If there was one thing the disciples had learned in their three years of training, it was that they needed Jesus and were lost without him. Two thousand years later, that fact hasn’t changed. We are lost without Jesus, because Jesus is still the source for life. As we have investigated some of Jesus’ “I am” statements in our Advent series, “What Child is this?” we come to one that is perhaps the most well-known – and nowadays even infamous – of them all.
Sermon Series:What Child Is This?
The Way, the Truth, and the Life
| Series: What Child Is This? | Preacher: Kevin Freeman | Date: December 27, 2015 | Scripture Reference: John 14:1-6 |
The Bread of Life
| Series: What Child Is This? | Preacher: Mark Adams | Date: December 24, 2015 | Scripture Reference: John 6:30-35; 47-51 |
Food is a big deal in our culture. According to the USDA, between ages twenty and fifty the average person spends about 28,000 hours eating. That’s over three years—more than ten percent! If you doubt that statistic think about it—our daily schedules are often planned around mealtimes. Business deals are made by people who “do” lunch […]
The True Vine
| Series: What Child Is This? | Preacher: Mark Adams | Date: December 20, 2015 | Scripture Reference: John 15:1-17 |
Two days ago one of the most talked about movies EVER premiered—Star Wars VII – The Force Awakens. How many of you have seen it? I’m trying not to covet! One thing that if find interesting is that this seventh installment in the Star Wars saga takes place 30 years after the events of its […]
The Good Shepherd
| Series: What Child Is This? | Preacher: Mark Adams | Date: December 13, 2015 | Scripture Reference: John 10:11-15, 18 |
Have you ever watched the news—as it showed people caught in a flash flood or involved in a huge car wreck—or running from a burning home—and wondered how YOU would handle that situation? I mean: Would you know how to treat a snake bite while on a hike? If you were lost in the woods […]
The Light of the World
| Series: What Child Is This? | Preacher: Mark Adams | Date: December 6, 2015 | Scripture Reference: John 8:12-59 |
William Dix was a successful insurance salesman who lived in Glascow, Scotland in the last part of the 19th century. When he was only 29, Dix was stricken with a near fatal illness that left him confined to his bed for an extended period of time. These long bed-bound months caused him to fall into […]