Gospel of John: Introduction

In this twenty minute talk, Johnโ€™s evidence is presented: seven witnesses, seven claims, and seven signs. Then weโ€™ll consider Johnโ€™s confession that Jesus is God, and weโ€™ll finish with the two responses John presents.

Secret of Contentment

In a message originally delivered for New Hope Chapel, in a series on Paul's epistle to the believers in Philippi. This twenty minute talk finishes up with Paulโ€™s letter to his beloved sisters and brothers in the Lord.

Way of the Cross

How do we live in the place of is great joy, in the humility of Christ, to be like Christ in willingness to surrender all, even to death, for love? This was Paul's focus in his letter to the believers in Philippi.

The Witch of Endor

This twenty-minute mutlimedia presentation explores one of the more mysterious and enigmatic women in antiquity, the Witch of Endor.

Jezebel

Who was the original Jezebel? This 20 minute presentation traces her history as a Phoenician princess nearly three thousand years ago who became one of the most powerful queens found in the Bible.

Gospel of John: He is Risen!

The risen Lord was about to be revealed, first to Mary, then to the women who had come to complete his burial, and finally to the disciples and all those in his inner circle of on hundred and twenty devoted supporters and friends.

Gospel of John: A Race Against Sunset

The fellowship of finding another like-minded believer seemed to give both Joseph and Nicodemus the courage and resources they needed to do for Jesus what they could not find a way to do alone, or separately.

Gospel of John: Witness to Death

Swoon theories are like urban myths. When examined, the actual facts disprove the myth, but the myth keeps getting repeated. So, the writers of the gospelsโ€”and especially Johnโ€”were careful to document the reality of Jesusโ€™ physical death and his physical resurrection.

Gospel of John: His Last Breath

Why did Jesus cry out the first line of Psalm 22? I found two very different ways of understanding this moment, and it all rests on the nature of the Trinity.

Gospel of John: The Sayings of Christ

John must have been there to hear everything Jesus said, and those words must have sunk deep into Johnโ€™s soul. Over the centuries, these words were gathered lovingly by the church to become the Seven Sayings of the Cross.