03072020 – John 3. 1-17 (Lent II) Have you EVER entertained the idea that your thinking MIGHT be wrong? A little OFF? Tainted? Not, a part of God’s plan? You could be standing “in direct OPPOSITION to him” you know! Nicodemus had EVERYTHING going for him. Talk about your “LIFE of PRIVILEGE” … HE […]
012220B- Jn1. 29-42 First, we get HIT with a rather confusing statement or “a comment in passing.” It comes from the mouth of John the Baptizer. He’s that WILD GUY out there in the desert, EATING all kinds of strange things and WEARING a crazy-funky- animal-skin-tunic. When the Baptizer sees Jesus, he […]
012220 – Jn.1.29-42 Tonight I want to “take a crack” at a rather UNKNOWN DISCIPLE. ONE I have always FELT “sorry” FOR… The first thing that can be said is that Andrew was Simon Peter’s YOUNGER BROTHER. It is not EASY – being a younger brother. So I think of Andrew constantly growing up in […]
011820-B Jn. 1. 29-42 IT’s me, JOHN THE BAPTIZER. The son of Zechariah and Elizabeth—originally from the Judea Hill Country… You can find me most days, along the Jordan’s BANKS. Or, in the area of the DEAD SEA… That’s MY TURF. YOU won’t believe WHAT just happened to me. “THIS is ridiculous, I tell you!” […]
011820-A Jn. 1 29-42 There is SO MUCH to consider. Business is NOT EASY TODAY. There is SO much to be CONSIDERED. It is actually QUITE COMPLICATED. Obviously you start with the “BUSINESS PLAN or MODEL.” A GOOD “business plan” is A MUST. “A business plan” is that FORMAL WRITTEN DOCUMENT containing your business GOALS, […]
011820 – Jn. 1.29-42 Dogs and cats and rabbits (Oh MY!) I want to talk with you about “the Lamb of God.” It is still an animal, right…NO! Wait a minute…the “Lamb of God” IS NOT an animal at all. It is a PERSON. A human being…MORE than a human being…a man who walked upon […]
010420 – John 1. 10-18 The Gospel of John begins with “a lovely little poem” ABOUT Jesus that is loved and adored by a great many. It is called John’s “PROLOGUE.” IN IT – the “major themes” of John’s gospel are LAID OUT for the reader IN ADVANCE. You already know that John’s gospel […]
112719 – It costs “literally NOTHING” to say, “Thank You!” I am talking about showing GRATEFULNESS, THANKFULNESS and APPRECIATION. It really truly IS NOT DIFFICULT to simply ACKNOWLEDGE another human being…to RECOGNIZE another and to offer a word of KINDNESS. It is FREE, it costs YOU nothing. This happens to be a narrative that you […]
Our world can be a very confusing place. Very confusing… “Your life” didn’t come with an “instruction manual”, nobody agrees on “the rules for life” or even…if there ARE… “rules for life.” The reason for “your existence” was “never clearly stated” to you before you were born…you just WERE… It’s as if “a big celestial […]
John’s Gospel is a “tough gospel” to preach on… Holy Trinity is a “tough celebration” in the life of the church to rap your head around…it is after all, “a doctrine” of the church. In John, Jesus is talking about “when the Spirit comes.” It is still “anticipated,” it is “longed for”…but “has not yet […]