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  • Discover Injustice Series

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Oct 30, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,594 views

    Have you ever asked God "Why?" I'm sure that was the question on the lips of John's disciples following the news of his execution.

    This wasn’t the way it was supposed to end. He was the product of a good family, he had been raised worshipping God, he had followed God’s calling, had done God’s work and had preached God’s message and this wasn’t the way it was supposed to end. In a million years he ...read more

  • Your Heart’s Road Is More Important Than The Henday

    Contributed by Daniel Habben on Dec 4, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,712 views

    Your Heart’s Road Is More Important than the Henday (a highway located in Edmonton, AB) 1) It cost more to build. 2) It leads to a better destination. 3) Keep it well maintained!

    Motorists travelling around Edmonton now have access to 21 more kilometres of free-flowing road thanks to the recent completion of the northwest leg of Anthony Henday Drive. Construction began three years ago and cost $1.42 billion. That’s over $67.6 million per kilometer, $67,600 per meter, ...read more

  • The Witness

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Oct 10, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,727 views

    Exposition of John 1 regarding truths about John the Baptist. He knew his purpose, knew Jesus and his life reflected it.

    Text: John 1:6-8, Title: The Witness, Date/Place: NRBC, 10.9.11, AM A. Opening illustration: Steve Jobs passing this week B. Background to passage: C. Main thought: A. Man Who Knew His Purpose 1. A Witness to Christ – John 1:6-8 2. A voice of one crying in the wilderness, make straight ...read more

  • Discover Baptism Series

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Oct 16, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,625 views

    John set the stage for Christ but he also provided a model for what would become a sacrament in the church, Baptism

    John the Baptiser This is how it all began! For thirty years Jesus had lived a life of obscurity as the son of Joseph the carpenter. He had been like all the other boys, had grown into a man and took over his father’s business. And now his ministry was about to begin in earnest. But it ...read more

  • Points Of Aim

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Feb 25, 2013
     | 4,047 views

    Exposition of John

    Text: John 12:27-36, Title: Points of Aim, Date/Place: NRBC, 2.24.13, AM A. Opening illustration: B. Background to passage: Continuing in John with the final teachings of Christ. The Christian life is about loving Christ, and engaging Christ, so we look now at the continuation of his teaching ...read more

  • John's Purpose

    Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Dec 14, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,538 views

    John the Baptist's purpose was to point people to Jesus.

    JOHN’S PURPOSE John 1:6-9, 15-28 1) John’s purpose was to testify. John 1:6-9. John was a ‘witness to testify’. John’s purpose was to point people to Jesus. For the purpose that people would believe in the one, true light and so be saved. That should be our purpose ...read more

  • It's My Party And I'll Cut Off The Head Of John The Baptist If I Want To

    Contributed by R. Joseph Owles on Jun 22, 2011
    based on 5 ratings
     | 7,405 views

    Who among us is better than Herod? Who among us has not twisted events, facts, details, to suit our own purposes? Who among us has not placed more value on our image than on human need? Who among us has not intentionally given in to easier of the two choi

    I'll admit to you all that I had a difficult time with this passage. I spent weeks staring at it , researching it, praying about it, looking for that point of brilliance that would dazzle and amaze you all, once more showing off my preaching skills, once more being the "golden boy." But I drew a ...read more

  • Road Work Ahead

    Contributed by Thomas Bowen on Mar 4, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,772 views

    John the Baptist hits the scene as a messenger to God.

    Road Work Ahead Last week we looked at the words of Jesus, where He describes the second coming. We were reminded that no one would know the exact time. However the signs would be clear…not just to Christians or scientist. But everyone would know that destruction was coming. We were ...read more

  • The Dark Night Of The Soul

    Contributed by Robert Simmons on Jan 1, 2014
     | 4,687 views

    A LOOK AT JOHN THE BAPTIST IS HIS LAST DAYS AS HE STRUGGLED TO BELIEVE WHAT HE HAD DECLARED FOR HIS ENTIRE LIFE

    Matthew 11:2-14 – The Dark Night of the Soul 1. A 2. Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples, 3. And said unto him, Art thou he that should come, or do we look for another? 4. Jesus answered and said unto them, Go and show John again those ...read more

  • The Fine Art Of Being A Jumbo Shrimp

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Jan 28, 2014
     | 4,010 views

    Seeing that real greatness comes through servanthood.

    Oxymorons are phrases that sound self-contradicting. Through the years, people have made lists of them. Maybe you’ve heard some… 1. Act naturally 2. Airline Food 3. Almost exactly 4. Alone together 5. Clearly misunderstood 6. Found missing 7. Government organization 8. New York ...read more

  • One Life To Live, Many Lives To Lose Series

    Contributed by Tim White on Mar 12, 2014
     | 6,978 views

    Lessons from the death of John the Baptist.

    • Today's passage, though lengthy, reads like a script from a soap opera. • Though all the sorted details are not specifically mentioned in Luke, they are alluded to as part of the story. • The twisted nature of man without God can be seen clearly in the intoxication of power, the ...read more

  • John Points People To Jesus.

    Contributed by Gerald Roberts on Dec 9, 2013
     | 3,724 views

    John points people although he was different, John points people by confronting, John points people to Jesus because he believes it is a crucial confrontation.

    Matthew 3:1-12 1. John the Baptist Points people A. Considered the forerunner of Jesus born 7BC to Zechariah a priest B. Preached Repentance came, preaching in the Desert of Judea 2and saying, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is ...read more

  • A Hopeful Confirmation Series

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Dec 15, 2013
     | 5,776 views

    By comparing the lives of John the Baptist and Dietrich Bonhoeffer I show that God does not despise our questions and doubts; He uses them to and make us whole.

    A HOPEFUL CONFIRMATION SERMON # OF THE ADVENT SERIES “HOPE IS ON THE WAY” MATTHEW 11:2-11 Big idea: God does not despise our questions and doubts; He uses them to and make us whole. 2 When John heard in prison what Christ was doing, he sent his disciples 3 to ask him, "Are you the one ...read more

  • A Voice In The Wilderness

    Contributed by Steven Buhr on Sep 11, 2021
     | 3,594 views

    A look into what John the Baptiser's purpose was, and what our purpose is today

    A Voice in the Wilderness January 26th 2020 Luke 3:1-20 • In general, do people like to be told that what they are doing is wrong? • Wrong according to whom? Who determines right and wrong? Who says one’s ways are the right ways and another’s are bad? • How do they respond? Good, bad, ...read more

  • The Refiner's Fire

    Contributed by Mary Erickson on Dec 6, 2021
     | 2,454 views

    A sermon for the second Sunday in Advent, Year C

    December 5, 2021 Hope Lutheran Church Rev. Mary Erickson Malachi 3:1-4; Philippians 1:3-11; Luke 3:1-6 The Refiner’s Fire Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. Children need to be challenged. Maturing from a child into an adult ...read more