Have you ever found yourself troubled in life? Sure you have; we all have! As Jesus gathered with His disciples on the night before His crucifixion, He knew they were already “troubled” and that they would experience extreme anxiety in the days ahead. So as He spoke with them, He began to comfort them… 1 “Do not let your hearts be troubled. John 14:1a. And the great news is, He comforts us in the same way when we are troubled in life. In John 14-15, we discover Four Ways

In a world that is desperate for direction and affection, what can Christ-followers possibly do? Jesus gave us the answer! We can set the example for our world by following His command to “love one another!” 34 “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. 35 By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” John 13:34-35. Jesus didn’t command His disciples to be known for their theological in

Two years ago last week, WHO declared a global pandemic as COVID spread across the world. People stopped driving and gas dropped almost overnight to $1.25 per gallon. Now the pandemic seems to be squarely in the rearview mirror, but we have another global crisis with war in the Ukraine. Now gas is at $4.25 per gallon! What a difference a couple of years makes. The truth is, this life always has plenty to stress over, and most of the time, it’s a lot worse than the price

Are you living your best life these days? A lot of folks are trying to! In fact, there have been plenty of books published in the past few years with that idea in their titles. Who wouldn’t want to live their best life? Did you know Jesus was teaching about how to do that long ago? John records Jesus saying: 10 …I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full. John 10:10b. Some translations use the phrase “abundant life.” Jesus doesn’t offer us a ho-hum l

Can you imagine not being able to see at all? To live in total darkness? There is a story in John 9 about a man who had been blind since birth; he had no way to take care of himself other than to beg. But all that changed one day when he met Jesus… Jesus gave him sight, and in the process revealed for us the prescription for spiritual blindness (unbelief). 1. Accept Jesus’ compassion for you. (John 9:1-5) Jesus doesn’t want anyone to live in spiritual darkness. He is th