The Gospel of John
John 10 presented Jesus’ beautiful promise that nothing can snatch us out of His hand. But sometimes, life and circumstances look just the opposite. In this very next chapter, a family that Jesus loves is rocked by the death of a loved one, and they don’t understand why or where Jesus was. For the times […]
Christians are saved by grace, purchased by the life of Jesus, chosen by the Father – and held by both Him and the Son. What difference should that make? How does grace show up and change us? Text: John 10:27-30; Ephesians 5:1-4, 17-27
When things are at their worst, when we’ve done our worst, or when we are barely hanging on – How can we know that Jesus “has us”? Consider what Jesus has said about the effectiveness of His atonement and the certainty of His choosing – combine those and you get a wonderful promise about the […]
What did the death of Christ accomplish? Did it simply make salvation possible – if we finish the deal? Or did Jesus’ death actually accomplish salvation for His people whom He is calling out of sin and darkness? How the Bible answers this question is huge – for it determines whether or not we can know we are really, […]
If you’ve been around Christianity much at all, you’ve heard references to God as our shepherd (like in Psalm 23) and us as His sheep. It’s easy to take such notions for granted. But let it arrest you again. There is much in this text today that is meant to be shocking about who we […]
The Bible speaks often of “darkness and light” as concepts for establishing its worldview of the brokenness and state of this world. If we’re honest, we know it to be true in our own hearts. Where do you feel the darkness? Where do you fear the darkness? Listen, and find hope for the Light that […]
Times of suffering can be some of the most difficult seasons in our faith. We naturally question whether God is made at us, or if He has withdrawn His love, or if our life is out of his control and blessing. Rather than being proof of the absence of God’s love, however, our two texts […]
We in America love to celebrate our freedom. But the Bible speaks of another truth: That all of us in this life are slaves to the sin that holds us and binds us. Don’t you know it from your own life – the things that have kept you and held you powerless? If you long to […]
We are heading into the holiday season – a time that promises and centers around the celebration of so much light. Yet it can be a season when many of us struggle with darkness around us and within us. Whatever the darkness you are feeling and carrying – Hear Jesus’ invitation to bring light into your world! […]
What are you “thirsty” for in your life? Where do you feel a thirst, a longing, a need – and where are you trying to have that thirst and that need met? How is that working out for you? Bring your thirst – and hear Jesus’ invitation. Text: John 7:37-39