I Am Telling You Now Before It Happens – May 26, 2024
Jesus knew. Jesus knew what was going to happen to Him that very night. Pastor Matt Mitchell preaching on John 13:18-38 Full manuscript available on Pastor Matt’s blog You can listen here or “Right-Click” and “Save-as” to download the sermon: “I…
Continue to Message...Do You Understand What I Have Done For You? – May 19, 2024
This never happens. This sort of thing never happened back in the ancient world. This foot-washing story, was astonishing to the first readers of John’s Gospel. It was astonishing to the people who lived in the story! The Apostle John…
Continue to Message...Believe In Me – May 12, 2024
Twenty-five years ago, when I first preached the Gospel of John, I got exasperated a few times with John for repeating this word so many times! I would come home from studying the passage for that Sunday, and Heather Joy…
Continue to Message...Father, Glorify Your Name! – May 5, 2024
The crowd has been waving palm branches over Him and shouting, “Blessed is the King of Israel!” And He’s not stopped them. He’s received their worship and their faith in His messiahship, His kingship. And the Jewish leaders are frustrated…
Continue to Message...The Hour Has Come – April 28, 2024
Verse 23 says, “Jesus replied, ‘The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.” That is significant because, at this point in the story, everything changes. Up until now, the hour had not YET come. Pastor Matt…
Continue to Message...I Am The Resurrection And The Life – April 14, 2024
We’ve reached chapter 11, which tells the story of Jesus’ last major public miracle in the Gospel of John before His arrest. And it’s a doozy! Pastor Matt Mitchell preaching on John 11:1-53 Full manuscript available on Pastor Matt’s blog You…
Continue to Message...Timing is everything. In so many areas of life, so much comes down to timing. What happened when. How fast something unfolded. What came first. What came last. What happened at just the right time…or at just the wrong time!…
Read MoreQueen Esther is about to do the bravest thing she has ever done. Queen Esther is about to embark on what might be, for her, a suicide mission. She is going to take her life into her own hands and…
Read MoreWhat was troubling Mordecai? By verse 5 of chapter 4, Queen Esther wants to know. But we already know what is troubling Mordecai: The genocide of the Jews has been placed on the calendar. Pastor Matt Mitchell preaching on Esther 4:1-17. Full…
Read MoreI’ll be right up front with you. This chapter ends on a cliffhanger. You know, one of those moments where the hero of the story and their friends are in danger, hanging from a cliff, and you don’t know what’s…
Read More“Where Is God?” That’s the title of our new series on this unique book of the Bible called, “Esther.” “Where is God?” That’s a question that we have all asked from time to time, and we have all felt in…
Read MoreYou might be wondering why we are tackling the tale of Esther today. That’s a good question, and there are a lot of reasons why I thought this was the right next book for us as a church. Pastor…
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