Jesus Banishes The Darkness (John 8:12-30)
Jesus has already claimed to be the only one who could give eternal life, then that only He could bring true satisfaction through being united to God the Father, the Son, and being given the Holy Spirit. Now Jesus is going to inform His hearers that He banishes the...
True and Eternal Satisfaction Is Found Only In Christ (John 7:37-52)
There will be many similarities to this post and the second section of the one previous. That is because I only got through one point of the message last week and decided to split it up. This will likely bring us to four separate messages that cover the material that...
It’s Only Through Jesus That You Can Have Eternal Life (John 7:1-52 & 8:12-59)
I grew up in an area where Christianity was taken as a given. Most people who grow up in the rural South are in this type of atmosphere. I had heard things about Jesus. I don’t think that I had any thoughts about him other than that he was to be revered and that he...
Trust Jesus, The Greater Moses, Who Gives A Greater Salvation (John 6)
Imagine that you had been told since you were a child the stories of Moses. He was a hero of your people. He was chosen by God to lead your people out of their bondage. The people of God were who they were because of the work that God did through Moses. He was...
Jesus is God, Lord of the Sabbath (John 5)
I was at church one day in Russellville and a man who was well regarded by the rest of the congregation wanted to take me to breakfast. I went and, as is often the case, he had ulterior motives. He wanted to talk with me about who he thought Jesus was. I was not...
From Death To Life (John 4:44-54)
I have mentioned my time as a student ministry quite often. One thing that I did not understand as a teenager was faith. Pray this prayer, I was told at conferences and camps, and you will have eternal life. “If you really mean these words then you will have eternal...
The Urgency of Spreading the Name of Christ (John 4:27-42)
The message that people need most is that of Christ. People need to know that they have offended God and His just punishment is their eternal condemnation. People need to know that Christ has accomplished salvation from God’s wrath for them by living a perfect life on their behalf, dying the death that they owed, and rising from the dead. Your story doesn’t have that kind of power.
True Worship And Eternal Life Is Found Only In Christ: Jesus and the Woman at the Well (John 4:1-42)
I grew up in a town where there were not a whole lot of churches around other than Baptists and Methodists. I think that is something that happens a lot in Arkansas. The Presbyterian Church was small and hidden. The Catholic Church there was not large. Or, at least...
Trust In The Great And Glorious Christ (John 3:22-35)
This discussion does not lie in a place 2,000 years ago. It means something to us today. Christ is also superior to all things we find in the here and now. Christ is greater.
God Makes Us Able To Respond To His Great Rescue (John 2:23-3:21)
We cannot believe apart from the work of the Holy Spirit. If you are a believer here today, not only do you have to credit God with achieving salvation for you, but you also have to give credit to Him for causing you to see yourself as sinful and then receiving that salvation from His hand.
True Worship In The True Temple (John 2:13-22)
I download apps on my phone quite regularly, as many of us will do. I almost always download the free version to see if I want the big and full version of the app. One is only a small version of the real thing. It is a shadow of what is to come. Sometimes it’s using a...Unpopular: The Movie
Last week, while I was gone on vacation, the student ministry watched an incredible movie. It’s called “Unpopular”. If you are a student who would like to view it again or a parent who wants to take a look at it then it can be viewed here. When you...
The Time of Messiah Has Come (John 2:1-12)
Have you ever seen something big happen and not realize that it was a big event? I didn’t realize at the time what a big deal for me personally that going on a date with Amanda would eventually be. I didn’t realize the changes that would occur in my life...
The Lamb of God Has Come, Now Follow Him (John 1:35-51)
Our sin was placed upon Him and He bore God’s wrath in our place. Now, this is what we discussed last week. But this news requires a response. Our response to this message is to turn from ruling our own lives and trust in Christ.
Behold The Lamb Of God Has Come (John 1:19-34)
I remember being a Freshmen as a student at Harrison Junior High. At that time 9th graders were lumped in with the 7th and 8th graders at the Junior High. I saw my own sinfulness and rebellion. I felt the twinge of guilt as I seemed to be a bigger sinner to myself...
God Has Come To Rescue His People (John 1:1-18)
My wife and I were having a conversation a few days ago about the conversion of my grandfather. He had gone to church occasionally as long as I had known him but it was not until he was in his 60’s that he trusted in Christ. Looking back at that moment caused me to...
Jesus Drank The Cup Of God’s Wrath For You…Now You Don’t Have To
Oversimplification and under-explanation are a problem for many baptists. I am one and feel that I can make that claim safely. It comes out of a good heart. There is no deceit involved. But, for the sake of simplification, salvation is often times presented in a way...
Our God Has Scars: The Father Crushed The Son For Our Redemption (Isaiah 53)
I’m not at all sure where the phrase originated but it is profound. “Only the Christian God has scars.”. For many, many years it has been known that Christianity is unique in what it believes about God. In fact, the earliest Christians were ridiculed...
Evidence For The Resurrection: The Tomb Was Empty
Tonight we will look at our last line of evidence for the Resurrection of Christ. This is definitely not all the evidence that exists, but it is the last that we will look at in this series. The facts that we have looked at so far have been so attested to that there...