Introduction Celebrating 200 years Also to acknowledge the difficulties Scotland declares itself a secular nation Pride marches Politicians without faith The enemies of the gospel are gloating This is not…
Introduction The context: a long discourse from Jesus to the 11 disciples It is intimate - Judas has left He has given much encouragement He has promised the Holy Spirit…
Introduction As believers we need both challenge and encouragement Explanation We need 'God will' and 'you must' Jesus has a wonderful balance of encouragement and challenge Chapters 14,15,16 and 17…
Introduction God's faithfulness to His people These promises are central to our Christian faith We are prone to forgetfulness, doubt and fear - we must be reminded of God's promises…
Introduction Looking at the Upper Room Discourse - 3 sermons on Jesus teaching His disciples He knew that He would die - yet He was concerned about His disciples He…
Introduction v15 is a challenging verse Not everyone loves Jesus Proof of love - keeping Jesus' commandments If we disobey Jesus Christ are words are empty Examples It is worse…
Introduction A real encouragement to prayer Re-reading v12-14 Do you struggle in prayer? Some might be prayer warriors The majority might struggle in prayer: Examples Life is too much/too hard…
Apologies for the inconsistent audio - the preacher was moving around/away from the microphone at times Introduction When you were last truly amazed by something Personal example What makes us…
Introduction Example from a book: "When God Doesn't Fix It" God had prepared a place for her In John 14 - we read that Jesus Christ has prepared a place…