John 14:21-24 Loved by God Summary: One of the greatest Bible truths is that we are not saved by our good works, but by God's grace through faith in Jesus alone. God loved us so much that he was willing to send his son to save us! So how should that love change us? As we'll hear from Jesus today, those who have been loved by God love him back, and want to obey him. Let's think about it: Outline: 1. Love's true test 2. Love's great promise Verse: John 14:21 Whoever has my commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves me. Questions for devotions and family worship: 1. In John 14, Jesus is speaking about how his followers may know both himself and his father more deeply. How do verses 21-24 deepen our understanding of how we know God more? 2. How is our obedience connected to our love for God? (See verse 21). Some say this verse implies that our love for God somehow merits God's love for us. But why is this not true? 3. According to Jesus, our loving and grateful response of obedience is how we come to know God more deeply, as Jesus promises to

Sunday November 23, 2025 Preaching: Koos Hagg Sermon Text: Isaiah 55:1-5 Sermon Title: You’re Invited! Summary: God calls His people to draw near to Him, to receive from Him richest blessings and peace, offered freely and abundantly. Come, hear what God has done: that you might feast and be satisfied for life, through the blessing of God’s glorified covenant leader, Jesus Christ. Sermon Outline: 1. An Invitation to a Feast 2 The Occasion for the Feast Kids Memory Verse: Matthew 11:28 – Jesus said, “Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give your rest.” Discussion Questions: 1. Verses 3 – 5 speak prophetically of Jesus Christ. Can you think of specific instances where Jesus fulfilled these words? 2. Are there things or practices in your life that you turn to when you are stressed, in need, or seeking rest, that in the end do not bring satisfaction? Why do you think they fail? 3. What are some ways that you feast on the “good food” of God? How do these satisfy?

John 14:15-20 The Promise of the Spirit Summary: God loves to give good gifts to his children. One of his best gifts is found in the verses we'll look at today in our sermon. Jesus has promised to give the gift of his Holy Spirit to come to us and live inside of us, spiritually. Because of this, you can know that you are never alone! God is always with you now, because he lives in you. Let's think about it: Outline: 1. Be confident: the Holy Spirit lives in you 2. Be encouraged: because Jesus lives, so will you 3. Be assured: You are in Christ, and He is in you Verse: John 14:16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever... Questions for devotions and family worship: 1. Do you sometimes seem like God is distant in your life? If so, why? 2. Why is it important that Jesus promised to send the Holy Spirit to the disciples in this passage, given all that he had already told them was coming? 3. Take a few minutes to name all the lavish promises Jesus gives to believers in verses 15-20. Which of these do you find most helpful in your life, especially if you feel like God is distant?

John 14:7-14 Divine Union Summary: Have you ever wondered what it would be like to see God? Philip, one of Jesus' disciples, asked Jesus to

John 14:4-6 The Way of Salvation Summary: Around our church we talk a lot about Jesus, and for good reason! Today, Jesus plainly tells us why each of us must trust him if we are to be saved and enter into heaven one day. Have you ever wondered why we need Jesus so much? Let's let Him tell us: Outline: 1. Jesus is the way to the Father's house 2. Jesus is the truth of God revealed 3. Jesus is the source of life provided 4. Jesus is our only hope Verse: John 14:6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. Questions for devotions and family worship: 1. How do Jesus' words in John 14:4-6 connect to his description of the Father's house in verses 1-3? 2. Jesus gives a threefold answer to Thomas' question in verse 5 about the

John 14:1-3 Do Not Be Troubled Summary: Have you ever felt really

John 13:36-38 The Faltering Steps of a true Disciple Summary: Have you ever found out that you weren't as strong as you thought you were? Maybe you thought you could lift something, or hike a long distance, but just couldn't make it. Sometimes that happens in the Christian life too. We think we can overcome temptations to sin, but we're discouraged when we fall. Today, let's listen in on a conversation between Jesus and Peter about this very struggle: Outline: 1. Peter's fall teaches us all to guard our hearts 2. Jesus' promises help us to run to Him in our weakness Verse: John 14:1 “Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. Questions for devotions and family worship: 1. As you survey the life and character of Peter, what do you see? What do we learn about him from this conversation? 2. What things might have led to his eventual denial of Jesus? How was it different from Judas Iscariot's betrayal? How can you guard your own heart against the things that contributed to Peter's fall? 3. Jesus promised Peter,

John 13:31-35 Love One Another Summary: One of the most important and easy to understand commands in the Bible is this: love one another. Sounds simple, right? It might be easy to understand, but it takes a lifetime to learn how to love as Jesus loved us, and we will never do it perfectly. Let's think about it: Outline: The glory of the Son The command to love The testimony of love Verse: John 13:34 A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another... Questions for devotions and family worship: 1. Why does Jesus speak about the time coming for him to be glorified? How is Jesus being glorified counter to how the world might define glory? 2. Why does Jesus tell us that the command to love one another is

Betrayal From Within John 13:18-30 Summary: Today's story might be hard for us to read, but it is so important. Today we learn about Judas, the one who betrayed Jesus to the rulers so they could find and arrest him. Today, listen for the heart of Jesus, even as he faced his betrayer, and cared for his disciples to the end. Outline: 1. The heart of Jesus 2. The heart of true disciples 3. The heart of a betrayer Verse: John 13:31 Now is the Son of Man glorified, and God is glorified in him. Questions for devotions and family worship: 1. Have you ever been betrayed by someone close to you? How did it feel, and what did you do? How did Jesus respond to his looming betrayal by Judas? 2. Why did Jesus let the disciples know that one of them would betray him? What might that knowledge do in them, and why is it spiritually important? 3. What do we learn from the path of Judas? How did Jesus give him an alternate path? How does it serve as a caution for us spiritually?

John 13:12-17 Disciples of the Basin and Towel Summary: Have you ever washed someone else's feet? I'm guessing you haven't! Last week we saw Jesus do this for his disciples in the upper room after the Passover feast. Only the lowliest servants would do this for others! Yet this is what Jesus did for them. Soon he would do even more, when he would take all the filth of their sin on the cross. Today let's listen in as Jesus steps back after washing their feet and says something that should change our whole world: He tells us to follow his example, and wash each other's feet! What does he mean? Let's think about it: Outline: 1. The master's example 2. The master's followers 3. The master's promise Verse: John 13:14 If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet. Questions for devotions and family worship: 1. After reading this passage again, how would you describe the example that Jesus sets for us as his disciples? Why does Jesus highlight his position as

Here is sermon info for Sunday bulletins and music: 1: Call to Worship:Ps 111:1-4 2: God Cleanses Us In Worship: Humbling Ourselves in God's Presence—1 Pet 4:7-11 Rejoicing in God's Mercy—Heb 10:11-13 3: Sermon text: Heb 10:19-25 4: Title: Gospel-Shaped Community 5: Outline questions/outline/notes Sermon Outline What is our confidence before the throne of grace? (19-21) How does this confidence shape our worship? (22-23) How does this confidence move us to build community? (24-25) Discussion Questions How does the pastor to the Hebrews use Old Testament language and imagery to highlight the “new and living that [Jesus] opened for us”? How is it new? How is it living? How does the promise that Christ is presently advocating for his children before the throne of God encourage you today? What are some of the internal voices that hold us back from the throne of grace? Which voice is most hindering you personally? How does v. 22 speak to those particular hindrances? What are some of the external circumstances that caused the Hebrew Christians to waver in “the confession of our hope”? What pressures are causing you to waver? How does v.23 speak to those pressures? How would you summarize the call to build community in vv. 24-25? What makes building this kind of community so difficult? Why is listening such an important part of Gospel-shaped community? What evidences of God’s grace can you share from your life together with the church family at North City Presbyterian Church? Memory verse: -- Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful. (Hebrews 10:23)

Call to Worship: Psalm 96:7-10 Humbling Ourselves in God's Presence - Jeremiah 2:12-13 Rejoicing in God's Mercy - Romans 5:6-8 Sermon text: Psalm 67 Title: A Gracious, Global God Outline questions/outline/notes; - May God be gracious to us and bless us - So That - Let ALL the peoples praise you - How? Memory verse: Let the nations be glad and sing for you, for you judge the peoples with equity and guide the nations upon earth. (Psalm 67:4)

Call to Worship: Psalm 96:7-10 Humbling Ourselves in God's Presence - Jeremiah 2:12-13 Rejoicing in God's Mercy - Romans 5:6-8 Sermon text: Psalm 67 Title: A Gracious, Global God Outline questions/outline/notes; - May God be gracious to us and bless us - So That - Let ALL the peoples praise you - How? Memory verse: Let the nations be glad and sing for you, for you judge the peoples with equity and guide the nations upon earth. (Psalm 67:4)

Call to Worship: Psalm 96:7-10 Humbling Ourselves in God's Presence - Jeremiah 2:12-13 Rejoicing in God's Mercy - Romans 5:6-8 Sermon text: Psalm 67 Title: A Gracious, Global God Outline questions/outline/notes; - May God be gracious to us and bless us - So That - Let ALL the peoples praise you - How? Memory verse: Let the nations be glad and sing for you, for you judge the peoples with equity and guide the nations upon earth. (Psalm 67:4)

Sermon text: Philippians 3:12-4:1 Title: Heavenly Pursuit Memory verse: Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me His own. (Philippians 3:12)

Call to Worship: Waiting for it... Humbling: Galatians 5:16-17 Rejoicing in Mercy: Ephesians 1:7 Sermon Text: Several Sermon Title: Living in the Generous Grace of God Outline Pardon and the Generous Grace of God Prayer and the Generous Grace of God Provision and the Generous Grace of God Suffering and the Generous Grace of God Hope and the Generous Grace of God Lives that are a Fragrance of the Generous Grace of God Question: Do you live like a child with a poor and stingy father or like a son with a generous Father in heaven? Memory verse: For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God. (Ephesians 2:8)

Luke 12:32-40 NRSV

Call to Worship:Ephesians 1:3-6 Humbling Ourselves: Jer 2:2, 5, 13 Rejoicing in God's Mercy: : Ps 30:4-5 Sermon Text:Galatians 4:1-7 Sermon Title: Adopted Sons in the Eternal Son Outline/questions/notes Do you draw near to God with a sense of guilt or shame? Do you think of your heavenly Father as infinitely generous to you in Christ? Memory verse:So you are no longer a slave, but a son, and if a son, then an heir through God (Galatians 4:7)

Call to Worship: Psalm 81:1-2, 6-10 Confessing our Sin:Psalm 106:13-15 Promise of Forgiveness: Psalm 103:8-12 Sermon text: Deuteronomy 8:1-5 Title: The Long Game Outline questions/outline/notes 1. God leads his beloved people on an appointed path. 2. So that we experience our helplessness. 3. So that we experience and trust his all-sufficient faithfulness Do you rest in the assurance that God's purpose is always to take away our false hopes and replace them with the certainty of his love? Memory verse:…man does not live by bread alone, but man lives by every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD. (Deuteronomy 8:3c)