John 4a – Well, Well, Well…
Jacob’s well was there; so Jesus, wearied as he was from his journey, was sitting beside the well. It was about the sixth hour (John...
John 3b – Bride of Yahweh, Bride of Christ
In John 3:29, John the Baptist gives a strange little analogy to help his disciples understand why he rejoices over losing followers to...
John 3a – The Old Testament in John 3:13-15
Many times when we think about the Old Testament being used in the New, explicit quotations come to mind: the NT authors will introduce the...
John 2b: Psalm 69 in the New Testament
The second half of John 2 details Jesus cleansing the temple “marketplace” and the aftermath of His actions. In 2:17, it is said that...
Theology of Alcohol
The following is a paper written by Pastor Bryan that addresses much of the biblical evidence about alcohol. Click the link below to read....
John 1c – Of Rabbis and Fig Trees
There were a couple things that I ran across in my research of John 1:35-51 that I wasn’t able to squeeze into the sermon. Here are two...
Will the Real “Beloved Disciple” Please Stand Up?
Most people assume that the Apostle John wrote the Gospel named after him. They are surprised to find out that the authorship of the Gospel...
John 1a – The Word Was God
You hear a knock on your door. Opening it, you find two well-dressed men holding Bibles, eager to talk to you about God. They are...
Exodus 40 – A Look Forward, A Look Back
We spent 47 weeks in the book of Exodus. I thought it would be appropriate to take this last Cutting Room Floor (for Exodus – I plan to...