Pass this on!Text: John 21:15-23 Peter was no longer a disciple because he stopped following and publicly denounced Jesus Christ, Mark 16:6-7. True repentance (vss 15-17) Requires confession to the Lord Not in a booth. Not to a priest. But to Jesus Christ. Three denials and three confessions. Disappointment is hard to get over. Peter … [Read more…]
Pass this on!Text: John 21:1-15 Peter is a leader. Go back to doing what we know how to do. Fished all night and caught nothing means they were frustrated and tired. Voice they had heard many times before, but could not make it out in this context. Maybe there was too much audible clutter. They … [Read more…]
Pass this on!Text: John 20:30-31 Sufficiency of the presentation His presentation proves the point that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God. He doesn’t need to include anything else. The information is sufficient. But so you know, there is a lot more that could be written, John 21:25. Secrecy of the Lord’s work in … [Read more…]
Pass this on!Text: John 20:24-29 John writes to convince readers to believe on the Lord Jesus Christ (John 20:31). And that is the purpose of every chapter in this gospel. John is making a case for Jesus Christ through his own eyewitness testimony, through testimony of others, through the miracles and events that accompanied Jesus’ … [Read more…]
Pass this on!Text: John 20:19-22 Jesus was born and angels said Peace on Earth, good will to men. Everyone invited to come, whosoever will, God extends His hand to man to make peace in Jesus Christ between God and man. Peace that passeth understanding. He speaks peace (vs 19) Disillusioned disciples. Fearful, hiding, bunkered down. … [Read more…]
Pass this on!Text: John 20:1-18 Her devotion to the Lord was her first priority (vss 1) Pleasing priority Devotion makes God happy. Leviticus 27:28 Notwithstanding no devoted thing, that a man shall devote unto the LORD of all that he hath, both of man and beast, and of the field of his possession, shall be … [Read more…]
Pass this on!Text: John 19:38-42 Fear Joseph is someone who wants to follow the Lord Jesus Christ. The Holy Spirit of God recognizes him as having both good and bad qualities. He’s very human. Luke and Mark say Joseph’s good qualities are counsellor, honourable, good, just, and waiting for the kingdom of God. Mark 15:43 … [Read more…]
Pass this on!Text: John 19:29-38 The Lord hasn’t had a drink since at least the day before. He was arrested at night, beaten, hauled through a court in the middle of the night. By morning the Jews had beaten him, his disciples had forsaken him, and he was brought before Pilate who didn’t want anything … [Read more…]
Pass this on!Text: John 19:25-27 The theme of these three verses is summed up in three words, support the weak. Think about what’s happening here. Mary, the Lord’s mother, is there to support her son and care for him. The women are at the cross to support the Lord and just as much so to … [Read more…]
Pass this on!Text: John 19:23-24 God’s righteousness is described in its fashion The Holy Spirit makes an interesting fashion statement about the details of Christ’s coat. In the Bible righteousness is typified by clothes. Adam and Eve sinned and they sewed fig leaves to cover themselves as a reaction to sin and shame. God would … [Read more…]
Pass this on!Text: John 9 His Condition Outside the temple (8:59) His problem originated at birth (9:1) Beyond human help (9:2, 32) Jesus came to him (9:1) His Consolation (vss 1-3) Tragedy is given a context in God’s redemptive power God’s glory begins to show up in the strangest places Man born blind for the … [Read more…]
Pass this on!Text: John 19:19-22 We’re going to focus on the title on the cross this morning. It’s written in all capital letters in the Bible. There aren’t very many things written in all capital letters in the Bible. MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT in Revelation 17 is. Thou shalt call his name JESUS, is capitalized. … [Read more…]
Pass this on!Text: John 19:13-18 The way of the cross is a clear way (vs 13) Pilate heard all he was going to hear. He sat down at the judgment seat and declared clearly what the next steps would be in the punishment of this trial. Pavement The name Pavement tells you the path is … [Read more…]
Pass this on!Text: John 19:8-12 Pilate’s healthy fear of God Pilate asks Jesus, whence art thou? There is more to the question than just wanting to know where someone grew up. Pilate is getting seriously concerned that Jesus Christ is more than just a man. That he is of divine origin. And Pilate is right! … [Read more…]
Pass this on!We take for our subject this morning the declaration of Pilate before the people, Behold the man! Not a man, but THE man. One mediator between God and man THE man Christ Jesus. Behold the cruelty he endured for you (vs 1) Pilate tries again to appease the mob. This time he tries … [Read more…]
Pass this on!Text: John 18:28-40 Pilate’s situation Pilate is a governor. He is a typical politician in that he doesn’t really see the importance of Jesus Christ in relationship to what he’s doing in his everyday routine. In that sense, he’s like most Americans and most people in the world for that matter. And the … [Read more…]
Pass this on!This is God on trial. This is God on trial by politically correct religious leaders. Religion is no friend of Jesus Christ (vs 19) God was unrecognizable to the priest. Ceremony, priesthood, belief system, organization, place of worship, but no actual need for God. The word religion only shows up 7 times in … [Read more…]
Pass this on!Preached by Allen Hons John 14:1 Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. 2 In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. 3 And if I go and prepare … [Read more…]
Pass this on!Text: John 18:15-18 It was a cold night that the Lord Jesus Christ was arrested. It was also a night when the love of the faithful would wax cold. Mark 14:27-29 And Jesus saith unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite … [Read more…]
Pass this on!Text: John 18:14 This is a point in time where God’s will coincides with the evil will of man. Caiphas thought it would be politically expedient for one man to die so Rome would be satisfied (John 11:47-51). Caiphas has a substitutionary death in mind, but not exactly the same way God has … [Read more…]
