Bible Study

Sermon John 10:11-18 Good Shepherds and Hired Hands By Dr. Philip W. McLarty When I first read the gospel lesson for this Sunday, I couldn’t help but smile and think back to the summer of 1972. I was just beginning my second year in seminary. A small group of us was asked to lead the … Continue reading “John 10:11-18 Good Shepherds and Hired Hands (McLarty) – Bible study”

Sermon John 10:11-18 Listen to the Shepherd By The Rev. Charles Hoffacker This Fourth Sunday of Easter is known also as Good Shepherd Sunday. Throughout the readings and hymns and prayers for this occasion, we encounter, time and again, Jesus as our shepherd and ourselves as the sheep of his flock. The collect for today … Continue reading “John 10:11-18 Listen to the Shepherd (Hoffacker) – Bible study”

Sermon John 10:11-18 The Good Shepherd By The Rev. Dr. James D. Kegel The earliest Christian image of Jesus is as a shepherd. He is pictured as a young man carrying a sheep over his shoulders. I have seen it in the Roman catacombs where early Christians worshiped secretly out of fear of the Roman … Continue reading “John 10:11-18 The Good Shepherd (Kegel) – Bible study”

Sermon John 10:22-30 Are You Jesus’ Little Lamb? By The Rev. Dr. James D. Kegel CHRIST IS RISEN. HE IS RISEN INDEED. ALLELUIA! In Andrew Lloyd Weber’s Jesus Christ, Superstar, King Herod sings a mocking song to Jesus “Who are you, Jesus Christ?” It is a question that people have asked for two thousand years. … Continue reading “John 10:22-30 Are You Jesus’ Little Lamb? (Kegel) – Bible study”

Sermon John 10:22-30 I Know Ewe By Dr. Jeffrey K. London Two bombs exploded in Boston raining/reigning down death and destruction. Wolves among the sheep make shepherding difficult. Yet even under the weight of wolves Jesus says, “My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. I give eternal life to … Continue reading “John 10:22-30, I Know Ewe (London) – Bible study”

Sermon John 11:1-37 Waiting and Weeping By Dr. Mickey Anders Our text for today is a lengthy section dealing with the raising of Lazarus from the dead. It is filled with many possibilities for sermon and for discussion, but I am struck by two aspects of our textwaiting and weeping. First, the waiting. The story … Continue reading “John 11:1-37 Waiting and Weeping (Anders) – Bible study”

Sermon John 11:1-45 Deconstruction By The Rev. John Bedingfield In the name of one God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, Amen. When someone joins the military, they have to go through basic training, or boot camp, before they can begin their advanced training and actually become a functioning soldier, sailor, airman or marine. As everyone … Continue reading “John 11:1-41 Deconstruction (Bedingfield) – Bible study”

Sermon John 11:1-45 The Raising of Lazarus By Dr. Philip W. McLarty The raising of Lazarus is the last of Jesus’ miracles. It’s also the clearest sign of who he isthe Son of God, the Promised Messiah, the Savior of the world. It sets the stage for Jesus’ own death and resurrection. According to John, … Continue reading “John 11:1-41 The Raising of Lazarus (McLarty) – Bible study”

Sermon John 11:1-45 Who Gets the Last Word? By The Rev. Charles Hoffacker This is what all of us experience. Perhaps for you it took place in the past, or will come in the future, or is there with you right now. Something terrible happens, and in your gut you fear this terrible something has … Continue reading “John 11:1-45 Who Gets the Last Word? (Hoffacker) – Bible study”

Sermon John 11:1-45 Lazarus, Come Out! By Fr. Bill Wigmore (This sermon was delivered to a group recovering from alcohol and drug addiction.) Well, Good evening and if youre just getting out of detox or new to recovery let me be one of the first to welcome you back from the dead! Some gospel stories … Continue reading “John 11:1-45 Lazarus, Come Out (Wigmore) – Bible study”