Posts by Gene (Page 6)
A Deliberate Provocation (John 5:1-18)
John 5:15-30 5:15The man went away and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had healed him. 16 And this was why the Jews were persecuting Jesus, because he was doing these things on the Sabbath. 17 But Jesus answered them, “My Father is working until now, and I am working.” 18 This was why the Jews were seeking all the more to kill him, because not only was he breaking the…
Reading John with the Light On: Jesus, Signs & the New Creation
Please Read John 5:1-18 Questions to consider about John 5:1-18: Why do you think Jesus chose this particular man to heal? Why did He leave the others “blind, lame and paralyzed” (vv.3-4)? What do we learn about the sick man’s faith in 5:7? Was Jesus breaking the law in 5:8? Which law? Were the…
Getting Back to the Gospel of John
13:16-17 ”But blessed are your eyes, for they see, and your ears, for they hear. For truly, I say to you, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it.” 20:30-31 ”Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; but these [signs] are…
The Journey, Part 6: Life in the Waterless Wilderness
2 Corinthians 8:1-5 8:1-5 We want you to know, brothers, about the grace of God that has been given among the churches of Macedonia, 2 for in a severe test of affliction, their abundance of joy and their extreme poverty have overflowed in a wealth of generosity on their part. 3 For they gave…
Mortality by Cyprian, Bishop of Carthage
1. Although in most of you, beloved brethren, there is a resolute mind and a firm faith and a devout spirit, which is not disturbed at the numbers in the present mortality, but like a strong and unmoving rock breaks rather the turbulent attacks of the world and the violent waves of the age and is itself not broken, and is not vanquished but tried by temptations, yet…
Noah’s Boat, Part 4: God’s Doves
Text Genesis 8:1-19 “But God remembered Noah and all the beasts and all the livestock that were with him in the ark. And God made a wind blow over the earth, and the waters subsided. 2 The fountains of the deep and the windows of the heavens were closed, the rain from the heavens was restrained, 3 and the waters receded from the earth continually. At the end of 150 days…
Noah’s Boat, Part 3: “God Remembered Noah”
Introduction & Text Genesis 7:11-8:1-2 11 In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month, on that day all the fountains of the great deep burst forth, and the windows of the heavens were opened. 12 And rain fell upon the earth forty days and…
Noah’s Boat, Part 2: The Earth was Corrupt and Filled with Violence
Introduction & Text Luke 17:26-30 [Jesus said to the disciples:] “As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be also in the days of the Son of Man: 27 They ate, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed…
Noah’s Boat, Part 1: “Just as it Happened in the Days of Noah”
Introduction & Text These next few messages will be ‘awareness messages’ – and as such, they are about studying the days in which we’re serving the Lord in light of His prophetic timetable. My prayer is that they equip us for the work of the ministry, convict us as to the urgency of the current…
The Stranger on the Road, Part 4: The In-Gathering
Introduction Last week we looked at two things that keep us from seeing Jesus clearly: walking by sight and impurity in our hearts. We also saw that at the core of both of these things is the human impulse toward self-preservation. Yet, Jesus calls to those who have been saved – who have found life…
The Stranger on the Road, Part 3: The Hands that Invite Us to Follow
Luke 24:13-28-35 13 Now behold, two of them were traveling that same day to a village called Emmaus, which was seven miles from Jerusalem. 14 And they talked together of all these things which had happened. 15 So it was, while they conversed and reasoned, that Jesus Himself drew near and went with…
The Stranger on the Road, Part 2: A New World, An Alternative Reality, A New Way to Be Human
Luke 24:28-35 On the Road to Emmaus So they drew near to the village to which they were going. He acted as if he were going farther, 29 but they urged him strongly, saying, “Stay with us, for it is toward evening and the day…
The Stranger on the Road, Part 1
Text: Luke 24:1-39a The Resurrection But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they went to the tomb, taking the spices they had prepared. 2 And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb, 3 but when they went in they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. 4 While they were perplexed about this, behold, two men stood by them in dazzling apparel. 5 And as they…
Sermons with Boats in Them #2: ‘Dark Night was the Night and the Sea was a Fury – Tempestuous, Turbulent and Threatening.’
Worship Let’s begin with a song of worship that could not possibly be more relevant to our current situation. I’ve printed out the words for you because I don’t want you to miss a single one. It’s Praise the Lord performed…
Sermons with Boats in Them #1: A 27-Footer, a Great Windstorm of Wind, and a Cushion
A Song of Worship This is a song of worship that delicately balances the relationship between the Lord and the believer, and the believer and the Lord. “Doulos” (δοῦλος) is the Greek word for slave or servant. It’s a reminder that if we’ll look back “across the years” we’ll see that Jesus has been…
Sermons with Boats in Them #1: A 27-Footer, a Great Windstorm of Wind, and a Cushion – Reflection Questions
Mark 4:35-41 4:35 On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, “Let us go across to the other side.” 36 And leaving the crowd, they took him with them in the boat, just as he was. And other boats were with him.…
Searching for the Real Jesus (John 5:18) – Notes
Good morning, Church. Where do we even begin with such lofty passages? All I can say is that I take it as a gift of God that we are in these verses so close to Holy Week! In them, Jesus makes the greatest defense recorded in Scripture of who He is, who He’s not and what His relationship to the…
Questions Anticipating John 5:17-29
John 5:17-29 5:17 Jesus answered them, “My Father is working until now, and I am working.” 18 This was why the Jews were seeking all the more to kill him, because not only was he breaking the Sabbath, but he was even calling God his own Father, making himself equal with God. 19 So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of his own accord,…
Questions Anticipating John 5:18
Dear student of God’s Word, Thank you for joining us in this study of John’s Gospel at Harvest Community Church. Our desire is to provide an opportunity for all believers, regardless of where they may be in their Christian journey, to dive deeper into the waters of God’s Word. The Holy Spirit, our Master Teacher longs to lead us into “all the truth.” Jesus promised as…
Nehemiah’s Gates and the Christian Journey
Dear student of God’s Word, Thank you for joining us in this study of John’s Gospel at Harvest Community Church. Our desire is to provide an opportunity for all believers, regardless of where they may be in their Christian journey, to dive deeper into the waters of God’s Word. The Holy Spirit, our…