In Jesus' final public teaching in the Gospel of John (10:22-42), the people of Jerusalem tried to pin him down. They wanted him to declare openly who he was. In keeping with his indirect public style, Jesus pointed them to his words and works. He also boldly declared, "I and the Father are one." This statement sent them looking for rocks to stone him, since they thought he was a man who made himself out to be God. They grasped that he claimed identity with God, but they got things exactly backwards. (sermon notes)
Four short parables point to the surpassing value of the kingdom of God and the need to find it now.
In 2 Peter 1:19-21, the apostle explains what the Scripture is, how it got to us, and why we should pay close attention to...
All agree that the Lord’s Supper is a remembrance meal, but it is also communion with the Lord and with each other. In 1...
