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Gospel Of John
Contributed by Chuck Gohn on Jun 10, 2011 (message contributor)
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1. Walking On Water
Contributed on Jun 10, 2011
A sermon on Jesus "Walking on Water" taken out of the Gospel of John but using other Gospels (Matthew and Mark) to fill in the story. The main point is that even though Jesus sometimes does not appear aware of our trials, sometimes shows up late, etc. He
Title: Walking on Water – June 5th, 2011 Pastor Chuck Gohn – Bellevue Christian Church, Bellevue PA 15202 Primary Passage: John 6.14-24 Media Used: PowerPoint Sermons: “Walk on Water” Video Used: Sermon Spice Video: “Walking on Water” Good morning! If you have you Bibles open up to John ...read more
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2. Honoring The Son
Contributed on Jun 13, 2011
This sermon addresses the discussion Jesus had with the Jews following the healing of the lame man on the Sabbath, and how Jesus’ words contributed greatly to their desire to kill him.
Good morning. If you have your Bibles please open up to the Gospel of John Chapter 5.16. If you haven’t been here in a while or haven’t been here at all we have been going through the Gospel of John for the past 3 months so we should be through the book about this time next year. The book of ...read more
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3. The Curious Case Of Nicodemus
Contributed on Jun 23, 2011
An exposition of Nicodemus’ enounter with Jesus. I opened with an illustration from the movie: "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button." It was a good tie in because the movie is about a man who was born old, which is on par with the question that Nicodemus
The Curious Case of Nicodemus How many of you like movies? I like movies, but don’t go to the movies as often as I use to especially since I received a subscription to Netflix a while back. One of the movies I recently rented was called The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. It is a strange movie ...read more
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4. Real Food
Contributed on Jul 4, 2011
This sermon continues Jesus’ Bread of Life Discourse as he attempts to weed out the curious from the commited followers. In this section he attempts to move the Jews from the temporary unsatisfying and temporal physical and religious food that they lived
Does anyone recognize this food item? Of course, it is a Happy Meal. By a show of hands, how many of you parents have fed your children one of these things? How many of you kids have ever eaten one of these things? We know that a lot of kids eat these because apparently over 2.5 million of them ...read more
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5. Who Sinned?
Contributed on Dec 9, 2013
A sermon on the healing of the man born blind.
Good morning. If you have your Bibles, why don’t you open up to the gospel of John 9:1. If you have been here for a while, you know we have been going through the book of John. We have been looking at the miracles and ministry of Jesus Christ. We just finished off chapter 8 which ...read more
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6. I Am
Contributed on Dec 12, 2013
A sermon on Jesus claim to be "I AM" and how people often tie their identity to the wrong things.
Unless you are living in a cave, you probably realize that today is the tenth anniversary of the September 11 attacks on the United States. You may even remember wherever you were at the time of those attacks. I was in Johnson City, TN. I was in my first year of seminary down there. I remember ...read more
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7. In The Beginning - Word
Contributed on Jul 18, 2022
This sermon explores the first 18 verses of John and how John uses specific words to clarify who Jesus was and is, in order that everyone would seek to exalt Him and His name.
Sermon Date 02-13-2011 In The Beginning Word (Chuck Gohn) The book of John, chapter 1. We are going to be looking at the first 18 verses. As we look at these 18 verses, what we want to be reminded of is the first 18 verses are known as the prologue to the gospel of John. A prologue is ...read more
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8. Sitting At The Feet Of The Rabbi
Contributed on Jul 19, 2022
This sermon focuses on Jesus the Rabbi and four things that made him a great teacher while and earth and how they still make him a good teacher through his Spirit today.
I have a question for you. How many of you can recall a favorite teacher that you have ever had either in elementary school, high school, or college? Easily. What would be some of the character traits? What would be some of the skills? What would be some of the things they would bring to the ...read more
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9. The Best Till Now
Contributed on Jul 19, 2022
This sermon focuses on Jesus' first miracle at the wedding in Cana, and how it might apply to us today.
Good morning. If you have your Bibles, please open up to John 2:1. We have been looking at the book of John. We are actually trying to get through the entire book of John. We are actually succeeded in getting through chapter 1, so we only have about 20 more chapters to go and we will be ...read more
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10. The Woman At The Well
Contributed on Jul 20, 2022
This sermon reviews the story of the Samaritan woman who meets Jesus at Jacob's Well and the various applications to ourselves that we can glean from it.
Anybody recognize the name Elizabeth Taylor? She was an English-born American actress who passed away at the age of 79. She was a movie star during what would be called the Golden Era of Hollywood when all the great movies were made. She won several Academy Awards including for Best Actress in ...read more
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11. God's House
Contributed on Jul 21, 2022
This sermon focuses on the story of Jesus cleansing of the temple courts and the applications for the church today.
Open your Bibles if you would to John 2:12. We have been going through the book of John. We are taking as long as we need to go through the book of John. It looks like it is going to take a little while longer. You may recall last week we looked Jesus’ first miracle; the miracle of turning ...read more
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12. Hitting The Hate Button
Contributed on Jul 27, 2022
This sermon focuses on the hatred that the world had for Jesus as a result of the evil that it produces, and the applications for Christians today.
Good morning. I have a very easy opening question for you. How many of you out there like to be liked? Good response. I think we all like to be liked. I am someone who really likes to be liked and that is one more reason that I like Facebook. That is one of the reasons I am on Facebook ...read more
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13. New Beginnings
Contributed on Jul 28, 2022
This sermon looks at the story of the woman caught in adultery and the opportunity she had for a new beginning when Jesus told her that her sins were forgiven, and how it applies to Christians today.
If you have your Bibles with you, please open up to the gospel of John, chapter 8. If you are using the red pew Bibles in front, it is page 1059. We have been looking through the gospel of John, the ministry of Jesus, and the miracles of Jesus. We come across this story today in John 8 that ...read more
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14. Alive In Christ
Contributed on Jul 28, 2022
This sermon focuses on what it means to "die in your sins" as compared to what it means to be "alive in Christ."
Good morning. If you have your Bibles, please open up to John 8:21. As you all know, we have been going through the book of John, and we are almost halfway through it. We have quite a ways to go. You may recall, if you were here last week, we talked about how Jesus was being challenged once ...read more
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15. Truth
Contributed on Jul 28, 2022
This sermon addresses Jesus' words to the Pharisees regarding truth and how it applies to believers today.
Did anybody happen to see the news story about the 11-year-old boy from MN who was given the opportunity to win $50,000 if he could hit a hockey puck through a 3.5-inch hole? Did anybody hear about that? The good news is that the young man made the shot. He nailed it from 89 feet. The bad ...read more
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16. Opportunity Or Debate?
Contributed on Jul 29, 2022
The focus of this sermon is on the healing of the blind man by Jesus and the debate that surrounded it. It is also a reminder to believers that when it comes to ministry action is more important than debate.
Good morning. If you have your Bibles, why don’t you open up to the gospel of John 9:1. If you have been here for a while, you know we have been going through the book of John. We have been looking at the miracles and ministry of Jesus Christ. We just finished off chapter 8 which involved a ...read more
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17. The Gate
Contributed on Jul 30, 2022
The sermon focuses on Jesus as "the gate" that not only protects the sheep from harm, but also provides the entry point into the abundant life he intends for all of us.
We are going through the book of John. Last week, we finished off the story of the blind man who was miraculously cured. Someone who was blind from birth. Jesus walked along the road, placed mud in the man’s eye, and said now go and wash, and he washed and he was healed. Not only was he ...read more
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18. The Flow
Contributed on Aug 2, 2022
The focus of this sermon is on Jesus proclaiming at the last day of the Feast of the Tabernacles that soon Living Water (i.e., the Holy Spirit) will be flowing to the people, and whether that the promise is still applicable to us today.
Good morning. Did everybody get a bottle of water when they came in? Don’t you think that was nice of us to give you water? How many of you would have preferred an air conditioner? We are going to take an offering right now for the air conditioning. Actually, the good news is we have ...read more
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19. Eyes To See
Contributed on Aug 3, 2022
In this sermon the focus is on the story of the blind man that Jesus cured, and the consequences that followed that healing for both he and us.
If you have your Bibles with you please open up to the gospel of John 9:26. You may recall we have been in the gospel of John since about February. Most recently, we have been looking at the miracle story of Jesus healing the man who was born blind. You may recall that Jesus was walking along ...read more
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20. Many Seeds
Contributed on Aug 4, 2022
The focus on this sermon is Jesus' discourse to the Greeks when they tried to meet him and the necessity of dying to this life in order to experience true Zoe life.
I have a question for you. Does anybody recognize the name Tim Tebow? If you don’t know who Tim Tebow is, he is a quarterback for a team called the Denver Broncos. I guess last Sunday there was a football game and the Denver Broncos hosted the Pittsburgh Steelers for the first round of the NFL ...read more
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21. Of Gods And Men
Contributed on Aug 5, 2022
The focus of this sermon is to explore the possible meaning to the phrase "You are gods" in Psalm 82 and referred to by Jesus, and how it might apply to all believers today.
Good Morning. A quick question. How many of you have ever seen the movie Of Gods and Men? How many of you have ever heard of the movie Of Gods and Men? A few of you. That is not surprising because it is a foreign film with subtitles. It is actually quite a well-respected film. It came out ...read more
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22. The Jesus Way
Contributed on Aug 7, 2022
In sermon Jesus reminds us that when it comes to getting into heaven there is only one way. The Jesus Way.
How many of you have trouble with driving around Pittsburgh? I have been here for eight years and I have not quite figured out the way to get around Pittsburgh. It is very tough. I remember I was here a few months and we were trying to find a mall and I got lost. Being a man, we don’t like to ...read more
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23. Secrets Of The Vine
Contributed on Aug 8, 2022
This sermon looks at Jesus's secrets of growing a good vineyard and how those secrets will aid us in growing a strong spiritual life.
How many of you were here a few weeks ago when I shared my secrets to doing laundry? I shared how you have to make sure you sort the clothes. You have to check the pockets. You might have to treat some of the stains and you have to use the right water. You might have been impressed that I ...read more
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24. Jesus Prays
Contributed on Aug 8, 2022
This sermon explores the three parts in what is often referred to as the High Priestly Prayer of Jesus, and the reason behind his specific prayers.
If you have your Bibles today, please open up them up to John 17:1. If you want to use the red pew Bibles that would be about page 1070. If you have been here for a while, you know we have been going through the gospel of John. I looked back and we have been going through the gospel of John ...read more
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25. A Little While
Contributed on Aug 9, 2022
This sermon explores Jesus' cryptic words "in a little while" and the connection to the disciples time of both grief and joy, and how his words apply to believers today.
If you have been with us for a while, you know we have been going through the book of John actually for over a year now. We actually are getting close to the end. If you have been with us the last few weeks, you know that we have been in the part of the gospel that represents the last week of ...read more
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26. Holy Spirit 101
Contributed on Aug 9, 2022
This sermon is designed to cover the basic orthadox Christian beliefs about the Holy Spirit and His attributes, as well as the reasons He was given to followers of Christ.
How many of you have ever taken any form of an accounting class or a bookkeeping class? Raise your hands. How many of you really didn’t enjoy the class? Most people, unless they are a little quirky, don’t really enjoy an accounting class. A little bit about my past, some of you know that I ...read more
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27. The Peter Principles
Contributed on Aug 9, 2022
This sermon focuses on the rise, fall, and restoration of Peter, and three key principles we can glean from it.
How many of you have heard about or read the book “The Peter Principle”? The basic premise is quite simple. It is the idea that in a work place environment, given enough time and enough promotions, people will rise to their level of incompetency. Basically, they will get to a place where their ...read more
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28. Believing What We Haven’t Seen
Contributed on Aug 10, 2022
This sermon focuses on the Apostle known as "Doubting Thomas" and the role of faith without seeing in the life of a believer today.
A little trivia question for you old rockers out there. How many of you recognize the name Alice Cooper? Alice Cooper was a rocker from the 70s and part of the band that goes by the same name, Alice Cooper. It is hard to believe that Alice Cooper is 64 years old. I actually have a picture of ...read more
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29. Extravagant Worship
Contributed on Aug 22, 2022
This sermon focuses on Mary's pouring of expensive perfume on the feet of Jesus as an act of extravagant worship, and how extravagant worship might be expressed by worshippers today.
If you have your Bibles with you today, please open up to John 12:1. We have been looking through the book of John and we took a break from the book of John during Christmas and now we are picking it back up as we go from Christmas to Easter. It is very appropriate to pick it up here at chapter ...read more