24-1027: Love from God gives life that becomes life-giving as we love one another. Once John establishes the character of God as the foundation of our understanding for Him, and that our relationship with Him is due to His love for us to make us His children, he moves to the next aspect of...
24-0915: The essence of the Christian life is one of fellowship with God through Jesus Christ. The letter of First John opens in a unique manner characteristic of the Apostle John’s writing. In his introduction he reveals how we have life with God, and how real and eternal this life truly is because the...
With Jesus, you get everything, ALL of GOD! There’s only one salvation n Jesus Christ, from dark to light, death to life, eternal torment to abundant life forevermore! God has NO version of salvation that does not include resurrection unto eternal life. You are either saved by grace through faith in Jesus Christ alone...
There is more glory and good in understanding life by what God means to bring from it than anything man could dare to intend in it. God’s promise to which we hold in Jesus Christ, that holds us in salvation, tells the Christian that there will never be anything in our life that God...
Pastor Lane shares a devotional interlude to the “LOVE series: a study in the gospel of John”. This message aims to encourage and help Christ-followers to pause and meditate on God’s truth that as Christians we are the beloved of God. Henri Nouwen states, “‘Beloved’ forms the core truth of our existence.” Our aim...
17-1105: Jesus works with resurrection power for eternal life to all who believe in Him. Jesus’ dear friend Lazarus is sick and his family has called for him to come. But Jesus is focused on the Father’s glory and knows the purpose for this illness that will lead to death. He is intentional to use this...
17-0514: Jesus is the Christ, God’s Savior, who is worthy of worship and glory. Jesus is confronted by the Jews who ask him for a straight answer on whether or not He is the Christ. When He answers their question the accuse Him of blasphemy and want to stone Him. Jesus shows how His...
17-0416: Jesus gives new life to all who believe in Him. The resurrection accounts the most potent day in history that illumines all reality and eternity. Jesus’ resurrection on the third day showed that He alone is the power of life over death. Pastor Lane poses the questions, If Jesus is the power of...
17_0122: Jesus is the love of God who gives life to all who believe in Him. Jesus’s miracle on the Sabbath creates a confrontation with the religious people. They were seeking to kill him for the work he was doing. Jesus addresses them to validate his work by His being. He shows that He...