John does not leave us wondering what became of his dear friend Peter who denied Jesus three times. In this final chapter of John, Jesus walks Peter through the process of contrition, confession, and restoration. Here we have a final vision of the greatness and...
Jesus came as the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world. He accomplished his mission by atoning for sin on the cross. Now he commissions his church to proclaim his accomplishment and call people to repent and believe in him for...
Jesus did many signs while he was with his disciples. Some were written down in the Gospel of John. Others were not recorded. The death, burial, and resurrection appearances were written by John just as he and his friends experienced them. John wrote these things...
The Gospel writers give us the details of the burial of Jesus. The Apostle Paul listed Jesus’ burial as one of the essential events of the gospel. Today we give our attention to this often overlooked event to again expand our vision of Jesus. The...
Bill Maynard speaks on John 19:16-37. Grace Community Church exists to build spiritually healthy people for ministry in the world. One of the ways that we pursue this mission is by gathering each Sunday for corporate worship, prayer, and biblical teaching. The corporate nature of this...
The vision we see of Jesus in this passage is him standing alone. He is denied by his disciple, rejected by his people, declared “not guilty” but sentenced to death. A closer look shows him alone because he only bore the punishment of our sins,...
At the arrest of Jesus we see his absolute control as the Sovereign “I am,” and his complete submission to the will of the Father to become the Lamb who takes away the sin of the world. As we watch the arrest scene play out,...
Grace Community Church exists to build spiritually healthy people for ministry in the world. One of the ways that we pursue this mission is by gathering each Sunday for corporate worship, prayer, and biblical teaching. The corporate nature of this gathering is both edifying to...
The prayer of Jesus reveals the will of God for his church. We are to be sanctified in the truth. The work of God to sanctify us sets us apart from the world as we are conformed to the image of Christ, and sets us...
An encouraging and instructive part of Jesus’ prayer for his church is that God would keep us in his name and from the evil one. Jesus prayed because he cares deeply for his church. We listen to Jesus’ prayer because we live in the world...
