Sermons from 2015 (Page 4)

Called

(Acts 1:1-11) SERMON OUTLINE “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” (Acts 1:8) Called to Jesus: Living with the Resurrected Jesus (Acts 1:1-3) Jesus in-between events Jesus alive in the flesh Jesus at the table Called into God’s Kingdom: Facing Confusion and Time Delays (Acts 1:3-7) Jesus and the kingdom The kingdom of God…

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…

Glorify

John’s account (John 17:1-26) of Jesus’ final hours is crowned with prayer. The prayer is perhaps one of the most beautiful views into Jesus’ interior life with the Father and is even more powerful in light of the pending suffering to come. Jesus asks His Father that glory would stream from His suffering path to the Cross, through His disciples, and through His future followers in ages to come. SERMON OUTLINE After Jesus said this, he looked toward heaven and…

Overcome

Jesus’ trials threaten to overcome Him, but they actually become a way of life and victory as Jesus overcomes death and sin. Jesus tells His followers that they will suffer like He suffered, but that He will turn their grief to joy and fill their trials with peace. What does it all mean? What are we to do with these particularly unpleasant – even painful – portions of Scripture? (John 15:18-25; 16:16-33) SERMON OUTLINE “In this world you will have…

Abide

Perhaps the most-quoted words from Jesus’ final teaching are found in John 15:1-17, this passage about abiding in the vine as branches that bear fruit. But what does that really mean? What was Jesus trying to tell us about our life hidden in God? SERMON OUTLINE “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.” (John 15:5) Jesus as the…

The Spirit

In John 14:1-31 and John 15:26-16:15, Jesus comforts His disciples by providing them insight into His life with the Father and the promise of the Holy Spirit; highlighting the Trinity as a community of love that we are invited into. (John 14:1-31) SERMON OUTLINE “And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever – the Spirit of truth.” (John 14:16-17) Friend: The Holy Spirit as Continuing Presence (John 14:16-17) •…