Broadway Christian Church Sermons Pastor Ryan Cochran, Sr. Pastor

Pastor Ryan provides a review of the "I Am" statements from Jesus in the Gospel of John - we concentrate on their universal declaration: Jesus IS the Life! He offers abundant, deep, spiritually purposeful and eternal Life for all who follow Him. Pastor Ryan concentrates on the 3rd soil from the Sower Parable - here worldly concerns and affections choke out our gaze and view and perspective on this "Zoe" life that our Lord offers, and reinforces Paul's constant prayer that the Church not lose its grasp on this life vision and calling Jesus blesses us with.
John 14:1-6 is our key Scripture for today.

He is Risen! He is Risen Indeed! We shout this almost as loud as Jesus shouted "Lazarus..come OUT!" giving Lazarus' family, and us, the most celebrated of His miracles (in John ch. 11). As Pastor Ryan expounds, Jesus displays His power and authority now more than ever, even over death itself. The Scripture records our Christ's compelling action about resurrection - He weeps, for us, but also He raises the dead..for us! Thanks to Jesus' work on the cross, and from the grave, we are saved, AND shall be saved! Hallelujah!

Today, Palm Sunday is delivered to us via a special presentation given by our youth ministry, "Face2Face".
Senior student member Samuel Birkey delivers a learned prequel regarding the OT understating of Christ's entry into Jerusalem (our Palm Sunday). Following dramatic excerpts of the Passion by our youth, Youth Minister Shane Heidinger delivers a stirring exhortation that points towards Good Friday - how do the "Hosannas" of our heart on Palm Sunday become "crucify Him!" on Good Friday?

Pastor Ryan continues with the second affirmation from Christ's famous divine declaration, "I Am the Way, the Truth, and the Life". Here we are confronted with the awesome reality that the Truth is a Person, this wonderful Person who is God Incarnate, who knows us intimately...and yet offers us life, eternal life!

Pastor Symps shares of that glorious proclamation that Lord Jesus gave to his disciples at the Last Supper, "I Am the way, the truth, and the life." Pastor Symps exhorts the truth that Jesus is THE way, for eternal life, and for Kingdom service here.
John 14:1-15 is our Scripture passage for today.

Pastor Ryan leads us in a study of John 15:1-17, where our Jesus extols His divine attribute as the True Vine, supplying all the spiritual nutrients to His branches. He is the true Vine, and our Father is the Good Gardener. We must learn, out of this passage, to submit to God's glorious pruning so that we bear much good fruit. And, we learn to conduct our lives in abif=ding with Jesus, our Friend-we know what He wants of us and for us. Jesus knows us intimately.....whatever it is that we are suffering for Kingdom's sake: He knows!