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How do you know God loves you?
I preach it and you hear it.
We read it and we say it all of the time.
So, how do you know it?
Is it based off of your reception of it?
Intro
Just the Facts Ma’am - Joe Friday’s character on Dragnet
Illus: Jack Webb’s ‘Joe Friday’ character typically used the phrase “All we want are the facts, ma’am” (and sometimes “All we know are the facts ma’am”)
Christianity is based off of facts.
Problem: We have to be careful in making Christianity about how we feel or what we believe to be true.
We believe because it is true.
Drama
Jesus moves from figure of speech to facts
Why does Jesus do this?
A lack of ability to understand
Illustrations and stories - Things that made sense and were understandable.
He came to bring the Kingdom of God and make it relatable to man.
Mankind is confused in our state of sin
Sin entered the world and we have been confused ever sense
Jesus shares with them one important fact
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John 16
God loves them.
Jesus is going to show them this very fact through his work
I came - incarnation
leaving - death on the cross and burial
Resurrection and Ascension - I am leaving the world and going to the Father
This fact leads to Faith
John 16:29
The disciples came to a new understanding in their faith
Jesus gives them one warning
JOhn 16:31-
They will be scattered and run from what Jesus is put through
They are not capable of walking with Jesus in this portion of his ministry - no man could
Only the God-man Jesus could do this
They could not handle all of this in one encounter -
The things of God must be given to us in small doses
Jesus gives them a glorious promise
They will experience tribulation and turmoil due to the effects of sin in the world
But, God has given Jesus to overcome the effects of sin in the world
He will make Jesus the King of His Kingdom and over the world
Paul:
Doctrine
The effects of sin on humans
Original sin has deprived us of an ability to understand the things of God
Without Christ we still would have no ability to understand the work that God did for our salvation
Unless God intervened then we would still be enemies of God
How do you know God loves you?
Progressive Revelation
Through Jesus and His work the things of God become clear
We should approach God’s word through the lens of Christ
His words are simple and understandable when He is involved
Bathe your reading in prayer
Come before the sermon asking for His help too make things clear
Illus: Instruction manual for a piece of furniture
Step - by- Step Some detailed more than others
Redemptive Historical plan of God - small progressive steps revealed throughout the Scriptures
This is How God works in our lives.
Yet, we don’t like it - we want control and to know the things of God
Illus: Google is great, instant information.
But God doesn’t work that way.
He reveals things to us as he chooses.
Jesus Rule as King
Christ lets the disciples know why he came - To overcome the world
“I HAVE OVERCOME THE WORLD.” - Present tense
Resurrection and placement on God’s throne
Doxology
God has reversed the effects of sin through Jesus Christ - You have the ability to understand
Jesus words are plan and clear for even the most common man
Illus: Ethiopian eunuch
Philip told by an angel of the Lord to go and he obeyed
Ethiopian court official reading Isaiah
Philip: “Do you understand what you are reading?”
Eunuch: “How can I unless someone guides me?”
Reading - “Abut whom is this speaking?
Acts 8:
God has made himself known and still does through His word - This is how we know he loves us!
And,
He has placed Jesus on the throne above all things
He is King and Lord - Today, right now.
This is how you know that God loves you:
So, take heart Jesus has overcome the world
There is no temptation you cannot overcome.
There is no death in Christ that will be excluded form the resurrection.
There is nothing in this life that King Jesus cannot get us through.
His church will prevail - and He is King now
The Lord Jesus sits on his throne and rules and governs his people and keeps our enemies at bay in this life.
And, He has already overcome the world.
He has already won the victory for a battle that has not yet happened.
Wow, this is how you know God loves you, through the facts.
Could you imagine a general going to war knowing that He has already won the war.
Not, hoping or being inspired that it might happen.
That is faith in the possibility of a victory.
Christians have faith in the fact that Christ has already won the victory and is now our King and will always be our King, and Lord of Lords.
Let us sing praise to Him and glorify Him because He has OVERCOME THE WORLD.
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