Sermons from November 2024
I Am the Light of the World
I Am the Light of the World – John’s Gospel chapter 8, verses 12 to 30 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. John 1:5 The light side and the dark side. Darkness brings fear and despair, making us recognise our need of light. At the festival of lights the great lamps of the Temple shed light over darkened Jerusalem (a city without streetlights). A reminder of God’s light that led Israel out of…
Neither Do I Condemn You
Neither Do I Condemn You – John’s Gospel, chapter 7:53 to 8:11 A difficulty in this event in John’s Gospel. It is not found in the earliest known manuscripts. Authentic, original, or not? How did we get our Bibles ? Inspiration. “All Scripture is God breathed”. 2 Tim. 3:16 . “but prophets, though human, spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit”. 2 Peter 1:20-21” Of course this only applies to the originals and they are…
The Jesus Who Divides
The Jesus Who Divides – John’s Gospel chapter 7, verses 40-52 A surprising response to good news A division among the crowd 40 On hearing his words, some of the people said, ‘Surely this man is the Prophet.’ 41 Others said, ‘He is the Messiah.’ Still others asked, ‘How can the Messiah come from Galilee? 42 Does not Scripture say that the Messiah will come from David’s descendants and from Bethlehem, the town where David lived?’ 43 Thus the people were divided because of…