In this short series on prayer we consider how some Biblical personalities experienced answered prayer. In this talk we look at Jesus’ prayer for the future of the church in John 17 and learn while many think his prayer for … Read more
Tag: John
John 20. Life (Easter Sunday)
Our world is full of controversy, accusation, grief and condemnation… but when we arrive at Easter Sunday, we hear a different word. Life. Twice Jesus says in John’s history that he did not come to either judge or condemn the … Read more
John 17. Glory & Unity (Holy Week)
Our days are fractured and threatening, our search for unity in global rules, rights and markets is not working. Yet Jesus came to save this world, even though it is also his enemy, and he offers those who follow him … Read more
John 16.1-33. The work of the Holy Spirit
We live in a time that values spiritual experience more and more but Jesus gives us an unexpected account of what spiritual experience will come to us by his Spirit. Jesus tells us the work of the Holy Spirit is … Read more
John 8:12-59. Hating Jesus
Jesus us is not safe and he will not be tamed. We constantly try to make him the hero of our own causes but he will not serve them. Jesus was not every person’s friend. Many hated him and like … Read more
John 5. Approval
Who did Jesus claim to be? Here he deliberately provokes the question and provides an answer that outrages his contemporaries. His answer will also outrage people in our time since we too struggle to acknoweldge the evidence we have of … Read more
John 1:1-18. That you may believe
In our culture we seek God on our own terms and for our own reasons. Seeking God has become a self-salvation project, another assertion that we are the standard that judges all things – including God. Against this John tells … Read more