The Supremacy of Christ

Ryan Lowery

Hebrews 1:1-2:4

Jesus came to earth as a human and fulfilled the Old Testament prophecies. Despite his supremacy, he offered his own life as a sacrifice for ours. We all must choose whether to accept God's love and sacrifice, or to ignore it.

Overcoming a Hostile World

Scott Risley

John 15:18-16:33

As Jesus approaches His death on the cross, He gives some final encouragement to His disciples.  He warns them that after He leaves this world, the world will treat them the same hostile way it treat Jesus.  He promises them after a period of sorrow, they will experience wonderful joy that no one can take away from them.

Principles for Persecution

Brian Adams

John 15:18-16:33

Jesus promised His disciples that they, too, would experience persecution, just as He did.  John lays out five principles to remember to sustain the Christian as he encounters the inevitable resistance of the world system against the message of the Gospel.

Being In the World But Not of It

Conrad Hilario

John 15:18-20

Jesus teaches that since the world rejected Him, followers of Him must expect the same treatment.  We must not get distracted by cravings for the things of this world.  We must reject the temptations Satan offers and instead choose to be in the world but not of it.