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All things new.
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All things new.
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How long? “A little while.” John 16:16 A little while, and you will see me no longer; and again a little while, and you will see me.” John 16:17-18 So some of his disciples said to one another, “What is this that he says to us, ‘A little while, and you will not see me, […]
John 16:12 I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. 3 Roles of the Holy Spirit 1. He will guide you into all truth. (vs13) 2. He will declare to you all the things that are to come. (vs 13) 3. He will glorify Christ (vs 14) 3 […]
John 16:1-2 I have said all these things to you to keep you from falling away. 2 They will put you out of the synagogues. Indeed, the hour is coming when whoever kills you will think he is offering service to God. John 16:3-4 And they will do these things because they have not known […]
The Conflict We’ll Face – (18-20) The Cause Behind It – (21-25) The Courage We’ll Receive – (26-27) The “Why” Behind The warning (16:1) “You are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world.” If our lives never create friction with the world, maybe we should ask whether our witness has […]
Three Questions- What love does? Who we are to Jesus? Why we were chosen? What Love Does- John 15:12-13 Love one another as I have loved you. Whose good is costing you something? If our love never costs us anything it doesn’t resemble the love Jesus Describes here Who we are to Jesus- John 15:14-15 […]
James 1:5 “If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.” Galatians 1:23-24 “They only were hearing it said, “He who used to persecute us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy.” 24 And they glorified God because of me.” 3 takeaways: The destructive […]
GET STUFF DONE Connection precedes production 1. The Father Prunes (vs1-3) 2. The Son Gives Life (vs4-8) 3. The Disciples Fill with Joy (9-11) John 15:1-3 “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. 2 Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does […]
John 14:30-31 I will no longer talk much with you, for the ruler of this world is coming. He has no claim on me, 31 but I do as the Father has commanded me, so that the world may know that I love the Father. Rise, let us go from here. If you understood why it’s happening you […]
Life doesn’t look like what I thought it would. John 14:25 If Jesus leaves, what does that mean for me? Pax Ramona (Roman peace) was won by the sword and conquering. The Jews messianic peace was rumored to be even greater. Instead, it was secured by an innocent man who suffered and died at the […]
John 14:18 “I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. 1 John 14:19 Yet a little while and the world will see me no more, but you will see me. Because I live, you also will live. John 14:20 In that day you will know that I am in my Father, […]
RESPONSIBILITES & ABILITIES “DO I HAVE WHAT IT TAKES?” “Let not your hearts be troubled.” Christ’s 3 Promises for a troubled heart The promise of home (14:2) The promise of hope (14:12) The promise of Help (14:16) 1.The heart of obedience 2.The help of the Spirit 3. The hope of Truth 1: The Heart […]
John 14:1 Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. John 14:2 In my Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? John 14:3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and […]
Theme: Love That Makes Christ Known Text: John 13:31–35 Wisdom Nyador Introduction question? What is the greatest evidence that we Belong to Jesus. Jesus Loved Through Action (John 13:31–32) Jesus demonstrated His love through sacrifice. He went to a place we could not have gone and did what we could not have done […]
Cleansing & Calling John 13:1 Now before the Feast of thePassover, when Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart out of this world to the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end. “I’ll love you to the end” John 13:2 During supper, when the devil had alreadyput […]
John 19:30 When Jesus had received the sour wine, he said, “It is finished,” (tetelestai (τετέλεσται) and he bowed his head and gave up his spirit. Romans 3:23 For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, Colossians 1:19 For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, 20 and through him […]
1. The Tragedy of Unbelief (37-41) John 12:37-38 Though he had done so many signs before them, they still did not believe in him, 38 so that the word spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled: “Lord, who has believed what he heard from us, to whom has the arm of the Lord been […]
John 12:27 “Now is my soul troubled. And what shall I say? ‘Father, save me from this hour’? But for this purpose I have come to this hour. John 5:19 – So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of his own accord, but only what he sees […]
John 12:20-21 Now among those who went up to worship at the feast were some Greeks. 21 So these came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and asked him, “Sir, we wish to see Jesus.” Philip went and told Andrew; Andrew and Philip went and told Jesus. John 12:23 And Jesus answered them, […]
Grief can take away… certainty… clarity… and sometimes even faith. 1: Can Blind Us to What God Is Doing (John 20:11–13) John 20:11 But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb, and as she wept she stooped to look into the tomb. 12 And she saw two angels in white, sitting where the body of Jesus had lain, […]
What determines how you respond to Jesus? 1. Love (vs. 1–3) 2. Hate (vs. 4–11) 3. Misunderstand (vs. 12–19) Which one is your response? 3 Responses to Jesus 1. LOVE John 12:1-3 Six days before the Passover, Jesus therefore came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. 2 So they […]
Have I merely been around the truth… or have I actually surrendered to it? 1.Division 2.Rejection 3.Decision 4.Revelation 5.Execution 6.Expectation 1. DIVISION John 11:45-46 Therefore many of the Jews who had come to visit Mary, and had seen what Jesus did, believed in him. 46 But some of them went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus […]
“Jesus… where were you?” WHO IS JESUS? -The God of Truth -The God of Compassion -The God of Emotion – The God of Power 1. Jesus Meets Martha With Truth (John 11:17–27) John 11:17-19 On his arrival, Jesus found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb for four days. 18 Now Bethany was less than two miles from […]
When He could’ve stopped it… When He could’ve healed it… When He could’ve answered it… 1. Love that delays John 11:1-2 Now a certain man was ill, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. 2 It was Mary whoanointed the Lord with ointment and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother […]
The difference between life and death is not lack of evidence — it is the posture of the heart. Pride resists Jesus. Humility receives Him. John 10:31-33 The Jews picked up stones again to stone him. 32 Jesus answered them, “I have shown you many good works from the Father; for which of them are […]
Saved — but not joyful. Forgiven — but not fulfilled. Secure — but not satisfied. Psalms 51:12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation. What is the joy of your (God’s) salvation? What is the joy of your (God’s) salvation? -A deep, settled gladness that we belong to God -A soul-level satisfaction in Christ […]