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Follow Me: Love One Another

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.

Follow Me: Our Example

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.

Follow Me: If I Be Lifted Up

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.

Follow Me: We Wish to See Jesus

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?

Follow Me: Odorous Offerings

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?

Follow Me: Better for One Man to Die

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.

Follow Me: Wherever He Leads I'll Go

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.

Believe and Live

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?

Thriving for the Glory of God

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.

Press on Toward the Goal

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.