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SERIES: The Gospel of John A Voice in the Desert, or John the Baptist Was No TV Preacher SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus Introduction: On this day of the first Presidential debate of 1992, I am reminded of one of the most electric moments in the 1988 presidential c
SERIES: The Gospel of John The Visit SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus Introduction: Our earth is of tremendous size to us. Few of us have circled it even once. Yet if our sun were hollow it could hold over one million earths, and there are stars in our galaxy that,
SERIES: The Gospel of John Building from Scratch SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus Introduction: Suppose for a moment that Dr. Paul Cedar, the President of the Evangelical Free Church of America, were to come to us and say, “The largest city in the United States with
SERIES: The Gospel of John Joy in Cana SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus Introduction: If you were asked to name three characteristics of Jesus that stand out above all others, what would they be? Holiness, love, compassion, humility, wisdom, justice, goodness, truth
SERIES: The Gospel of John Reformation Day in God’s House SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus Acknowledgment of Reformation Day: Yesterday was a holiday for many Americans, but it was a Holy Day for Christians. Were you aware of that? Yesterday was Reformation Day, the
SERIES: The Gospel of John The Nicodemus Syndrome SPEAKER: Brad Harper Introduction: Last year during all the news coverage of the race riots in South Central Los Angeles I saw one story which particularly impressed me. A reporter was on location in one of the
SERIES: The Gospel of John The Love of God SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus Introduction: There is hardly a place in the world to which the Gospel of Jesus Christ has gone that John 3:16 has not become almost instantly known. It is the first verse that translators p
God’s Answer to Professional Jealousy SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus Introduction: We talked last Lord’s Day, from Numbers 11:4-34, about the problem of jealousy and intolerance in the church. An individual contacted me after the service and said he wanted to talk
SERIES: The Gospel of John Living Water for a Dying Woman, or Broken Wells, Thirsty People SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus Introduction: Already in our study of the Gospel of John, we have noted the skillful use of contrast by the author. In chapter two the Apostle
SERIES: The Gospel of John Fields Ripe for Harvest SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus Introduction: Have you ever stopped to think how much of life revolves around food? When you add up the time and money spent on shopping for it, storing it, preparing it, eating and
SERIES: The Gospel of John The Great Physician SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus Introduction: The healing miracles of Jesus fascinate us, but at the same time they frequently frustrate us. The reason can best be stated this way: Jesus healed all manner of disease an
SERIES: The Gospel of John Do You Want to Get Well? SPEAKER: Brad Harper Introduction: With the opening of chapter five of John’s Gospel, we enter a new phase in the ministry of Jesus. For the next few chapters John will focus on the growing opposition to Jesu