Category: John
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“By Believing You May Have Life in His Name”
Scripture Readings: Ezekiel 47:9-10; John 20:30-31; 21:3-14 (text) May 29, 2016 (ZCRC Pasig & BSCC) • Download this sermon (PDF) Dear congregation of Christ: Today is our last meditation on the Gospel of John. It has been a most edifying series, as we journeyed through the Gospel of Jesus’ beloved disciple. John demonstrates to…
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“I Am Not Praying for the World”
Scripture Readings: 2 Chronicles 6:12-42; John 17:1-26 (text) * Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 116-117 May 8, 2016 * Download this sermon (PDF) Beloved congregation of Christ: We come now to Chapter 17 of the Gospel of John, when Jesus spent his last night on earth praying in the Garden of Gethsemane. In the Gospels of…
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“Your Sorrow Will Turn Into Joy”
Scripture Readings: Daniel 7:13-14; Luke 24:50-53; JOHN 16:7, 20 (text); Acts 1:6-11 May 1, 2016 • Download this sermon (PDF) Dear congregation of Christ: All of us are very familiar with the famous balcony scene in Romeo and Juliet, when the two lovebirds declared their love for one another. Before they parted, Juliet, expressed her sorrow before…
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The Vinedresser, the True Vine, and the Branches
Scripture Readings:Isaiah 5:1-7; 27:2-6; JOHN 15:1-17 (text); Romans 11:17-24 April 24, 2016 • Download this sermon (PDF) Dear congregation of Christ: Our reading in Isaiah Chapter 5 is about a vineyard owner who planted a vineyard, tended and protected it with care, but when harvest came, his vineyard produced not sweet, but only bitter,…
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“If I Do Not Wash You, You Have No Share With Me”
Scripture Readings: Exodus 30:17-21; Psalm 51:2, 7; John 13:1-20, 31-35 April 17, 2016 • Download this sermon (PDF) Dear congregation of Christ: Every Maundy Thursday, the day before Good Friday, some evangelical churches include a footwashing ceremony in their Holy Communion service. Benedictine monks used to practice footwashing as a part of welcoming guests.…
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“I AM the Resurrection and the Life: Do You Believe This?”
Scripture Readings: Psalm 118:22-27; John 11:17-25 (text) March 27, 2016 * ZCRC (Pasig) and BSCC * Download this sermon (PDF) Ccongregation of Christ: A story is told of a Christian School teacher who asked her class the week before Easter about their knowledge of the celebration. One little girl volunteered her opinion, “Easter is…
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The Christian’s Four Assurances
Jeremiah 32:36-41; John 10:28-30 (text); Romans 8:30-39 February 7, 2016 • Download this sermon (PDF) Beloved congregation of Christ: About twenty years ago, I taught a high school Bible class at a school for missionary children in the Philippines. Sometime after teaching the doctrines of grace to the class, including the perseverance of the…
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5 Sermons on God’s Salvation Plan in John 10
John Chapter 10 is a chapter rich in theology. In addition to the doctrine of the divinity of our Lord Jesus Christ, this chapter is a gold mine of the “doctrines of grace” – how a person is saved only by God’s grace alone in Christ alone, according to God’s sovereignty alone. Date Sermon…
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The Shepherd’s Call
Isaiah 43:1-3a; Hosea 11:1-2;John 10:3-5, 16-17, 27 (text) February 1, 2016 • Download this sermon (PDF) Congregation of Christ: When the pastor preaches the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ to a congregation, there are people who respond positively, and with interest, and later come to faith. But there are also many who have…
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“The Good Shepherd Lays Down His Life for the Sheep”
Ezekiel 34:22-24; John 10:11, 15-18 (text) January 25, 2016 (Big Springs URC & ZCRC Pasig) • Download this sermon (PDF) Beloved congregation of Christ: On October 6, 1973, as I was looking forward to the last few days of my college years, news broke out that Egypt and Syria attacked Israel simultaneously on two…