NOTE: Due to a technical difficulty in which Rev Derwyn forgot to bring the SD card back to the church, we were unable to record the sermon on video. So you'll just have to settle for this audio recording instead. Sorry about that!
- mea culpa, Rev Derwyn
John 3 contains what is probably the most famous verse in the Bible - John 3:16. However, since no verse actually stands alone, an exploration of the context in which it appears is very important. When we do this with John chapter 3, we encounter a rather challenging number of verses that follow this famous verse. But how we understand verses 18-21 is connected with how we understand what's going on in verses 1-15 . . . and in light of what we've been saying about the Gospel of John, this sermon gets to a conclusion that might not be what was expected . . .