"Familiarity from what was visible blinded them to the revelation of the divine. Unbelief always values what is seen over the unseen, what is known over revealed, what is explainable over incomprehensible, and what is controllable over what seems inconceivable. Their response was rooted in the fact that they didn’t believe God, and they...
The gospel defines everything about the way a Christian lives because Jesus is worthy, all the way and in every way, of one's whole life....
20-0412: The willing and worthy King laid down His life so that you, by faith in Him, could be raised up with Him to new life. Against the world super-power of the Roman empire, Mark reveals the ultimate power of Jesus Christ. He captures Jesus’ true power on earth not by demonstrated feats of...
18-0513: Jesus died as God so those who believe in His Name would receive eternal life in Him. The gospel of John brings us to Jesus trial, sentencing and crucifixion to show how Jesus died for sin. The trial is a travesty of justice like none other, and the sentence completely unjust. But God...
17_1119: 17-1119: Jesus works resurrection power for life in all who believe in Him. No one else’s encounter with Jesus will ever suffice for you. We can glean from other’s experiences, but we must learn our own lessons and wrestle with our own questions and doubts. John provides a powerful picture of how God relates...
17-0402: Jesus sets us free from sin when we abide in His truth. Jesus addresses those who believe in Him in this passage. He introduces what it means to follow Him, often called discipleship, and how His truth transforms the life of those who follow Him. Pastor Lane sets forth three lessons that teach...
17-0305: God the Father sends the Word – Jesus – to give life and His Spirit to live in us. In this message Pastor Lane works addresses the issue of how God works His redemptive purpose and will in the world. He highlights six moves through John 7 to show how God’s Word works...
17-0219: Jesus is the bread and drink that gives true life to all who believe in Him. This sermon is the second part of Jesus as the Bread of Life. As Jesus confronts the unbelief of the people, he provides some very hard teachings that the people reject because they do not believe. Pastor...
17-0212: Jesus is the bread and drink that gives true life to all who believe in Him. After he feeds the five thousand, Jesus is confronted by the crowd asking him for another sign to verify his claims. The problem, though, is not that Jesus has not done enough for them to believe but...
16_1120: Jesus Christ is worthy of our all and He calls us to decrease that He might increase. As chapter three draws to a close, John provides a high call to every person to exalt Christ in their life. He uses John the Baptist’s statement, “He must increase, but I must decrease.” The Christian life...