Luke 13:18-35. What is the Kingdom of God like? How can we be sure we will enter in? Will many or few be saved? How do we enter in the narrow gate? Will there be a literal, future Messianic Kingdom on the earth? These important questions are addressed in this...

Luke 13:1-17. Why do good people suffer? And how do we explain tragedy when it hits? Jesus uses this question to address the greatest tragedy of all, that someone would pass from this life without salvation! Jesus stresses the need to repent and turn to him while there is still...

Nehemiah 13:1-31. Christians must learn how to “shut the gates” on temptation, compromise and the enemy. Rather than set ourselves up for failure, we must plan for victory. This doesn’t happen by accident but by giving no place to the devil, resisting evil, making no provision for the flesh or...

John 13:23 & various scriptures. John never referred to himself by his actual name in his gospel, but gave himself the title “the disciple who Jesus loved” 5 separate times. Peter’s confidence may have rested in his love for Christ, but John’s confidence rested in the fact he was loved...

Num 13:17-33, Josh 14:6-14. God never promised the Christian a trouble-free life without challenges or trials. Rather, we understand that through those facing those challenges or “giants in the land” we discover such victories and growth in our walk of faith. Just as the Israelites of Old had to face...

John 13:36-38. The searching question Jesus asked Peter is one for all of us. Our faith could be likened to a see-saw, in that it is either in Christ or in ourselves. One end must be up, while the other is It down. Peter was strong in self-reliance and confident...

Jon 13:18-38. In this sermon we consider some of the key charatecters in the Upper Room that night, Judas who betrayed, John who was loved & Peter who denied. After Judas slips out into the dark night, Jesus explains that he must soon depart and gives The Great Commandment to...

John 13:1-17. With Jesus’ Public Ministry drawn to an end (2-12), we now enters his private ministry with his disciples on the upper room the Thursday night of Passion Week (13-17). Jesus begins his “upper room discourse” with a powerful object lesson in washing the disciples feet. This incredible acted-out-parable...

Acts 13-14. Now the stage is set. God has put his man in place and it’s time for the first missionaries to be sent out from Antioch. We join Paul and Barnabas on this first trip, taking the gospel to the Gentiles.

Acts 13:38-43. On the 1st Missionary trip, Paul & Barnabas persuaded the people to continue in the grace of God. They started by grace through faith, without works or merit and must continue in that same grace.