John 14:15-21 | Those who love the Lord will delight to learn more about Him and grow in His

word. This word teaches us many things that we must accept by faith because

we can not see them. This faith is based on that which has been seen, namely the

mighty works of God especially the resurrection of Jesus.

Although these things are beyond our understanding we have the promise of the

Helper who will guide our hearts and minds.

John 14:1-14 | It’s still the Easter season but we are moving from the wonderful news of Easter morning – to the sad good bye of Ascension Day – Our texts are also then moving for this wonderful joyful news “He is risen” to the more sobering “HE is leaving” Surely it must have been a roller coaster

John John 10:1-10 | The Shepherd’s Voice Gives Life

Luke Luke 24:13-35 |   Why does Jesus say that “blessed is he who does not see but believes” One of the things I didn’t get a chance to talk about last week was the final thing Jesus said to Thomas, “Because you have seen you have believed, blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”

John John 20:19-31 |   So here it is the Sunday after Easter, and you’ve probably eaten all the candy. For Vanessa and I we didn’t have any candy, but we had so many leftovers we didn’t have to cook all week. The leftovers are gone now, so we have to start cooking again. But what is the bigger

John John 11:17-27,38-53 | This text is all about preparation. The Lord brings the Jewish

leaders to the final decision to crucify him. The Lord prepares the

crowds for Palm Sunday. Most importantly the Lord prepares his

disciples for death and life. He prepares them for His coming death

and resurrection with a threefold lesson about faith.

1. The Glory of God is found in the cross.

2. Faith will wait on the word of God.

3. The end result of the faith that waits is life.

John John 19:17-30 |   This is the payment for OUR SIN This is the PAYMENT for our sin We are going to keep it short today because there is only one thing we need to know and think about, Jesus died for our sins. I think it was about a week ago. I was tired. I was about

Matthew Matthew 26:17-30 |   Technically a sacrament has five parts; Sacred Act Instituted by Christ Uses Earthly elements Connected with God’s word Gives Spiritual Blessings More informally we could say, any act the Lord commands and through which he promises blessings. Jesus has given to us two sacraments, Baptism and the Lord’s Supper. In an informal sense the

Matthew Matthew 27:15-23 |  What can we say? The murder, the rebellious, the sinner gets to go free. The righteous Son of God is condemned. Here we have the perfect parable, an earthly story with a heavenly meaning. Does Barabbas really get off scot free just because Christ is condemned in his place? Yes absolutely. He is released without