Love, Hate, And Life In The World - John 15:18-16:4

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Date:  10/26/14
Speaker:  Matt McCullough
Title:  Love, Hate, And Life In The World
Scripture:  John 15:18-16:4

Description:  In this text Jesus implies that understanding and anticipating the hatred of the world for Jesus and his followers is crucial for faith that lasts. But what does Jesus mean by the hatred of the world? And how should we deal with the hatred of the world?

If You Love Me - John 14:12-31

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Date:  10/12/14
Speaker:  Matt McCullough
Title:  If You Love Me
Scripture:  John 14:12-31

Description:  Jesus teaches that if we love him we will obey him, and if we don’t love him we won’t obey him. The key to our behavior—what we do—is in the affections, what we love. That’s why Jesus’s promise of a Helper, the Holy Spirit, is such good news. The promised Spirit is also a promise of a new heart moved by love for Jesus.

The Conquering Lamb - John 11:45-12:19

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Date:  08/31/14
Speaker:  Matt McCullough
Title:  The Conquering Lamb
Scripture:  John 11:45-12:19

Description:  These three stories point us to the irony we have to recognize if we want to understand Jesus and what it means to follow him: he is the death-defeating king who conquers by dying, the champion who wins by losing, the one who gains his glorious throne by embracing the shameful cross.

Death, Resurrection, And The Glory Of Jesus (Part 2) - John 11:1-44

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Date:  08/24/14
Speaker:  Matt McCullough
Title:  Death, Resurrection, And The Glory Of Jesus (Part 2)
Scripture:  John 11:1-44

Description:  To see the glory of Jesus, to fully believe in him and rest in his power, we must see him in light of the problem he came to solve, the problem of death. And when we’ve seen the glory of Jesus, when we’ve tasted the sweetness of what he offers by his life, death, and resurrection, we come to see the problem of death in a whole new light.

Death, Resurrection, And The Glory Of Jesus (Part 1) - John 11:1-44

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Date:  08/17/14
Speaker:  Matt McCullough
Title:  Death, Resurrection, And The Glory Of Jesus (Part 1)
Scripture:  John 11:1-44

Description:  If we want to understand the full significance of Jesus and what he came to do for us, we have to look squarely at the awful reality of death. It’s in the context of this most basic human problem that the glory of Jesus shines most brightly.

The Good Life and the Good Shepherd - John 10:1-21

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Date:  08/03/14
Speaker:  Matt McCullough
Title:  The Good Life and the Good Shepherd
Scripture:  John 10:1-21

Description:  Jesus claims that he is the door into the good life—a life of safety and satisfaction. He claims that everyone else offering the good life will ultimately bleed you dry, not fill you up. And he claims that he will deliver where all others fall short because he is the Good Shepherd who loves his sheep enough to die for them and who’s powerful enough to conquer death for them.

Neither Do I Condemn You - John 7:53-8:11

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Date:  06/29/14
Speaker:  Matt McCullough
Title:  Neither Do I Condemn You
Scripture:  John 7:53-8:11

Description:  Though most agree this famous story doesn’t belong in John’s Gospel, it stands as a vivid and beautiful illustration of the Bible’s consistent and clear message: sin is a universal problem (and not just someone else’s problem), but it is no match for the liberating power of Jesus’s grace.