I WANT YOU TO BELIEVE - 2
BELIEVE AND LIVE: An Exposition of the Gospel of John • Sermon • Submitted • Presented
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INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION
THE FIRST SIGN OF BEING IN A PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUS IS
SEE POINT STRUCTURE:
I WILL BE CHANGED
1. THE WORSHIP OF JESUS WILL BE THE CENTER (BETTER WORD) OF MY LIFE
1. THE WORSHIP OF JESUS WILL BE THE CENTER (BETTER WORD) OF MY LIFE
WORSHIP ACTS LIKE A CONTROL CENTER
DEFINE AND DESCRIBE WORSHIP
ILLUSTRATE CONTROL CENTER AND HOW WORSHIP IS THAT AND MAKE SURE THE ILLUSTRATION LEADS TO HAVING CONSEQUENCES
TRUSTING IN JESUS
OBEDIENCE
TRANSITION
TRANSITION
SO, THE FIRST SIGN THAT I AM IN A PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUS IS...
SO, THE FIRST SIGN THAT I AM IN A PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUS IS...
THE SECOND SIGN THAT GIVES SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE FOR THIS IS:
THE SECOND SIGN THAT GIVES SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE FOR THIS IS:
2. THERE IS A MUTUALLY RELATIONAL DYNAMIC WITH FELLOW CHRIST FOLLOWERS IN MY LIFE
2. THERE IS A MUTUALLY RELATIONAL DYNAMIC WITH FELLOW CHRIST FOLLOWERS IN MY LIFE
BEING IN MUTAL LIFE-GIVINE RELATIONSHIP WITH CHRIST FOLLOWERS WILL
TRANSITION
TRANSITION
THE FIRST SIGN THAT I AM IN A PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUS IS... THE SECOND IS… NOW, THE THIRD
THE FIRST SIGN THAT I AM IN A PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUS IS... THE SECOND IS… NOW, THE THIRD
NOW, THE THIRD SIGN THAT GIVES SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE FOR THIS IS:
NOW, THE THIRD SIGN THAT GIVES SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE FOR THIS IS:
3. I WILL BE INTENTIONAL IN BEING AROUND AND ENGAGING WITH SKEPTICS
3. I WILL BE INTENTIONAL IN BEING AROUND AND ENGAGING WITH SKEPTICS
TRANSITION
TRANSITION
THE FIRST SIGN THAT I AM IN A PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUS IS... THE SECOND IS… NOW, THE THIRD
THE FIRST SIGN THAT I AM IN A PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUS IS... THE SECOND IS… NOW, THE THIRD
NOW, THE FOURTH SIGN THAT GIVES SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE FOR THIS IS:
NOW, THE FOURTH SIGN THAT GIVES SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE FOR THIS IS:
4. THERE WILL BE A CERTAINTY THAT I AM GOING TO BE WITH JESUS IN ETERNITY
4. THERE WILL BE A CERTAINTY THAT I AM GOING TO BE WITH JESUS IN ETERNITY
THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE IN THE CHURCH, PERHAPS HERE TODAY, WHO STRUGGLE WITH THEIR SECURITY IN JESUS. THERE ARE MANY REASONS FOR THIS - WARFARE, IMMATURITY, MISUNDERSTANDINGS, ETC.
BUT LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING ABOUT CERTAINTY OF SALVATION THAT JOHN AND THE BIBLE TEACHES: HAVING THE CONFIDENCE OF BEING SECURITY ABOUT REQUIRES TWO ELEMENT
BELIEF IN JESUS: THAT COMES BY THE GRACE OF GOD
BEHAVIOR FOR JESUS: THAT IS PRODUCED BY THE GRACE OF GOD
ILLUSTRATE: LACK OF CONFIDENCE IN TAKING EXAMS ALWAYS COMES FROM
A LACK OF BEHAVIOR SUITABLE TO PASSING.
FLOW SHOWS THIS: CERTAINTY
LIFE OF WORSHIP
LIFE OF FELLOWSHIP
A LIFE OF EVANGELISM
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSION
QUESTION: WHAT HAPPENS WHEN ONE OR ALL OF THE SIGNS OF RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUS ARE DISFIGURED; WRONG; DISPLAYING THE WRONG INFORMATION? WHAT DO YOU DO? WHAT DOES THAT MEAN:
ILLUSTRATION OF SIGN GIVING THE WRONG INFORMATION
- STORY OF A SPEAKER WHO WAS LATE FOR AN ENGAGEMENT. KEPT FOLLOWING DIRECTIONS, ETC
CONCLUSION: THE SIGN HAD BEEN KNOCKED DOWN AND SOMEONE PUT IT BACK UP BUT IN THE WRONG DIRECTION.
YOU NEED TO REMEMBER TWO THINGS:
SIGNS ARE NOT THE END, THEY POINT TO THE END
SIGNS CAN BE REPAIRED
I. THE FIRST SIGN(S) OF JESUS BEING MY LORD AND GOD
I. THE FIRST SIGN(S) OF JESUS BEING MY LORD AND GOD
I WANT TO ANSWER THREE QUICK QUESTIONS ABOUT WORSHIP:
THE FIRST QUESTION I WANT TO ANSWER IS
WHAT IS WORSHIP?
THERE IS A SUCH THING AS THE MIDDLE CHILD SYNDROME
THE FIRST IS ALWAYS THE FIRST AND
WHERE IS WORSHIP
SOUNDS STRANGE BUT TOO OFTEN WE THINK WORSHIP IS SOMETHING THAT TAKES PLACE AT A LOCATION
WHAT DOES WORSHIP LOOK LIKE
IF WORSHIP IS A SIGN THEN THERE MUST BE ELEMENTS
THIS SPEAKS TO SIGNS THAT DEMONSTRATE AND SHOW THAT MY SOUL HAS BEEN CAPTURED BY JESUS.
LIFE OF WORSHIP
LIFE OF WORSHIP
WORSHIP IS A TERM WE ALL KNOW BUT UNDERSTANDING IT IS CRUCIAL. WORSHIP IS A TERM THAT COULD BE EXPLAINED IN OUR DAY AS PRIORITIZE
WORSHIP IS A TERM WE ALL KNOW BUT UNDERSTANDING IT IS CRUCIAL. WORSHIP IS A TERM THAT COULD BE EXPLAINED IN OUR DAY AS PRIORITIZE
TO PRIORITIZE IS THE ACT OF TREATING SOMETHING OR SOMEONE AS MORE IMPORTANT THAN SOMETHING OR SOMEONE ELSE.
TO PRIORITIZE IS THE ACT OF TREATING SOMETHING OR SOMEONE AS MORE IMPORTANT THAN SOMETHING OR SOMEONE ELSE.
WE DO THIS AND SEE THIS IN EVERYDAY LIFE...
WE DO THIS AND SEE THIS IN EVERYDAY LIFE...
THIS TELLS US THAT TO PRIORITIZE SOMETHING IS TO CONCLUDE THAT THAT SOMETHING IS MORE WORTHY OF WHO I AM - MY TIME, TALEN AND TREASURE, THAN EVERYTHING ELSE.
THIS TELLS US THAT TO PRIORITIZE SOMETHING IS TO CONCLUDE THAT THAT SOMETHING IS MORE WORTHY OF WHO I AM - MY TIME, TALEN AND TREASURE, THAN EVERYTHING ELSE.
THAT IS WHAT WE MEAN BY WORSHIP. WORSHIP IS THE CONCLUSION THAT JESUS IS OF A GREATER PRIORITY THAN ANYTHING ELSE. SEE, PRIORITIES CHANGE
THAT IS WHAT WE MEAN BY WORSHIP. WORSHIP IS THE CONCLUSION THAT JESUS IS OF A GREATER PRIORITY THAN ANYTHING ELSE. SEE, PRIORITIES CHANGE
PRACTICAL EXAMPLES
PRACTICAL EXAMPLES
- AN ENTREPRENUER…
- AN ENTREPRENUER…
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A STUDENT…
A STUDENT…
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AN ENGAGED COUPLE…
AN ENGAGED COUPLE…
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- A YOUNG MOTHER PRIORITIZES HER CHILDREN ABOVE ANYONE ELSE. THEY HER HER PRIORITY IN THAT SEASON
- A YOUNG MOTHER PRIORITIZES HER CHILDREN ABOVE ANYONE ELSE. THEY HER HER PRIORITY IN THAT SEASON
WHEN THEY ARE GROWN AND OLD, THEY ARE IMPORTANT, BUT PRIORITIES SHIFT: WHERE SHE SPENDS HER TIME, MONEY AND ENERGY SHIFTS
WHEN THEY ARE GROWN AND OLD, THEY ARE IMPORTANT, BUT PRIORITIES SHIFT: WHERE SHE SPENDS HER TIME, MONEY AND ENERGY SHIFTS
SO WHILE WORSHIP CAN BE CONSIDERED SOMETHING WE PRIORITIZE, THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER IS THAT WHILE SEASONS CHANGE, JESUS AND HIS GLORY AND HIS PLACE NEVER CHANGES.
SO WHILE WORSHIP CAN BE CONSIDERED SOMETHING WE PRIORITIZE, THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER IS THAT WHILE SEASONS CHANGE, JESUS AND HIS GLORY AND HIS PLACE NEVER CHANGES.
WORSHIP OF JESUS CALLS US TO SEE THAT THERE IS NOTHING OR N0-ONE
WORSHIP OF JESUS CALLS US TO SEE THAT THERE IS NOTHING OR N0-ONE
JESUS DOES NOT COME INTO A SEASON OF YOUR LIFE; HE COMES INTO THE WHOLE OF YOUR LIFE AND HE BEGINS TO DEFINE YOUR PAST SEASONS, YOUR PRESENT SEASONS AND YOUR FUTURE SEASONS/
JESUS DOES NOT COME INTO A SEASON OF YOUR LIFE; HE COMES INTO THE WHOLE OF YOUR LIFE AND HE BEGINS TO DEFINE YOUR PAST SEASONS, YOUR PRESENT SEASONS AND YOUR FUTURE SEASONS/
AN ILLUSTRATION OF THIS IS FOUND IN THE SCENE BETWEEN JESUS AND THE SAMARITAN WOMAN, ALSO KNOWN AS: THE WOMAN AT THE WELL.
AN ILLUSTRATION OF THIS IS FOUND IN THE SCENE BETWEEN JESUS AND THE SAMARITAN WOMAN, ALSO KNOWN AS: THE WOMAN AT THE WELL.
JESUS, WE ARE TOLD, HAD TO PASS THROUGH SAMARIA. THIS IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE TO THE JEWS SAMARITANS WERE HALF BREED AND, THEREFORE, LESS THAN. THERE WAS NO ASSOCIATION WITH THEM AND THEREFORE THERE WAS NO REASON TO BE IN THAT SIDE OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD
JESUS, WE ARE TOLD, HAD TO PASS THROUGH SAMARIA. THIS IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE TO THE JEWS SAMARITANS WERE HALF BREED AND, THEREFORE, LESS THAN. THERE WAS NO ASSOCIATION WITH THEM AND THEREFORE THERE WAS NO REASON TO BE IN THAT SIDE OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD
BUT JESUS CHOSE THIS AS A PLACE TO GO THROUGH. AND WE ARE TOLD IN JOHN 4:7-
BUT JESUS CHOSE THIS AS A PLACE TO GO THROUGH. AND WE ARE TOLD IN JOHN 4:7-
“A WOMAN FROM SAMARIA CAME TO DRAW WATER. JESUS SAID TO HER, ‘GIVE ME A DRINK.’”
“A WOMAN FROM SAMARIA CAME TO DRAW WATER. JESUS SAID TO HER, ‘GIVE ME A DRINK.’”
GIVE ME A DRINK
A woman from Samaria came to draw water. Jesus said to her, “Give me a drink.”
WORSHIP IS A SIGN OF GENUINE RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUS FOR ## REASONS
WORSHIP IS A SIGN OF GENUINE RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUS FOR ## REASONS
1. WORSHIP IS THE RESPONSE OF MY PRIORITIZING
JESUS BECAUSE HE PRIORITIZED ME.
1. WORSHIP IS THE RESPONSE OF MY PRIORITIZING
JESUS BECAUSE HE PRIORITIZED ME.
WHY HE CHOOSE SAMARIA?
WHY HE CHOOSE SAMARIA?
“Jesus had to go through Samaria” (John 4:4).
Geography helps us understand this story.
“Jesus had to go through Samaria” (John 4:4).
Geography helps us understand this story.
In Jesus’ day, three regions were stacked on top of one another. There was Galilee in the north, Samaria in the middle, and Judea in the south. The easiest and quickest way to get to Galilee from Judea was to go due north right through Samaria. John 4:4 says that Jesus “had to” go through Samaria. Now, why did he have to do that? The answer is, that He didn’t. There was another route he could have taken. Some pious Jews would go east, cross the Jordan River, enter the region of Perea, then go north, re-cross the Jordan River, and they would be in Galilee. This was out of the way but meant they wouldn’t have to go through the Samaritan territory” - (https://www.christianity.com/wiki/jesus-christ/samaria-the-place-jesus-must-visit.html).
In Jesus’ day, three regions were stacked on top of one another. There was Galilee in the north, Samaria in the middle, and Judea in the south. The easiest and quickest way to get to Galilee from Judea was to go due north right through Samaria. John 4:4 says that Jesus “had to” go through Samaria. Now, why did he have to do that? The answer is, that He didn’t. There was another route he could have taken. Some pious Jews would go east, cross the Jordan River, enter the region of Perea, then go north, re-cross the Jordan River, and they would be in Galilee. This was out of the way but meant they wouldn’t have to go through the Samaritan territory” - (https://www.christianity.com/wiki/jesus-christ/samaria-the-place-jesus-must-visit.html).
WE KNOW THAT HE PRIORITIZED THIS WOMAN BECAUSE HE CHOSE A ROUTE THAT WOULD LEAD HER TO HIM. HE SHOWED UP IN HER HOOD AT THE WELL BECAUSE HE KNEW SHE WOULD BE THERE.
WE KNOW THAT HE PRIORITIZED THIS WOMAN BECAUSE HE CHOSE A ROUTE THAT WOULD LEAD HER TO HIM. HE SHOWED UP IN HER HOOD AT THE WELL BECAUSE HE KNEW SHE WOULD BE THERE.
THAT YOU HAVE BEEN GIVEN A
THAT YOU HAVE BEEN GIVEN A
2. WORSHIP IS THE RESPONSE OF SEEING WHO I REALLY AM AND THEN BEING LOVED IN SPITE OF THIS.
2. WORSHIP IS THE RESPONSE OF SEEING WHO I REALLY AM AND THEN BEING LOVED IN SPITE OF THIS.
THOSE WHO DISPLAY THE SIGNS OF WORSHIP ARE THOSE WHO HAVE COME TO SEE THAT JESUS PRIORITIZED THEM, SHOWED THEM WHO THEY WERE AND THEN LOVED THEM BY DYING FOR THEIR SINS
THOSE WHO DISPLAY THE SIGNS OF WORSHIP ARE THOSE WHO HAVE COME TO SEE THAT JESUS PRIORITIZED THEM, SHOWED THEM WHO THEY WERE AND THEN LOVED THEM BY DYING FOR THEIR SINS
THEN KNOWING THAT YOU WERE PRIORITIZED BY JESUS EVEN WHEN HE KNEW THE CRAZINESS OF YOUR LIFE.
THEN KNOWING THAT YOU WERE PRIORITIZED BY JESUS EVEN WHEN HE KNEW THE CRAZINESS OF YOUR LIFE.
YOU WERE SEEN THROUGH, EXPOSED AND CONVICTED AND THEN BEING SHOWN A LOVED
· HE SHOWED YOU YOUR CRAZY AND LOVED WITH WITH CRAZY LOVE
o PRIORITIZE SOMETHING OVER EVERYTHING ELSE
§ THIS WOMAN IS PROOF OF THAT
· SHE WENT BACK PREOCCUPIED WITH THIS EXPERIENCE WITH JESUS
§ WHEN WE SAY THAT PEOPLE WORSHIP SOMETHING WE MEAN THAT THEY ARE SO PREOCCUPIED WITH WHATEVER IT IS THAT THEY ARE CONTROLLED BY IT
· NOTHING ABOUT THEM MATTERS OVER THE THING OR PERSON THEY WORSHIP
· IN FACT, THEY SEE THEIR VALUE AS BEING CONNECTED TO AND WITH SERVING AND DOING AND BEING FOR THAT THING OR PERSON
§ A PERSON WORSHIPS THEIR JOB
· MISS TIME WITH FAMILY, CHILDREN
· MISS SLEEP
· ETC.
ALL BECAUSE THEY HAVE COME TO SEE THEIR OWN EXISTENCE AS TIED UP WITH AND IN THAT JOB.
§ A MOTHER DOES EVERYTHING FOR HER CHILDREN. HER LIFE IS CONSUMED
§ BUT THIS WILL LEAD TO BROKENNESS
· EXPLAIN
· THEN SAY
o ILLUSTRATION
§ ELON MUSK DID NOT CREATE THE TESLA’S TO NOT WORK…TO BE BROKEN. HE MADE THEM WITH A PURPOSE AND WHEN THAT PURPOSE CANNOT HAPPEN THE CAR IS BROKEN
o GOD DID NOT WE WERE NOT CREATED TO BE BROKEN
§
o WORSHIP IS THE CONTRLLING PRIORITY
§ NOT THINK ALL DAY ABOUT IT
§ NOT TALK ALL DAY ABOUT HIM
§ BUT YOUR LIVE IS LIVED FOR HIM, BY HIS WORD
II.
II.
III.
III.
APPLICATION
APPLICATION
CONCLUSIO
CONCLUSIO