Author: CSFirstFriends

Despite all the pressures from the powers that be, I’m not going to make a retraction concerning last week’s message.  I am, however, willing to make a correction—I will broaden my explanation of the come to Jesus moment so that I do not come across as a heretic. Yes, people have a come to Jesus… Continue reading The Moment Jesus Came

John 3:1-21 Query: What percentage of you has been born again? A little while back, I was watching some news show and one of the talking heads was describing a pending political ultimatum that was going to happen (or needed to happen) as a “Come-to-Jesus Moment.” I understood what they meant—roughly—but I had the words… Continue reading Come to Jesus Moment

John 2:13-25 In 1995, I had saved up some funds from my meagre job and had planned to go to France with a high school friend to watch the US or England play in the World Cup. My friend jilted me… and he was the one who was to get the tickets! I decided to… Continue reading A Great Fixer-Upper 

I want to begin with verse 11 because it sets the context or structure for this story—it also sets the tone for the vast majority of John’s story. And I want to tie this understanding of sign to what John tells us in chapter 20:30-31. 1. Law/Wine A. Old (Law) & New (Wine of Kingdom)… Continue reading Signs Everywhere

John 1:35-51; Psalm 66:1-5   07 January 2018 Query: Where have you been abiding in this season of your life? Is that where you want to remain? I’m going to borrow an image from the ancient Greek myth of Sisyphus. Sisyphus was punished by Zeus. Not only did he end up in Hades (where all dead… Continue reading Rolling Stone