Joy Complete (2024) (John 15:9-13) John 15:9 The context of this passage is right after Jesus teaches on the vine. How we are all branches on a vine and we must stay connected to the vine to remain alive. Jesus then transitions into talking about love and joy. So there is a connection between Joy...
The Christmas Story: Love is Born Part III (2022) (1:39-56) Verse 39 This journey from Nazareth to the hill country of Judea would have been over 80 miles and taken 3-4 days. No mention is made of a traveling companion but a young “single” woman would not have traveled alone. Verse 40-41 The baby...
Complete Joy in the midst of a Pandemic. In John 15:9-13 Jesus promises us complete joy, or the full measure of joy. But for many of us we would say that we aren’t living in the reality of complete joy. Then on tip of that add the circumstances of the a global pandemic and...
Seek First: Triumph over Afflicting Spirits (2 Tim 1:6-8) Fear, depression, anxiety • How do we deal with fear? o We must treat it as a spirit, an intruder spirit. An unwelcome guest. • We deal with is using the authority Christ has given us. o Deal with is like you would an intruder in...
