Midtown Fellowship: Downtown

<p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Sermon by Jon Ludovina on December 21, 2025.</p><p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Key scripture: <strong>John 14:1-7, Isaiah 7:14</strong></p><p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">What does your heart long for this Christmas? In a season of lights and celebration, Jesus speaks directly to our ache for home—promising His presence today and preparing a place for us tomorrow.</p>

<p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Sermon by Jake Blair on December 14, 2025.</p><p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Key scripture: <strong>John 13:31-38, 1 Corinthians 13:4-7, 1 John 4:19</strong></p><p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">In a moment of confusion and betrayal, Jesus anchors His disciples in clarity and purpose: love one another as I have loved you. This kind of love, Jesus says, is how the world will know who belongs to Him.</p>

<p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Sermon by Jake Blair on December 7, 2025.</p><p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Key scripture: <strong>John 13:1–17, Philippians 2:5-7, 1 John 1:9</strong></p><p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Jesus, knowing the cross was hours away, bent low to serve, even the one who would betray Him. In John 13, we see not just an act of love, but a pattern for how His grace transforms our posture toward others.</p>

<p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Sermon by Jon Ludovina on November 30, 2025.</p><p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Key scripture: <strong>John 12:12-50</strong></p><p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">What kind of king are you hoping for? Advent reminds us we often long for strength and victory—but Jesus arrives on a donkey. This week, we consider how He draws us through humility, not force.</p>

<p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Sermon by Jon Ludovina on November 23, 2025.</p><p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Key scripture: <strong>John 11:1-44</strong></p><p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">As tension heats up between Jesus and the Jewish leaders, a close friend of Jesus’ falls gravely ill and dies. Jesus responds to the suffering of his close friends by raising Lazarus from the dead, and this event seals the fate of Jesus. Lazarus’ resurrection would lead to Jesus’ cross, which leads to resurrection life for all who trust him.</p>