Sermons
Expositional
Expository preaching takes a passage of scripture and explains its meaning, closely following Ezra’s method of Nehemiah 8:1-12, “So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the…
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John 6:27-37Part 52 in The Gospel of John Chapter 6 (2017)
Jesus healed many and fed the 5000 all they could eat. Their lusts of the flesh caused them to pursue Christ with words that sounded quite good. But the Lord exposed their carnal thoughts by spiritual truth and rejected them…
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John 6:1Part 49 in The Gospel of John Chapter 6 (2017)
Many disciples were only belly worshippers, and Jesus practiced evangelism and treated crowds the opposite of seeker sensitive and church growth gurus of today. The chapter has many lessons, but the emphasis should be the need to examine your faith…
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John 6:5-15Part 50 in The Gospel of John Chapter 6 (2017)
Professing Bible prophetic truth about Jesus and trying to make Him king does not prove eternal life. In fact, Jesus avoided and rejected such men knowing they only wanted more food (6:26). The miracle has practical wisdom for us and…
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Gospel of JohnPart 48 in Gospel of John (2016)
Jesus had three great witnesses or evidence for His identity as Messiah of Israel and Son of God. They are John Baptist, miracles, and scripture. He then told the Jews accusing Him that they would not humble themselves to the…
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Gospel of JohnPart 47 in Gospel of John (2016)
Jesus is on trial for His life. He boldly declared His Sonship, authority, and power (5:17-30). He then raised three witnesses acceptable to the Jews – John Baptist, miracles, and the scripture. His testimony was not acceptable legally, as even…
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Gospel of JohnPart 46 in Gospel of John (2016)
These verses are often limited to proof texts for doctrine. However, Jesus declared them to rabid enemies. He mocked their charge of a capital crime for healing on the Sabbath by telling them He gave or withheld eternal life and…
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Gospel of JohnPart 45 in Gospel of John (2016)
Wicked Jews sought to kill Jesus for healing on the Sabbath. Jesus declared that God and He were in total unity above the Sabbath. He further exalted Himself by telling them God had assigned Him the power of eternal life…
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Gospel of JohnPart 44 in Gospel of John (2016)
The Jews obsessed about the Sabbath when they could use it to condemn Jesus (though they broke it various ways themselves). Their lack of love and mercy caused them to miss the fabulous healing. Do you know Bible truth about…
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John 5Part 43 in Gospel of John (2016)
Jesus returned to Jerusalem and healed one man out of many sick. These very ill people were waiting for miraculous moving of the water, which modern Bible versions have removed, making the passage nonsensical. Rejoice in the kind power of…
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Gospel of JohnPart 42 in Gospel of John (2016)
Jesus converted the Samaritan woman, and she won many in her city. Over two days Jesus converted many more Himself. Do you copy the Lord and the woman pursuing souls? Then in Cana Jesus healed a son at a distance…
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Elaboration of John 4:20
John 4:20-24 summarizes true worshippers and introduces the change from OT to NT worship. Jesus bluntly condemned the heresy of Samaritan religion and prophesied Jewish worship was ending. Foolish Christians bring OT junk back, which true worshippers reject.
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Gospel of JohnPart 41 in Gospel of John (2016)
Jesus used food and crop timing to teach His apostles. The first lesson by food was for them to realize the priority of spiritual things over natural things. The second lesson by harvest was to be ready for the Samaritans…
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Gospel of JohnPart 40 in Gospel of John (2016)
Know the meaning of worship in spirit and truth. God seeks such worshippers, and they are true ones. Jesus condemned Samaritan worship and changed Jewish worship. He finally identified himself to the woman, and she went to her city excited…
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Gospel of JohnPart 39 in Gospel of John (2016)
Samaritans had a false religion at Mt. Gerizim. Jews had an old religion in Jerusalem. Jesus corrected both to this Samaritan stranger by the N.T. change in worship. Worship must be spiritual and internal (contrary to the Jews) and in…
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Gospel of JohnPart 38 in Gospel of John (2016)
Jews and Samaritans hated each other, but Jesus showed great gentleness and wisdom in His exchange with a woman of Samaria. There is great wisdom in His soul winning manners, but there is great grace in the kindness He showed…
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John 4Part 37 in Gospel of John (2016)
Jesus baptized in Judea, but prudence about the Jews caused Him to return to Galilee. He passed through Samaria and met the woman of Samaria. He initiated conversation with her, and He used the opening for her whole city. Do…
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Gospel of JohnPart 36 in Gospel of John (2016)
There is every reason to exalt Jesus over John and to believe all He taught. But the dark rebellion of men is so great that relatively few believed Jesus. God gave all judgment to the Son, and those that do…
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Gospel of JohnPart 35 in Gospel of John (2016)
The disciples of John Baptist were envious at the success of Jesus when He began to baptize in Judea. But John, though the greatest man born of a woman, was filled with joy at His success and gave his followers…
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Gospel of JohnPart 34 in Gospel of John (2016)
The ministry of John the Baptist was short – to identity the Son of God for Israel. After he had done so, his ministry began to decline, and the ministry of Jesus flourished. Rather than envy this change, John was…
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Gospel of JohnPart 33 in Gospel of John (2016)
Jesus and John baptized in Judea where John had baptized exclusively before. They baptized by immersion – proven in the N.T. by two clear categories of evidence – the example/practice of the apostles and the necessary symbolism of baptism. All…