In our text we find religious leaders vehemently resisting Jesus. In this message we take a look at this resistance using Psalm 2 as commentary and in doing so discover a number of devastating effects of continuing in this posture.

In our text we find two sisters who believe that illness could never have prevailed over Jesus but what about death? The answer to this question brings us to the very heart of the gospel as well as the heart of what Jesus came to accomplish.

In this message, through Jesus’ challenge to His adversaries, we see the dangers of approaching Jesus with the wrong heart attitude. From there we conclude that spiritual discernment is impossible without the right heart attitude. It has been said, “Right now counts forever.” Let us drink deeply of this message that our eternal fate not follow after that of Jesus’ adversaries.

In this message we get Jesus’ explanation for what He has claimed in chapter 8 (“I am the light of the world”) and what He has done in chapter 9 (healing the man born blind).

It is clear from verses three and four that the significance of this story runs much deeper than a blind man being healed nearly 2,000 years ago, as incredible as that is. In this message, Pastor Rick takes us into the heart of the significance of this passage to show the true meaning of this text.

In John 9:6-7 Jesus uses a peculiar method for healing a man born blind. He spits in the dirt and makes mud and smears this mud on the eyes of this blind man. Why this method? Why not simply give a command as He does in other miracles? In this message, pastor Rick Anderson explains why.

The problem of human suffering has perplexed every generation of mankind. How do we solve the mystery of human suffering in the light of the existence of a Holy, Just, Powerful, and Loving God? In our passage, Jesus sheds much light on this question. In this message, Pastor Rick develops the passage showing Jesus’ response to a human suffering question. He also offers suggestions as to why so many today are unable to handle the biblical truth in this area and how this leads to anger towards God.

Earlier in John 8:12, Jesus said, “I am the light of the world, whoever follows me will not walk in darkness but will have the light of life.” And the following verses are the record of a reaction to this truth. In the midst of dealing with this reaction, Jesus sets forth one of the fundamental marks of the true believer--he or she abides in His word. Listen in as this theme is developed in this morning’s message.

In verse 8:12, Jesus said, “I am the light of the world, whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” In the verses that follow, we have the reaction of prejudice and unbelief. In this message we focus on Jesus’ reaction to this prejudice and unbelief.

One of Jesus’ most famous sayings is: “I am the light of the world.” But what exactly does Jesus mean by that statement? In this message we look at both the biblical and historical contexts to discover the extraordinary reality of which Jesus points so that our hearts may be tuned afresh to praise Him.