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…
John (Page 5)
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
Last week…. 1. The Testimony – v11-14 2. The Saviour – v15-17 Numbers 21:4-9 – “They traveled from Mount Hor along the route to the Red Sea, to go around Edom. But the people grew impatient on the way; they spoke against God and against Moses, and said, Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the desert?…
The Big Question is – What is the effect of being born again? 1. You see the Kingdom of God v1-3 2. You are born of water and the spirit and can enter the kingdom of God v4-5 3. The Spirit is at work within you and does what he wants to do, and its effect can be seen. v6-8
Your worship of him… your belief in him? Capernaum … his home Mark 2:1, “A few days later, when Jesus again entered Capernaum, the people heard that he had come home“. John 6:24 … search for Jesus … in the temple area Malachi 3:1-4 – ”See, I will send my messenger, who will prepare the way before me. Then suddenly the Lord…
What would it take to convince them that they had got Jesus all wrong? The gospel of John John 20:30-31 “Jesus did many other miraculous signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this book. But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may…
A discovery that has revolutionised your life When did you become a Christian? “How has this changed the way that you live?” “Who have you told about Jesus?” JB’s disciples leave John 1:35 … and follow Jesus Telling others “We have found the Messiah” (show map) John 1:45, “we have found the one Moses wrote about in the Law, and about whom…
John 20:30-31 – “Jesus did many other miraculous signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this book. 31 But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.” Jesus = the Messiah + SOG Belief in JESUS + LIFE…
John 1:19-28; Matt 11:2-19 Just who do you think you are? Background: John the Baptiser… Excited about Jesus from the beginning (Lk 1:41) Man of integrity & humility. Lived simply (Mt 3:4-6) Pointed people to Jesus (Jn 1:6-8) Who John isn’t (Jn 1vv19-21): v19 Investigation v20 Messiah/Christ v21 Elijah or the prophet Who John is (vv22-25): More than a prophet, the Elijah,…