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The Gospel of John (11): The Second Sign: The Healing of a Son
In John 4:43-54, we may see the true identity of Jesus; the promised Messiah had come at last. Rev. Paul van Engelenhoven uses the second miracle in Cana to show our need for true faith, and how God works through the faith of his believers. In this message, we also learn about God’s supreme love in…
The Gospel of John (10): Jesus Christ Formed in the Heart
Jesus Christ came to fill empty hearts with love for God. Rev. Paul van Engelenhoven uses John 4:35-42 to illustrate heart evangelism, sowing and reaping the heart, and the two roads to the heart. If we receive Jesus into our hearts, we can join the Samaritans in exclaiming, “We know that this is…
The Scripture Is Fulfilled
Rev. Victor Atallah presents the comforting prophecy in Isaiah 61:1-7 and the response by Jesus in Luke 4:14-22, “Today the Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.” We learn there is no solution to our problems outside of God, and Jesus was the answer to the prophecy given to Abraham, “And in your offspring shall all of the nations be blessed.”
The Gospel of John (9): The Heart of Christ
Rev. Paul van Engelenhoven shares this glimpse into the heart of Christ. In John 4:27-38 Jesus explained, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me, and to finish his work.” As we live lives imitating Christ, we remember “We are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.”
The Gospel of John (8.1): The Seventh Husband
The love of Jesus Christ for sinners is revealed in the story of the Samaritan woman at the well. Rev. Paul van Engelenhoven explains the unusual request, the unusual offer, and the unusual invitation. When the woman remarked, “I know the Messiah is coming,” Jesus replied, “I who speak to you am He.” John 4:1-30
The Gospel at the Heart of the Law
Rev. Mark Kelderman explains from Matthew 23:1-13, 23-39, the misunderstanding of the Pharisees who thought they were keeping the law, and the correction Jesus provided, along with our guide to salvation living. “He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to to do justice. and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?”
Did You Receive the Holy Spirit?
What is inside every true Christian? Mr. Eduardo Martorano answers this question with the words Paul spoke to the Ephesians in Acts 19:1-7, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” Moving beyond repentance to faith in Jesus is the key to being a Christian.
“You, however, are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if in fact the Spirit of God dwells in you.”
The Gospel of John (7): He Must Increase
John the Baptist explained to his followers that he was preparing the way for Christ, and Christ must increase in their lives. Rev. Paul van Engelenhoven explains the need for Christ to increase in our world, to increase in our hearts, and to increase on our lips. “And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for…
The Gospel of John (6): The Light Has Come into the World
In the gospel of John we learn many people prefer darkness, rather than light. Rev. Paul van Engelenhoven contrasts those who hate the light and those who come to the light. The apostle Paul calls us to “Be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and…
The Lord Our Keeper
Psalm 121:1-8 teaches us the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth, is the only one who can guard us and preserve us forever. Rev. Paul van Engelenhoven describes the Keeper of our soul, the Keeper of our ways, the Keeper who never sleeps, and the Keeper that is ever near! “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called…