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“When Jesus calls a man, he bids him to come and die.” These words were written by Dietrich Bonhoeffer in his classic, The Cost of Discipleship. This idea did not originate with Bonhoeffer, though. This is a message right out of the mouth of Jesus. Join us as we consider the radical call that Jesus extends to us. John 12:9-26 …
What motivates us to do something we might not do naturally? What is the impetus behind our most significant choices and actions in life? In this sermon we apply these questions to the act of worship. What produces a hunger for worship in us? Of course, it’s the gospel. John 12:1-8 12 Six days before the Passover, Jesus therefore came to …
Jesus is powerful that even his enemies can’t help but speak truths about him. The more significant issue for us is what we say about Jesus. John 11:45-57 45 Many of the Jews therefore, who had come with Mary and had seen what he did, believed in him, 46 but some of them went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done. 47 So the …
How important is it to believe in Jesus? The answer is simple. Without belief in him, there is no life for us. No life now and no life in the future. John 11:17-44 17 Now when Jesus came, he found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb four days. 18 Bethany was near Jerusalem, about two miles off,19 and many of the Jews had …
“I love making much of God, as long as he makes much of me.” Yikes. If we are not careful we can easily begin to believe a statement like this one. In this text Jesus helps us to see that making much of God is the very best thing for us…even if God isn’t putting us at the center of …
Jesus didn’t get in tons of trouble with the religious leaders for claiming to be the Messiah. However, he claimed to be more than JUST the Messiah. And that got him in some hot water with his opponents. Jesus takes that risk, though, in order to secure us for eternity. John 10:22-30 22 At that time the Feast of Dedication …
What do we need more than anything else if we are going to truly understand who God is? New eyes. That’s all. And only Jesus can give them to us. John 9 9 As he passed by, he saw a man blind from birth. 2 And his disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born …
In this week’s text, we hear Jesus tell us possibly the most outrageous thing he could ever say…He Is God! John 8:48-59 48 The Jews answered him, “Are we not right in saying that you are a Samaritan and have a demon?” 49 Jesus answered, “I do not have a demon, but I honor my Father, and you dishonor me. 50 Yet I do not seek my own …
Listen in as Jesus makes clear that the way we receive his word means everything for who we are and how we are to live the life of discipleship. John 8:31-47 31 So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, 32 and you will know the truth, and the …
There is a critical question that we all must ask ourselves. Am I in the Spirit or am I in the flesh. The answer to this question is critically important for your present experience and your future hope. Romans 8:9-11 9 You, however, are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if in fact the Spirit of God dwells …