THE GOSPEL OF JOHN (Chs 1-6) 13. TO WHOM SHALL WE GO? YOU HAVE THE WORDS OF ETERNAL LIFE (John 6:60-71)
1. Hard Sayings or Hard Hearts? (v60-65)
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There’s no acceptance
2. Follow the Crowd or follow the Christ? (v66-71)
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There’s no alternative
1) PAIN Jesus on the cross 2) PARDON “Lord remember me” 3) PEACE “Today, you will be with Me in Paradise”
1. REJOICING In the Lord (v1-2) 2. REJECTING The trust of men (v3-4) 3. RELYING On the Lord a) Past v5-6a b) Present v6b-9 c) Future v10
1. What does it mean to be the People of God? a) A Covenant Relationship b) A Continuous Relationship c) A Communal Relationship 2. What are the marks of the People of God? a) A Joyous People (v13) b) A Separated People (v14-16) c) A Truth-Rooted People (v17) d) A Missionary People (v18) e)…
1) THE CHARGE! (v12-13) “Love one another as I have loved you”: Personally, Humbly, Unreservedly, Sacrificially 2) THE CHALLENGE! (v14-15) “You are My friends if you do what I command you.” 3) THE CHOICE! (v16-17) “You did not choose Me but I chose you” for Fruitfulness, Prayerfulness, Tenderness
RENEWAL! (v1-3) The word of the Lord came to Jonah the second time REVIVAL! (v4-9) A short sermon A strong reaction REFUSAL! (v10) God refuses to judge the penitent
JOB: 1) HIS FAME! (v1-5) The greatest of all the people of the east. Blameless, upright, God-fearing, holy, wealthy, loving & prayerful 2) HIS FOE! (v6-19) SATAN – the adversary, the accuser of the brethren, the destroyer 3) HIS FAITH! (v20-22) “The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away, blessed be the name of…