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In this segment of chapter 18, John provides details of the interactions that the Jews had with Pilate, and that Pilate had with Jesus. Within these interactions, John provides proofs of Jesus' messiahship. In Part One of this series, we will look at the first proof: The fulfillment of the type of death Jesus would die.

This followup message to "A Sorrowful Prayer to the God of Grace", focuses on the remaining 6 verses of Psalm 86. In this sermon, we look at 4 reminders of our need for God during desperate times.

In part 2 of this series, we focus on the formal denial of Annas, and Peter's final two denials of Jesus.

This section in John's gospel brings us to Peter's famous three denials of Jesus, but there is much more here than we see on the surface. In this message, we look at the denial of a friend, focusing on verses 15-18.

In this message, we look at the second two of four affirmations that Jesus is the Son of God, even at His arrest, through John's account of the event.

John's account of Jesus' arrest omits some details found in the synoptic gospels, and includes other details not mentioned in them. This is because John's account is written specifically to point to Jesus as the Son of the living God. In this message, we look at the first two of four affirmations that Jesus Christ is the Son of the living God, displayed through John's description of Jesus' arrest.

In Part 2 of The Wrestler, we look at Jacob's fight with his Heavenly Opponent, and his tactics used. Please note that the first few minutes of this sermon are missing due to technical difficulties.

In this message, we look at 6 superlative blessings of the unity that we have in Jesus Christ, and how He prayed to the Father for them.

What type of unity did Jesus pray for? In this message, we look at the scope of true Christian unity, as well as some of its specific aspects drawn out of Jesus' prayer.

Knowing that His time was short with His disciples, Jesus focused on the most important things for the mission to be carried out. In part 6 of this series, we look at 4 facets of sanctification that we find in Jesus' prayer for His disciples.

Jesus had given the disciples the Father's word. In part 5 of this series, we discover four consequences to receiving the word.

Psalm 86 exemplifies the role of lament in the life of a believer. In this exposition, we focus on three attitudes of prayer, to teach us how to respond in distressing circumstances.

A character study of Jacob from Genesis chapter 32 reveals his life of struggling with opponents. In part 1, we mainly focus on Jacob's struggle with his earthly opponent, Esau.

In part 4 of this series, we focus in on verse 13, where Jesus prayerfully acknowledges His concern for the disciples' joy.

What makes someone or something beautiful? In this message, we look at beauty as it is defined, observed, and appreciated. Finally, we will look at beauty differentiated: What is the difference between worldly beauty and godly beauty?

In part 3 of this series, we look at the details of how Jesus prayed for His disciples, what He prayed for, and what that means for us today.

What would life be like without a savior? In this message, we look at 21 detrimental effects of a world without Jesus Christ. This should spur us to thankfulness for all that He does for us!

As Moses prayed for and interceded for the people of Israel, so Jesus prayed for and interceded for the disciples. Part Two of this series focuses on why and how Jesus prayed specifically for His disciples in John 17.

In this series we will learn from Jesus as He prays for His disciples. In part 1, we consider how Jesus looks at his disciples, how He manifested the Father to them, and how His mission was successful.

For Jesus, the path to honoring the Father went through glorifying the Son. In part 3 of this series, we look at the justification for Jesus' prayer, and the future joy that motivated Him to complete the work at hand.

In this first part of Jesus' prayer, we consider how Jesus prays for Himself, though not in a self-seeking way. This message reflects on the direction, the supplication, and the ambition of Jesus' prayer.

This message serves as an introduction to John 17. The prayer of John 17 is the true "Lord's prayer", and it teaches us about the Trinity, about Christ's intercession for His disciples, and much more.

As believers, love should always influence our decisions, but at what point should love restrict our liberty? In this message, we consider several aspects of love and personal freedom.

Just prior to His betrayal, Jesus could look at the trouble ahead and be at peace, and He wanted His disciples to have that same peace. In this passage, Jesus provides 5 truths that lead to peace, even in trials and tribulations.

In this message, we look at Jesus' words of how the disciples' grief would be turned into joy, and the disciples' confusion at His statements.

*Please note, the first 4 minutes of this message are missing, so it begins abruptly, but the majority of the message is there.

The disciples, not yet ready to become the apostles, still lacked understanding and direction. Jesus taught His disciples about the guiding ministry of the Holy Spirit in order to reassure the disciples that the truth and understanding they lacked would be provided to them.

In this passage, Jesus instructs His disciples of the Spirit's conviction of the world so that they would be encouraged by the knowledge of their Savior's vindication.

In John 16, Jesus warns His disciples of the war ahead so that they would not stumble, but be strengthened by the resources He would supply. In this message, we look at the identifying aspects of the war ahead as well as the resources which Jesus supplies. This will help prepare us for the ongoing spiritual war that we all face when we are believers in Christ.

How do you diagnose your spiritual health? We can ask questions to probe our spiritual being and help us understand our spiritual condition. In this message, we reveal 14 questions that you can ask yourself as a litmus test for your spiritual health. These questions must be accompanied by prayer and dependence on God for honest and humble evaluation.

In this passage, we see Jesus' gift of the Holy Spirit to His disciples. We look at the reasons for this gift, and how we should respond to it.