Author: Tim

Sermon Audio: Washing Feet Reveals The One
Speaker: Pastor Val Watkins
Scripture Text: John 13:1-20
Duration: 27:38
Size: 18.9 MB

The Final Week
Washing Feet Reveals The One
John 13:1-20

Judas was trusted with keeping the funds for the group but was a thief and had been skimming from the purse.

Jesus knew this would lead to Peter’s denial, just as He knew about Judas’s betrayal.

I mean, sure, we’d been arguing that day, but I never thought he’d actually ask Jesus when he could stop forgiving his brother.

So, as we live out our faith, we strive for perfection but can be assured that God will forgive and restore our relationship when we fall short and need His forgiveness.

Synoptic gospels each tell about the disciples arguing to be considered the greatest when Jesus becomes king.

Jesus gets up, removes his outer garment, ties a towel around his waist, washes the feet of the disciples, dresses, and returns to his place at the table.

That’s what Jesus is telling us by washing feet. We need to be looking for how we can serve; see a need, fill a need.

Sermon Audio: Believe In Me, I’ll Save the World
Speaker: Pastor Val Watkins
Scripture Text: John 12:44-50
Duration: 27:12
Size: 18.6 MB

The Final Week
Believe In Me, I’ll Save the World
John 12:44-50

God’s plan to save the world is not at all what we expected.

When you see Jesus, you see the Father. We can believe in Jesus to save the world because He is one with the Father.

I want you to realize that Jesus is a much more brilliant light, He shines into every nook and cranny.

Jesus tells us it’s not His role to judge. As such, it’s not our role either. It’s God’s role to judge.

Jesus taught as one who had authority. This amazed the people, who contrasted this to the scribes.

We can believe in Jesus to save the world because He is God’s faithful messenger.

Sermon Audio: Not the Jesus They Wanted
Speaker: Pastor Val Watkins
Scripture Text: John 12:28-43
Duration: 19:06
Size: 13.1 MB

The Final Week
Not the Jesus They Wanted
John 12:28-43

People don’t reject the Bible because it contradicts itself. They reject the Bible because it contradicts them.

Jesus didn’t fit into the box they’d built for Him.

To this day, the Jews struggle with the idea that Isaiah 53 describes the Messiah who would suffer and die for our sins.

The Jesus people get isn’t always the Jesus they want. And so, there are people who mangle the Bible to get what they want!

Jesus was the mighty King, the LORD of hosts, the One who VOLUNTARILY stepped down out of heaven to pay the price for our sins.

But the Cross was more about God’s love than it was about our guilt.

Sermon Audio: The King Is Coming
Speaker: Pastor Val Watkins
Scripture Text: John 12:12-19
Duration: 20:01
Size: 13.7 MB

The Final Week
The King Is Coming
John 12:12-19

Jesus entered that same city! The crowds went wild and spread their coats and palm branches on the road before Him.

TOO LATE! Jesus had already been there and done that. That’s what this Triumphal entry into Jerusalem was all about.

He’d come to be humble King, and His kingdom was to be a humble kingdom made up of servants… not warriors.

So, 1st Jesus came, humble upon a donkey, to teach us what being Christian’s all about. It’s all about humility and servanthood to others.

Jesus came to change our lives. To give us hope, and courage and the wisdom to build His Kingdom the way He wanted it done.

BUT JESUS DID! Jesus came to Jerusalem for those He loved. And Jesus is coming back… and He’s coming back for me.