Why? Judas returns Prior attempts – John 7:30 – John 7:45 1) Jesus arrest was no surprise ‘time has come’. John 18:4 2) Jesus embraces his arrest and none of his disciples are lost John 10:17-18, “The reason my Father loves me is that I lay down my life – only to take it up again. No one takes it from me,…
Sermons on John (Page 5)
“My prayer is not for them alone” – Jesus prays for the next generation of believers. What the first generation believes… …the second assumes… …the third forgets… …the fourth denies. “I pray… that all of them may be one.” – Jesus’ prayer: unity in the church – The purpose of unity: that the world may believe – Unity in community – the…
Who is Jesus praying ‘for’? John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. John 1:14 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. John 5:24 I tell you the truth, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned; he…
“in a minute” The going and coming of Jesus Verse 16, “In a little while you will see me no more, then in a little while you will see me” … the disciple’s grief will turn to joy 1) The time has come 2) The pain is worth the joy. Verse 22, “Now is your time of grief, but I will see…
What is spiritual activity? The Spirit is… – Powerful – Unpredictable and uncontrollable – Empowering – Guiding The context – a community about to be stripped of its leader. It is better for you if I go away. (verse 7) Receiving the Spirit of truth Two things to note: – The repetition of truth – Trinitarian co-operation The Spirit who confronts the…
Note – Due to licensing restrictions, we are not permitted to provide the audio feed of the songs played during the service, but the song titles are provided.below for your reference. Welcome: Song: How Great Thou Art Reading: Exodus 19:3-6 Reflection: 1. The God Who Chose Reading: Jeremiah 31:31-34 Reflection: 2. The God Who Promised Song: Glorious…
Do you believe that God is Good? Romans 5:8- “But God demonstrated his love for us in this whilst we were still sinners Christ died for us” John 3:16 – “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life” 1) Is he really good? What…
What do you fear? 4 Liberating truths = God is Great, God is Glorious, God is Good, God is Gracious. Uses of the word Glorious … glorious stroke play … the weather was glorious What the bible says = our response to his perfect character. Piper, “God’s glory is him going public with his infinite beauty, worth and value”. What should our…
How seriously do you take following Jesus? Should we expect opposition from our world? The world will hate you. Verse 18 …if you remain in Jesus Verse 19… we can belong to Jesus… or we can belong to the world They claim to follow God but they hate Jesus John 16:1-4 … from those who claim to be followers of God. They…