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Remembrance As we gather this evening it is for the purpose to remember what Jesus Christ did… As we gather together we remember Him as we come to the Lord’s table, an sacrament instituted by the Lord Himself… The night that He would be betrayed… Jesus did something unique with His followers The Bread……

1 Samuel 20:18-42 and Genesis 1:14-16 Review We are starting a new cycle of Torah readings We have taught from the Torah portions directly for the last 3 years We will dedicate this new cycle to the teaching of every Haftarah that accompanies every Torah Portion in the cycle If we were to think about…

Trouble Brewing Everything seems to be a problem with someone. People sent to Jesus about Lazarus (11:1-3) Trouble was Whom Jesus loved was sick. Jesus going to Judea (11:5-8) Trouble is disciples thought he would be killed Lazarus is dead (11:11-14) Problem is he delayed and now Lazarus is dead. Martha…

As you come to him, a living stone rejected by men but in the sight of God chosen and precious, you yourselves like living stones are being built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. For it stands in Scripture: “Behold,…

The First Nöel we’ve all heard the song haven’t we? “The First Noel the angels did say was to certain poor shepherds in fields where they lay” Did you know this is a very old song? It was first sung outside churches, somewhere around the 13th or 14th centuries in Cornwall - that’s south east England.…

25 Judas, who would betray him, answered, “Is it I, Rabbi?” He said to him, “You have said so.” The most notorious and universally scorned of all the disciples is Judas Iscariot, the betrayer. His name appears last in every biblical list of apostles, except for the list in Acts 1 , where it doesn’t appear…

The day is coming There are several significant dates in someones life, and that included Jesus. What are some significant things, dates that you have had in your life? What about significant events, dates in Jesus life? How about the disciples, the apostles? Jesus date is coming, but tonight we are…

Peace for the Disciples Death disturbed their faith in the authority of Jesus. So the sisters sent a message to him: “Lord, the one you love is sick.” Jesus explained to them that God was still in control . (11:4) When Jesus heard it, he said, “This sickness will not end in death but is for the glory…

TEXT: JAMES 5:1-6 | IF RUST COULD SPEAK INTRO ILLUSTRATION : As a child, every year at Christmas time we would pull out an old VHS tape. It had recorded on it various Christmas movies and commercials that my parents had recorded off the tv. I’m not entirely sure if there were any recording licenses violated…

The Sabbath has ended. The special sign that God gave to Israel, the Sabbath, was over. The day was for physical rest, refreshment, but for Israel it was never meant to be what it had become. /the Pharisees and scribes had added enough restrictions that it became a day of bondage instead of blessing.…

Maundy Thursday and the scent of grace

Jesus Was About His Father's Business... Why Are You Here? Most everything that Jeus did brought life. See John 3.17 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. But, today, Jesus cleanses the temple and curses a fig tree.…

Welcome- Prepare hearts and Worship 100% of the time, His little feet. I am looking for a couple of people who would want to be available at the end of service to answer questions and meet any body that has questions. If this is something you might want to participate in please let me know. Call to Worship…

A Different Kind of King and because he is a different kind of king our lives are changed forever John 12:9–19 (ESV) 9 When the large crowd of the Jews learned that Jesus was there, they came, not only on account of him but also to see Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. 10 So the chief priests…

Six days before the Passover, Jesus therefore came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. So they gave a dinner for him there. Martha served, and Lazarus was one of those reclining with him at table. Jesus returns to the region of Jerusalem Ch 11 leaves off with Jesus in…

Background Now a certain man was ill, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. It was Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was ill. Jesus was across the Jordan Mary and Martha are mentioned as if the reader would be familiar…

Exegetical Point: Homiletic Point: Intro Getting back into John. Picking up where we left off. Reminder: Why Did John write the Gospel of John? Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this book. But these are written that you may believe that Jesus…

Resurrection in the OT is “rare” Direct references to resurrection—coming back to life after physical death—are rare in the OT. The example of Elijah resurrecting a boy simply describes it as a return to life (חַי, ḥay ; 1 Kgs 17:22–23 ) with a restoration of the boy’s living essence (נֶפֶשׁ, nephesh…

Have you ever been there? That proverbial fork in the road, that moment of truth, where a decision is made that will impact the rest of your life? King David experienced his fork in the road, his moment of truth when the prophet Nathan stuck a bony finger in his face and said, “You are the man!” ( 2…

Exegetical Point: In response to Jesus’ signs, the Sanhedrin resolve to kill Jesus to save the nation. Homiletic Point: Jesus will die to gather God’s Children. Intro Recap Our last week in John for a while Lazarus was raised from death - Jesus showed himself to be The Resurrection and the Life Climactic…

11:45-12:11 Last week we talked about Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead With one phrase he took what was dead and made him alive. That’s a picture of the gospel message. God makes dead things alive. He gives us, who are spiritually dead, a new life. And he offers it to all who will believe. However,…

Salvation, Day of The story is told of a time when Satan held a strategy session for subverting those who were close to salvation. “What shall we do?” asked Satan. A daring demon stood and shouted, “I have it! I know what we can do! We can tell men that there is no life after death, that they die like…

I AM the Resurrection 17 Now when Jesus came, he found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb four days. 18 Bethany was near Jerusalem, about two miles off, 19 and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to console them concerning their brother. 20 So when Martha heard that Jesus was coming,…

Jesus is the King of Kings who reconciles the world to God through His death on the cross

*** Photo: Bagpipes, “I’ve been putting in septic tanks for 25 years and I’ve never seen anything like this.” An unusual scene Judas gets attention 12.1-2 Setting 12.3 Mary anoints Jesus’s feet 12.4-6 Judas objects 12.7-8 Jesus’s response Things we learn about Judas Judas is about to betray Jesus Judas…