Discipleship (Page 5)
“That All May Honor The Son, Just As They Honor The Father” (John 5:21-23)
John 5:24-26 5:24“Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life. 25 “Truly, truly, I say to you, an hour is coming, and is now here, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of…
The Mystery of Jesus Breaks Forth into the World (John 5:21-23)
5:21 “For as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to whom he will. 22 For the Father judges no one, but has given all judgment to the Son, 23 that all may honor the Son, just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father…
Jesus Takes the Stand (John 5.17-30)
John 5:17-20 5:17Jesus answered them, “My Father is working until now, and I am working.” 18 This was why the Jews were seeking all the more to kill him, because not only was he breaking the Sabbath, but he was even calling God his own Father, making himself equal with God. 19 So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of his own accord,…
A Deliberate Provocation (John 5:1-18)
John 5:15-30 5:15The man went away and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had healed him. 16 And this was why the Jews were persecuting Jesus, because he was doing these things on the Sabbath. 17 But Jesus answered them, “My Father is working until now, and I am working.” 18 This was why the Jews were seeking all the more to kill him, because not only was he breaking the…
Reading John with the Light On: Jesus, Signs & the New Creation
Please Read John 5:1-18 Questions to consider about John 5:1-18: Why do you think Jesus chose this particular man to heal? Why did He leave the others “blind, lame and paralyzed” (vv.3-4)? What do we learn about the sick man’s faith in 5:7? Was Jesus breaking the law in 5:8? Which law? Were the…
Getting Back to the Gospel of John
13:16-17 ”But blessed are your eyes, for they see, and your ears, for they hear. For truly, I say to you, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it.” 20:30-31 ”Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; but these [signs] are…
The Journey, Part 6: Life in the Waterless Wilderness
2 Corinthians 8:1-5 8:1-5 We want you to know, brothers, about the grace of God that has been given among the churches of Macedonia, 2 for in a severe test of affliction, their abundance of joy and their extreme poverty have overflowed in a wealth of generosity on their part. 3 For they gave…
Noah’s Boat, Part 4: God’s Doves
Text Genesis 8:1-19 “But God remembered Noah and all the beasts and all the livestock that were with him in the ark. And God made a wind blow over the earth, and the waters subsided. 2 The fountains of the deep and the windows of the heavens were closed, the rain from the heavens was restrained, 3 and the waters receded from the earth continually. At the end of 150 days…
Noah’s Boat, Part 3: “God Remembered Noah”
Introduction & Text Genesis 7:11-8:1-2 11 In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month, on that day all the fountains of the great deep burst forth, and the windows of the heavens were opened. 12 And rain fell upon the earth forty days and…
Noah’s Boat, Part 2: The Earth was Corrupt and Filled with Violence
Introduction & Text Luke 17:26-30 [Jesus said to the disciples:] “As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be also in the days of the Son of Man: 27 They ate, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed…
Noah’s Boat, Part 1: “Just as it Happened in the Days of Noah”
Introduction & Text These next few messages will be ‘awareness messages’ – and as such, they are about studying the days in which we’re serving the Lord in light of His prophetic timetable. My prayer is that they equip us for the work of the ministry, convict us as to the urgency of the current…
The Stranger on the Road, Part 4: The In-Gathering
Introduction Last week we looked at two things that keep us from seeing Jesus clearly: walking by sight and impurity in our hearts. We also saw that at the core of both of these things is the human impulse toward self-preservation. Yet, Jesus calls to those who have been saved – who have found life…
The Stranger on the Road, Part 3: The Hands that Invite Us to Follow
Luke 24:13-28-35 13 Now behold, two of them were traveling that same day to a village called Emmaus, which was seven miles from Jerusalem. 14 And they talked together of all these things which had happened. 15 So it was, while they conversed and reasoned, that Jesus Himself drew near and went with…
The Stranger on the Road, Part 2: A New World, An Alternative Reality, A New Way to Be Human
Luke 24:28-35 On the Road to Emmaus So they drew near to the village to which they were going. He acted as if he were going farther, 29 but they urged him strongly, saying, “Stay with us, for it is toward evening and the day…
Searching for the Real Jesus (John 5:18) – Notes
Good morning, Church. Where do we even begin with such lofty passages? All I can say is that I take it as a gift of God that we are in these verses so close to Holy Week! In them, Jesus makes the greatest defense recorded in Scripture of who He is, who He’s not and what His relationship to the…
Questions Anticipating John 5:17-29
John 5:17-29 5:17 Jesus answered them, “My Father is working until now, and I am working.” 18 This was why the Jews were seeking all the more to kill him, because not only was he breaking the Sabbath, but he was even calling God his own Father, making himself equal with God. 19 So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of his own accord,…
Questions Anticipating John 5:18
Dear student of God’s Word, Thank you for joining us in this study of John’s Gospel at Harvest Community Church. Our desire is to provide an opportunity for all believers, regardless of where they may be in their Christian journey, to dive deeper into the waters of God’s Word. The Holy Spirit, our Master Teacher longs to lead us into “all the truth.” Jesus promised as…
Nehemiah’s Gates and the Christian Journey
Dear student of God’s Word, Thank you for joining us in this study of John’s Gospel at Harvest Community Church. Our desire is to provide an opportunity for all believers, regardless of where they may be in their Christian journey, to dive deeper into the waters of God’s Word. The Holy Spirit, our…
“The Incompatibility of Light and Darkness”
“And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil. For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his works should be exposed. But whoever does what is true comes…
Doing Injury to the Gospel
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” John 3:16. These glorious words promise an exuberant, forever-life to all who put their faith in God’s Son, Jesus. These are precious words – each one is vital and full of meaning. And they need to be protected too because they have received more…