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Encountering Jesus

The Truth

The Truth

John 18:28-40 - Ben Hernandez. Today in our series through the Gospel of John we come to the part of the story where Jesus stands before Pontius Pilate.

The Denial

The Denial

John 18:12-27 - Ben Hernandez. Peter's denial of Jesus paints a dark background to the light of God's grace and glory in Christ. While Peter was denying Jesus, Jesus was dying for him.

The Betrayal

The Betrayal

John 18:1-11 - Ben Hernandez. This week we continue with our series through the Gospel of John, coming to the passage where Jesus is betrayed.

Christ's Prayer for the Church

Christ's Prayer for the Church

John 17:20-26 - Ben Hernandez. Jesus ends his prayer at the end of the farewell discourse with a prayer for us, the church. Jesus desires all believers to be united in him and promises that we will be reunited with him.

The Work of the Spirit

The Work of the Spirit

John 16:5-15 - Ben Hernandez. Jesus tells his disciples that when he goes, the Spirit will come. The only thing better than God besides us, is God inside us.

Chosen out of the World

Chosen out of the World

John 15:18-16:4 - Ben Hernandez. Jesus didn't promise us an easy life without suffering, but he didn't hide this in the fine print either. In today's passage Jesus warns his disciples that the world will hate them just as they hated him.

Another Helper

Another Helper

John 14:15-31 - Ben Hernandez. Though Jesus is soon leaving his disciples where we are in the narrative of the Gospel of John, he leaves them with words of encouragement and a promise: that the Holy Spirit would come and abide with them.

The Cure for a Troubled Heart

The Cure for a Troubled Heart

John 14:1-14 - Ben Hernandez. In this world we will have many troubled. Today Jesus offers the cure to a troubled heart: himself.

Committed Discipleship

Committed Discipleship

John 13:31-38 - Ben Hernandez. This week we finish up chapter 13 in our series through John. Jesus gives believers a new commandment, and we can learn what it means to be a committed disciple.

Betrayal and Belief

Betrayal and Belief

John 13:18-30 - Ben Hernandez. This week in our series through the Gospel of John, "Encountering Jesus," Jesus and his disciples have their passover meal, and Judas leaves to betray him.