Here is my sermon on John 21. It struck me how much Jesus worked with Peter and helped him to have confidence that he would follow Jesus. I think Peter was afraid to make any promises to Jesus, considering how passionate he was about his devotion the night of the last supper.
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Mark 1:16-20 As Jesus walked beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.” At once they left their nets and followed him. When he had gone a…
Thoughts on John 1:35-39
John 1:35¬† The next day John was there again with two of his disciples. John 1:36 When he saw Jesus passing by, he said, ‚ÄúLook, the Lamb of God!‚Äù John 1:37¬† When the two disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus. John 1:38 Turning around, Jesus saw them following and asked, ‚ÄúWhat do you…
Notes on John 2:1-11, Jesus Turns Water into Wine
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The law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
John 6.3-5 Jesus is sitting w/ His disciples, away from the crowds, but He can see that the crowds are coming. He looks out over them and doesn‚Äôt ask ‚ÄúShould we feed these people?‚Äù but instead, ‚ÄúWhere do we get their bread?‚Äù I love that. Jesus isn‚Äôt waiting for the people to come and beg….
Notes from the day: Church Culture and Jesus' Teaching Style
Good conversation at the Donut Bank today, talking about how the culture and the church is moving the way of companies and business…away from the powerful CEO that makes all of the decisions and his trickle down approvals. The church is becoming more entrepreneurial, smaller and more agile. Instead of the monstrous IBM church a…
Jesus' Nature and His Temptation
I have still been amazed today that Jesus really was tempted to bow down to Satan. I was talking about it at lunch and Andy G and I began talking about how it was a real temptation for Jesus to turn the rocks into bread. Andy said a good one, ‚ÄúHe probably had to deliberately…