Have you ever felt blindsided? Maybe you opened a door to the wrong office, someone surprised you, or you're shocked when people don't like you because you love Jesus. Jesus walked with great transparency on earth. He did not shy away from the hard truths. In fact, Jesus shares that while on earth we'll suffer. That's right, instead of promising money and popularity, Jesus opens our eyes to reality. One might ask, "Why do we suffer?" Listen to this message and discover the beauty in hardship.
John Newton's well known hymn, "Amazing Grace" uses words taken directly from today's text. "I was blind but now I see" exclaims the man...
What do you do with the truth you know? The truth that dwells within you and spoke the world into existence cannot be confined...
What is the basic, fundamental starting point for the church? Throughout his word, our Lord calls the church to be a household of godliness....