“Preach it, Jesus! Preach it Again!” John 3:16-21, Rev. Richard Mize

“Preach it, Jesus! Preach it Again!” John 3:16-21, Rev. Richard Mize (he/him). Second Sunday of Lent, March 1, 2026. Historic Trinity Presbyterian Church (PCUSA), 2301 NE 23rd St., Oklahoma City. Indian Nations Presbytery.





reruns
“The Andy Griffith Show"
"The Beverly Hillbillies"
"Petticoat Junction”
rural
Norman Lear
“All in the Family"
“Sanford and Son”
“Maude”
“The Jeffersons"
"Good Times"
“What’s Happening!!"
“Happy Days”
"Laverne & Shirley”
urban, suburban
"M*A*S*H"
"The West Wing"
Lone Oak
Slab Holler
Muldrow
Roland
Sequoyah County
eastern Oklahoma
The Beatles
Merle Haggard
the poet of the common man
“In His Steps: What Would Jesus Do?” Charles Sheldon, 1896
“The Pilgrim’s Progress” John Bunyan, 1678
full title “The Pilgrim’s Progress from this World to That Which is to Come”
“The Pilgrim’s Regress” C.S. Lewis, 1935
“Mere Christianity” 1952
“Godric” Frederick Buechner, 1999, medieval saint
“Angels and Demons” Dan Brown, 2000.
“The Da Vinci Code” 2003
Christianity
nonfiction
fiction
The Parable of the Good Samaritan
HBO Special
Jesus, rabbi
repetition
Protestants feast on the Word
Anna Carter Florence, professor of preaching, Columbia Theological Seminary
core summary of the gospel
God's love
salvation a free gift
eternal life
spiritual death
Nicodemus
darkness and light
Archie Bunker
Truth, mercy, love, kindness
street preacher
Gospel of John as stage play
The Living Bible
The whole world was lost in the darkness of sin
The Light of the world is Jesus.
Like sunshine at noonday His glory shone in
The Light of the world is Jesus
walking in darkness
Come to the Light; ’tis shining for thee
Sweetly the Light has dawned upon me
Once I was blind, but now I can see
The Light of the world is Jesus
John 3:16
John 3:17
John 3:18
John 3:19-21
John 3:1-2
John 3:21