Bible Study

Sermon John 1:1-18 Do You Like Beginnings? By Pastor Steven Molin Dear friends in Christ, grace, mercy and peace, from God our Father, and His Son, our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. I wish you a Happy New Year! I wish you good health, and a sense of peace in all of your relationships, … Continue reading “John 1:1-18 Do You Like Beginnings? (Molin) – Bible study”

Sermon John 1:1-18 Alter Call By Pastor Steven Molin Dear friends in Christ, grace, mercy and peace, from God our Father, and His Son, our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. Well, another new near is finally upon us; Happy New Year! And if this New Year is anything like those which have come before … Continue reading “John 1:1-18 Alter Call (Molin) – Bible study”

Sermon John 1:1-18 What Child Is This? By Dr. Philip W. McLarty Advent is the season in which we prepare for the coming of the Lord. Two weeks ago we talked about preparing for his Second Coming in final victory. Last week we talked about his continual coming in the form of the Holy Spirit. … Continue reading “John 1:1-18 What Child Is This? (McLarty) – Bible study”

Sermon John 1:1-14 Christmas According to John By Fr. Bill Wigmore (This sermon was delivered to a group recovering from alcohol and drug addiction.) Some of you might remember a movie from way back that was called “Marathon Man”. It starred Dustin Hoffman and in it, Lawrence Olivier plays a Nazi dentist who’s escaped right … Continue reading “John 1:1-14 Christmas According to John (Wigmore) – Bible study”

Sermon John 1:1-14 God Has a Word for You By Pastor Vince Gerhardy How do you feel when someone says to you, “I’d like a word with you?” I suppose a lot depends on the tone of voice that the person uses but still it makes you wonder why that person wants to talk to … Continue reading “John 1:14 God Has a Word for You (Gerhardy) – Bible study”

Sermon John 1:6-8, 19-28 God’s Doorman By The Rev. Charles Hoffacker Imagine this scene. You are downtown in one of the world’s great cities. You’re standing at the main entrance of a huge, opulent hotel, whose solid stone walls soar upward for many floors. The canopied entrance features a red carpet that crosses the sidewalk … Continue reading “John 1:6-8, 19-28 God’s Doorman (Hoffacker) – Bible study”

Sermon John 1:6-8, 19-28 A Negative Gospel By Dr. Mickey Anders Would you rather be positive or negative? I think most of us would respond that we want to be positive. If there is anything that a Christian ought to be, it is positive. There are many things that we assert, and we are positive … Continue reading “John 1:6-8, 19-28 A Negative Gospel (Anders) – Bible study”

Sermon John 1:6-8, 19-28 Straight Paths in a Crooked World By Pastor Steven Molin (John the Baptist enters in ragged clothing, singing “On Jordan’s Banks the Baptists Cry”) Where are the children? I had heard there were children singing today and I am surprised that they are not here. I like children; they are more … Continue reading “John 1:6-8, 19-28 Straight Paths in a Crooked World (Molin) – Bible study”

Sermon John 1:6-8, 19-28 Paying the Price By The Rev. David Sellery To all who would listen and to those who would not, John came to testify to the light. Christ is coming. Repent. Make straight the way of the Lord. Say that often enough around the wrong people back then and you could get … Continue reading “John 1:6-8, 19-28 Paying the Price (Sellery) – Bible study”

Sermon John 1:19-28 Are You The Messiah? By Dr. Philip W. McLarty If you’d been in the Open Door Service last week, you would have gotten a pretty good dose of John the Baptist. Mostly, we talked about what an unlikely choice he was to announce the coming of the Messiah. For one thing, he … Continue reading “John 1:19-28 Are You The Messiah? (McLarty) – Bible study”