Sermons on John (Page 4)
The Hunger for Love
All of us want to feel loved, and like we belong somewhere with someone. We want this within intimate relationships and within a sense of finding community. We will explore this hunger for love as it relates to human love and divine love. Key Passage: John 4:1-43 Sermon OutlinE “And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep…
Embodied Presence
Pastor Paul Bland of Milwaukee’s Oikos Church, kicks off the opening weekend of our 2016 Mission Fest with a message from John 1:14.
Living in the Light
Jesus is the light that “shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it” (John 1:5). He is the victor who brings us out of darkness and into the marvelous light of God. This is a new beginning, a new hope, a new way, and more. God is good and we celebrate His goodness found in Jesus our Savior, Messiah, and Friend. Key Passages: John 1; 20; Colossians 1:13-14; 1 Peter 2:9; Isaiah 9:2; Matthew 4:16
Lost in the Dark
When Jesus entered into human experience, He was entering into our world and lives where the power of darkness, sin, and evil reign. As He went to the Cross this became only more clear, as Jesus submitted to the pathway that led through death’s darkness. He said at His arrest, “this is your hour – when darkness reigns” (Luke 22:53). He became lost in the darkness of death and burial so that we, who are truly lost in the dark,…
Wide: Changed with People
Key Passages: Matthew 22:39, 1 John 4:7-9, Matthew 4:1-11, John 3,4,5,9 Sermon Outline “Love your neighbor as yourself.” (Matthew 22:39) Learning Wide Love with Jesus (Matthew 22:39; 1 John 4:7-9) The call to wide love Jesus as the way of love Learning from Jesus How Not to Love (Matthew 4:1-11) Love does not ________________________________ Love does not ________________________________ Love is not ________________________________ Four Characteristics of Jesus’ Wide Love Focused on ________________________________ (John 3:1-21) Open to ________________________________ (John 4:1-38) Filled with ________________________________(John 5:1-15)…
Jesus is in the Business of Change
Key Passage: John 1:14-17; 2:1-11 Sermon Outline “What Jesus did here in Cana of Galilee was the first of the signs through which he revealed his glory; and his disciples believed in him.” (John 2:11) God and Change (John 1:14-17) God understood the need God’s solution Jesus Brings Change (John 2:1-11) Physical Societal Future Belief in Power of Jesus (John 2:5, 11) Belief of Mary (John 2:5) Belief of Disciples (John 2:11) Believing in 2016 Power of Jesus to Change…
Experiencing the Great Joy of Local Missions
Acts 2:42-47; John 13:34-35 SERMON OUTLINE “Every day they continued to meet together… They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.” (Acts 2:46-47) “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are…
Prayer as the Pathway to Unity
In John 17:20-26, Jesus prayed for the unity of the church and if Jesus prayed for it, then we know that prayer is essential to unity. How does prayer serve as this focus? What do we do practically to weave prayer into the work of seeking unity and togetherness? Sermon Outline “I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I…
Does Jesus Really Give Us Life?
Jesus says that He is the way, the truth and the life and no one gets to the Father except through Him. What does that mean? Is that true? does Jesus really give us life? (John 14:6) SERMON OUTLINE Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life.” (John 14:6) Jesus the Life The interrelationship of way – truth – life The tension between ideas and persons What is Our Definition of Life? Jesus and life Quality…
Is Jesus Really the Source of Truth?
Jesus says that He is the way, the truth and the life and no one gets to the Father except through Him. What does that mean? Is that true? Is Jesus really the source of truth? (John 14:6) SERMON OUTLINE Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life.” (John 14:6) Jesus the Truth ‘Truth’ in John’s Gospel Remembering the interrelationship of way – truth – life Jesus as the Revealer of God’s Truth “The Word became…
Is Jesus Really the Only Way?
Jesus says that He is the way, the truth and the life and no one gets to the Father except through Him. What does that mean? Is that true? Is Jesus really the only way? (John 16:4; Acts 4:12) SERMON OUTLINE Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” (John 16:4) Jesus the Way The setting of John 14 The interrelationship of way – truth – life…
Empty
Easter Sunday 2015 (John 20:1-31) SERMON OUTLINE “Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance.” (John 20:1) Empty: Death Defied “They still did not understand from Scripture that Jesus had to rise from the dead.” (John 20:9) Empty: Ache’s Absence “Woman, why are you crying? Who is it you are looking for?” (John 20:15) Empty: The Past Surpassed…