The Upper Room Discourse
Christian Unity is a Fact
Upper Room Discourse Series 12/14/2014 John 17:20-26 Christian Unity is a Fact That Should Be Celebrated and Manifested Take This To Heart Christian Unity is a Fact That Should Celebrated and Manifested The General Rule Rather than vilifying other believers/with whom we disagree on secondary issues-we should validate them by focusing on the majors/the things on which we…
The Real “Lord’s Prayer”
Upper Room Discourse Series 12/7/2014 John 17:1-19 The Real Lord’s Prayer: John 17 John 17:1–5 Jesus Prays for Himself Jesus Prays That God/Father Would Restore to Him His Heavenly Glory v1 Jesus Prays That Through Him, Human Beings Can/Will Enjoy Heavenly Glory v2-3 Jesus Prays That God/Father Would Restore to Him His Heavenly Glory…
The Reality of the Resurrection Revolutionizes Everything about Reality
11/30/2014 John 16:16-33 Believers Will Have Perplexity in the Crises of Life If We Fail to Rest in the Reality (and the Implications) of the Resurrection of Christ v16-19 Believers Can Have (Eye of the Hurricane) Peace in the Crises of Life If We Rest in the Reality (and the Implications) of the…
Handling Hate
Upper Room Discourse Series 11/9/2014 John 15:18-16:6 Handling Hate: How We Should Think about and Respond to Hatred Directed at Us/Our Faith in Christ Take This To Heart Fellowship with Christ is Offensive to the World 1: To the extent that believers identify with Christ in the world we will face…
The Joy of Fellowship with Christ/Other Christians
Upper Room Discourse Series 11/02/2014 John 15:12-17 Take This To Heart The BSOP (Biblical Standard Operating Procedure) for All Believers is to Forge a “Growing Fellowship/ Friendship” with Christ and in His Name with Other Christians Our close friends will make us or break…
The Secret to Joy in the Christian Life Isn’t…a Secret
Upper Room Discourse Series 10/19/2014 John 15:7-11 Happiness < Joy Positive emotional feelings based on pleasant happenings/circumstances Joy > Happiness The inner contentment of the soul which is actively occupied with Jesus Christ-Who He is, what He has done and what He will do. Joy can be…
Abide in Christ
Tanglewood Bible Fellowship 10/12/2014 John 15:1-6 The Key to TBS: Abide in Christ Believers Are to Abide in Christ So We Can Bear Much Spiritual Fruit 15:1-5a Believers Are to Abide in Christ So We Can Avoid Spiritual Mediocrity/Divine Discipline 15:5b-6 Take This To Heart God is MORE…
Three Key Facts about the Rapture
Upper Room Discourse Series 10/5/2014 Three Key Facts about the Rapture Believers Need to Know 1st: Is the Rapture Really Taught in Scripture? John 14:1-3 Let not your heart be troubled; believe in God, believe also in Me. In My Father’s house are many dwelling places; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare…
The Dangers of Observation and Interpretation (Apart from Context and Correlation)
John 6:53-54 The Dangers of Observation and Interpretation (Apart from Context and Correlation) John 6:53-43: Radical (Attention Getting) Statement Which Could Be Interpreted in Different Ways unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no life in yourselves. He who…
What True Biblical Spirituality Does NOT Look Like
John 13-17 The Upper Room Discourse 8/10/2014 John 13:21-30 What True Biblical Spirituality Does NOT Look Like Take This To Heart General Principle Good-Good Works, Including True Full Spiritual Servanthood are the FRUIT Not the ROOT, the EFFECT Not the CAUSE of Salvation. Specific Case Going to…
- 1
- 2