This week, we are going to step out from any particular series and spend our time meditating on Christ. Coming off our Advent series where we looked at why and how Christ came, it seems fitting to step back from the birth narrative and behold the...

We have seen already that John the Baptist is a herald, preparing the people for Jesus by giving eyewitness testimony. You see this passage has bookends with this idea of giving testimony to Jesus (see verses 19 and 34). While many titles are given to...

As I have mentioned in previous sermons, the first 18 verses of John’s gospel are a prologue to the entire book. In this gospel, John explains God’s plan to deliver and redeem the world by sending His glorious and unique Son. Last week, we saw how...

We are introduced to John, not the gospel writer, but John the Baptist, who comes as a witness to Jesus, the true light. John is sent by God to prepare the people for Jesus’ ministry, and God sends John to testify or bear witness so that all people...

The Apostle John wrote his gospel with a specific purpose which he gives to us in John 20:31 - These things are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name. He writes...

How can we have confidence before God that we are genuine Christians? How can we have rich fellowship with other believers? John provides a remedy in both these areas by encouraging obedience to Christ's commands. Those who truly know God walk in...

A few weeks ago, when we were in Ephesians, I explained how Paul in the first three chapters taught us that the work of God in our lives is nothing short of making us new; not perfect, but changing us progressively, slowly but surely. In other words...

This week, we continue our study of the "one another" passages by looking at hospitality. The Bible, from beginning to end, teaches about and provides us with models for hospitality. In the garden of Eden we see God provide a home and food...

As we continue our series on Biblical Community, this Sunday we’ll consider “Love One Another” from John’s first letter. The churches John was addressing had just recently passed through some hard times. A group teaching different things had departed...

We are beginning a brief series on "Biblical Community" leading us to Advent. Biblical community is often expressed by the "one another" passages of scripture. A community centered on the scriptures will be marked by loving one...