John 17:1-8 Sermon Series: The End…Beginning Sermon Title: Closing Prayer The last week series about the end of this worship service. This is also our last worship service. We center around Jesus’ words to his disciples in John 13-17 as He closes down his own ministry. Jesus closes the time with a prayer. Not a prayer to end things, but one that will carry the disciples into a new beginning – Pastor Brian Johnson Closing Prayer...
John 13:1-17 Sermon Series: The End…Beginning Sermon Title: Sent as Servants Week 3 in our 4 week series about the end of this worship service. We center around Jesus’ words to his disciples in John 13-17 as He closes down his own ministry. Jesus first models the way of the sevant, then sends the disciples as servants. We talk about how we are sent as servant ministers to our new worship service. – Pastor Brian Johnson Sent as Servants...
John 15:1-8 Sermon Series: The End…Beginning Sermon Title: Connection Week 2 in our 4 week series about the end of this worship service. We center around Jesus’ words to his disciples in John 13-17 as He closes down his own ministry. Jesus shares the most important thing in times of transition. He is the vine, we are the branches. – Pastor Brian Johnson Connection
John 15:9-17 Sermon Series: The End…Beginning Sermon Title: A New Direction Week 1 in our 4 week series about the end of this worship service. We center around Jesus’ words to his disciples in John 13-17 as He closes down his own ministry. Jesus gives his disciples a new direction to head in. Pastor Brian unfolds the vision for our new direction as a worshipping community. – Pastor Brian Johnson A New Direction...
Our sixth installment of our Lent Series: Prayer in the Darkness. John 17:21-22 Jesus prays “I pray they will be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. I pray that they also will be in us, so that the world will believe that you sent me. I’ve given them the glory that you gave me so that they can be one just as we are one.” There is a difference between being alone and being lonely. We can learn from Jesus as he walks the lonely path to the cross. Small groups become a primary way w...
Our fourth installment of our Lent Series: Prayer in the Darkness. John 12:27-28 Jesus prays ““Now I am deeply troubled. What should I say? ‘Father, save me from this time’? No, for this is the reason I have come to this time. Father, glorify your name!” We all face decisions that we know are what we must do. Yet, going through with the decisions challenges us to the core. In Jesus’ prayer we see how he faced his own decisions and found God’s leading. – Pastor Brian Johnson Scared of the Dark...
Our third installment of our Lent Series: Prayer in the Darkness. Matthew 11:25-26 – Jesus prays “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you’ve hidden these things from the wise and intelligent and have shown them to babies. Indeed, Father, this brings you happiness.” Why does God hide good news from some, and reveal it to others? In prayer we can explore the depths of God, and find revealed the heart of the Father – Pastor Brian Johnson Decisions in the Dark...
Our second installment of our Lent Series: Prayer in the Darkness Luke 23:46. Jesus prays from the cross “Father, into your hands I entrust my life.” Pastoral Intern Kari Snell talks about what this powerful meant for Jesus, and how it challenges us each day of our lives. – Lent 2: Praying when Day turns to Night – Kari Snell
The kickoff of our Lent series: Prayers in the Darkness Matthew 6:1-8 – Jesus invites us to hide away from all the craziness around us so that we can talk with him. In the dark prayer space, we find the light of Christ. – Pastor Brian Johnson Lent1: prayersinthedarkness
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