John

How can Christians live in this world with confidence and joy even in the midst of trials and difficulties? Listen to this sermon from May 6, 2012. I Have Sent Them Into the World – John 17:14-19 Speaker: Kevin A. Pierpont Download MP3 http://archive.org/download/IHaveSentThemIntoTheWorld/05-06-2012am-john-17_14-19-kap.mp3 Photo by: Jerry Ferguson (Creative Commons)

Were the disciples better off when Jesus was with them? Would they be worse off after Jesus was crucified? Are we worse off because we don’t have Jesus with us as the disciples did for a time? Are we somehow less cared for by God than they were? Would it have been better for us […]

Isn’t it encouraging when someone tells you they are praying for you? I’ve had individuals tell me that they are praying for me and it is great encouragement to know that there are those who faithfully pray. It’s encouraging isn’t it when you’re facing a hardship or difficulty to know there are people who are […]

Are you always faithful to the Lord? Do you always have faith in God’s promises and never doubt? Do ever make it through a day without sin? Are you always completely obedient to the Lord in every way? And you say, “Well, thanks for the encouragement, thanks for reminding me that I’m not the follower […]

As we enter chapter 17 of John’s Gospel we come to what has been called the High Priestly Prayer of Jesus. It is a great prayer — a wonderful prayer of our Lord’s. It is in fact the longest prayer of Christ’s we have recorded for us in God’s Word.

For a few weeks now we’ve been examining the teaching of Christ to the disciples and we’ve noted often their confusion and failure to understand all that Christ taught them. We arrive at the closing verses of chapter 16 today and with them we find encouraging promises from Christ given to His disciples and given […]