Pelsall Evangelical Church Sermons
John
Episodes
Sunday Jul 09, 2023
Sunday Jul 09, 2023
John 21:15-25 - -Tim Smylie
Some of us are called to follow Jesus:
On the other side of dramatic failure (vv15-17)
Through significant suffering (vv18-19)
By a long life of steady, faithful witness (vv20-24)
Together we follow
The eternal Lord (v25)
Sunday Jul 02, 2023
Sunday Jul 02, 2023
John 21:1-14 - Tim Smylie
Fishing on the lake – Jesus provides a net full of fish (vv1-8)
- our risen Saviour makes our mission a success
Breakfast on the beach – Jesus provides a meal (vv9-14)
- our risen Saviour offers us his personal care
Sunday Jun 25, 2023
Sunday Jun 25, 2023
John 20:19-31 - Tim Smylie
Two reasons for followers of the risen Jesus to have peace:
God is carrying on his mission of salvation through us (vv19-23)
- that mission centres on proclaiming forgiveness of sins through faith in Jesus
God has provided clear evidence that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God (vv24-31)
- that evidence consists of eye-witness testimony
Sunday Jun 18, 2023
Sunday Jun 18, 2023
John 20:1-18 - Tim Smylie
Jesus’ resurrection defined our own resurrection hope (vv1-10)
Physical
Enhanced and immortal
Jesus’ resurrection marked the start of a new relationship between us and God (vv11-18)
Sunday Jun 11, 2023
Sunday Jun 11, 2023
John 19:31-42 - Tim Smylie
We cannot ignore the crucified Son of God (vv31-37)
He is especially precious to God the Father (vv32-33, 36)
Cleansing and life flow to us from his death (vv34, 37)
Recognizing the truth about the crucified Son produces courage and reverence in us (vv38-42)
Sunday Jun 04, 2023
Sunday Jun 04, 2023
John 19:16b-30 - Tim Smylie
On the cross Jesus accomplished the work that:
Displays his kingship to the world (vv16b-22)
Delivers the everlasting salvation anticipated in the Old Testament (vv23-24)
Sunday May 21, 2023
Sunday May 21, 2023
John 19:1-16a - Tim Smylie
The Majestic One submits to being mocked as weak and pathetic (vv1-5)
The Son of God submits to being rejected as a blasphemer (vv6-11)
The True King submits to being condemned for treason (vv12-16a)
Sunday May 14, 2023
Sunday May 14, 2023
John 18:28-40 - Tim Smylie
Jesus’ kingdom is:
The kingdom of salvation from another world (vv28-32)
The kingdom of truth from another world (vv33-40)
Sunday May 07, 2023
Sunday May 07, 2023
John 18:1-27 - Tim Smylie
I am he” – faithfulness in the garden (vv1-11)
“I am not” – failure in the courtyard (vv12-27)
Sunday Apr 30, 2023
Sunday Apr 30, 2023
John 17:20-26 - Tim Smylie
With regard to the Church - that the Church will:
Be united (vv20-23)
- believing the Son has made the Father known
- displaying the same oneness of purpose and love as the Father and the Son
Grow in fellowship with God (vv24-26)
- until it enjoys perfect fellowship with him
Sunday Apr 23, 2023
Sunday Apr 23, 2023
John 17:6-19 - Tim Smylie
With regard to his disciples: Jesus prays for us:-
Because we belong to God (v6-10)
So that we will be protected by God…(v11-16) (from the spiritual attacks of the evil one)
...in order to live for God (v17-19) (as his Word makes us dedicated to God)
Sunday Apr 02, 2023
Sunday Apr 02, 2023
John 17:1-5 - Tim Smylie
With regard to himself:
To display his Father’s goodness (v1)
To give us his Father’s gift (vv2-3)
To do all his Father’s will (v4)
To be with his Father (v5)
Sunday Mar 26, 2023
Sunday Mar 26, 2023
John 16:16-33 - Tim Smylie
The “little while” of grief that led to unshakeable joy (vv16-28)
- the anguish of the cross opened the way to intimacy with our loving Father (vv23-28)
That “little while” lets us experience peace in a world full of trouble (vv29-33)
- the crucial victory has already been won at the cross (v33)
Sunday Mar 19, 2023
Sunday Mar 19, 2023
John 16:4b-15 - Tim Smylie
The Spirit of truth:
Convinces the world of the truth about itself (vv4b-11)
a gracious work that brings people to Jesus
Guides Jesus’ followers in the truth of Jesus (vv12-15)
He guided Jesus’ first followers to produce the New Testament
He guides us as we seek to understand and apply the New Testament
Sunday Mar 05, 2023
Sunday Mar 05, 2023
John 15:18-16:4a - Tim Smylie
“A servant is not greater than his master” – the world that hated Jesus will hate his followers too (15:18-25)
“You also must testify” – Jesus’ followers join the Holy Spirit in witnessing to the truth about Jesus (15:26-27)
“So that you will not fall away” – Jesus’ followers must be prepared to pay the ultimate cost (16:1-4a)
Sunday Feb 26, 2023
Sunday Feb 26, 2023
John 15:1-17 - Tim Smylie
“Remain in me” – Jesus is the source of a fruitful life (vv1-8)
Remaining in Jesus means letting his word fill and direct our life (vv3&7)
“Remain in my love” – a fruitful (and joyful) life is a loving life (vv9-17)
Remaining in Jesus’ love results in us loving each other as he has loved us (vv12&17)
Sunday Feb 19, 2023
Sunday Feb 19, 2023
John 14:15-31 - Tim Smylie
Today God “makes his home” with those who love Jesus (vv15-27)
Loving Jesus means obeying him (vv15, 21, 23-24)
Our security flows from the love between the Father and the Son (vv28-31)
Sunday Feb 12, 2023
Sunday Feb 12, 2023
John 14:1-14 - Tim Smylie
Jesus’ “going away” to the cross has prepared a future for us in his Father’s presence (vv1-3)
Jesus is “the way” to know the Father (vv4-11)
Jesus now does “greater things” on earth through us – reaping the rewards of his work on the cross (vv12-14)
Sunday Feb 05, 2023
Sunday Feb 05, 2023
John 13:18-38 - Tim Smylie
No one is as strong as they think they are:
Not those who aim to get rid of Jesus – he has power over the darkness (vv18-30)
Nor those who aim to follow Jesus – we depend on the power of his victory (vv31-38)
Sunday Jan 29, 2023
Sunday Jan 29, 2023
John 13:1-17 - Tim Smylie
Jesus washed his disciples’ feet:
To explain his death on the cross (vv1-11)
He humbled himself completely to cleanse us completely
To show what it means to follow him (vv12-17)
He humbled himself to set a pattern for us
Sunday Jan 22, 2023
Sunday Jan 22, 2023
John 12:34-50 - Tim Smylie
Belief in Jesus is our urgent responsibility (vv34-36)
Human unbelief also plays a part in God’s salvation plan (vv37-41)
God’s salvation comes through human unbelief (vv37-38)
Unbelief is God’s punishment on human sin (vv39-41)
Secret belief falls short of real belief (vv42-50)
Sunday Jan 15, 2023
Sunday Jan 15, 2023
John 12:20-33 - Tim Smylie
he event of Jesus’ death, resurrection, and ascension will:
Glorify the Son, as he produces a great harvest of life (vv20-26)
Glorify the Father, as judgment and salvation come through Jesus’ devotion to the Father (vv27-33)
Sunday Jan 08, 2023
Sunday Jan 08, 2023
John 11:55 - 12:19 - Tim Smylie
Jesus is:
The King who is worthy of our most extravagant devotion (11:55-12:11)
The King who showed the most extravagant devotion – to bring us perfect peace (12:12-19)
Sunday Dec 11, 2022
Sunday Dec 11, 2022
John 11:28-54 - Tim Smylie
Jesus’ love is shown in:
His compassion and fury in the face of suffering and death (vv28-37)
His action to deliver us from suffering and death (vv38-54)
Sunday Nov 27, 2022
Sunday Nov 27, 2022
John 11:1-27 - Tim Smylie
Jesus our good shepherd loves us, and is not bound by our desires, or our fears (vv1-16)
He provides fuller life and greater safety than we could ever dare to hope for (vv17-27)
Sunday Nov 20, 2022
Sunday Nov 20, 2022
John 10:2-42 - Tim Smylie
God’s people are doubly-held secure by the Father and Jesus his Messiah (vv22-30)
All the works of Jesus the Son make his Father known (vv31-42)
Sunday Nov 13, 2022
Sunday Nov 13, 2022
John 10:1-21 - Tim Smylie
A picture of reality: An endangered flock, with one protector and provider (vv1-6)
Our protector and provider (vv7-21)
Jesus is the gateway to life in all its fullness (vv7-10)
Jesus is the saviour-shepherd (vv11-21)
Sunday Nov 06, 2022
Sunday Nov 06, 2022
John 9:8-41 - Tim Smylie
The growing darkness of unbelief in Jesus (vv8-23)
The growing brightness of belief in Jesus (vv24-41)
Sunday Oct 30, 2022
Sunday Oct 30, 2022
John 8:48 - 9:7 - Tim Smylie
The joy of seeing like Abraham (8:48-59)
- Jesus brings the blessings promised to Abraham
The work of God that enables us to see (9:1-7)
- Jesus gives sight to a world born blind
Sunday Oct 16, 2022
Sunday Oct 16, 2022
John 8:31-47 - Tim Smylie
Real freedom is being controlled by Jesus’ word (vv31-36)
Those who are “free” from Jesus’ word are children of the devil (vv37-47)