The Journey Church Houston Podcast

All of us are born with a congenital heart defect. All of us are born with a spiritual condition that will have dire consequences if it is not dealt with. To make matters worse, we are powerless to do anything about this ourselves. In this sermon from John 9, Pastor Mace Perez teaches about how Jesus healing a man with a congenital birth defect points to a deeper spiritual birth defect in the Israel of his day and in all of us today.
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Light. It is essential for human life. One of Jesus’ most famous sayings is “I am the light of the world.” In this sermon from John 8:12–59, Mace Perez leads us through studying what this means, how we can know it is true, and why it matters.
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As we continue our Journey through the Gospel of John, we come across something unexpected. The passage is in brackets! What does that mean? Should this passage be in our Bibles? Is our Bible reliable? What significance does the story of the Woman Caught in Adultery have for our lives? These are some questions Steven explores the field of Textual Criticism and the Gospel of John.

Different people can experience the same thing but have radically different responses. This was true throughout the life of Jesus, and this is especially prevalent in John 7:1–52. 
In this sermon from Pastor Mace Perez, Jesus continues to be presented as the Greater Moses, offering something better than Moses offered. And we will see that ultimately there are only two responses to Jesus and what is at stake.
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Would you rather? It’s not just a fun game to help pass the time. When we reflect on our answers, they expose our deep, underlying values.
In this sermon from Pastor Mace Perez on John 6:22–71, Jesus makes the first of seven “I am” statements in the Gospel of John. And with this statement, Jesus issues a value proposition, a divine “Would you rather?”.
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We live in a culture full of fear. Just look at the news. Or look at the fears and insecurities we face in our own lives. Is there a way to live courageously in a world full of fear?
Let's explore that question through this sermon from Pastor Steven Hiller on John 6:16–21!
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The spiritual life can be difficult and frustrating. Our spiritual growth can sometimes be painfully slow. In this sermon, from John 6:1–15, recounting the only event from Jesus’ life other than the cross and resurrection that is recorded in all four Gospel accounts, Mace Perez points us to three objects of our trust that will encourage us along our spiritual journeys.
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We all know what it feels like to have a troubled conscience. We all know what it feels like to try to live a good life and try to be a good person, only to be plagued by this feeling that there's something wrong with us and that there's something wrong in us? Where can we find reprieve from this feeling?
Find out in this week's sermon by Pastor Mace from John 5.
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What could give two sisters strength and peace in the horror of a Nazi death camp? What could give a father with a deathly ill son hope? And how can we likewise be comforted to the very depths of our souls? Find out in this week's sermon on John 4:43–54 by Pastor Steven Hiller.
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We all have this innate drive to search for true and lasting happiness and satisfaction. But why is it so elusive? And is there any hope of finding it? Those are the questions we are going to explore in today’s sermon from John 4, Jesus’ encounter with the Samaritan woman at the well.
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