In Matthew's account of Jesus' suffering and crucifixion, he described in detail the shame against Jesus' person, and the pain inflicted on Jesus' body. In this message, Pastor John illustrates the many shameful insults hurled at the perfect Son of God and provides a warning of how we might, at some times, insult God even today. But God will forgive your insults against His Son if you repent and "kiss the Son."

Sometimes we are faced with the opportunity to speak for Jesus before strangers, people with problems and needs, people we don’t get along with, enemies, people that want to intimidate us, people of bad character. What do we do? Jesus came into that kind of environment and says, “This is why I have come – to testify to the truth."

Judas Iscariot committed what may be the most spectacular sin in the history of the world – the betrayal of the only Son of God into sinful men. But, he was no different than any of us in needing someone to forgive him. In this message, Pastor John uses the remorse and destruction of Judas to show who we must go to when we need “someone to forgive me.”

We all face trials of various kinds that provide us with opportunities to give truthful witness about Jesus. In this message on Jesus' and Peter's trials in the early morning hours, we see that Jesus fails no one. He is faithful, even when we are not.

In the Garden of Gethsemane, Jesus endured His “dark night of the soul.” In that time, He turned to His Father in prayer. In the same way, we too will have difficult days and dark nights. In this message, Pastor John looks at Jesus’ example and how He instructs us to pray.

There have been some spectacular sins in the history of the world. But because of God’s sovereignty, we can say, “What you intended for evil, God used for good.” (Gen. 50:20) In this message, Pastor John examines spectacular sins – including our own – and how the Son of God demonstrates the Father’s spectacular, sovereign love for us.

Life brings hurts when it doesn’t go according to our plan. But when we realize that Jesus has a plan – and that it’s a good plan - then we just might be able to see something beautiful in it. In this message, Pastor John looks at Jesus’ plan and how some choose to follow His plan and be honored, or their own plan and face condemnation.

As Jesus closes His time in Jerusalem, He extends a tearful, passionate appeal to those who have rejected Him to be gathered in fellowship, comfort, and safety. We must turn to Him, or face the destruction and loss of what we hold dear.

85% of 16-29 year-olds say that present-day Christianity is hypocritical "some or a lot" of the time. Jesus has an even greater concern about hypocrisy in the church because we represent Him in the world. In today's message, Pastor John talks about "7 things hypocrisy does" and how Jesus responds to it.

The Pharisees’ flattering words belied their hypocrisy. They said nice things to Jesus, but did not do what He said, believe in Him, or love Him. Today, Pastor John does the first of two messages on hypocrisy, and how our thoughts about Jesus are at the center of true religion.