Sonoma Avenue Sermons Sonoma Avenue Church of Christ: Santa Rosa, CA

John follows the conversation between the teacher Nicodemus and Jesus from chapter three, with another conversation between Jesus and an unnamed Samaritan woman in chapter four. While the two conversations may seem unrelated, they are tied together by the words that Jesus spoke. If you want to know what John 3:16 means, chapter four gives you the answer.

In John three we get to eavesdrop on a one-of-a-kind conversation between Jesus and one of Israel's teachers. Nicodemus wanted to know what God was doing through Jesus. Jesus needed to let him know that his ideas about God needed to change if he was going to catch on. Join us as we look at this crucial conversation.

I have a strange easter message for you. The story of Jesus' death and resurrection do not make sense. There are so many elements to the story that violate what we know to be true in this world. This might seem like bad news for those who believe in Jesus. It is just the opposite. Join us as we talk about the completely nonsensical story of Jesus changes the world.

While John might be slowly introducing his readers to the power of Jesus in his gospel, the same cannot be said about the way John communicates the authority of Jesus. John already told us in chapter one that Jesus is the word, present from Creation, the son of God. When Jesus entered the temple in chapter two, he had some thoughts about what was going on in his father's house. Join us as we explore the day when Jesus scared the snot out of everyone in the temple.

John slowly rolls out the power of Jesus in his gospel. We got a glimpse of what Jesus could do when he called Nathaniel to be his disciple. But, what is next? What can this son of god do? The sky is the limit right? While this is true the first miracle we get is one that takes place in a nothing town, at a wedding of people we never hear about. Most of the people at the wedding did not even know that a miracle occurred. So why does John's proof of Jesus' power start like this? John us as we explore what happened when Jesus turned water into wine.

Jesus had an effect on everyone that he met. Anger, fear, wonder, love, and all of the reactions in between were products of an encounter with Jesus. Some wanted to get rid of him, while others left everything behind to follow him. Why would someone do this? Join us as we explore the call to follow Jesus.