Sojourners,We finished John 8 last Sunday. This week we will tackle all of John 9. It is one of my favorite stories in the Gospel of John. I hope it will be refreshing and encouraging to you as study it this week and listen to the sermon on Sunday.Here are some questions to consider as you study...
Sojourners,This week we will finish up John 8. Jesus continues to say some pretty bold things about himself. As you study the text ahead of the sermon, may your affections for Christ grow more and more.We will be in John 8:31-59.Here are some questions to consider as you study the text: How...
Sojourners,This Sunday we will be in John 8:12-30. Below are some questions to help you as you study the text this week.One quick note. We will be skipping over John 7:53-8:11 in our preaching. The reason is, as your Bible probably mentions, it is highly unlikely that it is original to John's...
Hello Sojourners,This week instead of giving you a specific text to look at with questions ahead of Sunday, I want to encourage you to look through God's word and see what he has to say about justice.If you do a simple search of the word justice on esvonline.org 133 references come up. About the...
I’ve been thinking about it all week. Thinking, reading, praying. Two more videos surfaced this week. One showing a woman calling the police on a black man, Christian Cooper, for asking her to put a leash on her dog and one showing the death of an unarmed black man, George Floyd, at the...
Hello Sojourners,I hope you are enjoying the beautiful weather today! As I mentioned in my sermon on Sunday, this coming week we have the joy of hearing Mark Mullery, a pastor at Redeeming Grace Church, preach on fear--an important topic any time, but especially right now.This will be a...
Hello Sojourners,As we look ahead to Sunday we will be in John 7:25-52 with a focus on what Jesus says in v. 37-38. Here are some questions for you to consider as you study the text this week: Be reminded of the context of what is going on, where Jesus is, and who he is speaking to. What...
The last few weeks have been challenging for our world and country. But the last few days have felt especially hard. I’ve been praying and processing. Wondering what to say and how to say it. I’m not sure I’ve figured that out yet, so bear with me for a longer note. On Thursday...
Sojourners,I hope you've been able to stay engaged with our Seeing Jesus sermon series over this time of stay-at-home orders and social distancing. I can't wait until we are able to enjoy God's word together again in person. I love the Gospel of John and I especially love John 6. This...
Brothers and sisters,I made a short video encouragement for you today with two things that have come to mind as I've prayed for you and our church.Please take some time to watch today. Praying for you. Keep pursuing Jesus and one another..grace and peace. Justin