigmatic bridge that connects two well known stories of Jesus’ life. But if we fail to wrestle with it, we will miss the depth of what John said before it and what he will say after it. This passage gives us insight into Jesus that we get no where else in the Bible.
Cleansing the Temple.
November 13, 2019 14:00 - 48 minutes - 33.7 MBAfter Jesus’ first miracle, He begins to minister in public. His first act that John records is traditionally called “the cleansing of the temple.” In this scene of Jesus’ life, we see Him state plainly what God requires from His creatures: right worship. In the Old Covenant, right worship centered around the temple. In the New Covenant, which Jesus was ushering in, He is the temple wherein we worship and are reconciled to God. | John 2:12-22
The First Sign
November 06, 2019 14:00 - 47 minutes - 32.5 MBTaking an in-depth look at Jesus’ first miracle, we can see the profound significance of turning water into wine. John records this as Jesus’ first miracle and thus His public introduction as the Messiah. In this miracle Jesus reveals Himself as God who has power over nature and the power to save. Jesus is able to meet immediate yet minuscule needs while also building toward His chief goal, and turning water into wine at a rural wedding teaches us that. | John 2:6-11
Sacred Signs
October 30, 2019 13:00 - 56 minutes - 38.9 MBThe idea that outward signs convey spiritual realities is regularly taught in the Bible. The ordinances in the New Testament are established by Jesus Christ and are observed in obedience to His command. They are rites that commemorate the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ. Ordinances are performed as expressions of loving obedience to Christ and underscore various aspects of the Christian’s life. The ordinance of baptism is a person’s public profession of faith and serves as an initi...
They Have No Wine
October 23, 2019 14:00 - 46 minutes - 32.3 MBPerhaps Jesus’ most famous miracle is turning the water into wine at a wedding celebration in the town of Cana. Yet, we often are satisfied with an abbreviated understanding of this miracle. But if John only includes seven of Jesus’ miracles, why include this one? Especially since Matthew, Mark, and Luke do not record it. There must be more here for the people of God than is typically reported in the broader culture. Why would Jesus make this His introductory miracle as He begins His earthly...
Come and See
October 15, 2019 20:00 - 48 minutes - 33.2 MBIn this passage, Jesus is recruiting His disciples. But if we don’t slow down and ponder these verses, we will miss the depth present in them. John isn’t merely recording Jesus’ recruiting trip, he is teaching us about Jesus. He is teaching us more of who Jesus is and what He does. This passage will encourage our evangelism and will deepen our worship of Christ the Lord. | John 1:35-51
The Testimony of John the Baptist
October 09, 2019 13:00 - 49 minutes - 33.9 MBAs the apostle John begins the narrative of Jesus’ life, the first character he introduces us to is John the Baptist. John the Baptist is going to serve as the first witness to the watching world as to who Jesus is. John the Baptist’s ministry is pointing to Jesus and essentially fulfilled once Jesus arrives on the scene and is identified as God’s Chosen One to save all who will believe in Him. | John 1:19-34
The Word Became Flesh
October 01, 2019 21:00 - 45 minutes - 31.6 MBThe magnitude of God becoming man is ultimately indescribable. How can the infinite become finite? But without this perplexing phenomenon being true, humanity has no hope of redemption. The incarnation of Jesus, this most magnificent of realities, is something we must study, embrace, and worship God for. What greater example of His love and grace to rebellious humanity do we have than this? Only the resurrection of Jesus surpasses this miracle of His incarnation. | John 1:14-18
Life Comes Through the Unconquerable Light
September 23, 2019 18:00 - 42 minutes - 29.4 MBJohn continues his prologue to his gospel by asserting that Jesus, the Word, is the light and life of mankind. He goes on to say that Jesus, as the light, came into the world that He created and it did not know Him nor receive Him. And John ends this paragraph on the first gospel call of the book by saying that all who receive Jesus will be given the right to become children of God. Come study this glorious truths with us this morning. | John 1:4-13
The Word was God.
September 17, 2019 21:00 - 40 minutes - 27.8 MBJohn begins his gospel by making a profound claim: Jesus is God and He is the Creator. The reader is supposed to be taken aback by this. John is saying in effect: “The One I am about to introduce to you is no mere man, He is God. And He knows you intimately because He created you.” And with claims as grandiose as these, we must expect to see John support them throughout his gospel. And he will! | John 1:1-3
The Gospel of John, an Introduction
September 10, 2019 22:00 - 42 minutes - 29.3 MBThe gospel of John stands particularly unique amongst the four gospels of the New Testament. John had one clear motive for writing his account of Jesus: to convince the reader to believe in Jesus. His plain writing and human stories are meant to draw us close to Jesus, the Son of God, in a way that we can’t help but believe in Him. However, just because John has a prominently evangelistic goal in writing this book doesn’t mean its void of the deep truths of God. John looks deeply into the mo...
Who Can Lead the Church?
September 05, 2019 13:00 - 40 minutes - 28.1 MBThe church is Christ’s. She is His bride. But the marriage has not reached its consummated status yet. Who is to care for the bride of Christ until He returns to take her home? The New Testament outlines two offices which are to tend the flock of God while He remains physically absent. Elders and deacons are to care for the property of the Master while He is away, and return it to Him in an abundant state when He returns. This week we will dive into the offices of elder and deacon as they ar...
Why Practice Church Discipline
August 27, 2019 21:00 - 49 minutes - 33.9 MBChurch discipline is a sensitive topic in any era of the church. Many have lived through painful experiences. Many feel blindsided by the topic itself. Many others believe it to be contrary to the love Jesus commanded the church to exhibit. However, it is from the very words of Jesus that this command comes from. What is its purpose? How is it loving? Is it good and God-honoring? These are questions we will examine today as we continue to study Christ’s Church. | Matthew 18:15-17
Is Church Membership Biblical?
August 20, 2019 22:00 - 39 minutes - 27.5 MBChurch membership has gone through various seasons of understanding in the life of the church. In some eras it was a “given”. In other eras it was questioned as to its importance. But the bottom line for Christians is whether or not it is biblical. Does the Bible tell us as Christians to seek and institute formal membership in local churches? This morning we will take a look at the Scriptures as we seek to understand God’s plan for local church membership.
What is the Church?
August 13, 2019 21:00 - 41 minutes - 28.3 MBBefore we can begin to understand our biblical identity as the Church of Jesus Christ, we must be solidly informed as to His relationship to the church. After all, it is His church — His body. What does it mean that Jesus is the owner, builder, and Lord of the Church? How does that impact how we function as Christians in the church? We will let the word of God instruct us on the answers to these crucial questions. | 1 Timothy 3:14-15
Christ and His Church
August 06, 2019 22:00 - 39 minutes - 27.4 MBBefore we can begin to understand our biblical identity as the Church of Jesus Christ, we must be solidly informed as to His relationship to the church. After all, it is His church — His body. What does it mean that Jesus is the owner, builder, and Lord of the Church? How does that impact how we function as Christians in the church? We will let the word of God instruct us on the answers to these crucial questions. | Matthew 16:13-18
The Heart of Repentance
July 30, 2019 21:00 - 48 minutes - 33.2 MBHow do we repent of sin? What does it look like? Will God receive our contrition? These are all valid questions any believer could ask. We do still sin after being saved by the blood of Christ. And that sin brings distance in our relationship with Him. How does that get restored? David describes that to us in his sorrowful words in Psalm 51. He shows us what it looks like to repent in a way that God accepts. As Christians we should draw great encouragement from a psalm brought about by such ...
Bless the Lord, O My Soul
July 23, 2019 23:00 - 43 minutes - 29.8 MBDavid coaches us in the art of the “self-sermon” in Psalm 103, while also simultaneously ushering us into profound praise of our sovereign God. David preaches the truth to himself, dives into the character of God, and worships joyfully in Psalm 103. We will join him, the entirety of God’s people, and all of creation - visible and invisible - in the worship of God in this psalm.
What If God Spoke?
July 16, 2019 22:00 - 46 minutes - 31.6 MBPsalm 119 is the longest chapter in the entire Bible, and it has only one subject: the word of God itself. Why would the longest chapter in the Bible be exclusive on speaking about the Bible? What do we have to glean from 176 verses that only talk about the word of God? Those questions can be answered by pursuing the answer to a greater question: what if God spoke? If God spoke then that changes everything. If God spoke then that should consume us. If God spoke then Psalm 119, being the long...