The Preacher’s Corner

As we continue our journey through the Gospel of John, in chapter 2 we  pick up today with the conversation between Jesus and those who are very  upset with Him from running all the critters out of the Temple and, of  course, knocking over the money changers' tables and fussing at them for  turning His Father's house into a den of thieves and a place for  trading! Also, at the end of the chapter, we shall see Jesus not  entrusting Himself to many who have begun to "believe" in His name  because their belief was in the works of man and not the works of God.  Jesus was not interested in the glorifying of this body of death known  as the flesh, for He knew what was in man! This and much more today with  Pastor J!!!

Today, in John chapter 2, we shall discuss the miracle Jesus performed  in turning water into wine. Along with this we shall see Jesus walking  into the temple at the preparations of the Passover and see His anger  over all the livestock and money changers there that have changed God's  house (which is meant to be a holy place where God's people meet with  God) into a house of merchandise and a den of thieves! Lots of great  things to cover today with Pastor J!!!

Today we receive the testimony of John as he recognizes Jesus as the  Lamb of God as well as the Son of God. We also shall begin the journey  with Jesus in selecting His disciples and will see that unlike other  Rabbis of His day, Jesus "FINDS" His disciples and calls them to  "Follow" Him! He is still finding those that are His and calling them to  follow Him. Such a thrilling day to be in the Word of God with Pastor  J!!!

Today, in John 1:18-28,  we ask the same question the Pharisees and  Sadducees asked John, "Who are you?" As I say in the video, though there  isn't technically such a thing as a stupid question, this one ranks up  there with being plain stupid! Most of the people questioning John grew  up with him or around him as his father would have been attending to his  duties as a priest. certainly many of them would have watched John grow  up, and yet they are now asking him who he is!!! Needless to say they  were hoping he would go ahead and announce he was Messiah so they could  rally behind him and take over the world, making those Gentile dogs  become subservient to them for a change. Unfortunately for them, John  revealed he was meant to come and reveal the true Messiah. We shall dig  into this transaction in Scripture today and will be prepared to meet  Jesus tomorrow!!!

In today's session in John 1 we discuss the nature of God's grace  revealed through Jesus Christ. We also talk of the grace God extended  toward man during the times of the Old Covenant in the sacrifices  compared the the complete grace God has given to man in Jesus in His New  Covenant! We learn of the differences between the will of the flesh and  the will of man, and how the will of the flesh so governs man that he  is a slave to sin in his own will and has need of the Holy Spirit to  lead him to salvation in order to be saved for of his own will man would  never turn to the Lord; his heart is only evil continually from the  fall and darkness is what he will choose to escape the light lest the  Lord lead him unto Himself! Lots to discover today with Pastor J!!!

Today we are going to discover a Word about the word, Promise!!! This  was a horrible attempt at a pun to describe the word, Word as revealed  in the Gospel of John chapter 1. As we are all familiar with connecting  the word, Word in John 1:1 and 14 to Jesus, today we are going to look  at this word from it's Greek perspective as being the Logos and come to  the understanding of how this word recognizes God's promise! Just as you  would have something important for people to understand so you would  tell them, "Please, just TAKE MY WORD FOR IT." this is exactly what God  was revealing to us in connection to the whole Bible. His promise is  ever binding upon His nature and Jesus is the embodiment of His nature  to man (the promise in His fullness). This beautiful nugget, and so much  more today with Pastor J!!!

Our session today concludes the Advent narrative of Jesus as we find Him  at the age of twelve and in the temple (right where He belonged). We  shall connect with the actions of His mother Mary and Joseph as they  discover Jesus wasn't with them as they were heading back to Nazareth,  and in their panic they returned to search for Jesus. Interestingly, on  the THIRD day of seeking for Him they would find Him in the Temple  having discussions with the priests and other educators. One of the main  points brought up today is in the fact that Jesus did not leave Mary  and Joseph; they left Him! Jesus was exactly where He needed to be and  was in the right house, for the Temple was His Father's house here on  earth!!! We finish our day digging into the 2 questions Jesus would ask  Mary: 1) How is it that you were looking for me?, and 2) Don't you  understand I must be about my Father's business? This is going to be a  very exciting day of having to think about who we are before God and how  we act in this world. Enjoy today on the Corner with Pastor J!!!

As we dig into the Advent narrative in Luke chapter 2 we come to verse  39 and this is where our whole day shall be spent! Before the comma in  Luke 2:39 there is a great deal more information that we have to glean  from Matthew chapter 2. If we were to only read the Gospel of Luke  concerning the Advent of Jesus we would miss out on much of the  fulfilled prophecy spoken of Jesus and we would never have met the wise  men!!! May God bless you as you consider this message today with Pastor  J.

In today's session we dive into the prophecies of Simeon and Anna concerning Jesus. We also discuss the importance of the 8th day and how it connects to the Law of God written in Leviticus. We take a look at the comparison of several religions today in connection to the purpose and meaning behind circumcision for males in their infancy (on the eighth day of their birth) and the baptism of infants in those churches that practice it, realizing that even in our most modern of times there are stil many things we draw from in the Old Covenant!!! This and much more today with Pastor J

As we continue in our Advent narrative we come to the introduction of  the shepherds who were in the field watching their flocks at night! The  first reality we receive is the fact that God came to those who needed  Him most. He didn't inform the wealthy class, nor did He invite the  religious elite! God came and revealed the birth of our Savior to the  lowest class of society during that time! During this Christmas season  let us be mindful to thank the LORD for not overlooking those who needed  help the most, and to praise Him for coming for us because without Him  we would all be in great trouble!!!