This is My Business
John 17:1-26 I: Jesus came to Earth on the Fathers Business. 1. “I must be about my Fathers business.” 2. He came to seek and to save that which was lost. 3. He came to glorify the Father. 4. He came to set up a business that would take the good news to all the world and every generation. II: The Prayer for the Church. 1. He gave them the Fathers words. 2. “I pray for them.” They would need prayer. 3. “I am glorified in them.” this expected. 4. He was leaving the World but they would be left. vs. 11 5. “That they might have my joy.” 6. “Keep them from evil.” III: “I also Send Them.” 1. As sheep among wolves. 2. To preach, teach, and Baptize. 3. My business I leave with them. IV: This is My...
“This I Know”
The whole story moves in the same atmosphere of tension and conflict between Jesus and organized religion. This miracle brought open Warfare. A definite break between Jesus and the Religious Leaders. John 9:1-6 I: “As He Passed by.” 1. Jesus found opportunity everywhere. So may we! 2. “He saw a man.” He saw beyond the outward appearance. 3. The Disciples saw a problem, a debate about sin. 4. “But…” The of who was not answered. Jesus left the past and worked in today! II: The Man Made to See. 1. Jesus used means … by means or without means is in his will. 2. “Go wash. He went, and came seeing.” 3. His neighbors divided by what they saw. 4. “I am he.” His 1st testimony! 5. “A man that...
There is a Lad Here
Soon after the death of John: On the North Side of Galilee near where Jordan intakes the Sea. “Come aside and rest a while.” John 6:1-14, Mark 6:31-34 I: The Crowds Presented a Problem! 1. A problem they couldn’t ignore. 2. One they could not walk away from. 3. Beyond their ability to meet! 4. Jesus confronted them with the need. 5. “Send them away!” Mark 6:37 6. It is often easier to send them away. “Where there is no Oxen, the Crib is clean, but much increase is.” Prov. 14:4 II: “Give Ye Them to Eat” Mark 6:37 1. Use what you have. God will do the impossible after we do the possible. 2. Moses found a rod enough. 3. The Widows meal lasted when she fed Elijah. 4. A little is enough if it is all we have!...
There is A Friend
Prov. 18:24, James, and John 15:12-15 In our day we use the word friend too lightly and it has lost some of the deep spiritual meaning. I: “A mans best friend…” 1. LOVE is part of a dog. (The Air-dale of San Angelo, TX). How they put us to shame. 2. Loyalty: Loyal even unto death. (A sheepdog with 1 eye shot out). a. Suppose men and women would show some of that loyalty in the marriage relations. b. or in the Church and to Christ. 3. Courage: “Not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog.” a. Prince never showed yellow. b. Elton Smith’s life saved by a 40 lb. dog that was mortally wounded. c. Courage has always been a mark of the friends of Christ; Martin Luther, “I neither can nor...
The Truth Shall Make You Free
At the feast of Tabernacles, Jesus declared himself to be the Bread of Life, the Light of the Son of God, and the only one that could set men free from sin. John 8:31-45 I: “I am the Light of the World.” vs. 12 1. After setting free the woman taken in adultery. 2. While the great candle holders were set to light the Temple and Grounds. 3. In memory of the Pillar of Fire in the Wilderness. 4. The Pillar of fire, protected, gave light and shade. 5. The cloud guided and led in every move. 6. No map for their Journey, but a guide all the way. 7. Jesus claimed to be the true light for Man’s journey across the Sea of Life. II: “The Truth Shall Make You Free.” 1. “We be Abraham’s seed.” Depending on heritage and their form...