Bible Study

Sermon John 12:12-16 Sometimes You’ve Got to Shout! By The Rev. Dr. David E. Leininger This week will be my daughter’s 18th birthday. Who woulda thunk it? Years ago, when I told my mother that I was getting married, her reply was, “Well, that’s fine, David, but you ought not to have any children. You … Continue reading “John 12:12-16 Sometimes You’ve Got to Shout (Leininger) – Bible study”

Sermon John 12:12-43 Palm Sunday Confusion By The Rev. James T. Batchelor Today is a day of great celebration. Godly Pilgrims from all over the world have made their way to Jerusalem to celebrate. The population of the city grows larger every day. The number of people in Jerusalem is so great that many must … Continue reading “John 12:12-43 Palm Sunday Confusion (Batchelor) – Bible study”

Sermon John 12:12-43 Palm Sunday Misunderstandings By The Rev. James T. Batchelor We miss out on a lot when we don’t learn about the cultural context of Ancient Israel. For example: we think that a great hero should ride a great horse into Jerusalem … a nice white stallion with lots of bling. Listen, however, … Continue reading “John 12:12-43 Palm Sunday Misunderstanding (Batchelor) – Bible study”

Sermon John 12:20-33 A Six-Volt Battery in a Twelve-Volt World By Dr. Philip W. McLarty Today’s sermon begins with a brief lesson in auto mechanics. In the old days I’m talking about the 30s, 40s and 50s here cars came equipped with a six-volt electrical system. That’s all they needed. The engines were small a … Continue reading “John 12:20-33 A Six-Volt Battery in a Twelve-Volt World (McLarty) – Bible study”

Sermon John 12:20-33 The Sprouting of the Unexpected Good Seed By The Rev. Charles Hoffacker The movie series based on The Lord of the Ringshas brought to new prominence the author of the books on which it is based, J. R. R. Tolkien. Tolkien was many things: a university professor, a medieval scholar, a writer … Continue reading “John 12:20-33 The Sprouting of the Unexpected Good Seed (Hoffacker) – Bible study”

Sermon Jeremiah 31:31-34 & John 12:20-33 The New In the Old By Dr. Randy L. Hyde This seems to be an appropriate day to talk about time, dont you think? I said, THIS SEEMS TO BE AN APPROPRIATE DAY TO TALK ABOUT TIME! WAKE UP! Dont you go to sleep on me now. I know … Continue reading “John 12:20-33 Jeremiah 31:31-34 The New In the Old (Hyde) – Bible study”

Sermon John 12:20-33 Onlookers or Followers ByJoseph Robb My sister tells of the time she and her husband were going through the Denver airport and there he was Bill Cosby coming right in front of them and about to go by them. She got all excited and glued her eyes to him saying Youre, Youre, … Continue reading “John 12:20-33 Onlookers or Followers (Robb) – Bible study”

Sermon John 12:20-36a We Wish To See Jesus By Dr. Philip W. McLarty The gospel lesson this morning is set in the context of the Jewish festival of Passover. As I mentioned a couple Sundays ago, Passover was one of the holiest feast days of the Jewish faith. Tens of thousands of faithful pilgrims would … Continue reading “John 12:20-36a We Wish To See Jesus (McLarty) – Bible study”

Sermon John 12:27-36 Cross Purposes By The Rev. David Sellery As we have explored in previous gospels this year, Jesus is all man and all God. This week the human Jesus comes face to face with human mortality. In time it is a situation we will all face…hopefully at a very advanced age, surrounded by … Continue reading “John 12:27-36 Cross Purposes (Sellery) – Bible study”

Sermon John 13:1-17 The Christian Calling By The Rev. Dr. David E. Leininger How are your feet this evening? Good shape? Clean? We hope. Any foot washing necessary? Probably not till shower or bath time. The foot washing of which we just read was a common custom in Jesus’ day. The roads of Palestine were … Continue reading “John 13:1-17 The Christian Calling (Leininger) – Bible study”