We’re at the point in Jesus’ life when his public ministry has ended. In today’s passage, John describes a mixture of responses to Jesus’ message, some based purely on peer pressure. This passage offers a challenge to consider as we contemplate our choices based on societal pressures.
Today we’ll study the last conversation that John records Jesus having with the general public. This conversation has some poignant lessons that will help us gain some perspective on the humanity of Jesus and the reality of life.
In the book of John, we read of a seemingly insignificant interaction with some secondary characters who were not Jewish. This interaction is thought-provoking and leads us to consider some growth areas in our lives; and live as if there is more to life than the now.
Leadership changes tend to bring out a variety of responses from people. Some are dreading what might happen to “their people.” Others are excited because now, “We can clean this mess up.” While we just experienced a change in leadership in our nation, I want to instead focus on what is recorded in the Bible […]
Ecclesiastes 1:9 says, “…there is nothing new under the sun.” As we will see today, that is also true with mob hits. The only difference is the names behind the hit. Today we will learn what motivated this decision and how God used the “bad guys” in order to fulfill His plan.
Pastor Daniel is giving a devotional as we worship our Lord and Savior.
We are going to have our district president being interviewed by Pastor Bear. They will be discussing the district, future plans, and Steve’s goals and vision for the district.
Today is our annual Thanksgiving Sunday. In today’s message, we are going to learn why those who believe in Jesus have much to be thankful for and why we can have hope and joy in a messed up world.
Sometimes it takes great courage to speak the truth. We’ll see that in the sermon today. It also takes strong character to hear and absorb the truth. This we won’t see. Today we’ll be challenged to think about which response better describes us and consider who it is who is really controlling our lives.
Not all of us enjoy thinking about the after-life. That’s because we have questions about what comes “after life”. Today’s passage gives us a glimpse of what to expect and warning we would do well to not ignore.