John 10

Why Was Jesus Crucified? 

Why Was Jesus Crucified? 

Dave Riddle - 3/26/2023

Key Passage: John 19:17-27

The Place

  • Golgotha (19:17)

    • An intimidating location

    • “If you cross us, we cross you”

The Proclamation

  • “The King of The Jews” (19:19)

    • Pilate was trying to be antagonistic, but he inadvertently stumbled on the truth.

      • See also Caiaphus in John 11:50

The Prophecy 

  • Dividing his clothes, casting lots. (19:23-24)

    • Fulfillment of Psalm 22

The Provision

  • Providing for his mom (19:25-27)

    • Here is your mother. Here is your son.

  • Providing for the criminal on the cross (Luke 23:39-43)

  • Providing salvation for us

    • John 12:32 - As for Me, if I am  lifted up from the earth I will draw all people to Myself.

The Person

  • No one takes my life from me, I lay it down on my own. John 10:18

    • He willingly laid down his own life.

The Point

  • Redemption and Adoption!

    • Galatians 4:4-5

  • He bears so much love for us. A love that isn’t just spoken, but is demonstrated in the most powerful way.

  • Are you part of those that have been redeemed, or are you not?

  • Are you a child of the King, or are you not?

Joyful Generosity 

House Rules - Joyful Generosity 

Dave Riddle - 11/20/2022

Key Passage: Mark 12:41-44

Joyful Generosity 

Recognizing that all we have is a gift from God and learning to share what we have.

God Gave

  • God loved the world in this way: He gave his one and only Son. John 3:16

    • Jesus is the embodiment of generosity.

Generous: A readiness to give more of something that what is expected 

Jesus Gave Willingly

  • John 10:18

Jesus Gave Joyfully

  • Hebrews 12:2

Jesus Gave Purposefully

  • 1 Peter 3:18

Jesus Gave Sacrificially

  • Philippians 2:6-8

Our Generosity Should Be a Reflection of God

  • John 13:34

Generosity is An Attack On a Would-Be “King”

  • Matthew 6:24

    • Money = mamōnas (μαμωνᾶς) - Mammon - everything we pursue in life. Riches, treasures, dreams, feelings, idols. Everything that isn’t God.

    • Consumerism vs Generosity

Five Resources to be Generous With 

  • Physical Capital

  • Intellectual Capital

  • Relational Capital

  • Spiritual Capital

  • Financial Capital

An Example of Generosity 

  • 2 Corinthians 8:1-9

  • 2 Corinthians 9:6-7

What Does Jesus Say About Hate?

Hate The World?

Dave Riddle • 05/22/2022

Key Passage: John 15:18-16:4

The “World” Hates Jesus

  • John 7:7 (CSB): The world cannot hate you, but it does hate me because I testify about it—that its works are evil.

    • Compare to John 15:18-19

A message for those of us who don’t want to be hated.

  • James 4:4 - Friend of the world = enemy of God

A message for those of us who enjoy looking for a fight

  • Romans 12:18 - as much as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.

We need to live in the tension between these two passages.

Expect Persecution

  • John 15:20

  • Matthew 5:10

    • Persecution is a blessing!

  • Matthew 5:11-12

    • Rejoice!

    • A blessed inheritance

Hating Jesus = Hating God

  • John 15:21-24

    • Jesus makes a claim of divinity.

      • John 10:22-38

  • Why did they hate Jesus? For no reason.

    • John 15:25

Jesus sends help!

  • John 15:26-27

  • The Holy Spirit

    • More on this next week.

“Fall away”

  • John 16:1-2

    • Fall away, stumble, be trapped

    • skandalizō - to put a stumbling block or impediment in the way, upon which another may trip and fall. to offend

Outcasts

  • John 16:1-2

    • Outcasts: put out of your religious community, academic community, social community.

      • Did it happen? Yes.

        • Acts 26:9-11 - Paul’s testimony.

Why do they do this?

  • Because they don’t know Jesus or the Father

    • John 16:3-4

      • Jesus doesn’t want his followers to be caught off guard.

Christmas Eve - The Impact of Life

Christmas Eve - The Impact of Life

12/24/2021 - Dave Riddle 

God gives us life

  • Genesis 2:7

    • From the very beginning

  • John 1:4

    • Life from Jesus

We are surrounded by death

  • Romans 5:12, 17

    • Because we’ve all missed the mark

  • Romans 6:23

    • The wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life

  • John 10:10

    • …life and life to the fullest

      • zōē (ζωή): life

      • perissos (περισσός): life to the fullest! superabundant or superior. Exceeding some number, measure, or rank. Over and above. More than necessary. Extraordinary. Excellent.

John 5:25 - …and those who hear will live

1 Corinthians 15:54 - …Death has been swallowed up in victory. Death, where is your victory? Death, where is your sting? 

Jesus at Hanukkah

Jesus at Hanukkah 

11/14/2021 - Dave Riddle

Key Passage: John 10:22-42

Festival of Dedication / Festival of Lights

A hostile group surrounds Jesus

  • John 10:22-24

    • How long will you trouble our souls?

    • Are you the Messiah?

  • Are you going to be like or great ancestors who freed us from a tyrannical empire?

    • Like the Maccabees they were celebrating.

You don‘t have the faith to see what is plainly in front of you.

  • John 10:25-27

My sheep? I know them and they follow me.

  • John 10:27

    • Incredible comfort for those who follow Jesus

  • John 10:28

    • Eternal life (a statement not merely of quantity, but of quality)

  • John 10:29-30

    • Jesus doubled down on the security of his followers.

      • No one will, and no one can, snatch us from his hands.

      • We love this message but how did the hostile crowd respond?

They picked up stones

  • John 10:31

    • An illegal act, but not without precedence.

  • They were highly motivated.

    • There wouldn’t have been stones readily accessible at Solomon’s colonnade

“For which of these good works are you stoning me?”

  • John 10:32-33

    • An improper accusation

  • John 10:36

    • “My life is an open book“

John never did a miracle… but everything he said about this man was true.

  • John 10:41

He’s got us in his hand

He knows us and loves us

He is the Son of God 

We want to be people who bear witness to WHO he is.

  • So that others may say “everything they said about Jesus is true”

Hello My Name is... Mighty God

Hello my name is: Mighty God

Dave Riddle - 12/08/19

Key Passage: Isaiah 9:6


‘el (Hebrew: אֵל) - god or god-like one; mighty one. Mighty men: men of rank: heroes. Strength, power. God (the one true God)


gibbowr (Hebrew: גִּבּוֹר) - strong, mighty or powerful. A strong, brave and mighty person. By implication a warrior and champion.

  • Joshua 1:14, 6:2, 8:3

  • 1 Samuel 17:51; 2 Samuel 23

  • Psalm 24:8


He is divine

  • Hebrews 1:3 - the exact expression of His nature

  • John 1:14 -The Word became flesh... the one and only Son from the Father

  • John 10:30 - I and the Father are One

  • Matthew 1:23 - God with us


He was promised

  • Genesis 3:15 - He will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.


He was wounded

  • Isaiah 53:4-5 - Yet He Himself bore our sicknesses, and He carried our pains; but we in turn regarded Him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted. 5 But He was pierced because of our transgressions, crushed because of our iniquities; punishment for our peace was on Him, and we are healed by His wounds.

    • Pierced, crushed, punished, and wounded for us.


He is Triumphant

  • Jesus is the victorious one!

  • Hebrews 2:14-15

    • By his death he destroyed death... and freed those held in slavery by the fear of death.


Romans 8:31-35

  • if God is for us, who can be against us?

  • Who can separate us from the love of Christ?

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Generosity Pt. 1

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Vitals - Generosity Part 1
Dave Riddle - 08/11/19
Key Passage: Romans 8:32

Definition: Showing a readiness to give more of something than is strictly necessary or expected.

Scripture: At the core, it’s all about God

Jesus: Perfect example of generosity

  • He gave willingly

    • John 10:18

  • He gave joyfully

    • John 15:13

  • He gave purposefully

    • 1 Peter 3:18

  • He gave sacrificially

    • Ephesians 5:25

    • Philippians 2:5-8