September 1, 2024 • Pastor Luke Wilbanks • John 21:20–25
Jesus final words in John’s Gospel account are: “You follow me!”. The life of following Jesus is a call to humble obedience and a life of complete dependance upon His grace. As His disciples we fall short of that call all the time. Knowing this, Jesus starts and finishes this book with the same call; “Follow me.” Revealing that no matter how many times we sin and fall short of glorifying Him, He never stops calling us to Himself.
JOHN (Part 7) | Week 17
August 25, 2024 • Pastor Kyle Rogers • John 21:1–19
JOHN (Part 7) | Week 16
August 18, 2024 • Seth Crosby • John 20:1–18
JOHN (Part 7) | Week 15
August 11, 2024 • Pastor Kyle Rogers • John 20:1–18
It’s finally here! Jesus is alive! In John 20, we learn that Jesus Christ rose from the grave and, beginning with Mary, we start to see the mourning, confusion, and chaos of the disciples be suddenly and decidedly transformed into celebration, confidence, and clarity when they see their resurrected Lord. The resurrection of Jesus Christ changes our perspective because it changes our lives!
JOHN (Part 7) | Week 14
August 4, 2024 • Pastor Kyle Rogers • John 19:31–42
John 19:31-42 is so much more than just a transition passage between the death and resurrection of Jesus. Instead, John uses the space between the cross and the empty tomb to give us evidence verifying the death of Jesus Christ so that we can know that our faith is both trustworthy and true. With that, although my faith may be tested, I can trust that the the cross has been tested as true.
JOHN (Part 7) | Week 13
July 28, 2024 • Pastor Cory Daker • John 19:17–30
The symbol once used to intimidate people and kill them, would eventually be used as a symbol for an invitation for a right relationship with God. The symbol once used for shame and suffering, one day, would be used as a symbol of salvation to anyone who would believe and put their faith in God. The cross was once used for hell on earth, but today Christians see it as the door to eternity in paradise with our Savior who endured it and conquered it! We can’t forget the cross, we can’t ignore the cross. We can’t dismiss the importance of the cross for God’s plan for us through Jesus!
July 14, 2024 • Pastor Kyle Rogers • John 18:38–40
In John 19 we will finally arrive at the crucifixion. Jesus will be flogged, beaten, falsely accused, and hung on a cross to die. The entire Old Testament was leading up to this moment and everything in human history changes because of it. However, John mentions another character at the end of John 18 that helps us truly understand the death of Christ - Barabbas. Why? The story of Barabbas accuses us, pardons us, and ultimately tells us how we can be set us free. Why? Because I am Barabbas.
JOHN (Part 7) | Week 10
July 7, 2024 • Pastor Luke Wilbanks • John 18:28–38
If we were honest, we all struggle with trying to control things in our lives. Jesus is inviting us to trust in His sovereign rule and reign over all things and set us free from our addiction to control. We have believed a lie, when we start trying to rule our own lives and those around us. Jesus has come to give us the TRUTH, about who He is and what He has done, to help us trust Him and enjoy the freedom that comes in Christ alone.
JOHN (Part 7) | Week 9
June 30, 2024 • Pastor Kyle Rogers • John 18:12–14, John 18:19–24
JOHN (Part 7) | Week 8
June 23, 2024 • Cory Daker • John 18:15–18, John 18:25–27
If there was a Gospel Truth found in today’s passage it would be redemption. Redemption is not found in us or anything in this world. Redemption is only found in Jesus! The enemy doesn’t want you redeemed. He doesn’t want you to be reconciled with God or His people. The enemy wants you distanced and destroyed. Jesus predicts Peter’s failure, Jesus experiences Peter’s failure, then Jesus redeems Peter’s failure.
JOHN (Part 7) | Week 7
June 16, 2024 • Pastor Kyle Rogers • John 18:1–12
In John 18, the story of the cross begins to unfold, and Jesus will be captured, beaten, imprisoned, and murdered. However, just when it look like things are spiraling out of control, John wants us to know that Jesus is in control of each and every part of it. Jesus is choosing this path because He knows that this is the path that will rescue us, and if Jesus was in control of this story, I can always trust his redemptive purposes for my story today.
JOHN (Part 7) | Week 6
June 9, 2024 • Pastor Luke Wilbanks • John 17:20–26
There seems to be many things in our society that are causing division within the church. Jesus prayed for us the night before He went to the cross and asked the Father to make us one, as they are One. Jesus then bled and died to purchase our unity with Him and our unity with one another. We are called to display His glory by being united in Him. It is where we will find our joy and it is our witness to the watching world, that the Father sent His Son to save sinners.
