1. ITS HEAD!
I will build MY Church
2. ITS HEART!
Love – vertical & horizontal
3. ITS HOPE!
Holy, blameless, above reproach, like Jesus
1) A Personal Testimony (v1-10) a) Praising God (1-3) b) Seeking God (4-7) c) Experiencing God (8-10) 2) Pointed Teaching (v11-22) What is your testimony?
1. What’s the Big Claim? (John 20:30-31) What’s the Particular Issue? (John 5:16-18) JESUS IS CLAIMING TO BE GOD! 2. How does Jesus back up His claim? His Knowledge (5:6) His Compassion (5:7) His Power (5:8-9) JESUS IS DEMONSTRATING THAT HE IS GOD! 3. You can Miss the Point (John 5:10-12) Or You can…
1. Tension 2. Vision 3. Action 4. Unction
1. DESPAIR! Absent without leave 2. DEFIANCE! I will not believe 3. DEVOTION! My Lord and my God
TO: 1) ELITISM! (v8-10) Don’t be kidnapped by HUMAN philosophy & human tradition. You are complete in Christ 2) RITUALISM! (v11-15) It is not circumcision that matters but union with Christ 3) LEGALISM! (v16-17) Don’t let anyone pass judgement on you. You don’t need the shadow, you have the substance – Christ …
Who is this man Jesus? He claims to be God (v1-18) His Knowledge, Compassion and Power He claims to be Saviour and Judge (v19-30) He calls on us to be the Jury (v31-47) He claims to be Saviour and Judge (v19-30) Jesus is the perfect representation and revelation of God to mankind Jesus is given…