Introduction Review of last week: Much of 1 John discusses the subject of love. However, last week we looked at the kind of love that is not honoring to God; rather it is a love that He hates. The apostle John says, "Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world,…

Today we are looking at John 6:28-29 . This passage is in the middle of Jesus’ interaction with the crowds he had miraculously fed on the other side of the Sea of Galilee from only 5 small barley loaves and two fish. He fed them, and then returned to Capernaum supernaturally walking on the water to meet…

The Dilemma of Belief. Have you ever had those moments when you wondered, “Is this really true?” Maybe life has gotten difficult. Maybe you have come to the Derailment of your hopes and dreams like Joseph, Mary’s husband, when he found out that his betrothed bride was pregnant after all his time and…

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…

Close your eyes and imagine the following: God the Father - nice old man with a beard? God the Son - Pic of Jesus or Jesus on the cross Holy Spirit - The bible gives us some descriptions. John 3 says he is like the wind. We can picture what the wind does, but we really can’t se it. To most of us, the…

Good Morning! We are in our Series in the Epistles of John… this morning we are going to be looking at our identity as children of God…Identity and security has become a major issue in todays world… Do you remember the days when passwords were easy… You could have one password for everything… Now you…

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…

Turn to 1 Peter 1 There seems to be a perception about God and the Church in our society - that God and the Church exist primarily to fix problems. “If God’s is so powerful, and He can fix all my problems, then He should fix all my problems and the problems of the world” - or so goes the idea. Of course…

Courage to Share your Faith 1 Corinthians 9:16-27 Introduction: All Christians know we ought to share our faith, yet even with this knowledge we still struggle to do so consistently. 1. The command to share our faith were the last words of our Risen Saviour. And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying,…

We see from the life of Moses that by faith he willingly chose suffering, that his trust in God superseded fear of man, and that by faith he obeyed God's command--all courageous actions that led to God's deliverance of his people. Enduring Faith leads to bold action because faith believes that relationship with God is a treasure far better than this world and this life, that the invisible God is to be feared above earthly kings, and that Jesus has made the way for our full and final deliverance.

Dare to believe that God is for you . 6 And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him. Past mistakes sometimes cause us to doubt God’s Favor . 3 The teachers of the law and the Pharisees brought…

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.…

So - we’re now going to jump back into our trek through the gospel of John... I do think it would be wise if we revisited a bit, where we’ve been. The last time we were in this book, we were in chapter 6... …and we had read through this text... 41 So the Jews grumbled about him, because he said, “I am…

Intro Text - John 3.3-8 3 Jesus answered and said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” 4 Nicodemus said to Him, “How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother’s womb and be born?” 5 Jesus answered, “Most…

John gave his reason for writing this account of the good news of Jesus. Does anyone remember what the reason is? But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name. John writes this account of Jesus because he is…

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I pick our title from a book that I have; which touches upon the issue of suffering. Herbert Lockyer became well known in Christian circles when he wrote the “ALL series” volumes. I have a few of them, which cover all the men of the bible, all the promises of the bible, all the messianic prophecies of…

How many of us have watched children follow their dads or granddads and mimic everything they do? From the way they walk, to the way they act - they look up to their daddies and granddaddies and try to be just like them. Why? Because they look up to them, they see them as role models, and they will do…

Confidence in and commitment to God and Jesus Christ. These attitudes remain sure even though the objects of faith are unseen. True faith is seen in obedient action, love and continuing good works.

Zechariah 1v1-6 Call to Repentance Introduction The 50,000 Jews who returned, under the governorship of Zerubbabel and the High Priesthood of Joshua, immediately began to build the new temple, although they soon became discouraged and stopped. Then, in 520 bc, God sent two prophets, Haggai and Zechariah.…

Scripture References: Hebrews 11:31: Joshua 2:1-24; Joshua 6:17,20-25 The Heroes of Faith in Hebrews Eleven were far from perfect. There were failures and inconsistencies in their lives, but their names are included because of their faith. Our sins and our follies are always wrong and must always be…

James 2:18-22 LSB But someone will say, “You have faith; and I have works. Show me your faith without the works, and I will show you my faith by my works. You believe that God is one. You do well; the demons also believe, and shudder.” But are you willing to recognize, you foolish fellow, that faith…

John 4:46-53 He came therefore again to Cana of Galilee where He had made the water wine. And there was a certain royal official, whose son was sick at Capernaum. [47] When he heard that Jesus had come out of Judea into Galilee, he went to Him, and was requesting Him to come down and heal his son; for…