Sermons on Peace
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 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 20:11-29
SERIES: The Gospel of John Grief, Fear, and Doubt: Three Enemies of the Soul SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus Introduction: Last Lord’s Day we had three great worship services. The music was marvelous, and our people were able to focus their hearts and minds on the risen Christ in a very special way. In a message on the Not-Quite-Empty Tomb, we noted that the Apostle John came to believe in the Resurrection, not through OT prophecies about it, nor through Jesus’ own predictions concerning…
Jude 1-4
Defending the Faith SCRIPTURE: Jude 1-4 SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus This morning we start a new four-week study of one of the shortest, more obscure books of the New Testament, written by one of the more obscure disciples–Jude. It’s so short that it has sometimes been called a postcard instead of a letter. But some very significant things come in small packages, and this is one of them. You’re all familiar with the NT book called The Acts of the Apostles. Well, Jude has…
1 Thessalonians 5:12-28
How to Be a Gospel-centered Church I have a confession to make. I don’t read the news. I don’t watch the news. I don’t listen to the news. I don’t know the news. At least I didn’t until last week. In my internship meetings with Mike he became aware of the fact that I didn’t read the news and he admonished me to begin. My father-in-law has been on me to do the same for years. So, this last week…