Tag: gospel
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Sermon: Jesus, Peter, and the Priest – John 18:12-27
This passage goes back and forth between two simultaneously occurring stories. You have Jesus arrested and taken before the high priest meanwhile Peter tries to follow Jesus, gets cold feet, and denies Jesus three times. It’s a contrast between Jesus standing up to the authorities to the truth of who he is and Peter folding…
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Cleansing the temple. Studying John 2:13-17
Passover in the first century In Jesus’ day, at Passover, it was a time of year when Jewish people from all over the Roman world would come to Jerusalem to observe this sacred holiday. Imagine that you’re a Jewish person in the first century and you’ve gone to the temple for Passover. It’s not a…
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Sermon: The prayer before the storm – John 17:20-26
Jesus points to the love and unity of himself and God and explains it as both a love that Christians are invited into and an evangelistic tool that the church has in reaching the world. The Church is the place where all are welcome to worship the living God and that is meant to be…
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Sermon: Paradigm Shift – John 16:23-33
Jesus has given glimpses of what life will be like for the disciples – and ultimately for the church – after his death and resurrection. But in this passage, Jesus will give further clarification on the dramatically new paradigm that awaits. Jesus will point to a new way to pray, a new revelation, and a…
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The ministry of John the Baptist. Studying John 1:23-28
This post is a continuation of a study of John the Baptist in the Gospel of John. John the Baptist is found in all four gospels and is a figure who was prophesied in the Old Testament and who would come as a forerunner to Jesus. He discusses that divinely given ministry in John 1:23-28.…
Josh Benner 