FBC Benbrook Sermons Todd Pylant

Jesus identifies Himself as “the Good Shepherd,” both fulfilling the messianic hope that God would send a shepherd to lead His people and demonstrating God’s personalized care for each of us. Furthermore, in John 10, Jesus shares how He has come to bring us abundant life: by calling each sheep by name. And when He does, they hear His voice and follow Him, and He leads them to life abundant and eternal. And no one can snatch them out of His hands. (John 10.1-18) June 16, 2024.

Jesus claimed to be both the Great I Am and the Son of the Father. How can Jesus be God and be with God? While our ability to understand the Eternal Triune God is difficult, the church has made a clear statement about “the eternal generation of the Son.” What does this mean, and more importantly, why does it make a difference in our daily walk with Christ?  When we take a closer look, we can see how the beauty and greatness of Jesus beautifies and blesses our daily experience in Christ. (John 8.53-59) June 9, 2024.

The words of Jesus can be tough to hear. His claims about who He is and His demands to believe and follow Him are challenging, especially in our culture today. But our heart’s desire for life and to be set free from the burden of darkness continues to find its answer in the life that Christ alone can bring. Jesus is the Light of the World, and those who believe in Him are set free from the kingdom of darkness and join the Kingdom of the Son and His light. (John 8.12-30) June 2, 2024

John the Baptist’s ministry not only bears witness to who Jesus was, is, and is to come, but also encourages all believers in the good work God has created them to do. John bears witness that Jesus is eternal, exalted, the Lamb of God, and the Greatest Baptizer. And just like John, all believers have a unique calling to bear witness to the Light. The question is, “How can we bear witness to the Light in the unique place God has sent us in the unique way God has created us?” (John 1.19-34) May 26, 2024.

Why do Christians believe in the hope of eternal life? Is heaven just something we say to make ourselves feel better when facing the inevitability of death? Thanks be to God, that the Father loved us enough to demonstrate the Son’s authority over death and power to give life abundant and eternal by standing in front of a dead man’s tomb and commanding him to come. Whoever believes in Jesus, through he die, yet shall he live. And whoever lives and believes in Him will never die. (John 11) May 19, 2024.

When Jesus gave the gift of sight to the man born blind, He did more than just declare Himself to be the Light of the World. He also engaged the disciples in the unavoidable question of the problem of suffering. In John 9, we see how man-made religion is not capable of bearing the weight of human suffering, but a personal relationship with a living, indwelling Triune God is. (John 9) May 12, 2024