John - The Jesus Is Gospel

On the day after miraculously feeding 5,000 men - plus women and children - Jesus is approached by many of the same people for more amazing signs; to whom He declared how He was the Bread of Life, sent from Heaven to give eternal life to all who would believe in Him.

The story of Jesus' walking on the water reveals not only His Deity but also His Name as I AM. In JOHN 6:20, He is quoted as saying, "It is I, do not be afraid." but Christ actually said, "I am, do not be afraid."

After being fed miraculously, many in a crowd of over 5,000 people began recognizing Jesus as the fulfillment of Moses' prophecy in DEUTERONOMY 18, when he said that in the future God would send them a Prophet like Moses. In this teaching, comparisons are made between Old and New Testament prophecy, as well as between Moses who brought the Law and Jesus, who brought grace and truth.

Enjoying our relationship with God is dependent on our not putting Him in a box of sorts; which is what the Pharisees had done, resulting in their being unable to recognize Jesus for Who He really was as their Messiah.

Declaring an often overlooked truth, this sermon shares important things about Jesus Christ as our Righteous Judge and how we should live in light of His Authority and Grace.

In this sermon, important lessons and truths are declared from the story of how Jesus mercifully cured a man of a 38 year old ailment but some overly religious law-keepers were not happy and wanted kill him; for doing so on the Sabbath Day. Anyone interested in how Christ following relates to the Law of Moses - as well as modern legalism - should listen to this message.

The truth is declared in this encouraging sermon concerning how faith comes and is exercised; from the story of the Lord Jesus healing a leader's child, from a distance with just two words, "Your son lives."

Hungering to do the will of His Father, Jesus Christ came for the Harvest. In this sermon, this truth is proclaimed as well as others concerning our sowing the Gospel and reaping where we have not sown; which is the calling of everyone following the Lord of the Harvest.

While conversing with a woman at a well outside of Sychar, Jesus communicates the fact that He is the Messiah and He has what she is thirsting for. From this story, the truth is proclaimed for us as well: Jesus is the Messiah and He has what mankind is thirsting for; that can not be quenched outside of a relationship with Him.

From the story of Jesus' encounter with the Samaritan woman at a water well, James Neale declares the truth about our Savior and His love for hurting people.

From the story surrounding John Baptizer's disciples comparing him with Jesus, Elder Greg Harrell declares the truth concerning our priority in remembering that the glory and ministry of the Lord should be our focus and to overcome division, distraction, and diversions - from that objective - which are often brought about by competition and comparison.

In Nicodemus' first encounter with Jesus, he heard the truth concerning his need to be born again, i. e. to become as a newborn babe before being able to understand and enjoy the Kingdom of God. During this conversation, Christ also declared how He would be lifted up, as Moses did with a brazen serpent in the wilderness, so that all who believe in Him can be saved.

While ministering to the disciple Thomas, our risen Savior - literally - said, "Do not become unbelieving, but believing." In this sermon, encouraging truth is shared concerning how to not become unbelieving and to believe.

From Christ's first temple cleansing we learn of His zeal for His Father's House, which included Him bearing our reproaches and our shame, as well as the removal of those things that keep God's purposes from being supreme in our lives.

Jesus' first miracle helped redeem a Wedding disaster and pointed to the His redeeming His own Wedding, i. e. the price He would pay for His Bride.

Have you become His friend? From the story of Jesus meeting His first 4 followers, the truth is declared concerning His unusual friendliness; concluding with an invitation to friendship with Him and a challenge to be friendly like Him.

Declaring Christ to be the Lamb of God - who takes away the sin of the world - John the Baptizer introduced Him to those who would listen his message or repentance. Some of the past, present and future ramifications of Jesus being God's Lamb are looked at in this encouraging sermon

This sermon is a declaration about some of the ramifications of Jesus Christ's being the Son of God and the importance of our believing in it; even when we do not fully understand everything about Him.

Continuing the Jesus Is Series - a journey through John's Gospel - this sermon is a declaration of who the Messiah is in His divine pre-existence and how people missed who He was during His earthly life.

Introducing the JESUS IS Series - a journey through John's Gospel - this sermon boldly declares the truth concerning the divinity and pre-existence of Christ.