Sermon Audio & Review
Morning Worship Series
John 11: Introduction
- Pastor Tim Potter
- Category: The Gospel of John
- August 6, 2023
- Audio Video Notes
Jesus' Seventh & Greatest Sign.
For approximately 90 days between the events of John chapters 10 and 12, Jesus ministers in the Perean area. John 10 contains Jesus' last public invitation for the Jews to believe in Him, and John 11 contains Jesus' most powerful self-proclamation and most dramatic miracle.
Philippians 2:1-4
- Pastor Tim Potter
- Category: Morning Worship Series
- July 30, 2023
- Audio Video Notes
Maintaining Relationships for Gospel Advancement
In Philippians 2:1-4, Paul discusses the necessity of maintaining relationships in Christ so a robust gospel effort can be achieved by the local church. This gospel effort is first individual, disciples of Christ making disciples.
John 10:22-42, Part 2
- Pastor Tim Potter
- Category: The Gospel of John
- July 23, 2023
- Audio Video Notes
Attributes of God Manifested in Jesus Christ.
During the Feast of Dedication (John 10:22) and only three months away from crucifixion, Jesus is confronted for the final time in His public ministry by the Jewish religious leaders. Jesus’s desire for these religious leaders to believe is an act of His mercy, an attribute of God manifested in Christ. Though not mentioned in this passage, the twelve disciples are witnessing the debate between Jesus and the religious unbelief at Solomon’s portico (John 10:23). It was customary for open theological debates to occur during festivals and for followers to be near their Rabbi. Jesus’s followers were only three years old in Christ or less. Though Jesus is specifically addressing unbelief, He is mindful of those listening to Him and how His words might strengthen them. Just as Peter had to be instructed by Paul (Galatians 2), it is normal for the followers of Jesus to become unsettled at times by circumstances and situations.
John 10:22-42
- Pastor Tim Potter
- Category: The Gospel of John
- July 16, 2023
- Audio Video Notes
The Mercy, Patience, and the Long Suffering of Jesus.
We learn in John 10:22-23 that Jesus celebrated the Feast of Dedication, a national holiday not mentioned in the Old Testament. It was winter, and Jesus walked in the portico where it would have been warmer. Here, Jesus was confronted for the final time in His public ministry by the religious leaders. Only three months away from crucifixion, Jesus boldly proclaimed (John 10:30) that He and His Father are one, and the Jews picked up stones to kill Him (John 10:31).
John 10:1-18
- Pastor Steve Sindelar
- Category: The Gospel of John
- July 9, 2023
- Audio Video Notes
Jesus, the Door and the Good Shepherd.
In John 10, Jesus refers to Himself twice as the door/gate as well as the Good Shepherd twice. Jesus is speaking to the Pharisees (John 9:40), the religious leaders and spiritual shepherds of the Jewish people. These men, spiritually blind and deaf to the truth of Jesus (John 10:6), are causing division (John 10:19).
John 10:1-21, Part 1
- Pastor Mike Hixson
- Category: The Gospel of John
- July 2, 2023
- Audio Video Notes
Jesus, the Good Shepherd
Jesus being the Good Shepherd is one of the more familiar depictions of Christ. In John 10, Jesus refers to Himself as both the gate and the Good Shepherd. Jesus’s audience would have had the usual understanding of shepherding in mind. Sheep were a common industry in Israel, not only for clothing and food, but also sacrificed in religious worship as part of regular temple activity.
John 9:13-39
- Pastor Tim Potter
- Category: The Gospel of John
- June 25, 2023
- Audio Video Notes
What kind of judgment does Jesus bring?
In this chapter, Jesus tells us that it is for judgment He came into this world and that those who think they see will become blind. But what does Jesus mean by judgment?
John 9:1-12
- Pastor Tim Potter
- Category: The Gospel of John
- June 11, 2023
- Audio Video Notes
The Purpose of the Blind Man’s Malady.
This passage is in a great contrast to the coming chapters, especially chapter 10 when Jesus Christ presents Himself as the Good Shepherd. This is the last look at the religious unbelief that takes place during the Feast of the Tabernacles. Jesus is self-identifying as the light of the world, as we studied a few weeks ago. This passage helps us to be aware of gospel opportunities.
God plans good works for us to do in defined moments. He superintends all our moments. He has these on His calendar for you to do even if they are not on your calendar. These works are specifically designed for you to do. Looking through this lens, we can learn from this passage why God allows certain struggles and hardships to enter our lives.
John 8:31-59, Part 3
- Pastor Tim Potter
- Category: The Gospel of John
- June 4, 2023
- Audio Video Notes
What Are Genuine Disciples?
Paul talks a lot about the sons of faith and being the spiritual father of some. What he is describing is the discipleship relationship. The analogy of sonship is common in the New Testament. A son is one who is in Christ and is adopted into the family of God.
John 8:31-59, Part 2
- Pastor Tim Potter
- Category: The Gospel of John
- May 28, 2023
- Audio Video Notes
Our Relationship with the Word of God.
The timing of this text is during the end of the week of the Feast of Tabernacle, about a half year before Jesus goes to the cross. Jesus is in a debate with religious unbelief, confronting their own sin. He identifies for them what true belief is and what saving faith looks like in the believer’s life. Jesus presents three tests of genuine saving faith for unbelief to consider: the test of fatherhood, the test of the use of God’s Word in a believer’s life, and the test of the works of God’s children.
John 8:31-59 focuses on the truth of the Word of God. The second test of genuine saving faith and of true discipleship is evidenced in our relationship with and responsibility to the Word of God in our lives.
Your Life God's Way
Organizing Life by God's Principles
The Pastoral Epistles: 1 Timothy
Pastor Tim Potter leads an in-depth study of Paul's first epistle to Timothy.
The Book of Genesis
Pastor Tim Potter leads us through an in-depth look at the first book of the Bible.
The Book of Ephesians
Paul's epistle to the church in Ephesus.
