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?

John 9 ~ Suffering and Gospel

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Text: John 9
Title: Suffering and Gospel
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 sixth sign occurs on the Sabbath Day as Jesus meets a man born blind. Suffering was common in the ancient world, death, disease, and disability were simply an expected part of life. Still today, we struggle and we suffer. As Jesus confronts the suffering of our world, what might we learn from him to better witness to the hope of the gospel in light of the suffering of today?

John 6:16-24 ~ Calm in the Storm

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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 fifth sign occurs immediately after the feeding of the 5,000 near the time of Passover. The disciples are caught up in a storm on the Sea of Galilee when Jesus comes to them walking on the water. Jesus still comes to us in the midst of the storms of life bringing calm and rescue to those in need.

John 6:1-15 ~ Delivered to Life

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Text: John 6:1-15
Title: Delivered to Life
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 fourth sign occurs once again near the time of passover, but this time Jesus is in the wilderness on the far side of the Sea of Galilee. The crowds gather again looking for signs and wonders in order to believe. But there is no food for the crowds. Jesus takes 5 loaves and a few fish and turns them into a feast revealing himself as the new Moses who can lead us to the true promised land of resurrection and eternal life with God.

2019 Youth Service

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Preacher: Mr. Jeremy Zoet
Zion is a place where our youth are encouraged to serve regularly in important ways throughout our church and in worship services. But today, our youth ministry is getting even more involved in leading worship. Various students will be involved in the worship band and the liturgy. Our middle school students have spent time crafting prayers based on pictures they have taken. Our high school students have prepared a skit that summarizes the life of Jesus in less than six minutes. And our Youth Director has prepared a teaching from Luke 4:14-30 when Jesus was rejected in his home town. Our prayer is that you would be encouraged, inspired, and find renewal in your call to share the Good News of Jesus Christ.

John 4:1-42 ~ The Fields are Ripe

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Text: John 4:1-42
Title: The Fields are Ripe
Preacher: Rev. Greg Brower
This week, we join Jesus at the Samaritan well as he meets a rejected woman and sends her out as a missionary into fields ripe for the harvest. As we look at our church and community through the lens of this story, we are challenged to embrace the vision of our church to saturate our community with the gospel of Jesus Christ by developing Jesus shaped leaders to go out into the field and join the Lord of the Harvest. The fields are ripe. Are we ready or getting ready to join the harvest work?

John 5:1-15 ~ How Would You Answer?

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Text: John 5:1-15
Title: How Would You Answer?
Preacher: Rev. Greg Brower
This week we look at the third sign of Jesus as he heals an invalid by the pool of Bethesda. There are so many differences to the reaction of this man to the one from last Sunday. If you look closely at this account there seems to be a number of questions that arise. Then there are questions about questions and well, think about this if you will; If Jesus asked you “Do you want to get well” what would be your answer? What is John’s account of this event trying to tell us?

John 4:43-54 ~ Take Him at His Word

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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 second sign occurs once again in Cana after Jesus returns from celebrating the passover in Jerusalem. The crowds gather looking for signs and wonders in order to believe. But one man comes to Jesus begging for his own sons life and he takes Jesus at his word. Before he sees the sign and wonder, he believes and his boy is healed. We can often be tempted to come to Jesus because of what we can get from him, but even greater things can be done with our lives when we take him at his word.