Sermons Category: John

Evangelism, Spiritual Growth

Don Hunt teaches from John 3:1-17.  It is the story of Nicodemus, a Pharisee who comes to Jesus with some questions.

Don Hunt teaches about the Holy Spirit and the work of evangelism, from John 16:7-14.

What is God’s answer to a world and individual lives that are in a mess? This Easter, David denHartog explains 3 important truths that are all connected to the resurrection.  Because Jesus Lives…

Guest teacher Gene Getz wants us to ask the questions: “To what extent do I appreciate that I have available to me, in my language, the entire Bible? And to what extent have I taken if for granted?”  God wants us to know His will.  And has given us His Word. For more information about […]

Don Hunt teaches from John 20:19-23 about what its like to be ‘sent.’  To be effective, we really need to understand what it means to be sent and who you are sent to and really keep the end in mind.  We also need to follow Jesus and his example.

Dean Elliott teaches from John 16 & 17 in the third of the Christmas series.  Jesus knew life was defined by succeeding and accomplishing the things that the Father had given him to do, not by the stuff you get to do.  Jesus was all about being sent by the Father. We also have been […]

David denHartog teaches from John 1:1-18.  Is there a truth by which we can live that will help us to know how to respond in every situation as seek to be externally focused and impact the world around us?  That truth is found in the incarnation of Jesus Christ.  He came as a missionary to reach […]

Dean Elliott teaches about work – what work is and how we were made for it.  We can get satisfaction from our work, but it is not our the source of our satisfaction. Scripture references: Genesis 1:26-27, 2:1-17, 3:17b-19; 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13; John 6:26-35

We are creatures designed by God with appetites and hungers.  What is it that makes you satisfied?  There are lots of things that can satisfy.  Dean teaches about two miracles from John 6 that are designed to point to something far greater than physical satisfaction.  Jesus can come to you under any circumstance, and give […]

Jonathan den Hartog tells stories from his life and the lives of others – stories of beauty and stories of tragedy – to explain the difference between living life in bondage to shame and living life in freedom through Jesus. Scripture passages: John 5:1-6; Luke 4:18; Galatians 5:1  

Dean Elliott teaches from John 3:1-3 and various other scriptures in the fifth of the Once Captive series – how to not only survive, but to thrive in a culture that opposes what we believe.  There are 4 things we need to be aware of in order to go deeper and be able to thrive: […]

  Dean Elliott uses a fish in a bowl to explain certain aspects of culture and he reviews the truths learned in the previous three sermons.  Dean uses John 4:19-26 to explain why the majority of Christians are not living life as the Bible states they should.  Where is the breakdown between what we know and […]

Dean Elliott teaches from John 2:23-3:21 about how God has to be involved in what He’s asked us to do, or it really is an impossible mission.  

David denHartog teaches from John 20:1-10 and 30-31.  What can we do when our faith falters and doubts and fears plague our mind?  We look again at the empty tomb, as one of the disciples did that morning Jesus rose from the dead.