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John 15:1-11 - Genuine disciples of Jesus Christ will bear fruit; to do so is a part of their transformed nature. You cannot be a genuine disciple of Jesus and not find the fruit of that relationship in your life. Join us as we unpack Jesus' words in John 15 to understand the analogy and its importance to our relationship with Him.

John 14:15-26 - A fundamental truth we all need to embrace is that God does in fact love us. We know He loves us because He demonstrated His love by sending Jesus to die for us. The truth of God's love for you can and will transform your life. We know God loves us, but how do we know if we love Him? How can we tell if we truly love God and are not just paying Him some sort of religious lip service? In John 14:15-26 Jesus gives us two distinct characteristics of those who genuinely love Him: They obey Him and they are indwelled by Him.

John 14:1-6 -As Jesus was preparing His disciples for the time when He would no longer be with them He told them, “Do not let your hearts be troubled.” How can we learn to not let our hearts be troubled? How is it possible to face this world without fear? From John 14:1-6 we will consider three keys to living with peace in troubling times.

There is a great danger in placing too much confidence in our own talents and abilities. Far too often we see this truth played out in our spiritual lives. As we continually struggle to remain faithful to Christ and His call we can see the dangers of being too confident in ourselves and in our own abilities. Perhaps no greater example of the dangers of overconfidence can be found than in the early spiritual walk of Simon Peter. From John 13 we will discuss how God will move us from confidence in ourselves to confidence in Him.

We all probably are familiar with and understand the Golden Rule - “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” It is a great rule, but Jesus takes that rule a considerable step further and challenges His followers to go deeper in our walk with Him. The rule Jesus calls upon His followers to live by is “Love others with the radical love of Christ.” Love others not as you would have them love you but as Jesus would love them. Love others as Jesus has loved you! Let's wrap our minds and hearts and lives around that thought for a few moments as we consider John 13:18-35.

John 13:1-17 Jesus knew who He was, where He was going and what love was. Jesus exemplified service. In life, we can often experience confusion over service and miss our call to serve as Christ served.

John 12:27-50 - The impact of the cross cannot be overstated. It is impossible to exaggerate the importance and the impact of the cross. The cross has split human history and literally impacted all of humanity. Consider the impact of the cross on your life as we consider John 12 together.

John 12:12-26 Just as our physical vision can become impaired, so too our spiritual vision, our ability to see God and the things of God, can become impaired. As we view the events during the Passion Week during Christ's earthly ministry, we ask two questions. How do we see God? Second, how do we see ourselves in the light of God's Word?

John 12:1-11 - "Odorous Offerings” is the title of today's message because in John 12, the Apostle retells a story of someone who worshipped Jesus in an extravagant manner and how someone else responded to that act of worship. In this chapter we see the aroma of a Thankful, Devoted Life and we see the stench of a Hypocritical, Self-serving Life. The question is - Does our worship pass the smell test?

John 11:47-53 - As we have already seen in John's Gospel, as Jesus presented the truths of Who He was, some believed and some rejected. Now, in chapter 11, Jesus has presented undeniable evidence of His power by raising a dead man back to life, a fact that no one, not even His harshest critics denied. Surely everyone would believe in Him now! What else could someone possibly need to believe. And yet, in the face of overwhelming evidence, not everyone believed. Some still chose to harden their hearts and minds to the truth and reject Christ.

John 11:38-46 - God has called ordinary people to represent Him and His love to the lost world. He has changed us and charged us to take the Gospel to the nations. Just as He did with the 12 disciples, Jesus will use the circumstances of life to challenge and grow our faith. The story of the raising of Lazarus from the dead is filled with lessons to grow our faith.

John 20:30-31 - Are my facts based on my beliefs? Do I believe the things I believe about God because I want them to be true? Or, is my faith based on facts? Do I believe what I do about God because He has presented me with enough evidence and facts to know that I can trust Him and place my faith in Him?

Luke 13:6-9 - It has been said that if you aim for nothing you will hit it every time. As a church, we are aiming for a lofty and God-given goal. The goal of FBC Tampa is to be followers of Christ who are ever growing in our faith and ever helping to expand the kingdom of God.

Philippians 3:1-15 - We will never be right with God because of our own works; righteousness it is found only through faith in Christ. And only by faith, are we able to forsake all things that we would know Christ and press on toward the goal of spiritual maturity, keeping in view the goal of our eternal home in heaven.

Matthew 2:1-12 - Now that we have celebrated the birth of the Jesus what will we do with Him the rest of the year? Will we ignore Him, oppose Him or worship Him?

1 Peter 1:3-5 - Giving and receiving gifts is a Christmas tradition. Waiting to unwrap gifts helps to build the excitement and anticipation of the day because with each present there is promise of receiving something truly great. Some of you are really good gift givers, but God is the best Gift giver of them all. “Praise be to God for His indescribable gift.” - 2 Corinthians 9:15 Join us as we unwrap the gifts of hope and peace this Christmas season.

Philemon 1-25 - As Christ followers we may understand that God is forgiving and has forgiven us and that we are to reflect His nature and character to the world by forgiving others; however, finding the freedom to actually forgive is difficult for many. In our weakness and pride many are more prone to harbor bitterness and resentment than to offer forgiveness. From the story of Philemon we lear that God has given us everything we need to become forgiving people. 

Matthew 18:21-35 - Someone has said that the six hardest words to say are “I am sorry” and “I forgive you.” In fact, the words may be easier to say than the actual act of forgiving someone. Saying “I forgive you” is one thing; actually forgiving is something all together different. Jesus' teaching in Matthew 18 helps us to understand the standard of forgiveness He expects from those who have received His forgiveness.