Bible Study

Sermon John 3:14-21 Bronze Serpent or Exalted Savior? By Dr. Philip W. McLarty When I was in music school we used to have an exercise called, “Drop the Needle.” (For those of you who don’t know, recordings used to come on large plastic discs called, “LPs.”) The professor would drop the needle (actually, it’d come … Continue reading “John 3:14-21 Bronze Serpent or Exalted Savior? (McLarty) – Bible study”

Sermon John 3:14-21 The Gospel in Miniature By The Rev. Dr. James D. Kegel MAY THE WORDS OF MY MOUTH AND THE MEDITATIONS OF MY HEART BE ACCEPTABLE IN YOUR SIGHT, O LORD, MY ROCK AND MY REDEEMER. AMEN. John 3:16 was a flamboyant character. I never knew what his original name was (I think … Continue reading “John 3:14-21 The Gospel in Miniature (Kegel) – Bible study”

Sermon John 3:14-21 The Night Visitor 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. Shhhhhh. There’s something about the darkness. Under the cover of night, couples kiss, and children cozy up to their parents, and the pace … Continue reading “John 3:14-21 The Night Visitor (Molin) – Bible study”

Sermon John 4:5-42 The Big Surprise By The Rev. Charles Hoffacker That story we just heard of Jesus talking with a Samaritan woman at the well outside of Sychar is a story full of surprises. The best surprise of them all is that the story has room for us. Let’s consider this series of surprises. … Continue reading “John 4:5-42 The Big Surprise (Hoffacker) – Bible study”

Sermon John 4:5-42 Slumming By The Rev. David Sellery In this weeks gospel, Jesus is slumming. But hes not slumming just to take in the local color. Hes slumming with a purpose the same purpose he preaches to high and low alike turn from sin and follow him to the love of the Father. He … Continue reading “John 4:5-42 Slumming (Sellery) – Bible study”

Sermon John 4:5-42 A Gospel for Samaritans By The Rev. Dr. James D. Kegel MAY THE WORDS OF MY MOUTH AND THE MEDITATIONS OF MY HEART BE ACCEPTABLE IN YOUR SIGHT, O LORD, MY ROCK AND MY REDEEMER. It is easy to emphasize our differences. Last Monday night I led a Bible study at Christus … Continue reading “John 4:5-42 A Gospel for Samaritans (and the Whole World) (Kegel) – Bible study”

Sermon John 4:5-42 I Confess: My Heart Was Hard By Rev. Amy Butler I’ve been on the hunt this week for denatured ethanol. Turns out we need it to fuel our ecogreen fireplace in our new house, and I didn’t, frankly, think it was going to be too hard to find the fuel for the … Continue reading “John 4:5-42 I Confess, My Heart Was Hard (Butler) – Bible study”

Sermon John 4:5-42 The Woman at the Well By Dr. Philip W. McLarty The story of the woman at the well is familiar to most churchgoers. I’d like to tell it again this morning in a way that may surprise you. My hope is it’ll speak to you in a fresh, new way. I had … Continue reading “John 4:5-42 The Woman at the Well (McLarty) – Bible study”

Sermon John 5:1-9 Do You Want to Be Made Well? By Dr. Philip W. McLarty As all good teachers know, students learn as much by the questions we ask as by the information we impart. And so, in the sermon this morning, I’d like to take a closer look at one of the most poignant … Continue reading “John 5:1-9 Do You Want to Be Made Well? (McLarty) – Bible study”

Sermon John 5:1-9 Getting Unstuck By Dr. Keith Wagner Have you ever been between a rock and a hard place? That is an old expression which really means you are stuck. Perhaps your life is at an impasse. Perhaps you are at a fork in the road and can’t make a decision. Perhaps you would … Continue reading “John 5:1-9 Getting Unstuck (Wagner) – Bible study”