Milwaukee Chi Alpha

This week pastor Jeff preaches through John 9, walking through the story as it unfolds. Jesus wants to open blind eyes - will we join in with the blind man and let him open our eyes or will we resist and scoff like the pharisees who remain blind?

This week pastor Catherine preaches John 8.31-47 where Jesus and the pharisees get into a dispute about who are they really following- God or Satan? What do we need to hear about the enemy? And where does truth fit into this?

This week Jeff talks about John 6 and Jesus as the bread of life. What happens when we thought we were doing all the right stuff the right way and yet Jesus doesn't do what we want? What happens when we're offended by Jesus? Will we join the great cloud of witnesses who've grumbled sideways? Will we treat Jesus like a vending machine? Or will we let him cut to the heart and reorient our life around him, the TRUE meal?

This week Pastor Caitlin preaches on John chapter 7 when Jesus stands up on the greatest day of the festival to make his own great declaration about himself and about the Spirit.

Note: Due to scheduling changes, we preached John 7 before John 6 and will connect 5 with chapter 9. We know, we are a confusing lot.

This week pastor Caitlin preaches John 4.1-42 - a long but beautiful scene where Jesus meets with the outcast of outcasts; the woman at the well. What does this reveal of Jesus' heart? What does it mean for us as his followers? Listen in for Caitlin's 3 invitations as we respond to God's word.

In John 4, Jesus uses a powerful title for himself, although it often doesn't look much like one to us. "I Am". To really feel the weight of what Jesus is saying, we need to know what is behind these words- not just information, but experiential knowing. Pastor Catherine pauses this week to take us back to Exodus 3 and help us experience the great I am who makes ground holy.

Apologies for the audio quality this week. Pastor Jeff preaches from John 3.16-21, a very familiar set of verses and also a confrontational set of verses. John reminds us that we stand condemned and we don't like coming out into the light but rather prefer to keep our mess hidden. But what is Jesus' invitation here? Does God want to make us feel condemned? Maybe God is more like a craftsman than a bulldozer.

This week pastor Caitlin preaches from John 2 on the miracle (or sign) when Jesus turns water to wine. Why is this one of John's seven signs and what makes this scene important for us? Miraculous! But relevant? Find out what Jesus is up to.

Jesus throws parties at weddings but he also throws tables in temples. What do we make of John's account of Jesus entering the temple in John 2.13-25? This week pastor Catherine preaches on Jesus as the one who rearranges our life. Will we trust him?

John's introduction in Chapter 1.1-18 is beautiful, poetic, mysterious and shows you he has so much depth in his writing. In these verses, John really wants to declare that Jesus is God. We've probably heard this claim. But do we live as if we believe this claim? This week Jeff wrestles with the idea of Jesus' divinity and what believing really means for us.