John 13:1-17
SERIES: The Gospel of John Who Needs a Bath? SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus Introduction: I’d like to begin with a question this morning: “How many of you took a bath or a shower last night or this morning?” Good! That’s encouraging, but some of you are probably thinking, “that’s an awfully personal question to be asking in church.” Well, I guess it is, but bear with me if you will. If you took a bath last night, did you take another one this morning? I doubt…
John 14:1-14
SERIES: The Gospel of John The Cure for Heart Trouble SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus Introduction: The Devil, according to legend, once advertised his tools for sale at public auction. When the prospective buyers assembled, there was one oddly shaped tool which was labeled “Not for sale.” Asked to explain why this was, the Devil answered, “I can spare all my other tools, but I cannot spare this one. It is the most useful implement I have. It is called, ‘Discouragement,’ and with it I…
John 14:15-31
SERIES: The Gospel of John Home Alone 3: Send the Holy Spirit SPEAKER: Brad Harper Introduction: In one of the most popular pairs of movies over the past couple of years, “Home Alone” and “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York,” child actor Macaulay Culkin has captured the national spotlight through his humorous adventures as a boy who is accidentally abandoned by his family and must fend for himself. Culkin’s panicked reaction is not unlike the sentiments of the disciples as they…
John 15:9-16:4
SERIES: The Gospel of John No Greater Love; No Greater Hate SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus Introduction: I don’t know how long it has been since you purchased a diamond. For me it was over 29 years ago. But I remember well how the jeweler sold me on it. He pulled it out of a box, flipped it up in the air and slapped it on his wrist, saying, “How do you like that baby!” No, you know better. He did what every jeweler does. He picked it…
John 15:1-8
SERIES: The Gospel of John The Secret of Bearing Fruit SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus Introduction: During our current exposition of the Gospel of John, which began last September and will temporarily conclude next Sunday (we’ll return to finish the book early next year, Lord willing), we have heard Jesus make six great claims in the form of “I AM” statements. I am the Bread of Life. I am the Light of the world. I am the Door. I am the Good…
John 16:5-11
SERIES: The Gospel of John Just Who Is the Holy Spirit? SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus Introduction: The Holy Spirit has sometimes been called “the forgotten member of the Trinity.” That’s strange, because the Apostles’ Creed, affirmed by every branch of the Christian Church—Orthodox, Catholic, and Protestant—clearly affirms, “I believe in the Holy Spirit.” But to many who profess Christianity that affirmation is little more than words. People speak today of the Spirit of God in the same way they talk of the “spirit of…
John 16:12-15
SERIES: The Gospel of John The Believer’s Spirit Guide SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus Introduction: In John 16 we find ourselves listening in on an intimate chat Jesus is having with His disciples in an Upper Room the night before He is to be crucified. One of His greatest concerns is to convey to His disciples the fact that while He is going to leave them, He is not going to leave them alone. He will send the Holy Spirit to be their permanent and…
John 16:16-33
SERIES: The Gospel of John Truth for a Time of Transition SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus Introduction: It is Thursday night, just hours prior to the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. He meets with His eleven disciples in an Upper Room to prepare them for what He knows will be the most traumatic day of their lives. For three chapters in John’s Gospel we have examined the Lord’s careful instruction to these men. He has spoken of their union with Him, of the world’s sure and…
John 17:1-5
SERIES: Gospel of John The Real Lord’s Prayer, Part 1: Jesus Prays for Himself SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus Introduction: In the third chapter of Exodus, Moses is winding up a 40-year stint as a shepherd in Midian when he comes across a burning bush on Mount Horeb. He decides to check it out to ascertain why it isn’t being consumed. Much to his surprise a voice comes out of the bush, calling him by name and saying, “Moses, do not come near here; remove your sandals from…
John 17:6-19
SERIES: The Gospel of John The Real Lord’s Prayer, Part 2: Jesus Prays for His Disciples SPEAKER: Brad Harper Introduction: The axiom that it’s not what you know, but who you know that counts may be the most universally true statement among old adages. Do you know what a great feeling it is when someone you know, who happens to be rather influential, says encouraging and supportive things about you to other even more influential people? I have experienced that occasionally in my life, often…
John 17:20-26
SERIES: The Gospel of John The Real Lord’s Prayer, Part 3: Jesus Prays for the Whole Family SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus Introduction: Young painters or musicians or sculptors have always been anxious to study under the great masters. The rationale is that they will more readily attain to excellence if they enter the schools of eminent artists. In the past, fathers have paid large sums of money that their children might be apprenticed to those who best understood the arts. If any of us…
John 18:1-5
SERIES: The Gospel of John The Man Whose Name Lives in Infamy SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus Introduction: Our study of the Gospel of John brings us today to the 18th chapter. We have completed the heavily theological section of the book and come now to the narrative portion, which covers the events of the last 12 hours of Jesus’ life on earth, including His arrest, His trial, and His crucifixion, as well as His resurrection and His brief post-resurrection ministry. I have decided…