Key Text: John 1:1-13 How can you know for sure that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God? An old hymn put it, “You ask me how I know He lives? He lives within my heart.” Fine but that’s really subjective. A Buddhist might say that Buddha lives within his heart. How can you verify such a thing? A critic might say that Jesus is just a legend…

Key Text: 2 Timothy 2:1-13 Remember Jesus Christ, risen from the dead, the offspring of David, as preached in my gospel. v.8 Paul mentions two specific ways to remember Jesus: Remember Him as risen from the dead. And remember Him as the …

Jesus also appealed to His Father's testimony through scripture. The same Scriptures many looked to for eternal life John 5:39a Scriptures which themselves bore witness to Jesus John 5:39b From Luke 24:44, we can assume that Jesus had in mind the following scriptures, The Law of Moses, The Psalms an…

The Previous week’s message from Lloyd, we considered the human testimony recorded in John's gospel. By John the Baptist, the early disciples and others who believed. But also the testimony by the masses, including many who did not believe. Of course human testimony alone does not prove Jesus to be the Son of God. Jesus Himself did not depend upon …

In previous weeks we have considered claims made by Jesus... In relation to God. In relation to the Messianic hope. Jesus made claims that were not only great but relate to basic personal needs common to all.

The first thing we should note is that on at least two occasions Jesus claimed ‘He Came from God.’ After feeding the five thousand He claimed to be ‘the bread of life’ sent from the Father. We read this in John 6:32-35 Jesus then said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, it was not Moses who gave you t…

The purpose of John writing his gospel is is clearly stated in John 20:30-31 … these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God and that by believing you may (will) have life in His name. The two big intentions then are to create faith in Jesus and in doing so we will have life in His name. So how d…

The title illustrates a simple yet important fact of life...we cannot wait until we are thirsty to begin digging a well. If we do, we will likely die of thirst before we get the water we need. We must prepare ahead of time, before the need arises. There are times of spiritual ‘thirst’ If we wait until such times to "dig our wells", we may …

Key Text: Matthew 25:1-13 Dave Wuyts brings a message to encourage us to a greater intimacy with God through Holy Spirit. A reminder that we cannot rely on something or someone but must seek the refreshing, renewing and power of Holy Spirit personally.…