“The Pentecost of Jesus Christ” When I was a young pastor and knew everything, or at least thought I did, I liked to make the point that...

John 17 is known widely as the “Great High Priestly Prayer” of Jesus.  It is part of the long “upper room” discourse, which John places on M...

Acts 1:1-11 Our Lord Jesus Christ has ascended into heaven.   And this event is of no small significance for the Christian church.   It is...

1 John 5:6-8 This is he who came by water and blood—Jesus Christ; not by the water only but by the water and the blood. And the Spirit is ...

Testing the Spirits 1 John 4:1–11 Let’s consider John’s advice this morning that we should “Test the Spirits”. First, we need to under...

  Acts 3:11–21 You might have noticed that instead of an Old Testament reading, in the season of Easter we are reading instead from the bo...

John 20:19-31 These things are written so that you may believe… John’s Gospel account includes this statement of purpose.   It is the pu...

  Christ is Risen!   He is risen indeed!   Alleluia!   Amen. In Jesus Christ, death itself is done for.   By his death he has destroyed de...