Title: Tools for Trials from James

Text: James 1:1-12

I. Remember the Reason for Trials James 1:2.

II. Focus on Purpose of Trials James 1:3,4..

III. Seek God’s Tools for Trials James 1:5.

IV. Mind Your Reaction to Trials James 1:9,10.

V. Prepare for Reward for Enduring Trial James 1:12.

Series: The Gospel of John

Title: Rejected at Hanukkah

Text: John 10:22-42

I. The Shepherd & Sheep Jn. 10:22-31.

A. The setting 22,23.

B. Non-sheep acting like it 24-26a.

C. The Shepherd speaks to sheep 26b 30.

D. Non-sheep acting like it again 31.

II. The Shepherd is God Jn. 10:32-39.

A. Another deity claim discussed 32.33.

B. Careful and brilliant comment 34-38.

C. Lower case gods act like men 39.

III. John and John’s Testimony of the Shepherd’s Identity Jn. 10:40-42.

A. Back where things started 40-41.

B. Full circle realization (for some) 42.

Message: Living Bread

Text: John 6:51-58,63

I. What John 6 Does Not Teach.

A. Jesus is the Bread of Life – the Bread of Communion is Not.

B. Jesus is the Bread of Life – the Bread of Communion is Not.

C. Clarification on Jesus as Bread of Life 6:58.

II. How Jesus is Bread

A. Why bread at all? Matt. 6:11

B. Jesus is needed. Luke 1:53

III. How Jesus/Bread is Attained

A. God gave manna to Israel. Exo. 16:2,3

B. God gave Jesus as Bread of Life. John 1:12;6:51-58; 3:12

IV. The Bread That Satisfies

A. No other bread satisfies. Num. 11:5,6; John 6:54-56

B. Those who eat are satisfied. John 6:58

Series: The Gospel of John

Title: Jesus and the Pharisees

Text: John 9:40-10:21

I. Blind Guides Jn 9:40-41.

A. Context: Pharisees fight 40.

B. Jesus ‘shows’ them they see 41.

II. Jesus is the Door Jn 10:1-6.

A. Thieves avoid doors 1.

B. Jesus illustrates Jesus 2-6.

III. Jesus: The Good Shepherd Jn 10:7-18.

A. The Door is for Sheep 7-9.

B. Jesus is indeed the Good Shepherd 10,11.

C. Only the Good Shepherd cares 12,13.

D. Unity of sheep and Shepherd 14-16.

E. A strong Shepherd 17,18.

IV. Jesus Causes More Division Jn. 10:19-21.

A. More division because of Him 19.

B. All roads to not lead home 20,21.

Title: Paid Up

Text: 1 Corinthians 6:19,20.

I. The Plain Problem 1 Cor 6:19a.

A. Believers acting like unbelievers.

B. Unbelievers by implication.

I. The Purchased Possession 1 Cor 6:19b

A. Negation of personal ownership.

B. Privileges of new ownership.

II. The Purchase Price 1 Cor 6:20a.

A. The price paid for sinners Gal. 1:3,4; Rom.8:32.

B. The implications for unbelievers.

III. The Practical Purpose of Purchase 1 Cor 6:20b.

Series: The Gospel of John

Title: The Man Born Blind

Text: John 9:1-39

I. Healing of the Blind Man Jn. 9:1-12.

A. The blind man introduced 1-5.

B. The healing described 6,7.

C. Recognition of the healing 8-12.

II. The Reaction to the Healing Jn. 9:13-23.

A. Another Sabbath, another... 13-17.

B. Interrogation of parents 18-23.

III. The Rebuke of the Seeing Man Jn. 9:24-34.

A. Interrogating a recipient of grace 24-27.

B. Insulting a recipient of grace 28-33.

C. He gave a defense, they... 34.

IV. The Revealed Healer Jn. 9:35-39.

A. Jesus doesn’t forsake 35.

B. A heart ready to hear 36-38.

C. Jesus give sight to the blind 39.

Series: The Gospel of John

Title: Last of Feast and Intense Discourse

Text: John 8:12-59

I. The Light of the World Jn. 8:12-20.

A. Witness the Light of the world 12-18.

B. Two agree, but not everyone 19,20.

II. Pointed Condemnation Jn. 8:21-28.

A. Clear condemnation 21-24.

B. I never knew you, nor you Me 25-27.

C. Cannot kill Son’s honor of the Father 28 30.

III. Christ: Better than Abraham Jn. 8:31-40.

A. Jesus not giving a slogan 31,32.

B. Not of the flesh or will of man 33-36.

C. Abraham’s blood, not faith 37-40.

D. A tale of two fathers 41-47.

IV. Jesus is the I AM Jn. 8:48-59.

A. More extreme blasphemy 48-51.

B. Father Abraham has some sons 52-55.

C. Abraham believed the gospel 56-58.

D. Actual threat of death 59.

Title: Redefining Good and Evil

Text: Isaiah 5:20

I. The Woe Pronounced Isa. 5:20a.

A. What is evil?

B. What is good.

C. Woe is bad.

II. The Woe Illustrated Isa. 5:20b.

A. Darkness tries to hide evil.

B. Light is truth and righteousness.

C. The Light exposes darkness.

III. The Woe Illustrated again Isa. 5:20c.

A. Evil has an appetite for evil.

B. Ingesting the poison of sin kills.

Series: The Gospel of John

Title: The Woman Caught in Adultery

Text: John 7:53-8:11

I. Crucial Context Jn. 7:53-8:4.

A. Still down South 7:53,8:1.

B. Watch what Jesus does 2.

C. Sin catchers and their actions 3.

II. The Catchers Are Cunning Jn. 8:5-6a.

A. Their trap 5.

B. Their intentions 6a.

III. Can’t Control the Controller Jn. 6b-8.

A. Jesus not controlled 6b.

B. Commandments not critics 7.

C. Again, Jesus in control 8.

IV. The Catchers Caught Jn. 8:9.

A. Conviction 9a.

B. Consolation 9b.

V. Condemned to Consecrated Jn. 8:10,11.

A. Jesus acts like Jesus and asks 10.

B. A sinner consecrated 11.

Title: The Problem of Evil 

Text: Deuteronomy 32:1-4 

I. Slow Down. 

A. Question you before Him Rom. 9:20. 

B. Rules of the game Pro 26:4. 

C. Borrowed Capital. 

II. Who Created Evil? 

A. Evil is not a created thing 1 Ki. 11:6. 

B. Allowed (ordained) is not created Acts 14:16? 

C. Truth is indifferent to opinion. 

III. Now, What About The Problem? 

A. Why did He create at all? Isa 46:10 

B. God hates evil. Period Ps. 5:4; Psa 149:4. 

C. It is a solvable problem, but not by philosophers Isa 55:9. 

D. The Problem of Good! 

IV. Your Question is Broken. 

A. Your god might be a lower-cased god Acts 17:23. 

B. God does not owe answers, but gives them Heb 10:12-13; 2 Tim. 4:7-8; Col 2:15.