John

Tracing John 19:28-37, the sermon shows Christ remaining in full control to the very end, fulfilling Scripture in His thirst, and crying "It is finished" as the triumphant completion of redemption.

John 1 presents Christ as the eternal Word who was with God, was God, created all things, and became flesh. The incarnation calls for more than correct doctrine; it calls believers to behold His glory and receive His grace and truth.

Examining John 19:23-27 at Christmastime, the message identifies the gamblers, the faithful, and the needy at the foot of the cross and asks hearers which group truly describes their own relationship to Christ.

Walking through John 19:17-22, the sermon shows a sovereign, loving, and telling God at work in the crucifixion, and presses hearers that true faith requires being born again, not merely bearing the name of Christian.

God's SovereigntyNew Birth

Continuing a study of the church's ten pillars, this message defines regeneration as the secret act of God that imparts new spiritual life, insisting that salvation is a sovereign work of grace through the Word and Spirit rather than the

New Birth

Finishing Jesus's trial before Pilate, the sermon traces the Jewish leaders' hypocritical appeal to Caesar and highlights the lowly majesty of Christ, who knowingly submitted to sinful men, rejection, torture, and the cross to bear the

Walking through the scourging and mocking of Jesus before Pilate, the sermon exposes Pilate's cowardly neutrality and calls believers to examine whether they likewise placate the world, lost friends, or family at the expense of loyalty to

Continuing through John 18:33-40, the message contrasts Jesus' bold declaration of truth with Pilate's cynical dismissal, "What is truth?", warning that trying to stay neutral toward Christ in family, work, and life is itself a rejection of

Covering John 18:28-32, the message examines the religious leaders' hypocrisy in refusing to enter Pilate's residence while pursuing an innocent man's death, warning against religious facades that mask contradictory lives even as it traces

Continuing through John 18, the message follows Peter's second and third denials, showing how God ordains trials to squeeze out the flesh and expose what still needs to be crucified in the process of sanctification.