StJohnsBytheSea

Today we look at the story of Genesis 22, and God's call to Abraham to sacrifice Isaac at Mt. Moriah. To fully understand the story, we need to look deep into Abraham's life, and see how God kept all His promises to Abraham, so we can see how he keeps His promises to us. Church members and friends can support St. John's By-the-Sea by visiting our website https://www.stjohnsbythesea.com/donate, where a donation can be made by PayPal or credit card, if you prefer that to mailing your donations to the church.

Good Morning All. This morning, we are looking at Jesus parable of the Wedding Banquet. We even have a fun demonstration this morning, using my little brother Sparky's Wedding glass which I am hoping not to break. The parable and the message this morning is a focus on getting our priorities right, and putting first things first. Church members and friends can support St. John's By-the-Sea by visiting our website https://www.stjohnsbythesea.com/donate, where a donation can be made by PayPal or credit card, if you prefer that to mailing your donations to the church.

This week, we look at another attribute of God, His love for His people. God's love for us is Sacrificial, Unconditional and Permanent. Church members and friends can support St. John's By-the-Sea by visiting our website https://www.stjohnsbythesea.com/donate, where a donation can be made by PayPal or credit card, if you prefer that to mailing your donations to the church.

Good Morning. Today we look at Isaiah, and his "opportunity" to come before God's Throne in Isaiah 6, when he thought the evil thrones on earth had taken power. We are also out at the beach again at 8:30, just as a reminder. Church members and friends can support St. John's By-the-Sea by visiting our website https://www.stjohnsbythesea.com/donate, where a donation can be made by PayPal or credit card, if you prefer that to mailing your donations to the church.

Martha's jealousy and anger drove her to the point where she was literally yelling at the Lord, and bossing him around. How did she get to this point? What is the point of service to God, family and church, and what can get in our way? Church members and friends can support St. John's By-the-Sea by visiting our website https://www.stjohnsbythesea.com/donate, where a donation can be made by PayPal or credit card, if you prefer that to mailing your donations to the church.

Jesus tells his disciples he is going away, but he will send the Holy Spirit to fill them and guide them into truth. We often imagine our walk would be better if Jesus was here physically with us on earth, but Jesus says it is otherwise. Church members and friends can support St. John's By-the-Sea by visiting our website https://www.stjohnsbythesea.com/donate, where a donation can be made by PayPal or credit card, if you prefer that to mailing your donations to the church.

In John 16, Jesus explains to the disciples that they will face sorrow, especially as he will be leaving them. But he encourages them that in the future, this sorrow will be turned to Joy when they see him again. Church members and friends can support St. John's By-the-Sea by visiting our website https://www.stjohnsbythesea.com/donate, where a donation can be made by PayPal or credit card, if you prefer that to mailing your donations to the church.

In John 10, Jesus describes Himself as a door. This morning, we look back as to what that might mean in the context of a Shepherd in 1st Century Judea.

John 20 ends describing real people given a real commission to spread news that they initially find unbelievable themselves. They are told to preach the Resurrection. They are told to preach the forgiveness of sins. Both of these concepts can seem unbelievable but they are true, and they are our mission to tell the world! Church members and friends can support St. John's By-the-Sea by visiting our website https://www.stjohnsbythesea.com/donate, where a donation can be made by PayPal or credit card, if you prefer that to mailing your donations to the church.

Good Friday 7 Words Service

This morning for Easter Sunday we talked the miraculous event of Christ's Resurrection. accompanied by the sunrise on Easter Morning. Church members and friends can support St. John's By-the-Sea by visiting our website https://www.stjohnsbythesea.com/donate, where a donation can be made by PayPal or credit card, if you prefer that to mailing your donations to the church.

This evening for Maundy (Holy) Thursday, we look at Christ's Words at the Last Supper where he takes the Passover Seder, and teaches how it, and all of the Old Testament points to Him. Church members and friends can support St. John's By-the-Sea by visiting our website https://www.stjohnsbythesea.com/donate, where a donation can be made by PayPal or credit card, if you prefer that to mailing your donations to the church.

This morning, we begin with Numbers 21 and the story of the Israelites in the wilderness being bitten by fiery serpents as a punishment for their grumbling against God and Moses. Then we reflect on Christ's words to Nicodemus, that Just as Moses lifted up the bronze serpent in the desert, so must the Son of Man be lifted up. Church members and friends can support St. John's By-the-Sea by visiting our website https://www.stjohnsbythesea.com/donate, where a donation can be made by PayPal or credit card, if you prefer that to mailing your donations to the church.

In John's Gospel, Jesus does something many people find surprising, that of frequently driving away people who claim to be believers in Him. Today we look in depth at those He drove away in John 8, why He did it, and especially how He did it by claiming to be the Great I AM! Church members and friends can support St. John's By-the-Sea by visiting our website https://www.stjohnsbythesea.com/donate, where a donation can be made by PayPal or credit card, if you prefer that to mailing your donations to the church.

This morning we look at Ezekiel 37 and this strange but beautiful passage that God gives Ezekiel pointing forward to both the re-establishment of Israel, and ultimately, the Resurrection and New Life in the Holy Spirit. Church members and friends can support St. John's By-the-Sea by visiting our website https://www.stjohnsbythesea.com/donate, where a donation can be made by PayPal or credit card, if you prefer that to mailing your donations to the church.

In our lessons this morning, Isaac takes up the Wood for his sacrifice, and Christ tells us to take up our cross daily, just as he would take it up. Church members and friends can support St. John's By-the-Sea by visiting our website https://www.stjohnsbythesea.com/donate, where a donation can be made by PayPal or credit card, if you prefer that to mailing your donations to the church.

God makes us many promises, but we can often misunderstand exactly what is being said. God's promise for blessings are often misunderstood for temporal blessings in this world, rather than eternal blessings. In Jeremiah 29, God, through Jeremiah promises blessing to the people in exile, a promise that often is misunderstood without the context. Church members and friends can support St. John's By-the-Sea by visiting our website https://www.stjohnsbythesea.com/donate, where a donation can be made by PayPal or credit card, if you prefer that to mailing your donations to the church.

Matthew wrote his Gospel with an eye to make the Gospel clear especially to Jewish Christians, and Jews he hoped would read it and believe. As we look at the Temptation of Christ from Matthew, we will look especially as it is reflected in the types Matthew uses to picture the revealing of the New as concealed in the Old. Church members and friends can support St. John's By-the-Sea by visiting our website https://www.stjohnsbythesea.com/donate, where a donation can be made by PayPal or credit card, if you prefer that to mailing your donations to the church.

Love is Love say many people in an attempt to get others to accept their lifestyles. But what is Love? Paul's teachings on Love in First Corinthians 13 can be made to sound petty when misunderstood. it is important first to realize Love has a number of different meanings, which is why we need to define all our terms and realize all Love is the same as other Love. Church members and friends can support St. John's By-the-Sea by visiting our website https://www.stjohnsbythesea.com/donate, where a donation can be made by PayPal or credit card, if you prefer that to mailing your donations to the church.

2nd Corinthians 11 and the Parable of the Sower both Show us God as the Strength in our Weakness. Church members and friends can support St. John's By-the-Sea by visiting our website https://www.stjohnsbythesea.com/donate, where a donation can be made by PayPal or credit card, if you prefer that to mailing your donations to the church.

The Conversion of Saul of Tarsus to St. Paul, writer of half the books of the New Testament is one of the most influential events in history. Yet God used one of us to do it. Church members and friends can support St. John's By-the-Sea by visiting our website https://www.stjohnsbythesea.com/donate, where a donation can be made by PayPal or credit card, if you prefer that to mailing your donations to the church.

This morning, we look at Jesus Parable of the Talents, possibly the harshest of the parables he tells, in terms of how it forces us to examine our hearts and lives. Join us as we examine this parable, and let it reflect in our lives. Church members and friends can support St. John's By-the-Sea by visiting our website https://www.stjohnsbythesea.com/donate, where a donation can be made by PayPal or credit card, if you prefer that to mailing your donations to the church.

Good Afternoon. Zechariah 8:23 gives a prophecy of people from every nation seeking after God's People to find out about the Lord. This image gives a wonderful picture of what the church needs to be, a hospital for sinners and not a museum for saints, or a Welcome Center for those who want to be told they are just fine. Church members and friends can support St. John's By-the-Sea by visiting our website https://www.stjohnsbythesea.com/donate, where a donation can be made by PayPal or credit card, if you prefer that to mailing your donations to the church.

This morning we look at the solitary story of Jesus in his youth. The account in Luke 2 of the 12-year-old Jesus in the Temple reveals two incredible things for us to think about and appreciate this morning. First, how wonderful our relationship with God the Father will be one day, when all the effects of sin are removed from our lives. And Second, we see how much our Savior Jesus, the Second Person of the Trinity, gave up for us and for our redemption when he took humanity on himself. He truly knows our weaknesses. Church members and friends can support St. John's By-the-Sea by visiting our website https://www.stjohnsbythesea.com/donate, where a donation can be made by PayPal or credit card, if you prefer that to mailing your donations to the church.