1. A STARK CONTRAST
The good and bad shepherds
2. AN EXCLUSIVE CLAIM
“I am THE door”
3. AN OPEN PROMISE
Anyone who enters:
a) Will be saved
b) Will find pasture
c) Will have abundant life
1. WORDS OF REVELATION ‘I AM’……the Light 2. WORDS OF ILLUMINATION The world…..in darkness 3. WORDS OF SALVATION Follow Me…….light of Life
1) ITS PRIORITY! Jesus taught it, prayed it & lived it 2) ITS PROCESS! a) Decisional not emotional b) Spiritual not natural c) Essential not optional d) Gradual not instantaneous e) Judicial not sentimental 3) ITS POWER Forgiving others: a) Moves you b) Beautifies you c) Empowers your prayer life d) Sets you free…
1. THIS IS ABOUT JESUS It’s not about the blind man. 2. EVERYONE GOES THROUGH SOME KIND OF TRIAL The question is: Do you believe your pain can ultimately bring glory to God? There is a special way that God receives glory when people persevere in trials. 3. RESPONSES TO THE MIRACLE Everyone saw what…
1. CONFRONTATION (v1-13) a) The Unclean and The Clean b) The Mighty and The Almighty c) The Occupiers and The Liberator 2. TRANSFORMATION (v14-20) a) Legion – The Participator i) Lost to Found ii) Misery to Missionary b) The Locals – The Spectators i) Fearful rather than Faithful ii) Marvelled but not Moved iii) Got…
1) ITS REALITY! Everyone is tempted (1 Cor 10-13) Jesus was tempted (Matt 4:1-2) Christians are tempted (1 Pet 5:8-9) 2) ITS ROOT! “Satan” the tempter (Matt 4:3) 3) ITS RESISTANCE! a) Pray (Matt 6:13) b) Believe (1 Cor 10:13) c) Dress (Eph 6:13-18) d) Run (2 Tim 2:22
1) THE CALL! “Trust Him at all times, O people.” 2) THE CRY! “Pour out your heart before Him” “When you pray let your heart be without words rather than your words without heart”. (John Bunyan) 3) THE COMFORT! God is a refuge for us