John 2021
Sermons in series
- 1 In the dark about God?
- 2 Is Jesus really relevant to me?
- 3 The Incarnation of Grace & Truth
- 4 I Am Not
- 5 It’s not rude to point
- 6 Be a radical, not a moderate.
- 7 Your Best Life to Come
- 8 They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
- 9 You must be born again.
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The Snake and the Cross
- 11 The Groom Who Cleanses
- 12 Why do you feel so empty?
- 13 What Does Jesus Like to Eat?
- 14 Seeing is Believing… or is it?
- 15 Get Up, Take Your Mat and Walk
- 16 Supreme Imitation
- 17 The deadly danger of Bible Study
- 18 What do you want Jesus to do for you?
- 19 Who do you think Jesus is in the storm?
- 20 The Work of God
- 21 Did somebody say: Just eat? Yes, Jesus did.
- 22 The Bread of Life: Stale or Fresh?
- 23 Union with Christ
- 24 Exposing Unbelief
- 25 Questioning Unbelief
- 26 Non-thirsty people need not apply.
- 27 Sham Courtroom, Real Grace
- 28 The Light and Life of Christ
- 29 A Spiritual Self-assessment
- 30 Are You Really Free?
- 31 Whoever obeys my words will never see death
- 32 Can you see?
- 33 Do You Believe?
- 34 The Gate for the Sheep
- 35 The Faithfulness of Our Shepherd
- 36 The Temple has left the building
- 37 Death vs Jesus
- 38 Do you really believe the Queen, and The King?
- 39 Believe? Or Kill?
- 40 Which crowd are you in?
- 41 The Troubles & the Triumphs of the Son of Man
- 42 The Ekraxen of Jesus
- 43 Go Low
- 44 Deep Fake - Deeper Love
- 45 Tonic for the troubled heart
- 46 Another Advocate
- 47 To live is to love
- 48 Where are you from?
- 49 Illuminating the Conquering King
- 50 Probably the best prayer in the world, EVER… And you’re included!
- 51 The Arrest, the Name and the Cup
- 52 Traitors
- 53 What is Truth?
- 54 Who’s to blame?
- 55 Coronation of the King: What happens?
- 56 It is Finished.
- 57 Seeing is believing… right?
- 58 You must follow me.
The Snake and the Cross
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The Book of John was authored by one of Jesus’ twelve disciples, John, who features in the gospel. John makes his mission for writing the book plain in 20:31; “that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.” He details the many words and claims of Jesus, as well as the various responses from those listening; in either faith, amazement, caution or rejection. Listen as Cornerstone preachers unpack the narrative and invite us to reflect on our own response to Jesus.
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The Snake and the Cross
Ben Read, John 3:14 - 3:21, 20 February 2022
Ben continues our series in John’s gospel by preaching to us from John 3:14-21. This amazing passage contains one of the most famous verses in the Bible (John 3:16) - here, we see why Jesus came and what it means for those who trust in him.
John 3:14 - 3:21
14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, 15 that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.
16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. 18 Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God. 19 And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil. 20 For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his works should be exposed. 21 But whoever does what is true comes to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that his works have been carried out in God.”
(ESV)
Preached by Ben Read
Ben is a Trainee Pastor at Cornerstone and lives with his wife Ceri who is a youth leader and helps run the women’s ministry in the church.
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