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God's Sovereignty in the Midst of Injustice; John 18:28-40

Audio Link God's Sovereignty in the Midst of Injustice Noah Phillips, 06/21/2020

What is This Book For? John 20:30-31

Audio Link What is this Book for? John 20:30-31, Remsen Bible Fellowship, 07/26/2020 Introduction “That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon and touched with our hands, concerning the word of life--the life was made manifest, and we have seen it, and testify to it and proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and was made manifest to us--that which we have seen and heard we proclaim also to you, so that you too may have fellowship with us; and indeed our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ. And we are writing these things so that our joy may be complete.” This is how the apostle John opens his first epistle ( 1 John 1:1-4 ). Notice the language. It’s concrete. That which we have heard. Seen. Touched with our hands. It was made manifest, made clearly visible and we saw it and now we’re telling you. John wrote that letter to a church, a gathering of believers, and he was wr

The Gift of Peace; John 20:19-29

The Gift of Peace John 20:19-29, Remsen Bible Fellowship, 07-19-2020 Audio Link Introduction Can you think of the time in life when you were most afraid? I can think of several instances when I was very nervous about how a conversation or a phone call would go. Or there are those times of fearing physical peril, which for me have been mercifully brief-like wondering if my car is going to slide off the road into the ditch on one side or the lake on the other.  Take whatever pit-of-the stomach fear you remember, and add to that a heaping helping of confusion, and that’s where the disciples are in our text this morning. Remember that Mary had gone and told Peter and John about the empty tomb, which they then verified. Mary then meets Jesus in the garden. We know from Matthew 28 and Luke 24 that Jesus then meets with the other women who had come to the tomb, and then he meets Peter (a meeting which is recorded as having happened, never detailed for us), and then with two men walking on