Jesus is giving a farewell discourse to His disciples and He is assuring them that He will be leaving them with His presence. Even when He is physically gone, they will never be alone. We can believe the same thing as we are disciples of Jesus. He will never leave us alone and the Advocate- the Holy Spirit- is with us.
Read MoreIn this passage, Jesus promises the Holy Spirit to His followers. The Holy Spirit being part of the Trinity is God and we should revere Him as such. He is a comforter- an advocate- and He is in every believer.
Read MoreJesus has been faithful and shown Himself to us. We must believe in Him for who He has shown Himself to be and not ask for more signs. We must also love Him for this love will empower us to obey His commands!
Read MoreThe command Jesus gives His disciples to, “Love one another as I have loved you,” entails more than meets the eye. Ryan discusses the relationship between love, faith, and sacrifice as it relates to carrying out this command in the local church in order to fully experience the glory of God and to bring that glory into the world.
Read MoreWe can have hope going into the New Year, because Jesus is our hope and He is always with us!
Read MoreThank you Paul and Minda Nichols for coming and encouraging us to truly be the church that Jesus is building!
Read More“Whoever serves me must follow me; and where I am, my servant also will be. My Father will honor the one who serves me.” These are the words of Jesus in John 12. Vanessa encouraged challenged us to really follow Jesus. to pursue fellowship with one another to strengthen our faith especially in the hard times, and to know that we carry the light of the world in us everywhere we go.
Read MoreJust as Jesus asked those grieving the death of Lazarus, “Did I not tell you that if you believe, you will see the glory of God?” So the same question can be asked of us. If we believe we will follow Jesus, do the things He asks of us, and then we will see the glory of God!
Read MoreIn John 11, after the death of Lazarus, Jesus grieves alongside Martha and Mary. Then Jesus comforts them with the truth of who He is. He tells them He is the resurrection and the life and they express faith in who He says He is. Do we believe that Jesus is the resurrection and the life? Who we believe Jesus to be changes everything!
Read MoreEven when we are going through a hard season we can know that it is for the glory of God. We must live from a place of having this revelation. When we do we will worship Jesus through the hardship and we will have confidence that there is victory in Him!
Read MoreWe must believe that Jesus is who He said He is- the Son of God. In John 10 we see there is conflict over who Jesus claims to be. Jesus stands His ground using Scripture. In the same way we need to study the scriptures so we can have a strong foundation and know the good works that God has called us to do.
Read MoreIn the first half of John 10 we heard that Jesus is the Good Shepherd and He is also the gate to the fold. As the gate, He is the only way to eternal life. As the Good Shepherd, He cares for us, His sheep, even to the point of laying down His own life so that we might have life and have it to the full. His sheep know His voice and they follow Him. Will you follow Him?
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