The Gospel of John
We all have things in our life of which we are ashamed. In this story, we see how Jesus restores those who have fallen through his restoration of Peter, who denied him three times.
Resources:
The Gospel According to John (Pillar New Testament Commentary), D.A. Carson
Expository Thoughts on the Gospel According to John, J.C. Ryle
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Read sermon transcriptAs we come to the close of our series of sermons through the Gospel of John, we come to the purpose for which the whole book was written: That we would know that Jesus is the Christ, and that we might believe in him.
Resources:
The Gospel According to John (Pillar New Testament Commentary), D.A. Carson
Expository Thoughts on the Gospel According to John, J.C. Ryle
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Nobody likes when someone is fake, but how do you know who people really are? Actions speak louder than words, and the action of Jesus that most clearly reveals who he is is his death.
Resources:
The Gospel According to John (Pillar New Testament Commentary), D.A. Carson
Expository Thoughts on the Gospel According to John, J.C. Ryle
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Read sermon transcriptWe’re all prone to see our own little worlds as a really big deal, but Jesus calls us into not only a bigger and better world, but a kingdom that is not of this world at all.
Resources:
The Gospel According to John (Pillar New Testament Commentary), D.A. Carson
Expository Thoughts on the Gospel According to John, J.C. Ryle
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Read sermon transcriptThe Gospel records of Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection spend an inordinate amount of time on his death. Why? So that we might not only know that he died, but know why he died, and what it means for us.
Resources:
The Gospel According to John (Pillar New Testament Commentary), D.A. Carson
Expository Thoughts on the Gospel According to John, J.C. Ryle
Read sermon transcriptIs heaven real? What is it, anyway? In this passage, Jesus defines heaven as knowing God through Jesus, something that begins in this life, and He prays that we would have that.
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Most agree that the world can be hard, but Jesus gives us a way to have joy and peace in it, because He overcame it.
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There are few things less desirable than being hated by someone else. Yet Jesus tells us in this passage that the world will hate us if we follow him. How can we under that hatred? The Holy Spirit will help us.
Resources:
The Gospel According to John (Pillar New Testament Commentary), D.A. Carson
Expository Thoughts on the Gospel According to John, J.C. Ryle
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Read sermon transcriptWe all want our lives to matter, but we often feel discouraged and stressed by the apparent lack of fruit from our best efforts. How can we bear fruit that matters and lasts? Jesus is the true vine, and it’s only as we abide in him that we bear fruit.
Resources:
The Gospel According to John (Pillar New Testament Commentary), D.A. Carson
Expository Thoughts on the Gospel According to John, J.C. Ryle
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Read sermon transcriptOur hearts seem good at finding trouble. In the first half of John 14, Jesus gave us three reasons to not let our hearts be troubled. Here in the second half, he gives three more.
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The Gospel According to John (Pillar New Testament Commentary), D.A. Carson
Expository Thoughts on the Gospel According to John, J.C. Ryle
Read sermon transcriptOur hearts seem good at finding trouble; does Jesus simply add to it? No. Instead, he gives us a way to not let our hearts be troubled.
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The Gospel According to John (Pillar New Testament Commentary), D.A. Carson
Expository Thoughts on the Gospel According to John, J.C. Ryle
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Read sermon transcriptAs Jesus begins his farewell discourse, what does he want his disciples to know before he departs? What does he want to be foundational to their life together? Loving one another as he loved them.
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The Gospel According to John (Pillar New Testament Commentary), D.A. Carson
Expository Thoughts on the Gospel According to John, J.C. Ryle
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Read sermon transcriptWe admire selfless service, but we are afraid of being forced to serve. In this text, we learn how to serve like Jesus.
Citylight Center City | May 29, 2022 from Citylight Church on Vimeo.
Resources:
The Gospel According to John (Pillar New Testament Commentary), D.A. Carson
Expository Thoughts on the Gospel According to John, J.C. Ryle
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Read sermon transcriptJesus is glorified by his death.
- He had to die
- He will draw all people through his death
- He is not threatened by unbelief.
Citylight Center City | May 22, 2022 from Citylight Church on Vimeo.
Resources:
Expository Thoughts on the Gospel of John, by JC Ryle
John (Baker Exegetical Commentary on the NT), by Andreas Kostenberger
For This Purpose I Have Come To This Hour, by John Piper
Belief in Jesus, by John Piper
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Jesus is worthy of everything we have.
Citylight Center City | May 15, 2022 from Citylight Church on Vimeo.
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As John continues to show us who Jesus is, here we discover He is the resurrection and the life: He uses death, He is life, He weeps over death, and, ultimately, He defeats death.
Citylight Center City | May 8, 2022 from Citylight Church on Vimeo.
Resources:
The Gospel According to John (Pillar New Testament Commentary), D.A. Carson
Expository Thoughts on the Gospel According to John, J.C. Ryle
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Read sermon transcriptWho is Jesus, really? In this passage, Jesus makes it clear: He is one in being with the Father.
Citylight Center City | May 1, 202 from Citylight Church on Vimeo.
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We’re all influenced by someone; none of us are as independent as we’d like to think. But Jesus is the best possible person to follow, because He is the good shepherd.
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The Gospel According to John (Pillar New Testament Commentary), D.A. Carson
Expository Thoughts on the Gospel According to John, J.C. Ryle
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Read sermon transcriptIn this story, Jesus displays the mighty work of God by working a new creation in a man blind from birth. Through it, we learn that we are all born blind, but that Jesus is the one who gives sight to the blind.
Citylight Center City | April 10, 2022 from Citylight Church on Vimeo.
Resources:
The Gospel According to John (Pillar New Testament Commentary), D.A. Carson
Expository Thoughts on the Gospel According to John, J.C. Ryle
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Read sermon transcriptIn this story many believed in Jesus, but instead of celebrating that right away, Jesus clarifies a mark of true disciples: Abiding in His Word.
Citylight Center City | April 3, 2022 from Citylight Church on Vimeo.
Resources:
The Gospel According to John (Pillar New Testament Commentary), D.A. Carson
Expository Thoughts on the Gospel According to John, J.C. Ryle
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Read sermon transcriptWho is Jesus? He introduces Himself first with the great title of “I am” and then says He is the light of the world. Therefore we should follow Him, judge rightly, and believe in Him.
Citylight Center City | March 27, 2022 from Citylight Church on Vimeo.
Resources:
The Gospel According to John (Pillar New Testament Commentary), D.A. Carson
Expository Thoughts on the Gospel According to John, J.C. Ryle
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We all sense that we are needy, but what do we really need? Jesus promises to provide something that will satisfy our true thirst.
Citylight Center City | March 20, 2022 from Citylight Church on Vimeo.
Resources:
The Gospel According to John (Pillar New Testament Commentary), D.A. Carson
Expository Thoughts on the Gospel According to John, J.C. Ryle
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Read sermon transcriptThe most important question anyone can ever answer is, “Who is Jesus?” In this text, we see that He truly is the anointed one of God.
Citylight Center City | January 23, 2022 from Citylight Church on Vimeo.
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The Gospel According to John (Pillar New Testament Commentary), D.A. Carson
Expository Thoughts on the Gospel According to John, J.C. Ryle
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It’s one thing to admire Christ; it’s another thing to eat Him. Jesus says only those who do the latter have eternal life, but what does that mean?
Citylight Center City | January 16, 2022 from Citylight Church on Vimeo.
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The Gospel According to John (Pillar New Testament Commentary), D.A. Carson
Expository Thoughts on the Gospel According to John, J.C. Ryle
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Read sermon transcriptWe’re all prone to give our time and energy to things that won’t last. Jesus warns us against such a mistake, and holds Himself out as the bread of life that truly lasts.
Citylight Center City | January 9, 2022 from Citylight Church on Vimeo.
Resources:
The Gospel According to John (Pillar New Testament Commentary), D.A. Carson
Expository Thoughts on the Gospel According to John, J.C. Ryle
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Read sermon transcriptEveryone honors Jesus in some way, but should we really honor Him the same way we’d honor God? Yes.
Citylight Center City | January 2, 2022 from Citylight Church on Vimeo.
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The Gospel According to John (Pillar New Testament Commentary), D.A. Carson
Expository Thoughts on the Gospel According to John, J.C. Ryle
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Read sermon transcriptThe Bible tells us clearly to worship one and only one God. But Christians worship Jesus. How can that be ok? Because Jesus is equal with God.
Citylight Center City | November 28, 2021 from Citylight Church on Vimeo.
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The Gospel According to John (Pillar New Testament Commentary), D.A. Carson
Expository Thoughts on the Gospel According to John, J.C. Ryle
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Read sermon transcriptWe all have visible, sensible problems in our lives to varying degrees, and Jesus cares about them. But how do we also get beyond them to Jesus Himself? We must follow the signs to Jesus, and this passage shows us how.
Citylight Center City | November 21, 2021 from Citylight Church on Vimeo.
Resources:
The Gospel According to John (Pillar New Testament Commentary), D.A. Carson
Expository Thoughts on the Gospel According to John, J.C. Ryle
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Read sermon transcriptBig Idea: Find fulfillment in being on God’s mission.
Why is his mission satisfying?
- Jesus mission is our mission (31-34)
- The Harvest is ready (35-38)
- Jesus is Savior of the world (39-42)
Citylight Center City | November 14, 2021 from Citylight Church on Vimeo.
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John 4:31-42
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With even the best things this world has to offer, they only satisfy us for a time, and ultimately leave us thirsty again. But Jesus offers living water, which if one drinks, will make it so they are never thirsty again.
Citylight Center City | November 8, 2021 from Citylight Church on Vimeo.
Resources:
The Gospel According to John (Pillar New Testament Commentary), D.A. Carson
Expository Thoughts on the Gospel According to John, J.C. Ryle
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We’d all probably agree that the world isn’t ultimately about us, but we still resist it in practice. However, we see in this passage that our greatest joy will come as Christ increases, and all others (including ourselves) decrease.
Citylight Center City | October 31, 2021 from Citylight Church on Vimeo.
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The Gospel According to John (Pillar New Testament Commentary), D.A. Carson
Expository Thoughts on the Gospel According to John, J.C. Ryle
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Read sermon transcriptJohn 3:16 is probably the most famous verse in the entire Bible, and with good reason. It gives us good news in a world so full of bad news: God has provided eternal life for whoever believes in His Son.
Citylight Center City | October 24, 2021 from Citylight Church on Vimeo.
Resources:
The Gospel According to John (Pillar New Testament Commentary), D.A. Carson
Expository Thoughts on the Gospel According to John, J.C. Ryle
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Read sermon transcriptJesus makes all things new, and will one day bring the kingdom of God to earth in its fullness. The most important question any of us can ask, then, is how can I enter the kingdom of God? Jesus’ answer: “You must be born again.”
Citylight Center City | October 17, 2021 from Citylight Church on Vimeo.
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The Gospel According to John (Pillar New Testament Commentary), D.A. Carson
Expository Thoughts on the Gospel According to John, J.C. Ryle
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Read sermon transcriptIn the story of Jesus overturning tables at the temple, Jesus reveals His unique authority, and the unique way He wields it.
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The Gospel According to John (Pillar New Testament Commentary), D.A. Carson
Expository Thoughts on the Gospel According to John, J.C. Ryle
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We can sew on patches to the problems of our lives and world, but can it all be made new? It can, because this passage shows us that Jesus makes all things new.
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John 2:1-12The Gospel According to John (Pillar New Testament Commentary), D.A. Carson
Expository Thoughts on the Gospel According to John, J.C. Ryle
Read sermon transcriptGiven the lofty claims Christians make about Jesus, it’s important to get to know the real Jesus. This passage shows us how.
Citylight Center City | September 26, 2021 from Citylight Church on Vimeo.
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John 1:35-51The Gospel According to John (Pillar New Testament Commentary), D.A. Carson
Expository Thoughts on the Gospel According to John, J.C. Ryle
Read sermon transcriptWe often get stuck looking to others for validation, but they are not the Christ, nor are we. Only Jesus is.
Citylight Center City | September 19, 2021 from Citylight Church on Vimeo.
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The Gospel According to John (Pillar New Testament Commentary), D.A. Carson
Expository Thoughts on the Gospel According to John, J.C. Ryle
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Read sermon transcriptThe Bible is concerned with our problems, but it doesn’t begin with our problems. It begins with Jesus, because in the beginning, He was.
Citylight Center City | September 12, 2021 from Citylight Church on Vimeo.
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The Gospel According to John (Pillar New Testament Commentary), D.A. Carson
Expository Thoughts on the Gospel According to John, J.C. Ryle
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