Bible Study

Sermon John 1:29-34 Confessions of an Amateur Preacher ByDr. Randy L. Hyde The New Testament gospels give John the Baptist a lot of ink. Have you noticed that? Christian tradition, especially at Advent and just after Christmas, pays John the Baptist a lot of attention as well. Have you picked up on that? There’s only … Continue reading “John 1:29-42 Confessions of an Amateur Preacher (Hyde) – Bible study”

Sermon John 2:1-11 Party Hearty By Dr. Heather Entrekin Last week, I had an unusual experience at the car wash. I dashed over, with Poke, got the car in the queue, went into the waiting room and everything stopped. Looked like a few of the car washers hadn’t shown up for duty so they had … Continue reading “John 2:1-10 Party Hearty (Entrekin) – Bible study”

Sermon John 2:1-11 His Hour By Dr. Randy L. Hyde What is it about Jesus that made him so reluctant to march to someone else’s cadence? You can imagine how torn he was, pulled in so many different directions. His family wanted him to go here, and his disciples clamored for him to go there. … Continue reading “John 2:1-11 His Hour (Hyde) – Bible study”

Sermon John 2:1-11 Cana Continues By The Rev. Charles Hoffacker Let’s consider what it means that, according to John, the ministry of Jesus gets off to such a strange start. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Through most of this year, our Gospel readings are from … Continue reading “John 2:1-11 Cana Continues (Hoffacker) – Bible study”

Sermon John 2:1-11 Who Moved My Cheese? By Dr. Philip W. McLarty Did you ever read the book, Who Moved My Cheese? It’s by Spencer Johnson, and it was published in 1998. When it first came out, it was a best seller. And rightly so. It’s a cute little story about four characters two mice … Continue reading “John 2:1-11 Who Moved My Cheese? (McLarty) – Bible study”

Sermon John 2:1-11 Humoring the Wine By Pastor Daniel W. Brettell At just about every wedding I’ve been to, there has always been some reference to the Wedding Feast at Cana. Sometimes the reference takes place as one of the selected readings. Other times it takes place as part of a blessing. But there always … Continue reading “John 2:1-11 Humoring the Wine (Brettell) – Bible study”

Sermon John 2:13-22 Endangered Worship By Dr. Mickey Anders Here is a test. See if you can tell me what the following items have in common: the gray bat, the duskytail darter, the bald eagle, the oyster mussel, the rough pigtoe, the piping plover, the puma, and the least tern. Give up? Well, these are … Continue reading “John 2:13-22 Endangered Worship (Anders) – Bible study”

Sermon John 2:13-22 Spring Cleaning By Dr. Philip W. McLarty When I was growing up in southwest Arkansas, our family observed a time-honored ritual every year which was affectionately known as “spring cleaning.” Unlike the normal cleaning from week to week, which amounted to dusting and vacuuming and generally straightening up, spring cleaning was an … Continue reading “John 2:13-22 Spring Cleaning (McLarty) – Bible study”

Sermon John 2:13-22 Zeal for Thy House By Dr. Philip W. McLarty Have you ever gotten hooked on something? There used to be an early childhood reading program called, “Hooked on Phonics.” The idea was, once children get the hang of sounding out words, they can read almost anything. So, you help the child sound … Continue reading “John 2:13-22 Zeal for Thy House (McLarty) – Bible study”

Sermon John 2:13-22 God Steps out of the Box By Fr. Bill Wigmore (This sermon was delivered to a group recovering from alcohol and drug addiction.) Well good evening once again & welcome. How’s everyone doing tonight? You probably don’t know this, but public speaking’s never come easy for me. Over the years, I’ve had … Continue reading “John 2:13-22 God Steps Out of the Box (Wigmore) – Bible study”