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THE ACCUSATION AND THE CHOICE TEXT: John 18:28-40 INTRO: Earlier this year we went through the passages in John concerning the crucifixion and resurrection, but we still need to look at the context surrounding those events. This evening we are going to focus on the interaction between Jesus and Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor. We will do so with a …
TEXT: John 18:1-11 INTRO: Often, a moment that seems to be a moment of great failure, is in fact, a moment of victory of immense worth. I. THE BATTLEFIELD (18:1-2) Vs. 1: Jesus has prepared His disciples through both instruction an sprayer and now they move forward to what they think is a time of calm, but what Jesus knows …
TEXT: John 17:15-20 INTRO:Why are the saved left in the world for a period of time? How are we set aside as God’s people? And what is our relationship to the Lord and the original disciples? I. JESUS WANTS HIS FOLLOWERS TO DO HIS WORK IN THE WORLD. A. READ vs. 15. Jesus makes clear He is not asking or …
TEXT: John 17:2-3 INTRO: We return again to John 17, which is the prayer of Jesus just before He is arrested in the Garden of Gethsemane. It is a prayer for the Father to help the Son through what He is about to endure so that glory might come to both. It is also a prayer for His disciples, so …
TEXT: John 16:23-27 INTRO: What does it mean to pray in the name of Jesus? I. THE PROMISE OF PRAYER IN JESUS’ NAME. A. Jn. 16:23b. “Truly, truly, (verily, verily; without a doubt) I say to you (I promise), if you shall ask the Father for anything (we will address that momentarily), He will give it to you (the prayer …
TEXT: John 16:1-15 INTRO: Easter is behind us now, but some important results that came with Easter still remain with us to this day. Our study is focused on how believers must deal with possible negative responses to the work of Christ, after He has been publicly and politically resisted. I. A MAJOR PART OF CHRISTIANITY IS FACING OPPOSITION. A. …
TEXT: John 15:12-27 INTRO: Have you ever wanted to give your loved ones a message they needed know and you knew you would not be able to give it to them later? That’s the situation we find Jesus and His disciples in at the time of this biblical account. So He addresses those concerns. I. JESUS WANTS HIS DISCIPLES …
TEXT: JOHN 15:1-2 INTRO: This Sunday is Palm Sunday, but, in our study of John’s Gospel, we are actually farther along than the Triumphal Entry. We are already at the Thursday evening when Jesus is about to be arrested. Chap. 14 ends with Jesus saying, “Arise, let us go from here.” And with that, they leave the Upper Room and …
TEXT: John 14: 15-18 INTRO: Most people who claim to know God, tend to believe they truly love Him. The problem is threefold: We don’t really understand what loving God entails. We ‘re not strong enough by our own strength to accomplish what it entails. And, by our own pride and ignorance, we often refuse the help we are offered …