Sermons from 2024 (Page 3)
John 8:12-30
SERIES: The Gospel of John Light for a Dark World SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus Introduction: I appreciated Alan Groh’s excellent song this morning, entitled “I Am.” In the Gospel of John seven great “I am” statements come from the lips of Jesus, each involving an implicit claim to deity. We have already examined “I am the Bread of Life;” today we come to “I am the Light of the World.” If ever there was a time when this world needed light, it is today. Let’s readJohn 8:12-30: When…
John 9
SERIES: The Gospel of John Light for Blind Eyes SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus Introduction: I’ll never forget Leo. Back in the early ‘50s he attended the church my father pastored in Webster Groves, MO. He carried a great big, thick Bible and he always brought his dog with him to church. Leo was born totally blind. He could read braille and even sang solos from braille song sheets. I was so fascinated by Leo that I used to close my eyes and walk around trying to…
John 10:1-30
SERIES: The Gospel of John A Shepherd and His Sheep SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus Introduction: There are over 160 different animals mentioned in the Bible—from mountain goats to wild donkeys, from the ostrich to the hawk, from the hippopotamus to the crocodile. Many of the animals are used to illustrate human characteristics. But the animal imagery God uses more often than any other to describe His people is that of the sheep, and that is because people and sheep bear many similarities. Both are…
John 11:1-53
SERIES: The Gospel of John Does Jesus Care? SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus Introduction: Dr. James Montgomery Boice, well-known evangelical scholar and pastor, preached nineteen 45-minute sermons on the 11th chapter of John. I plan to do it in one 35-minute sermon. Now I don’t know if that makes you feel cheated or greatly blessed, but I have decided to look at the whole rather than the parts, asking the simple question, “Does Jesus Care?” He told us He does; in fact, just last week in chapter…
John 11
SERIES: The Gospel of John Easter 2002: There IS Life After Death (and No Need for Fear) SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus Introduction: Todd Beamer’s now-immortal words still echo through our minds: “Are you ready? Let’s roll.” The 32-year-old Wheaton College graduate and software salesman led other brave passengers in subduing the hijackers of United Flight 93, destined for who-know-what government building in Washington, D.C., with the tragic result that it crashed into a Pennsylvania field killing all aboard but saving countless lives on the…
John 12:20-36
SERIES: The Gospel of John The Hour Has Come SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus Introduction: On this wonderful Easter Sunday, will you please turn in your Bibles to the 12th chapter of the Gospel of John? It is Passover. As Jesus enters the Holy City on Palm Sunday, great crowds hail Him as King of Israel, and His enemies are driven to despair, as verse 19 indicates: “Look how the whole world has gone after him!” We pick up the story in verse 20 and read…
John 12:1-11
SERIES: The Gospel of John Unbounded Love SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus Introduction: One of America’s finest short stories, written by one of the great masters of the art, O Henry, was a moving story called, “The Gift of the Magi.” A young couple, Della and Jim, were very poor, but very much in love. Each had one unique possession. Della’s was her hair, which served almost as a robe when she let it down. Jim, on the other hand, had a pocket watch, given…
John 12:37-50
SERIES: The Gospel of John SERMON: Believing Is More than Seeing SCRIPTURE: John 12:37-50 SPEAKER: Brad Harper DATE: April 18, 1993 Introduction: In the mid-1920’s, America seemed to be on the way to its greatest hour. There had been some tough times during the First World War, but spirits were soaring as the economy seemed impervious to decline. For many, there was hope for a bright future as the stock market soared and the conventional investment wisdom seemed to prove that you really could get…
John 13:18-38
SERIES: The Gospel of John And It Was Night SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus Introduction: The Apostle John was a relatively simply man. A fisherman by trade, he was not well-educated. His writing employs simple grammar, short sentences, and elementary vocabulary. But simple though he was, John was not ignorant. The concepts he conveyed were profound and he knew how to use subtle literary devices to impress upon his reader the pathos of a particular moment. Nowhere is this done more skillfully than in John 13, where…
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…