This Sunday, we are continuing our series (verse-by-verse study) in the gospel of John; now looking at chapter 11, verses 1-17.  In this passage, Jesus is now doing ministry on the other side of Jordan in the area of Perea.  He went there to escape out of the hands of the Pharisees (Jews, end of…

This Sunday, we continue our series (verse-by-verse study) in the gospel of John; looking at chapter 10, verses 31-42.  In this passage, we see Jesus’ continued conversation with the Pharisees and others as things get rather heated with these religious leaders (they want to stone Him)!  Instead of hearing Him out they are ready to…

This Sunday, Mother’s Day, we continue our series (verse-by-verse study) in the gospel of John; we are continuing to look at chapter 10, verses 22-30.  In the second part of this passage, we look more closely at the benefits of a believer. Jesus has just told the Jews (Pharisees) that had just asked Him about…

This Sunday as we continue our series (verse-by-verse study) in the gospel of John; we are looking at chapter 10, now at verses 22-30.  In this passage a significant time change is given in verse 22: “and it was at Jerusalem the feast of the dedication, and it was winter.” This verse marks a 2…

This Sunday we continue our series (verse-by-verse study) in the gospel of John.  We are beginning chapter 10 looking at verses 1-21.  In this text, Jesus continues chapter 9 (a man born blind is healed by Jesus), with now publicly speaking in the same area He had just spoken to the man born blind about…

This Sunday we return to our series (verse-by-verse study) in the gospel of John.  We are at chapter 9 looking at the entire chapter this week.  In this passage, a man born blind is healed by Jesus after the disciples ask Jesus what is the source of his blindness.  After the man washes in the…

This Sunday, we celebrate Resurrection Sunday.  For our message, I want to look at the resurrection story from all 4 gospels.  How do we put in order all the information each gospel writer gives?  It’s an interesting study to see how they fit together, and to see how each person responds to the miracle of…

This Sunday, we take a break from our series in finishing Ruth and the gospel of John and focus on the cross and celebrating the Lord’s supper.  Our text for this communion service is Matthew 26:57-68.  Here we want to examine the illegal trials of Jesus after His arrest in the garden of Gethsemane.  The…

This Sunday, we are now at chapter 4 of Ruth in our verse-by-verse study.  In this passage we are presented with some more drama before we are shown that our heroes “live happily ever after.”  Boaz wastes no time in resolving the issue with the nearer kinsmen redeemer, so he goes to the city gate…

This Sunday, we now come to chapter 3.  This chapter presents to us an odd narrative (story) of a very romantic scene, but, due to cultural traditions seems very foreign to us.  Here is where careful study and application of these Bible passages is very important and necessary for us to understand important lessons for…