Text: John 18:1-3 What Judas Brought to the Garden Roman cohort — the military of the world empire of the day; would later be overthrown (Daniel 2:44) Officers from the chief priests — those who should have been the spiritual leaders of the people; but they were not helping them (Matthew 9:35-36) Some of the [...]

Text: Ephesians 1:3-14 Spiritual Blessings Predestination (v. 4-5) — God was able to foreknow who would be saved: those who were holy and blameless Grace (v. 6) — God’s gift of salvation, given to us freely, not according to what we deserve Redemption (v. 7) — God purchased us, bought us back from our bondage [...]

Text: John 17 What did Jesus pray for? Glorification (v. 1-5) Faithfulness (v. 6-12) Sanctification (v. 13-19) Unity (v. 20-23) Salvation (v. 24) Love (v. 25)

Text: John 13:1-17 Jesus Knew His Place (v. 3) God was His Father All things had been given to Him He had come from God He was going back to God Knowing His Place, He Washed the Disciples’ Feet (v. 4-5) Jesus should have been the one being served But He humbled Himself, took the [...]

Text: 1 Corinthians 15:1-8 Four Facts of First Importance Christ died – laid down His life for our sins (John 10:18; Colossians 1:22) He was buried – shows that His death was not a hoax (Matthew 27:57-60) He was raised – first fruits of those who are asleep, gives us hope (1 Corinthians 15:20; 1 [...]

Text: John 12 The Triumphal Entry (v. 12-15) - humble entry, rather than an impressive display of power Teaching about Sacrifice (v. 25-26) - Jesus offers eternal life, but one must be willing to lay down his life here The Crucifixion (v. 32-33) - crucifixion was supposed to turn people away from Christ and end the movement; it [...]

Text: John 11 Nature of Miracles True miracles cannot be faked, attributed to coincidence, or be just an unlikely event True miracles are undeniable – Even Jesus’ enemies acknowledged the legitimacy of His miracle (v. 47-48) Miracles were performed to produce faith (v. 45; John 20:30-31) God Allows Human Suffering Jesus knew Lazarus was sick [...]

Text: John 10:11 What Makes Jesus the Good Shepherd? He calls His own sheep by name (John 10:3) He goes ahead of them (John 10:4) He provides an abundant life (John 10:10) He lays down His life for the sheep (John 10:11) No one can take His sheep away (John 10:28 Dangers that We Face [...]

Text: John 8:12 What Does Light Do? Brings understanding (Ephesians 3:8-10) Shows us the way (John 11:9-10) Exposes evil (1 Corinthians 4:5) Jesus is the Light He brings understanding (John 1:9) He shows us the way (John 14:6) He exposes evil (John 3:19-20) His Word Provides Light Today We gain understanding from it (1 Corinthians [...]

Text: John 7 His Background – John 7:27 His Education – John 7:15 Their Traditions – John 7:19; 5:16-18 Their Misunderstanding – John 7:33-35