Sunday, February 22, 2015

Being a Sheep

In John 10 and in various other Scriptures, Christians are compared to sheep -- more than to any other animal. Unlike in Jesus' day, most American Christians don't have much experience with the unique qualities of sheep. This message considers seven characteristics of sheep that are also true of Christians. They are: (1) Unimpressive, (2) Vulnerable, (3) Timid, (4) Social, (5) Followers, (6) Labor-intensive, and (7) Fruitful.

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Sunday, February 15, 2015

A Tale of Two Witnesses

John chapter 9 describes two types of witnesses, one who was bold and courageous (the man whom Jesus had healed) and another that was afraid to say anything about Jesus (the man's parents).  In this message, we use their contrasting examples to discuss five lessons about the believer's witness for Christ.

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Sunday, February 8, 2015

Led Into the Light

We examine the gracious process by which the blind man Jesus healed in John 9 was brought step-by-step into a saving relationship with Christ.  We consider seven "steps" in the man's conversion: (1) He speaks of Jesus as a man, (2) He speaks of Jesus as a prophet, (3) He identifies himself as Jesus' disciple, (4) He defends Jesus as a holy man from God, (5) He suffers for Jesus' sake, (6) He professes faith in Jesus as the Son of Man, and (7) He worships Jesus as His Lord.

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Sunday, February 1, 2015

Spiritual Blindness

John chapter 9 centers around the healing of a blind man. In ther aftermath of the miracle, Jesus comments on the spiritual blindness of the Pharisees (who interrogate the healed man). From their example, we identify five characteristics of spiritually blind people.

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