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Textual Main Idea - John’s purpose in writing is to bear witness to the truth.
John is Uniquely Used by Jesus (vs.
20-23)
John Truthfully Testified for Jesus (vs.
24)
John Realistically Revealed Jesus (vs.
25)
Introduction
Greet everyone (be in front of the pulpit)
Attention (Why should they listen to you?)
What is the Hearer’s problem?
We do not witness like we should
What is the Biblical Solution?
Learn from John
What do the hearers need to know?
Following Jesus means we will be a witness for Jesus.
Textual Main Idea - John’s purpose in writing is to bear witness to the truth.
John is Uniquely Used by Jesus (vs.
20-23)
John Truthfully Testified for Jesus (vs.
24)
John Realistically Revealed Jesus (vs.
25)
Main Idea: God Chose You to Help Others Believe in Jesus
Interrogative: You are fearfully and wonderfully made to share the love of Christ with those in your circle of influence.
Transition: There are three things we can learn from these last verses in the Gospel of John that show us that God wired to witness for Christ in our own special way...
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You Are Unique to Jesus (vs.
20-23)
Lead in…Jesus has just gone through the process of restoring Peter to his position as apostle.
Now Peter turns his attentions to another apostle that is near and dear to Jesus’ heart.
Take a look at the text with me...
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Explanation -
Verse 20 - Peter looked to John
Verse 21 - Peter said to Jesus, “Lord what about this man?” - “So, you just told me that I would be crucified for you one day.
My life would be sacrificed because I am a restored follower of Christ.”
“What about this guy, John?” “What will come of him?”
It is like Peter is saying, “I’m slotted to die for you in the future, surely he is as well, right Lord?”
In a personal lesson on discipleship, Jesus tells Peter to be content with his own calling and to leave that of others to him.
This, in turn, becomes a general lesson relevant also for the readers of the Gospel.
Verse 22 - Jesus responds to Peter by giving him a rather abrupt response.
“What is that to you?”
There is no belittling of either disciple.
Peter received His destiny from the Lord, that He would, at some point in the future, be crucified for his faith.
This would bring great glory to God and help to further His kingdom.
John on the other hand would remain in this life for a good long time and function as His witness.
In either case, it was what the Lord willed for each of them...
The function of the entire chapter is “to confirm the Beloved Disciple as author of the body of the document and to substantiate the credibility of his eyewitness authority for its content” (Jackson 1999: 9).
The bottom line, Peter?
“You follow me”!
Andreas J. Köstenberger, John, Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2004), 603.
The bottom line, Peter?
“You follow me”!
What applies to both disciples is the call to follow Jesus, each with his own destiny.”
For Peter, Christlikeness is found in martyrdom (cf.
21:19 with 12:33); for the beloved disciple, Christlikeness manifests itself in witness grounded in unparalleled intimacy with Jesus
Verse 23 - Well, John throws in a reminder that the the Disciples Got it wrong again!
They miss heard Jesus and they ran with a strange assumption.
John was not guaranteed to live until Jesus returned.
However, in their defense they didn’t realize the Lord would be gone for as long as He has been...
But John clarifies so his readers understand that Jesus wasn’t granting him immortality in this life, rather “If it is my will that he remains until I come, what is that to you?”
“What is that to you?” Peter!
Don’t worry about my plans for John, you focus on my plans for you.
And my plan for you for the immediate future is to simply follow me.
I think it is important that we all come to terms with this idea this morning.
We are, if we are in Christ, called to follow Jesus within His unique plan for each of us.
We are to reach people for Jesus in the way he has gifted and wired us!
Illustration - Contagious Christian?
A true heart of compassion will let those on the way to destruction know they can escape, but the only escape is through Jesus Christ.
We need to tell people they're in trouble with God and that God alone has provided a way to escape.
But How? Do we all have to share the same way?
No, the unbelieving world is made up of a variety of people: young, old, rich, poor, educated, uneducated, urban, rural, with different race, personalities, values, politics, and religious backgrounds.
It's going to take more than one style of evangelism to reach such a diverse population!
So what is your style?
Confrontational?
() Repent and be baptized, save yourselves from this corrupt generation.
Intellectual?
() Paul debated with the philosophers on Mars Hill to convince them.
Testimonial?
() One thing I do know.
I was blind but now I see!
Relational? () Go home to your family and tell them how much the Lord has done for you.
Invitational?
() The Samaritan woman at the well begged the people of the city to come and hear Jesus for themselves.
Serving?
() Dorcas impacted her city by doing deeds of kindness.
Source Unknown.
Don't ever think you're a second class Christian because you don't proclaim Christ like Peter or Paul.
Discover your own method.
Then get out of your chair and use it, for the Glory of God.
Live by faith, not fear!!! - Source Unknown.
Argumentation - John was unique to Jesus and would serve God’s unique purposes.
He took the time and wrote a version of the life of Christ that would fill in the gaps of the other gospels.
By the way, isn’t interesting to note that John was not martyred for His faith in Christ.
In fact, he was the only one out of the twelve to not be martyred.
God kept him around long enough to not only write his important gospel that taught us so much more about Jesus, but he also was able to write 1st, 2nd, and 3rd John and the all important apocalyptic book, Revelation.
God used the unique abilities of John to write a powerful witness regarding Jesus.
Application - What do you suppose God wants to do with you?
You are Unique to God as well!
He has had crafted you to be used by Him for his good purposes.
And while there are many things that we will do for Christ over the course of our Christian lives, there are two specific things that every unique believer must engage in.
We must not overly concern ourselves with how others serve Jesus How the Lord uses other believers
We must FOLLOW JESUS - What are incorporating in your life to help you follow Jesus?
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