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)
Because of the Holy Spirit, believers can live in a way that pleases God.
No matter how long we have been Christians, we can always keep growing more and more in purity and love.
In our new series, “Building Blocks for Life,” we began at the beginning, with Genesis, the book of beginnings. This first book of the...