Episode 12 - Trials, Testing, Trusting the Lord

Whenever we're in school, whether past or present, we study lessons and then we're tested afterwards, to see if we understood the lesson. The same is very much true in the Christian life. God gives us lessons, and then tests our faith to show us what we've learned, or have failed to learn. This truth comes to light now in John 6, and in the familiar stories of Jesus feeding the multitudes, and then walking on water.

Don't let anyone ever try and tell you that Jesus never claimed to be God, because He absolutely did. In this podcast message, in John 5, we'll clearly see some of those claims spoken by Jesus. And with that, we'll find many credible witnesses to the deity of Jesus. So let's dig in together now!

In John Ch. 5, Jesus heals a lame man, which leads to a heated confrontation with the unsaved religious leaders about the Sabbath Day. But ultimately, it's really about who Jesus is! So then, why doesn't Jesus heal all believers who are sick? Let's take some time to see what the Bible says on this subject, which affects all of us at some point.

In our pragmatic world, the perspective is often times, "If I see it, then I'll believe it." But often times in Scripture, "Believing is seeing", and that's certainly the case in John 4. Join us for a couple of great stories about how faith helps us to see.

In the beginning lyrics of the worship song, "O Come to the Altar", we sing, "Are you hurting and broken within? Overwhelmed by the weight of your sin? Jesus is calling. Have you come to end of yourself? Do you thirst for a drink from the well? Jesus is calling." Very fitting lyrics for the story of the woman at the well in John 4. Let's study this amazing story together now!

John 3:16 is best understood and appreciated in the context of John 3:17 & 18 - Jesus came in to the world at His first coming, not to judge the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. He is the Light in the darkness, but sadly, many people prefer the darkness of their sins. Let's find out why, in this podcast message titled, "Light in the Darkness."

What does it mean to be "Born-again?" In John Ch. 3, and in the well-known story of Nicodemus visiting Jesus at night, we dive into the mystery of the new birth. And from this story, emerges the best known, most quoted, most memorized, and best loved verse in all the Bible!

In the familiar story of Jesus overturning the money changer's tables in the temple courtyard, it's easy to lose sight of what that incident accomplished. What was at the heart of the matter? In this study from John 2, we'll examine that story in detail, as we pull out 7 things that were accomplished when Jesus did that.

John's Gospel presents us with seven signs or miracles that Jesus did, which attested to His deity. In Ch. 2, His first miracle took place at a wedding celebration in the village of Cana. Join us now as we take a deeper look into the significance of what Jesus did, and the impact that it had.

If we only had the first 3 gospels, we would conclude that Jesus simply found fishermen around the Sea of Galilee, invited them to follow Him, and they did! But thanks to John's Gospel, there's much more to the story. You might be surprised to know where Jesus first met some of His future disciples. Let's find out together, in this podcast message called, "The Master's Men."