Acts 1:1-11 ~ Are We There Yet?

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Text: Acts 1:1-11
Title: Are We There Yet?
Preacher: Rev. Greg Brower
Forty days after his resurrection, Jesus prepares to leave his disciples so the Holy Spirit can be sent on Pentecost. As he gives them his final teaching, the disciples ask if Jesus is finally going to establish his earthly kingdom. They have visions of sitting in power at Jesus’ side. Instead of establishing an earthly kingdom, Jesus gives them a vision. He does not give them a plan, but a vision that they will go and proclaim Jesus as Lord in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria and to the ends of the earth. God still prefers giving visions over plans. He puts in people and churches visions of what could be rather than detailed step by step plans. Today, we talk about the vision of Zion to raise up leaders and saturate our community with gospel conversations that many might come to know our Lord.

John 20:19-23 ~ An Easter People: Sent

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Text: John 20:19-23
Title: An Easter People: Sent
Preacher: Rev. Greg Brower
On Thursday, Jesus was a famous teacher. On Saturday he was dead in the grave and the movement he had started was as good as dead. But when he burst forth from the tomb, Christianity came to life as well. We are and always will be an Easter shaped people. Over the next few weeks, we will be looking at the last few stories from the Gospel of John to catch some glimpses of the kinds fo people God has called us to be as we follow our risen Savior. This Sunday, as we reflect on John 20:19-23, we discover we are a sent people.

John 20:1-18 ~ The Tomb is Empty!

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Text: John 20:1-18
Title: The Tomb is Empty!
Preacher: Rev. Greg Brower
The deepest love poured out of the greatest sacrifice in history. A love that heals. A love that forgives. A love that reconciled. A love that welcomes. A love that calls into the family mission of God. This Easter we celebrate the power and truth of Christ’s resurrection!

John 15:1-17 ~ I Am the True Vine

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Text: John 15:1-17
Title: I Am the True Vine
Preacher: Rev. Greg Brower
From the opening verses of the gospel of John, it is clear that Jesus is God. John stresses Jesus’ unique relationship with God so people would believe Jesus was who he said he was. In the gospel, Jesus claims his divinity by using the phrase I Am seven times, joining the phrase to tremendous metaphors, expressing His saving relationship toward the world and showing that He is everything we need. During this Lenten season we will look at each of these 7 I Am statements. We began on Ash Wednesday considering how Jesus is the bread of life and today we see how Jesus is the good shepherd who lays down his life for his sheep.

John 14:1-7 ~ I Am the Way, the Truth, and the Life

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Text: John 14:1-7
Title: I Am the Way, the Truth, and the Life
Preacher: Rev. Greg Brower
From the opening verses of the gospel of John, it is clear that Jesus is God. John stresses Jesus’ unique relationship with God so people would believe Jesus was who he said he was. In the gospel, Jesus claims his divinity by using the phrase I Am seven times, joining the phrase to tremendous metaphors, expressing His saving relationship toward the world and showing that He is everything we need. During this Lenten season we will look at each of these 7 I Am statements. We began on Ash Wednesday considering how Jesus is the bread of life and today we see how Jesus the way, the truth, and the life.

John 11:17-27 ~ I Am Resurrection and Faith

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Text: John 11:17-27
Title: I am Resurrection and Faith
Preacher: Rev. Rick VanderWall
This morning we encounter the fifth “I Am” revelation made by Jesus as he states, “I am the resurrection and the life” Notice he doesn’t say he provides resurrection and life, which goes without saying, but that he is resurrection and life. How does that impact faith and life? What does it mean for us as Christians and followers of Jesus? John 112 will provide us with the answers we need.

John 10:11-18 ~ I am the Good Shepherd

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Text: John 10:11-18
Title: I am the Good Shepherd
Preacher: Rev. Greg Brower
From the opening verses of the gospel of John, it is clear that Jesus is God. John stresses Jesus’ unique relationship with God so people would believe Jesus was who he said he was. In the gospel, Jesus claims his divinity by using the phrase I Am seven times, joining the phrase to tremendous metaphors, expressing His saving relationship toward the world and showing that He is everything we need. During this Lenten season we will look at each of these 7 I Am statements. We began on Ash Wednesday considering how Jesus is the bread of life and today we see how Jesus is the good shepherd who lays down his life for his sheep.

John 10:1-10 ~ I Am the Gate

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Text: John 10:1-10
Title: I Am the Gate
Preacher: Rev. Greg Brower
From the opening verses of the gospel of John, it is clear that Jesus is God. John stresses Jesus’ unique relationship with God so people would believe Jesus was who he said he was. In the gospel, Jesus claims his divinity by using the phrase I Am seven times, joining the phrase to tremendous metaphors, expressing His saving relationship toward the world and showing that He is everything we need. During this Lenten season we will look at each of these 7 I Am statements. We began on Ash Wednesday considering how Jesus is the bread of life and today we see how Jesus is the gate of the sheepfold protecting his people.

John 8:12-20 ~ I am the Light of the World

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Text: John 8:12-20
Title: I am the Light of the World
Preacher: Rev. Greg Brower
From the opening verses of the gospel of John, it is clear that Jesus is God. John stresses Jesus’ unique relationship with God so people would believe Jesus was who he said he was. In the gospel, Jesus claims his divinity by using the phrase I Am seven times, joining the phrase to tremendous metaphors, expressing His saving relationship toward the world and showing that He is everything we need. During this Lenten season we will look at each of these 7 I Am statements. We began on Ash Wednesday considering how Jesus is the bread of life and today we see how Jesus is the light of the world in John 8.

John 11:1-16 ~ Deciding Moments

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Text: John 11:1-16
Title: Deciding Moments
Preacher: Rev. Greg Brower
While Matthew, Mark, and Luke tell many of the same stories of Jesus, John tells many different stories and in the process give a unique theological view of who Jesus is and how he now calls us to live. We begin our study of John this year by studying the 7 signs of John. The last sign occurs in Bethany, at a tomb, as the crowd and Jesus grieve over the death of Lazarus. But then the stone is rolled away and Jesus calls Lazarus out of the tomb and back into life. Both we are the crowd are left with one simply decision: what will we do with someone who can raise even the dead?