So far in John Jesus in Jerusalem The region of Galilee Jesus and his brothers John 7:2 – The feast of the tabernacles “if you want to get a huge following then you cannot do it in secret” Acts 1:14 – his brothers have become believers. Jesus’ timing His time had not yet come. Why does he go to Jerusalem in disguise?…
Sermons on John (Page 8)
What would it take for you to stop following God and turn away? We must pay more careful attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so we will not drift away. Hebrews 2:1 Reactions towards Jesus The Jewish leaders The crowd The disciples… John 6:60 – what Jesus says is offensive The Offensive Jesus What is it that caused these disciples offense?…
What is happening? Jewish leaders with hearts set against God. Large crowds still followed Jesus. The Passover was near. What’s for dinner? Jesus was the prophet that was to come. He withdrew by himself. What is not happening Not about sharing what we have with others. So what is happening? The messiah is here Jesus did many other miraculous signs in the…
Incredible claims Healed on the Sabbath Making himself equal with God What motivates Jesus? John 5:34. “so that you may be saved” Testimony 1 – JB John 1:19, 24 John 1:29 – Messiah , the Son of God (1:34). Testimony 2 – The Work and Word of the Father The work The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy…
1. God brings comfort to his people (v. 1-2) 2. God’s comfort is Jesus (v. 3-11) – The sting in the tail… 3. We have confidence that God will bring comfort because of his revealed character (v. 12-31)
Life to dead muscles – John 5:12 …they set out to give Jesus a hard time. “who does this man really think he is”. He works like his Dad – John 5:17 The Father and the Son are one John 5:19, 20, 22, 23 Two options – John 5:24 = LIFE or death and condemnation. So how will Jesus judge? – John…
What matters? On a scale of 1 – 10 – how important are these things in your life? – Health? – Integrity? – Financial success? – Good family/spouse relationships? – Successful life accomplishments? Add, “Following Jesus” What priority does following Jesus get in your life? Qu: Does the importance I give Jesus in my life really matter? Do you want LIFE? (SHOW…
Some strange things 1. His own did not receive him 2. Welcoming without welcoming 3. Believing without believing 4. Even his own brothers did not believe on him Enter an official Sign-seeker or saviour-seeker? Jesus tests him “Go, your son will live” He and his household believed A connection with Herod The main point of the story What keeps us from seeing…
Back into John – John 20:31 Recent encounter with Nicodemus Time to move on – 4:1-6 1. Jesus and the Tainted Woman – v7-18 2. True Worship – Spirit and Truth – v19-26 3. Testimony, belief and action v27-42 Overflowing with Satisfaction in true worship of Jesus