Church of The Open Door Sermons

When Jesus Challenges You John 21:18-24 Restoration Leads Us To Action The Challenge From Jesus…         You Will Die         You Must Follow         You Can’t Look Back         You Will Be A Witness Jesus Challenges Us To Truly Live Through Dying LifeGroup Questions: Applying the Teaching to Our Lives To be restored is like being reestablished.  In order to be reestablished, you must have first been established.  […]

When Jesus Challenges You John 21:18-24 1. Brace yourself for some truth      “Listen to Me” 2. Be prepared to catch the full extent of what it means to become like Jesus      “Die like Me” 3. Get ready to go back to the beginning and start again      “Follow me” 4. Stop comparing!  There is only One opinion that matters.      “Eyes on me” 5. Your true identity is revealed.      “Testify of me” […]

When Jesus… “When Jesus Sees Our Failure” John 21:1-17 When we fail,         Peter failed Jesus.         Peter failed his friends.         Peter failed God.         Peter failed himself.         Guilt. Remorse. Shame. Hopelessness. Despair. Jesus responds with:         I’m here for you.         I’m here to restore you.                 When you […]

When Jesus… “When Jesus Blesses You” John 20:24-31 1. Jesus helps you in your struggle to believe.         Believing is a process.         We provide acceptance, teaching and space. 2. Jesus challenges you when you refuse to believe.         Doubt can be healthy; unbelief is dangerous.         Believing is a choice. 3. Jesus blesses you when you choose to believe.         The most important thing […]

When Jesus… “When Jesus Breathes” John 20:19-23 When fear seizes you: It imprisons you It controls you It poisons you It destroys you When Jesus comes to you: He gives you peace He gives you grace He gives you the Holy Spirit When Jesus breathes on you: He fills you He gives you life He empowers you He sends you Jesus sends us to be grace givers and peacemakers in the power of the Spirit. When you feel fear, just […]

When Jesus Calls Your Name Mary Magdalene John 20:11-18 our times of grief we often can’t see what God is doing so Mary teaches us to stay close to where Jesus was in hopes of an answer. Jesus will often send his messengers to draw out the why of our pain, suffering, confusion, anger. Jesus takes us beyond the why to the who the source of life we are looking for the person in control of the plan Jesus calls […]

No Greater Love “The Moment” John 20:1-10   The Making of a Moment The Background                 The Death of Jesus                 Feeling of Loss                 Stone Rolled Away The Characters (in order of appearance)                Mary                Peter                John The […]

No Greater Love “It is finished” John 19:28-42 What?  The debt we are unable to pay.  How?  Jesus died for you Jesus died as you Why?  To reckon ourselves dead to sin And alive in Jesus.  Jesus is heavens final answer LifeGroup Questions: Applying the Teaching to Our Life What are your first thoughts from the sermon? What did God speak personally to you from His Word?  Read 1 Corinthians 2:1-2. Paul was obsessed with knowing and proclaiming Jesus and […]

No Greater Love “Cruciform Love” John 19:16-27 1. Cruciform love is sacrificial for those who don’t understand it for those who don’t deserve it                         Jesus says: “I died for you.” 2. Cruciform love extends forgiveness before people ask for it when people ask for it                         Jesus says: “I forgive you.” 3. Cruciform love is other-centered cares […]

No Greater Love “King of Love” John 19:1-16 1. Out of love Jesus laid down his life.         Jesus chose to die for you and me. 2. Out of love Jesus endured horrific suffering.         The pain of gruesome torture         The pain of bearing all the sin of the world         The pain of rejection from his very own         The pain of appalling […]