As we approach the end of 2019 and the beginning of 2020, we learn from John 7:1-31 how Jesus approached time and timing. He always ordered his life according to God's timing. We too have our time, and we all have the same amount of it. The question is how we are going to use it. (full sermon notes)
Jesus combined a warning of judgment with a demonstration of the liberating power of the kingdom of God.
In Stephen's speech before the Jewish Council, he gave a master class on the meaning of Old Testament history, which culminated in Jesus.
In a brief burst of practical instructions, we learn how to treat church leaders, other church numbers, and everyone else.