Covenant Church Of Tecumseh

Christianity isn't a philosophy…it is Jesus Christ who left an empty tomb behind him. www.tecumsehcove.org

What is your life worth? Look to the cross. Hear the last word of Jesus' earthly life - finished. visit us online www.tecumsehcove.org

That's the truth John is showing us now. He's showing us how that love is expressed. visit us online www.tecumsehcove.org

It's only when we face the true brokenness of our humanity that we'll feel the full weight of the glory of Jesus' crucifixion and resurrection. Visit us online www.tecumsehcove.org

Is Jesus Christ the One I'm following or is he the One I'm questioning? visit us online www.tecumsehcove.org

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Today, we're going to look back at John 14:27. If you're new to Covenant Church, we've been studying the Gospel of John for over a year now. We took a break for a short fall series on lesser-known people of the Bible. After the Christmas season, we'll be back into John's Gospel. But today, our jumping-off passage brings us back to John 14:27:

 The fact of life is that, many times, we don't get to decide what roles we play in life. But we can decide how we play the roles we're given. 

Are there times in your life when your hope isn't so abounding? Are you filled to the brim with hope right now? That's what we want, especially in this season of hope, is for our hope to abound.

We're going to spend time on one point…a point that is especially impactful this time of year. In this story, here are four specific ways Jesus related to the teachers in the temple: Jesus sought out teachers and sat in their midst. Jesus listened. Jesus asked questions. Jesus gave answers.

Even though pictures pack a powerful punch…in the PR business they talk about "optics"…words can be equally powerful. While there are moments when you don't need to say anything because the picture; the visual speaks for itself; words also are heavy with meaning. We have all experienced the power of a positive word spoken to us at the right time. We have also  experienced the power of a negative word spoken to us at a time when we were most vulnerable. Visit us online www.tecumsehcove.org

How many of you have physical scars? I'm sure we could have an awesome show-and-tell right now. I've got a few minors scars, and a major one where my chest was split open almost 15 years ago. One of the things we need to understand is, however the storms come into our lives, we bear the consequences and/or scars of those storms. In a real sense, our emotional and physical scars tell the story of our lives. Visit us online www.tecumsehcove.org

Perhaps you need to hear God say that you are a man of faith…a woman of faith.You're thinking, "God couldn't possibly be saying that about me." You look around, and you see others for whom that would apply, but not you. You don't deny you have strengths, but faith couldn't be one. You think to be called a person of faith, you have to be some kind of great spiritual warrior, rising above everyone else. But the Biblical truth is, God wants to change your little corner of His world through your faith. visit us online www.tecumsehcove.org

The most promising news for us is Gideon was a man who struggled. Gideon wasn't a perfect guy. He struggled with insecurities. He spent his day doubting whether God would do what He promised. But even in the midst of all that, Gideon became a great leader.

We're still in the section of John that covers Jesus' final words to his disciples before he goes to the cross. That should help us understand how big chapter 16 is. Jesus is going away. Life is filled with good things and bad things. Jesus is showing us how we can have joy in all things. visit us online www.tecumsehcove.org

Jesus did not save us to live a joyless life. Never settle for a lack of joy in your life. Never let a joyless rut cut a path through your life. Jesus didn't die on the cross for that to happen. visit us online www.tecumsehcove.org

Jesus tells the disciples a Helper is going to come to them when he goes to be with the Father. Here are three things the Holy Spirit is going to do for you. visit us online www.tecumsehcove.org

How do we respond to the hatred that's in the world? We can blend in. We can take it personally. We can fight back. Or we can do what Jesus did. We can tell the truth. visit us online www.tecumsehcove.org

The key to marketing is convincing consumers to spend money on what they need, want, or think they can't do without. How many times a week are we bombarded with the message you will soon discover how indispensable this product is? Have you ever thought about things you think are indispensable in your life? What gadget, gizmo, device, or appliance do you think you couldn't live without? Today, we're going to talk about John 15 and what Jesus says is absolutely indispensable. Remember, John 15 captures what Jesus teaches on the night before he's going to die on the cross. This is an essential of the essentials. John 15 is about a relationship. John 15 is about having a healthy relationship with God. A healthy relationship with God is the only way to have a truly satisfying and significant life. Jesus uses "fruitful" to describe a satisfying and significant life. Jesus says we live a fruitful life by abiding in him. In fact, chapter 15 is the 7th of the "I am " statements from Jesus: I am the Bread of Life. I

 Jesus Christ is the way, and the truth, and the life.