Jesus, Giver of Life

Jesus, Giver of Life

The Gospel of John - Part 13 - 11/22/20

Key passage: John 5:21, 24-29

Jesus, Giver of Life

• John 5:24 - anyone who hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life ...

• 2 Corinthians 5:17 - if anyone is in Christ they are a new creation...

• John 5:21 - just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so the Son also gives life to whom he wants.

A time is coming and has now come...

• John 4:23 - a time is coming and has now come when people will worship in spirit and truth...

• John 5:25 - a time is coming and has now come when the dead will be raised to life...

Jesus gives life because it is his to give

• John 5:26 - For just as the Father has life in himself, so also he has granted to the Son to have life in himself.

Jesus is the Assessor of Life

• John 5:27 - Jesus is the Son of Man

• Daniel 7:13 - [The Son of Man’s] dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away.

All will hear his voice

• John 5:28-29 - a time is coming when all who are in their graves will hear his voice... both the good and the evil.

  • 1 Corinthians 3:10-15 - each one’s work will become obvious... the fire will test the quality of each one’s work.

The Woman at the Well

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The Woman at the Well

The Gospel of John - Part 8 - 10/18/20

Key passage: John 4:1-26

Jesus, the Everyday Missionary

Intentional

• John 4:4 - He had to travel through Samaria.

  • He didn’t have to. He chose to.

• There should be an intentionality to the places we go and the people we spend time with.

Revolutionary

• John 4:9 - Jesus crosses cultural, ethnic, and gender barriers to speak with this woman.

  • “Jews don’t associate with samaritans”

  • Christians don’t associate with ____

Inviting

• John 4:10 - double meaning of Living Water.

Challenging

• John 4:16-18- Go get your husband.

• He challenges her, and she changes the subject...John 4:19-20

• John 4:21-23 - he confronts her with the truth.

Theologian

• John 4:24 - God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and in truth.

Revealing

• John 4:25-26 - “the messiah is coming”, “I am the messiah”.

Look Up

Look Up

This is a season of reset

Helping people follow Jesus together

• Help people become like Jesus 

  • Luke 6:40

• Walking as He walked

  • 1 John 2:6

Our Up Relationship is Prime

• Mark 12:30

Worship 

• Romans 12:1

• The heart of worship is loving God with our entire being.

• Latreia (Greek: λατρεία) - worship or service. To kiss (in the same way a dog licks its master). To revere, to adore.

• John 4:24 - worship

  • Proskyneo (Greek: προσκυνέω) - to fall upon the knees and touch the ground with the forehead as an expression of profound reverence

• Revelation 19:4

Our Worship is a Response 

• 1 John 4:19 - we love because he first loved us.

Our Worship Must be Real

• Mark 7:6 - Honoring God with our hearts, not just our lips. 

• 1 Samuel 15:22 - obedience not sacrifice

You are Loved 

• 1 John 3:1 - You are His child!

The Life You Live

• John 14:15 - love results in obedience

• 1 John 5:3a - keep His commands

• Acts 13:22 - a person aligned with God’s heart.

Hello My Name is... Wonderful Counselor

Hello my name is: Wonderful Counselor

Dave Riddle - 12/01/19

Key Passage: Isaiah 9:6

Counselor

• ya’ats (Hebrew: יָעַץ) - to advise, counsel, admonish, direct, resolve, decide, plan and/or purpose. To counsel together; to be advised.

  • Isaiah 9:6 - “counselor”

  • First usage: Exodus - Moses meets with his father-in-law to seek advice.

Wonderful

• pele’ (Hebrew: פֶּלֶא) - a miracle, a wonder; a wonderful thing or deed.

  • Isaiah 9:6 - “Wonderful”

  • Other than a single time in the book of Lamentations, it always appears in the context of God’s acts or words. 37 of the 84 occurrences of pele’ are found in the Psalms.

What kind of Wonderful Counselor?

Other-worldly

• John 12:49 - He came with divine wisdom from Heaven itself

• John 14:10 - He spoke with authority of God

Authoritative

• Mark 1:21-22 - He taught with an authority unlike anything the world had seen.

• Luke 4:32 - The people were amazed... slack-jawed

  • ekplēssō (Greek: ἐκπλήσσω) - to be struck with amazement, astonished, amazed

Piercing & Gentle

• Piercing

  • Matthew 16:23

  • Matthew 23:27

• Gentle

  • John 8:7-11

Inviting & Challenging

• Mark 1:17 - “come, follow me”

  • Not just a call, but a purpose.

    • “And I’ll show you how to fish for people”

• Mark 3:13-14

  • With Him, and Sent Out

Truth

• John 14:6 - “I am... the truth”

• John 1:14 - truth in the flesh

Life-giving

• John 14:6- The truth AND the life.

• John 4:4-14 - living water!

Infinite

• Luke 21:33 - His words will never pass away.

• 1 Peter 1:24-25 - the Good News remains forever.