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John 15:18 – 16:6  — Preparation for Persecution

John 15:18 – 16:6 — Preparation for Persecution

BIG IDEA: REMEMBERING THE ENCOURAGING PROPHETIC WORDS OF CHRIST MAKES PERSECUTION MORE PALATABLEI. (:18-21) PERSECUTION (HATRED) SHOULD BE NO SURPRISE FROM A PREDICTABLE WORLDA. (:18) Don’t Imagine Your Persecution to be Unique — Persecution Follows a...
John 12:12-19  — The Bandwagon of Popular Acceptance

John 12:12-19 — The Bandwagon of Popular Acceptance

BIG IDEA: WELCOMING CHRIST AS KING CAN BE A SHALLOW LIP SERVICE SPECTACLE WITH MINIMAL UNDERSTANDING AND ZERO COMMITMENTINTRODUCTION: Good Christmas message: look at all the hoopla surrounding Christmas. The world recognizes the connection to the coming of Christ into...
John 12:1-11  — Anointed for Burial . . . Celebrating Resurrection

John 11:45-57 — Wanted . . . Dead or Alive

BIG IDEA: THE REDEMPTIVE SACRIFICE OF CHRIST ON BEHALF OF HIS PEOPLE IS PLANNED OUT IN PROPHETIC IRONY BY HIS CHIEF ENEMIES(:45-46) INTRODUCTION: TWO REACTIONS – BELIEF VS. BETRAYALA. (:45) Belief “Many therefore of the Jews, who had come to Mary and beheld what He...
John 10:1-21  — The Good Shepherd

John 10:1-21 — The Good Shepherd

BIG IDEA: ONLY THE GOOD SHEPHERD LAYS DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS SHEEPINTRODUCTION: Context is division between the Pharisees and religious leaders who only have their own interests in mind (protecting their positions of authority and wielding influence over the people)...
John 8:31-59  — Exposing False Faith

John 8:31-59 — Exposing False Faith

BIG IDEA: PRETENDER DISCIPLES QUICKLY TURN HOSTILE WHEN CHALLENGED REGARDING THEIR BONDAGE TO SIN AND REGARDING THEIR DISHONORING OF CHRISTINTRODUCTION:Debate over what group of people is being addressed here. Some commentators want to make an artificial distinction...
John 8:1-11  — No Condemnation

John 8:1-11 — No Condemnation

BIG IDEA: JESUS WILL NEVER ENDORSE A SPIRIT OF HYPOCRITICAL CONDEMNATIONINTRODUCTION: Our status as sinners does not allow us to pass condemnation on other individuals, despite their obvious sins.What is our motivation in passing judgment on others? – to elevate...
John 7:37-53  — Is It In You?

John 7:37-53 — Is It In You?

BIG IDEA: THE UNIQUE AND LOFTY CLAIMS OF CHRIST STIR UP DIVISION AND BIGOTED OPPOSITIONINTRODUCTION: GATORADE theme from commercials: Is It In You?I. (:37-39) (UNIQUE AND LOFTY CLAIMS OF CHRIST):FAITH IN CHRIST UNLEASHES THE ABUNDANT AND FULFILLING MINISTRY OF THE...