We have missed some weeks because of snow, so this is a lot of scripture in a short sermon! But it all leads us in one direction--> Jesus is the source of life.

We jump back into the Gospel of John and look at a odd healing by Jesus.

Exile. Silence. And then a birth. The whole story is starting to take shape.

From a flourishing kingdom to an exiled people- the dream of Israel becomes a nightmare.

Hosea 1:2-9; 3:1-5

Psalm 137:1-4

Lamentations 3:31-33

Isaiah 11:1

Micah 5:2

Isaiah 7:14

Jeremiah 31:31

Matthew 1:2-11

From Exodus through King David- the whole story on why Jesus came, pt. 2 (check out last week as we cover creation through Abraham)

Exodus 1:8-14

Judges 25:15

1 Samuel 13:13-14

1 Samuel 16:7

2 Samuel 7:1-3, 16

Matthew 1:2-6

From Creation through Genesis- the whole story on why Jesus came, pt. 1

Genesis 1:31

Genesis 1:27

Genesis 2:16-17

Genesis 12:1-3, 7

Galatians 3:1-9

Genesis 15:5-8, 9-18

Matthew 1:1-2

Today wraps up a major section of John's gospel. How does it fit together with what we read last week?

This is the well known story of the woman at the well. Why was she there at noon, alone, in the heat of the day? A question Pastor Roger had never thought of before...

John 3:16 is the most famous, or at least one of the most famous, verses in the Bible. But what is the rest of the chapter about?

Jesus clears the temple. Does that have anything to do with me today?