Believe [John 3:9-15]

June 10, 2012

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Date: 06/10/2012

Preacher: Frank Acevedo, elder

Series:  John

Key Text: John 3:9-15

Description: Even thought he was known as “The Teacher of Israel,” Nicodemus has his ignorance and unbelief of the scriptures exposed by Jesus. The truth that Jesus taught to Nicodemus and teaches the world today is “believe”.

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Born Anew of Water and Spirit [John 3:4-8]

April 29, 2012

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Date: 04/29/2012

Preacher: Frank Acevedo, elder

Series:  John

Key Text: John 3:4-8

Description: Nicodemus has his religious world turned upside down as Jesus reinforces His teaching that he must be born again to enter the Kingdom of God!

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Born Again [John 3:1-3]

April 15, 2012

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Date: 04/15/2012

Preacher: Frank Acevedo, elder

Series:  John

Key Text: John 3:1-3

Description: Nicodemus, a Jewish religious leader, came to Jesus with questions. As he complemented Jesus and acknowledged His miracles, wisdom, and that He was from God, Jesus challenged him. He told him that he must be born again to enter the Kingdom of God!

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Zeal for the House of God (part 2) [John 2:18-25]

March 4, 2012

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Date: 03/04/2012

Preacher: Frank Acevedo, elder

Series:  John

Key Text: John 2:18-25

Description: The Apostle John would have us understand that Jesus cares as deeply for our relationship with the Father as He did for a building that should have been a holy place of worship.

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Zeal for the House of God (part 1) [John 2:12-17]

February 12, 2012

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Date: 02/12/2012

Preacher: Frank Acevedo, elder

Series:  John

Key Text: John 2:12-17

Description: John recounts the beginning of Jesus’ public ministry when He attends the Passover at the Temple in Jerusalem. What He finds ignites His righteous anger and His zeal for the House of God is revealed in His actions.

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The First Sign [John 2:1-11]

January 22, 2012

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Date: 01/22/2012

Preacher: Frank Acevedo, elder

Series:  John

Key Text: John 2:1-11

Description: John, in chapter 2 tells us by the works of Christ Jesus, His deeds, that He indeed is God. To confirm this, John gives eight different sign miracles. All of these eight miracles are different, no two are alike. The first miracle that John presents is the miracle that takes place at a wedding in Cana.

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Come and See: The Call of Discipleship (part 2) [John 1:43-51]

November 27, 2011

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Date: 11/27/2011

Preacher: Frank Acevedo, elder

Series:  John

Key Text: John 1:43-51

Description: Jesus is calling His first followers; those with whom He would spend three years, teaching them all they needed so to know God. They would be the authority to be the foundation that Christ used to form the Church to worship Him and proclaim the new age of the Kingdom of God.

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Come and See: The Call of Discipleship (part 1) [John 1:35-42]

November 6, 2011

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Date: 11/06/2011

Preacher: Frank Acevedo, elder

Series:  John

Key Text: John 1:35-42

Description: Jesus is calling His first followers; those with whom He would spend three years, teaching them all they needed so to know God. They would be the authority to be the foundation that Christ used to form the Church to worship Him and proclaim the new age of the Kingdom of God. Jesus transformed their lives from fisher-men to fishers-of-men, from the rough and dirty to the pure of heart with a bold purpose and mission. They would be transformed by grace and be the bearers of grace and the prime instruments by whom others would be transformed too.

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The Lamb of God [John 1:29-34]

October 16, 2011

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Date: 10/16/2011

Preacher: Frank Acevedo, elder

Series:  John

Key Text: John 1:29-34

Description: In John 1:29-34 we have A Grand Declaration of who Jesus is and the revelation of how God is going to do it, followed by the continuing testimony of the Baptist.

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Who ARE You? [John 1:19-28]

September 25, 2011

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Date: 09/25/2011

Preacher: Frank Acevedo, elder

Series:  John

Key Text: John 1:19-28

Description: A man goes out to baptize and preach the coming of the Lord. He was asked, “Who are you?” John the Baptist proved to be that voice whose obedience in faith, and persecution for the Lord was indeed in the spirit and power of Elijah. He was the road builder laying the path for the Lord.

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Grace and Truth [John 1:14-18]

September 4, 2011

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Date: 09/04/2011

Preacher: Frank Acevedo, elder

Series:  John

Key Text: John 1:14-18

Description: The climax of the prologue brings us the news of staggering truth. The “Word”, the agent of creation, has become a creature to dwell in this world as we do.

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The Word Became Flesh [John 1:14a]

August 7, 2011

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Date: 08/07/2011

Preacher: Frank Acevedo, elder

Series:  John

Key Text: John 1:14a

Description: Matthew begins with a genealogy, Mark with an OT prophecy and Luke, a personal note. But John begins with God speaking Himself into the world in the person of His own Son. The Son, identified here as the Word, is God (1:1). The Word became man (1:14) when Jesus was born of the Virgin Mary. The facts of His birth are described in the other Gospels. John states simply that the Word became flesh; that is, He became man in bodily form and in nature.

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The True Light [John 1:6-13]

July 17, 2011

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Date: 07/17/2011

Preacher: Frank Acevedo, elder

Series:  John

Key Text: John 1:6-13

Description: We first look at the man sent by God in the spirit and power of Elijah to testify of the coming Light. Then we gaze at the True Light and ponder the issues of rejection and acceptance.

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Jesus Christ: The Living Word [John 1:3-5 ]

June 26, 2011

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Date: 06/26/2011

Preacher: Frank Acevedo, elder

Series:  John

Key Text: John 1:3-5

Description: We learn more about the Living Word that brings life and light to a world lost in spiritual darkness.

 

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According to John: Overview and Introduction [John 1:1-2]

May 29, 2011

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Date: 05/29/2011

Preacher: Frank Acevedo, elder

Series:  John

Key Text: John 1:1-2

Description: The special emphasis of the Gospel of John is the Deity of Jesus. The reason why this Gospel was written is clearly given, “these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.” John 20:30-31

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