I AM the Resurrection | Sermon on John 11:17-27; Ezekiel 37:1-14
If you would please turn with me in your Bibles to John 11, beginning at verse 17. John writes, ‘Now when Jesus came, he found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb four days. Bethany was near Jerusalem about two miles off, and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to console them concerning their brother. So when Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went and met him. But Mary remained seated in the house.…
The Death of Lazarus | Sermon on John 11:1-16
And the glory forever. Amen. If you would please turn within your Bibles to John chapter 11, beginning at the first verse, John writes, ‘Now a certain man was ill, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. It was Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was ill. So the sisters sent to him saying, ‘Lord, he whom you love is ill.’ But when Jesus heard…
Believe the Works | Sermon on John 10:22-42, 1 Corinthians 12:27-13:13
If you would please turn with me in your Bibles to John chapter 10. We will be beginning at verse 22. John writes, ‘At that time, the feast of dedication took place at Jerusalem. It was winter and Jesus was walking in the temple in the colonnades of Solomon. So the Jews gathered around him and said to him, ‘How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly.’ Jesus answered them, ‘I told…
Jesus’ Sheep | Sermon on John 10:11-21, Ezekiel 34:17-31
If you would please turn within your Bibles to the book of Ezekiel, chapter 34, beginning at verse 17. Ezekiel writes, ‘As for you, my flock, thus says the Lord God, behold, I judge between sheep and sheep, between rams and male goats. Is it not enough for you to feed on the good pasture that you must tread down with your feet the rest of your pasture, and to drink of clear water? That you must muddy the rest…
I AM the Good Shepherd | Sermon on John 10:11-21, Ezekiel 34
If you’ll turn with me in your Bibles, please. We will begin in Ezekiel chapter 34. The prophet writes, ‘The word of the Lord came to me, son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel. Prophesy and say to them, even to the shepherds, thus says the lords, the Lord, ah, shepherds of Israel, who have been feeding yourselves, should not shepherds feed the sheep. You eat the fat. You clothe yourselves with the wool. You slaughter the fat…
Spiritual Blindness | Sermon on John 9:24-41, Isaiah 6:1-12
If you would please turn with me in your Bibles to Isaiah chapter 6, beginning at the first verse, the prophet writes, ‘In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne high and lifted up, and the train of his robe filled the temple above. Above him stood the seraphim. Each had six wings. With two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. And one…
John 54 The Man Born Blind | Sermon on John 9:1-41
Please turn with me in your Bibles to John chapter 9 and we will begin at the first verse. John writes, ‘As he passed by, he saw a man blind from birth. And his disciples asked him, Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents that he was born blind?’ Jesus answered, ‘It was not that this man sinned or his parents, but that the works of God might be displayed in him. We must work the works of him…
John 53 Whose Sin | Sermon on John 9:1-7
If you would please turn with with me in your Bibles to John chapter 9, beginning at the first verse, John writes, ‘As he as Jesus passed by, he saw a man blind from birth. And his disciples asked him, ‘Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?’ Jesus answered, ‘It was not that this man sinned or his parents, but that the works of God might be displayed in him. We must work the…
Living in Light of the Covenants Borders and Boundaries | Sermon on Genesis 2:4-15; Exodus 12:43-49; Matthew 7:13-14
would please turn within your Bibles to Genesis chapter 2, beginning at the fourth verse. These are the generations of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the day that the Lord made the heavens and the earth, when no bush of the field was yet in the land, and no small plant of the field had yet sprung up. For the Lord God had not caused it to rain on the land, and there was no…
Living in Light of the Covenants The Authority and Purpose of Government Made with Clip | Sermon on Genesis 9:1-7; Romans 13:1-10; 1 Peter 2:11-17
If you’ll turn with me to our first scripture passage in the book of Genesis, beginning at chapter nine. Moses writes, ‘And God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth. The fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth and upon every bird of the heavens, upon everything that creeps on the ground and all the fish of the sea. Into your…
Living in Light of the Covenants Gender and Sexuality | Sermon on Genesis 2:15-25; Romans 1:18-32
If you would please turn with me in your Bibles to Genesis chapter 2, beginning at verse 15. And the Lord took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it. And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, ‘You may surely eat of every tree of the garden, for the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, you shall not eat, for the day that you eat of it, you shall…
Living in Light of the Covenants Gender and the Godly Family | Sermon on Genesis 2:15-25, Ephesians 5:22-6:4
And keep it. And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, ‘You may surely eat of every tree of the garden, but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, you shall not eat. For in the day that you eat of it, you shall surely die.’ Then the Lord God said, ‘It is not good that the man should be alone. I will make him a helper fit for him. Now out of the ground the Lord…