Category: New Testament

Lazarus is just asleep, and Jesus told His disciples He would go awake him again. Their response warned against going back to Judea since His life was threatened. But “doubting” Thomas responded, “Let us go that we may die with him.” Pastor Carl begins a look at the raising of Lazarus and the faith of…

Jesus is the Good Shepherd, and we as believers are the sheep of His pasture. He is the Door of the sheep gate, through Him we find pasture. But those that don’t hear is voice in believing are not part of the fold.

“I was blind but now I see!” That’s what the man born blind told the religious leaders after Jesus healed him. We too were born blind – spiritually. And Jesus has come to give us eyes to see the cross and faith to believe He is the Son of God.

Jesus speaks, people believe. At least some… but not the religious leaders who should know better because they do not know the God the presume to serve. Jesus declares they are not spiritual children of Abraham, nor is God their Father. But they are of their father the devil!

Adultery is indeed a serious sin worthy of death, as are a number of other sexual sins listed in Leviticus 20. Pastor Carl carefully exposes these sins, taking us back to Jesus who offers forgiveness to all who believe in His finished work on the cross. Jesus is the Light of the world that shines…

Jesus on the last day of the Feast of Tabernacles cries out the the crowd saying, “If anyone thirsts let him come to Me and drink.” He said this as the priests circle the altar symbolically waiting for the Messiah to bring in the final harvest of souls. Much confusion of who Jesus is, but…

Pastor Carl takes a look at the history behind the Feast of Tabernacles and how Jesus “tabernacled” with us. But His very brothers did not believe, even after growing up with Jesus! Jesus was concerned with the doing the will of the Father as the others thought and walked like the world. Yet Jesus continued…

Jesus declares He is the Living Bread from heaven, compared to the manna sent by God to the Israelites in the wilderness who died. When we partake in the Lord we are given life, and we do so by believing!

Fish anyone? Jesus feeds a multitude of people in the wilderness with fish and bread, but He encourages the folks not to get stuck on the physical food that satisfies for only a time. Jesus is the bread sent from heaven to satisfy our spiritual hunger forever. But we must believe!