Kill Lazarus John 12: 9-11 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO It is unimaginable that the Pharisees would attempt to kill Lazarus.  However, when you understand the origin of the mind of a Pharisee, it makes more sense. The Pharisees ruled people thru fear of retribution. This was accomplished in several ways such...

Love & Hatred John 12:2-8 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In this text we have illustrations of the epitome of love: Mary who anointed the feet of Jesus, and hatred: Judas who spoke deceptively because he did not care for the poor.  In these two you see the stark contrast between love...

Brought Out Deut. 6:21-23 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO The full title of this message comes from the text, “He brought us out to bring us in.”  We were brought out of “Egypt” and taken to “the Promised Land” when we received Jesus as our Savior. There were three things going on...

Reconcile John 12:1 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Date of Crucifixion Click this link for a concise Chart of the Date of the Crucifixion As you will see through this study there is no such thing as a Sunday triumphal entry called Palm Sunday or a date of crucifixion called Good Friday.  This...

Councils John 11:47-57 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In this text we have a perfect example of how councils work. The Pharisees perceived a threat due to the miracles of Jesus. Their conclusion was to kill Him in order to protect themselves. This is the height of wickedness, but demonstrates a clear...

The Three Raptures John 11:43 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO “And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.” – John 11:43  Three times in the Bible there is a phrase similar to the phrase come forth found in John 11:43. The phrase which we will...

Laboring in the Harvest Acts 8: 1-4 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO We’ve been praying, preparing, and preaching and now it’s time to labor.  From our text, notice some things about laboring in the harvest: The People – “they” were the men and women from v.3 – look at the first six...

Don’t Go That Way Isaiah 8:11-22 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Judah used the word “confederacy” to get the people in the country behind something that the leaders wanted to do.  They were wrong in the way that they wanted to go in their alliance with Assyria and Isaiah knew it.  So,...

The Way of this People Isaiah 8:11-22 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO The Lord has a way [Ps 139:23-24; Jn 14:6] and the people have a way [v.11] and the Lord said to Isaiah that he “should not walk in the way of this people.” v.12 – Their way was a “confederacy” –...

Groaned in the Spirit John 11:28-46 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO “…called Mary her sister secretly, saying, The Master is come, and calleth for thee.  As soon as she heard that, she arose quickly, and came unto him.” – John 11:28-29 In this passage Mary wasted no time in responding when Jesus...