Chris Wall • John 1:14

The Word showed up in the flesh and dwelt among us. For the first time in world history, the glory of God has come in physical form. Jesus came full of grace and truth. We understand that grace is a gift given no one deserves. Jesus came full of grace offering an underserved gift of salvation to ALL people. God became a man.
Gabriel, the angel who stands in the presence of God came to Mary delivering the word of all words. Grace and truth were revealed. Grace is a gift given no one deserves - have you received it? Mercy is the withholding of punishment that is deserved - have you experienced it? Truth has been revealed through Christ coming down to earth - do you believe it?

Chris Wall • John 1:6-13

Prior to the birth of Christ, God sent John the Baptist as a forerunner to the birth of Christ. He came as a witness. Both John and Jesus came to a world that struggled to believe the message of the gospel and the call of God. God confronts every person in their sin calling to a decision to repent and follow Christ. God gave us eyes but we refused to see His glory. He gave us ears, but we are prone not to listen to His words. He gave us minds, but we often set our minds against His logical revelation. God came to His own but they rejected him. This Christmas it is time to stop closing your eyes, ears, and mind to the call of Christ and the real purpose of Christ coming down to earth.

Chris Wall • John 1:1-5

Jesus is God, born to deliver mankind from death and darkness. This first message of the Christmas
season, we must be able to recognize who Jesus is and why He came to the earth. It is through God the Son
that we understand God’s mind, His will, His perfections, and His heart.

Chris Wall • John 21:20-25

Everybody experiences failure. And everybody experiences the fear of failure. The very fear of failing paralyzes people, becoming a self-fulfilling prophecy. When you give in to the fear of failure, you usually fail. When you do it all your life, your life becomes filled with example after example of failure simply because you become afraid to even try. You cannot please God and live your life playing it safe. Peter’s decision to follow Jesus is big. This decision reveals how following Jesus shows us what it looks like to overcome failure.

Chris Wall • John 21:1-19

When your confidence is crushed, Jesus can restore your hope. Life is messy. It’s easy to be distracted by discouragement and get stuck in all the ways we’ve denied our faith or become a disappointment to others. But Jesus sees more in you than you’ll ever know. On the shores of the Sea of Galilee, Jesus shares a meal with his disciples. He reignites their purpose. He restores Peter. He reminds them what He meant when he said, “Come follow me.”

Chris Wall • John 20:19-29

God has moved so clearly in our lives. Because this is true, it makes sense to take God at His Word. At the same time, trials produce overwhelming temptations to doubt the Lord. This is the story of Thomas. Every promise of God will prove true over time. Thomas discovered it was time to believe in Jesus. It is time for us to believe in Him too.

Keith Davis • John 17:20-26

When believers live unified while they are living in the world, many will take note, choose to believe in Jesus Christ, and God will be glorified.

Christ Wall • John 17:6-19

Paying attention to the prayers of Jesus produces lasting results. The night before the Crucifixion, God brought this prayer to John’s mind as this gospel was written. Jesus prayed for Himself, His disciples, and He prayed for you and me. As a modern-day disciple, the call to walk together as we engage the world remains a relevant revelation. May we never forget that Jesus prepares every disciple to engage each other and engage the world. It is time to get prepared.

Bob Bender • John 16:16-33

Last words are lasting words. If you were Jesus deciding on your farewell speech to your disciples on your last night together, what would you say to address their greatest need? Jesus tells us in the last verses of John 16:16-33, our life-changing passage. He wanted them to experience victory in the midst of their major headwinds and He wants you to experience the same.

Chris Wall • John 17:1-5

As followers of Christ, the ultimate advantage is ours. Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit says the Lord. Knowing Jesus is the advantage that leads to a life that lasts. On the night Jesus was betrayed, he prayed in the garden with His disciples. His prayer reveals the glory of who He is, the gift He died to give, and the eternal life he has for all who believe.