What does it mean for us that Jesus is king and that he is reigning over his kingdom of heaven?  In this teaching, we attempt to answer that question. And the answer means a whole lot more for us than you might think.

This week Pastor Josh finishes up John 18.

In this week's teaching we take another look at John 18 but this time from a slightly different direction. 

There is another story in 1 Samuel 14 that shares a lot of similarities to this story that we find in John 18. And when we compare the two we come away with a greater appreciation for who Jesus is, the revolution he began, and what Peter did not yet understand.

This week we looked at John 18:1-27 when the betrayal in Judas' heart against Jesus had finally reached its full climax in the Garden of Gethsemane. But who was actually in charge in that situation? Was it Judas, the Romans, the High Priest, or Jesus?

We continue our look at John 17, Jesus' prayer for his betrothed people whom he was about to leave, and we focused in on the oneness that he wanted for his people. 

John 17, commonly called the High Priestly Prayer, wraps up Jesus' farewell discourse to his disciples. While John 17 is aptly named, High Priestly may not say enough about what is happening in the chapter. This prayer is the prayer of a husband for his betrothed as he prepares to leave her for his father's house to prepare a place for them to live. And it tells the story of a marriage arranged by a father for his son.

In the last half of John 15, we find Jesus preparing his disciples for the inevitable persecution they will have to experience as his followers. They are not of this world just as Jesus is not of this world. But because they remain in the world they will face trouble on their kingdom mission.

What does that mean for the church today? Who hates us? And what is an appropriate reason to be hated? Those are a few of the questions that we attempt to answer in this teaching.

This week we jump into John 15.

This week we return to John 14.

Jesus has been with his disciples for 3 years. He has been their friend, he has trained them, and now he is going somewhere that they cannot go. And now he begins to explain to them what they need to know about what is about to happen and how they should prepare themselves for the work ahead of them.