Tag: Jesus
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Sermon: Feeding multitudes – Mark 8:1-21
It’s so easy to forget the ways the Lord has blessed us and provided for us. In this passage, we see Jesus provide for a skeptical group of apostles not once, but twice. Sermon manuscript
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An empty tomb in a graveyard of false prophets
An empty tomb in a graveyard of false prophets and gurus. In Saudi Arabia, 270 miles from Mecca is the Tomb of Mohammed where the founder of Islam is buried. It’s viewed as a sacred landmark in the Muslim world. It’s customary for Muslims to visit this tomb when they take their pilgrimage to Mecca. …
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Jesus and the new garden. The Lord arrested
Creation is one of the themes of the Gospel of John. Consider the opening chapters of the Bible in the Book of Genesis and its many parallels in the Gospel of John. Genesis 1 begins with: In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. John 1:1 begins with: In the beginning was the…
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The God who calls us friends. John 15:12-17
We all have acquaintances. People we know, people we’re pleasant with. People we can have small talk with, talk about the weather, talk about sports. That’s fine. But it can be easy to keep people at arm’s length, control what we reveal to someone. Friendships are a struggle for many in our society. When comparing…
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Abiding in Christ. Studying John 15:6
Abiding in Christ delivers us from judgment In John 15:1-5, Jesus has told the disciples that he is the vine and he’s compared his followers to the branches. Beginning in verse 6, Jesus warns those who do not follow him. Jesus uses powerful imagery to point to himself as the source of life. He is…
Josh Benner 