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  • The Gospel According To John

    Contributed by Howard Strickland on May 3, 2009
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    A new series from the book of John

    Text: John 1:1-5 The Gospel According to John John the beloved disciple who belonged to the inner circle of Jesus’ followers. In a broad sense, John wrote this gospel to provide Asia Minor a fuller understanding of the life and ministry of Jesus Christ. More specifically, ...read more

  • John Mark's Mother Series

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on May 10, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 17,183 views

    For Mother’s Day this looks at Mary the mother of John Mark.

    Who Was John Mark’s Mother? Acts 12:12 It is just a fleeting reference, it doesn’t provide a lot of details and we aren’t really told very much about her, but never being afraid to venture into the land of speculation in the cause of a good message we shall venture forth looking at the first ...read more

  • John The Forerunner Of Jesus

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Dec 5, 2009
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     | 10,392 views

    There are gems in all familiar stories, and this too is one. We too like John are called to proclaim the graciousness of God - the Good News of the Kingdom

    Luke 3:1-6: The Coming of the Lord’s forerunner THE TIN – Riches untold Story: In the late nineteenth Century in South Africa, an old man was digging for gold in a river bed. He had been at it for many years. Every now and then he found a little bit of gold, not enough to make him rich – but ...read more

  • John's Continuing Testimony Series

    Contributed by Paul Shafit on Aug 26, 2009
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     | 4,061 views

    John again bears testimony of the superior ministry of Jesus

    Jesus had returned from His ordeal in the wilderness where He resisted the temptation of Satan. Though He was hungry and tired He never lost sight of His mission; which was and is our salvation. When Jesus went out with His disciples and began doing miracles and baptizing, many people came to Him. ...read more

  • John 3:16

    Contributed by Darrin Fish on Oct 3, 2009
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     | 4,625 views

    The reason that We have all gathered here today is because of faith The only way that we are saved is by faith in Christ And through that faith we receive the Grace of God

    Today I would like you to turn with me • To the 16th verse in the 3rd chapter in the book of John. • (Elab) on 1st time you heard it Now this is the Gospel in a nutshell. It’s a miniature bible. • Everything that we need to know about redemption and salvation is in this one verse. • It contains ...read more

  • The Ministry Of John The Baptist Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Jan 13, 2013
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,772 views

    In this lesson we examine the ministry of John the Baptist and look at what constitutes a faithful ministry.

    Scripture The first two chapters of Luke’s Gospel deal with the birth narratives of John the Baptist and his relative, Jesus Christ. Throughout these two chapters Luke has intentionally set John and Jesus side by side each other. As chapter 3 of Luke’s Gospel opens, Luke continued to ...read more

  • The Preaching Of John The Baptist Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Jan 20, 2013
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     | 9,719 views

    In this message we examine the preaching of John the Baptist and learn what constitutes faithful preaching.

    Scripture We are studying the life of Jesus in the Gospel of Luke in a sermon series I am calling, “To Seek and To Save the Lost.” The first two chapters of Luke’s Gospel deal with what is called “The Infancy Narrative.” That is, they deal with the prophecies and ...read more

  • The Testimony Of John The Baptist Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Jan 27, 2013
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     | 6,620 views

    In today's lesson we examine the testimony of John the Baptist and learn that Jesus is the Christ.

    Scripture We are studying the life of Jesus in the Gospel of Luke in a sermon series I am calling, “To Seek and To Save the Lost.” The first two chapters of Luke’s Gospel deal with the prophecies and births of John the Baptist and Jesus the Christ, and then what happened to ...read more

  • The Face Of Faithfulness: John Series

    Contributed by John Lowe on Jun 18, 2012
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     | 7,798 views

    today we want to focus our attention on John. His face beneath the cross is the face of faithfulness. A study of John’s presence at the cross will help us in the pursuit of faithfulness.

    5-12-03 Title: The Face of Faithfulness: John Text: “Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, ...read more

  • John And The Lord Of Life Series

    Contributed by Bryan Fink on Feb 18, 2012
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     | 4,949 views

    To introduce Jesus as the source of abundant life.

    [S] My wife and I were talking on the porch the other morning about some of the trips we’ve taken to our childhood homes and how different they were compared to what we remembered. The house I grew up at in Downers Grove Illinois was a large three story brick home with a large separate two ...read more

  • What John Wanted Series

    Contributed by Tim White on Mar 5, 2012
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     | 5,570 views

    John reveals three important purposes for writing 1 John in his introduction of the book.

    What John Wanted 1 John 1:1-4, an introduction to the book. A storekeeper in Maine refused to buy a salesman's wares. "You must remember, young fellow," he said, "that in this part of the country every want ain't a need." However, when John listed what he wanted to achieve in writing the book of 1 ...read more

  • The Boldness Of John The Baptist Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Feb 3, 2013
    based on 4 ratings
     | 11,556 views

    In this lesson we examine the boldness of John the Baptist in Luke 3:18-20 and learn several truths about bold Christians.

    Scripture We are studying the life of Jesus in the Gospel of Luke in a sermon series I am calling, “To Seek and To Save the Lost.” The first two chapters of Luke’s Gospel deal with the prophecies and births of John the Baptist and Jesus the Christ, and then what happened to ...read more

  • John 3:16

    Contributed by Darrin Fish on Sep 2, 2015
     | 4,552 views

    The Gospel in a nut shell

    John 3:16 I think most if not all of us have heard this verse before in one way or another Maybe it was at VBS, Our parents or Grandparents taught it to us Maybe it was in Sunday school or junior church Either way John 3:16 is the most famous verse in all the world. And the reason is because ...read more

  • 1 John 2

    Contributed by Darrin Fish on Sep 3, 2015
     | 3,753 views

    And because of this we know that the time has come • Someday The Antichrist will come • And we are getting closer to that day

    1 John • We’ve spent a lot of time this year talking about the teachings of Paul • And that makes sense because Paul wrote most of the New Testament • But today we are going to look and take our lesson from the book of John • More specifically 1 John 2:15-23 So first ...read more

  • The Coming Of Christ In John Series

    Contributed by Ron Tuit on Oct 2, 2015
     | 4,588 views

    The word "come" is extremely important in the purpose and ministry of Jesus; it is also important in the teaching of salvation. We are taking a few weeks to understand the "coming of the Kingdom of God" in the gospels and Old Testament.

    “The Coming of Christ in John” John 5:43 Did you ever notice how important little words are? Many times we might throw out “big two dollar words” with the intention of impressing people, but the ...read more