John 13
Being Loved by Christ …
Maundy Thursday
Jesus' love for his people is wonderfully durable, distinct, and deep.
The New Commandment of Christ: Love One Another As I Have Loved You …
What's new about Jesus' new commandment?
John 14
The Holy Spirit: He Is God! …
There is only one power that can break the spell of Satan, waken the armies of the Lord, and rout the god of this age—the power of the Holy Spirit.
The Test of Authenticity in a New Sanctuary …
Sanctuary Dedication
The test of the authenticity our worship on Sunday is whether we are a radically Christ-like people on Monday.
John 15
If My Words Abide in You …
More than just memorizing Scripture, Jesus' words abiding in us means they take root in us and bear fruit.
If My Words Abide In You . . . …
The great need of the hour is to know God more deeply and personally and more biblically.
Ask Whatever You Wish …
God designed prayer to give his disciples the joy of bearing fruit while God himself gets the glory.
I Chose You to Bear Fruit …
Ordination of Glen Bloomstrom
Everything that you try to do will come to nothing unless you do it through a conscious, abiding dependence on the enablement of Christ.
John 16
Put in the Fire for the Sake of Prayer …
God can put his people through the fires of suffering to awaken their appetite for prayer.
Irrevocable Joy …
Easter Sunday
Jesus offers irrevocable joy. It cannot be destroyed. It cannot be lost.
Prayer: the Power of Christian Hedonism …
Prayer is the open admission that without Christ we can do nothing.
John 17
The Supremacy of Christ and Joy in a Postmodern World …
Desiring God 2006 National Conference
The Supremacy of Christ in a Postmodern World
John 18
Christmas and the Cause of Truth …
You can read every fairy tale that was ever written, every mystery thriller, every ghost story, and you will never find anything so shocking, so strange, so weird and spellbinding as the story of the incarnation of the Son of God.
Jesus Came into the World to Bear Witness to the Truth …
Christmas Day
Realize how much is at stake in the Jesus' claim to bring the truth. It is a matter of eternal life an death. Your life is on the line.
John 19
The Third Word from the Cross …
Good Friday
When Jesus commits his mother to John's care, he is showing us how our needs will be met when we leave everything to follow him.
John 20
I Have Seen the Lord …
Easter Sunday
Twenty centuries later, we can still see the truth of the Resurrection.
Dangerous Mission …
Christmas is a model for missions. As I so you. And that mission means danger.
John 21
By What Death Will You Glorify God? …
Will the pain of losing all that you have on earth fade at the prospect of seeing and being with Christ?
What Is That to You? You Follow Me! …
Freed from Comparing by Blunt Words
We're wired to compare ourselves to others, so it's freeing to hear Jesus say, "Mind your own business and the work I have for you."
