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.
- 10 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
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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.
Are You Really Free?
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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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Are You Really Free?
James March, John 8:31 - 8:47, 10 July 2022
James continues our series in the book of John, preaching from John 8:31-47. In this passage Jesus prods jews who believed in his message to expose unbelief and rebellion in their hearts. How will Jesus' words in this passage hit you?
John 8:31 - 8:47
31 So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, 32 and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” 33 They answered him, “We are offspring of Abraham and have never been enslaved to anyone. How is it that you say, ‘You will become free’?”
34 Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who practices sin is a slave to sin. 35 The slave does not remain in the house forever; the son remains forever. 36 So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed. 37 I know that you are offspring of Abraham; yet you seek to kill me because my word finds no place in you. 38 I speak of what I have seen with my Father, and you do what you have heard from your father.”
39 They answered him, “Abraham is our father.” Jesus said to them, “If you were Abraham’s children, you would be doing the works Abraham did, 40 but now you seek to kill me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. This is not what Abraham did. 41 You are doing the works your father did.” They said to him, “We were not born of sexual immorality. We have one Father—even God.” 42 Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love me, for I came from God and I am here. I came not of my own accord, but he sent me. 43 Why do you not understand what I say? It is because you cannot bear to hear my word. 44 You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies. 45 But because I tell the truth, you do not believe me. 46 Which one of you convicts me of sin? If I tell the truth, why do you not believe me? 47 Whoever is of God hears the words of God. The reason why you do not hear them is that you are not of God.”
(ESV)