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John Tillery spoke on November 17, 2023 Pointing out that Jesus came to those who knew their need. ( John 9:39-41)
JR Hand spoke on November 12, 2023 pointing out that belief is the focal point of these verses. John 9:35-38
Pavan Rajagopal spoke on November 5, 2023 showing how this passage exhorts the listener to accept Jesus as their personal Savior. It also exhorts all believers to become disciples and witnesses of Christ. (John 9:24-34)
John Tillery spoke on October 29, 2023 telling us that we must understand that the Jews (Scribes and Pharisees) had already decided that Jesus was not the Messiah and therefore he must be killed. (John 9:18-23)
John Tillery spoke on October 22, 2023 showing how this passage proves that Jesus is the Son of God, Lord of the Sabbath, and rightful heir to the throne of David. (John 9:13-17)
John Tillery spoke on October 15, 2023 pointing out that in this passage we observe that the seeing became blind while the blind had become seeing. (John 9:8-12)
Ken Bowman spoke on October 8, 2023 pointing out that this passage contains the sixth of the seven miraculous signs found in the book of John. (John 9:1-7)
John Tillery spoke on October 1, 2023 emphasizing that this passage contains one of the most (if not the most) triumphant proclamation that Jesus ever made. Jesus' timeless presence is in view here. (John 8:48-59)
Jon Tillery spoke on September 24, 2023 showing the following to be true: if you continue in His Word you are truly HIs disciples and will know the Truth that will make you free. This relationship is not from a natural bloodline. (John 8:30-47)
JR Hand spoke on September 17, 2023 pointing out that this section emphasizes the truth that there is a great chasm between this sinful life and the Eternal Heaven. and that Christ is the only bridge across that chasm. (John 8:21-30)
Benoy Benny spoke on September 10, 2023 seeing four things that Jesus is. He is: God, Judge exposing deeds of darkness, the Savior of the world, and the Light of life. (John 8:12-20)
John Tillery spoke on September 3, 2023 showing us from the text that the focus was not on the adulteress woman but rather on the people who were judging the Messiah in order to arrest and kill Him. (John 7:53-8:11)
John Tillery spoke on August 27, 2023 showing how this passage showed that Jesus was beyond being a great human teacher. (John 7:40-52)
John Tillery spoke on August 20, 2023 seeing that God is the master incarnational teacher as demonstrated in this passage. (John 7:32-39)
John Tillery spoke on August. 13, 2023 showing how Jesus was teaching and proclaiming the Word of God with authority in this passage. (John 7:25-31)
Pavan Rajagopal spoke on August 6, 2023 pointing out three things in this passage. They are: Jesus teachings are not human opinion, we can be sure that His teaching is from God, and an exhortation to stop judging solely by external appearances. (John 7:14-24)
Jon Preston spoke on July 30, 2023 pointing out that the people in this passage were asking the wrong question about Jesus. "Where is He?' They and we should be asking "Who is Jesus?". (John 7:10-13)
Daniel Lopez spoke on July 23, 2023 showing 3 main themes in this passage: Unbelief, Time, and The World's Issue. (John 7:1-9)
John Tillery spoke on July 16, 2023 showing how Jesus wants people to have Eternal Salvation, not just the miracles. (John 6:60-71)
John Tillery spoke on July 9, 2023 imploring all to seek Jesus for the right reason, Eternal Life. We also find Jesus' first major "I Am" statement here. (John 6:22-59)
John Tillery spoke on July 2, 2023 realizing that sometimes we all are overburdened with fear. Jesus is our "safe place" as revealed in this passage. (John 6:15-21)
JR Hand spoke on June 25, 2023 showing that in this passage Jesus: confirmed that He was God, clarified that He was the bread of life, and called the new testament church to spiritually feed each other. (John 6:1-14)
Ken Bowman spoke on June 18, 2023 showing how this passage contains five reasons people give for rejecting Jesus. (John 5:40-47)
John Tillery spoke on June 11, 2023 showing that there were more than 3 witnesses to His Messiahship in this passage so that we might believe in Him and His finished saving work. (John 5:31-40)
John Tillery spoke on June 5, 2023 showing that you cannot accept Jesus as a good moral teacher and at the same time reject Him as the Messiah. (John 5:21-30)
Roy Huddle spoke on May 28, 2023 showing how this passage reveals something of the working relationship between Jesus and HIs Heavenly Father. (John 5:16-20)
John Tillery spoke May 21, 2023 showing how there are two examples of tunnel vision in this passage. (John 5: 9-15)
John Tiller Spoke on May 14, 2023 pointing out among other things that even in the desert God can provide water and that God is faithful even when we are abandoned by others. (Genesis 16:1-16)
Pavan Rajagopal spoke on May 7, 2023 pointing out that we all have to make the choice whether to obey or reject Jesus. (John 5:1-9)
John Tillery spoke on April 30, 2023 teaching that there are six specific signs in John pointing to the person of Jesus. The seventh is found in Matthew 16: 1-4. (John 4:54)
John Tillery spoke on April 23, 2023 pointing out that only real risks test the reality of our belief. (John 4:46-54)
Ken Bowman spoke on April 16, 2023 showing how this passage could be outlined into three parts: the Background, the Amazing Statement, and the Reception. (John 4:43-45)
John Tillery spoke on April 9, 2023 emphasizing how important it is to understand what the text really says. (John 4:27-42)
Michael Dubberly spoke on April 2, 2023 pointing out that in this passage we see Jesus' first self revelation of Himself as Savior. (John 4:1-26)
J.R. Hand spoke on March 26, 2023 pointing out that while God hates pride, the church doesn't really take the sin of pride seriously. (John 3:22-36)
John Tillery spoke on March 23, 2023 showing that one cannot enter the kingdom of God by reforming ourself. Being reborn is the only way. (John 3:1-21)
John Tillery spoke on March 12, 2023 showing us Jesus asserting His rightful authority. (John 2:13-25)
Pavan Rajagopal spoke on March 5, 2023 showing us from the Scriptures when and how we should ask God for things and how we can be sure He will respond. (John 2:1-12)
John Tillery spoke on February 26, 2023 showing how Jesus is the ladder formed from heaven to earth and the door that is the entrance to eternal life. There is no other way we can be saved. (John 1:50-51)
John Tillery spoke on February 19, 2023, pointing out that our job is to bring people to Jesus and let Him do the convincing. Also, that God wants us to accept and love others without prejudice. (John 1:43-49)
John Tillery spoke on February 12, 2023 asking the question "Have you come to Christ?" You need this relationship before you can lead others to Christ. (John 1:40-42)
John Tillery spoke on February 5, 2023 showing that in this scripture John the Baptist seems to be indicating "I must decrease, and He must increase". (John 1: 35-39)
John Tilllery spoke on January 29,2023 pointing to the earth-shattering truth that Jesus' sacrifice would take away the sin of the world. (John 1:29-34)
John Tillery spoke on January 22, 2023 showing that John the Baptist clearly deflected attention from himself to Jesus. (John 1:19-28)
John Tillery spoke on January 15, 2023 pointing out that the Majesty of God was contained in humility within Mary's womb. (John 1:14-18)
John Tillery spoke on January 8, 2023 showing how John the Baptist is presented here in connection with Jesus coming to earth. (John 1:6-13)
John Tillery spoke on January 1, 2023 showing that the theme of the Gospel of John is "who is Jesus?". (John 1: 1-5)
John Tillery spoke on December 25, 2022 reminding us that hope is the confident expectation of God's work in the future. (Isaiah 40:1-5)
John Tillery spoke on December 18, 2022 saying that we know somewhat about the future by looking into the past. (Luke 2:8-14)
Dan Kachikis spoke on December 11, 2022 reminding us that we do not worship God's promise of the Messiah. We do worship God who made the promise and Jesus who fulfilled the promise. (Isaiah 11:1)
Nate Bramsen spoke on December 4, 2022 showing how everything flows from the Christmas story. (Matthew 1:18-25)