JOHN (Part 5): Believe
Fall/Winter 2023
JOHN (Part 5) | Series Schedule
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JOHN (Part 5) | Week 5
December 10, 2023 • Pastor Kyle Rogers • John 12:36–43
It’s the final curtain call on Jesus’ public ministry and from this point forward He will only speak with his disciples, his accusers, and His Father. As he retreats to walk the lonely road to the cross, John wants us to understand why Israel chosen to crucify rather than believe God’s Son and he wants us to see that our unbelief isn’t a problem with our eyes or our eyes. Instead, unbelief is always a problem of the heart.
JOHN (Part 5) | Week 4
December 3, 2023 • Pastor Luke Wilbanks • John 12:27–36
Jesus, The Light of the world, is on His way to the cross. He knows the weight of sin that He must carry and the wrath of God He must endure. Even though His soul is troubled, He longs to bring glory to His Father. The time to defeat darkness is now and it will take Him being lifted up on a cross and dying! The light shines into the darkness and the darkness has not overcome it.
JOHN (Part 5) | Week 3
November 26, 2023 • Pastor Kyle Rogers • John 12:20–26
Right after Jesus is welcomed into Jerusalem, Jesus makes it crystal clear to His disciples that His glory will demand his death – and that the Father will use his death to bring the most glory to Christ and many into His kingdom. However, this passage also shows us that the road to the cross is required for each of us as well. If we love our life, we’ll lose it...but if we lose our life for Christ we get His Way, His Truth, and His Life forever.
JOHN (Part 5) | Week 1
November 12, 2023 • Pastor Kyle Rogers • John 12:1–11
John 12 places us 6 days before the Passover Feast and it’s becoming increasingly clear that the Pharisees want to murder Jesus. Not only this, but we learn in the passage that Judas has decided to betray Jesus and hand him over to death. However, as the heat turns up on Jesus, John presents us with an alternative response: worship. In this story, we witness Mary treasure, adore, and anoint Jesus at great cost to herself. In this we’re invited to see that Jesus is a better treasure than any of our earthly pleasures.