A. And by this we know that we have come to know Him (v.3) 1. If we keep His commandments (v.3) 2. If we keep His word (v.5) B. The Result: 1. The love of God is perfected in us (v.5) 2. Assurance: We know that we have come to know Him (v.3) C. This is related to obedience The Test: Do we keep His commandments?—1…

TEXT: John 11:1-6 TOPIC: When God is Silent Pastor Bobby Earls, First Baptist Church, Center Point, Alabama February 22, 2009 There is something wonderfully strange about silence. For we who live in a noisy world the sound of silence is a welcomed sound. When we are tired and worn down, we welcome silence.…

By Pastor Glenn Pease One of the most famous speeches Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. ever gave was his "I have a dream" speech. It was a dream about a future America where prejudice was eliminated, and there was peace and unity among all races. This dream could only become a reality if men learned to use…

12 The next day a great multitude that had come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, 13 took branches of palm trees and went out to meet Him, and cried out: “Hosanna! ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord !’ The King of Israel!” 14 Then Jesus, when He had found…

This passed month we have been looking at the names of Jesus has many names and many powerful functions and responsibilities. Many time we look at His names and just glance by them but His names always deserve our attention because there are reasons why Jesus is called what is He called. There are reason…

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…

We have been going through Johns gospel as you all know and we have looked initially in the first chapter at how John expresses in clear language who Jesus is. we saw Jesus as God, the incarnate one, the one from the beginning, the one who created all things and the one who all things are created for.…

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…

Six Components to Salvation Pursuing Pursuing-Purpose of the Law Cornelius is pursuing God. - a devote man and one who feared God: He trusted the God of Isreal and followed Jewish practices. It was obvious to all that his devotion was sincere. God answered his prayer; Cornelius' pursuit was being fulfilled…

So as I’ve mentioned before, I work down the street at IMARC Research... And I’ve been there now for 12 years... And something that has always been a staple of IMARC is that the majority of employees there are young women... And so we know that as the years go by, more and more of the staff will need…

This study is about relationship. Don’t think of this as a study of someone who walked this earth 2018 years ago. Any study of Jesus is a relationship building study. Share short testimony Your Testimoney My life Before Christ How I came to know Christ My life since I’ve come to know Jesus Goal tonight…

10 The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly. 16 For we did not follow cunningly devised fables when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of…

John's testimony was powerful but humble.

If you were with us last week, you remember that in the passage of scripture that we walked thru... …Jesus Christ brought all the tension that had been building between He and the Jews to a head... If you remember, Jesus has been making claims about Himself AND mankind that has CAUSED mankind to now…

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.…

Merry Christmas Christmas is a special time of the year. In the mid of winter the solicits being the same week, feast to gather people together to survive the winter months This has always been a time of celebration for many of the world’s people And Christmas is full of things that are not Christian…

John description of Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem reveals three distinct types of people in their feelings toward Jesus the messiah. By observing the hearts of those surrounding Jesus, we see how sinful motivations result in the rejection of our savior and we are challenged to observe our own…