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Grace Bible Church Glorifying God by Making Disciples of Jesus Christ. A reminder to consider others Please:. Turn off your cell phone or set to vibrate only Turn off sound to all electronic devices Use the nursery or cry room if your child is fussy
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Grace Bible ChurchGlorifying God by Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
A reminder to consider others Please: Turn off your cell phone or set to vibrate only Turn off sound to all electronic devices Use the nursery or cry room if your child is fussy Get up during the preaching only if absolutely necessary (please sit in back if you must leave early)
Where is Jesus From?John 7:25-53 “Experts” have brought us public education, ethics by psychology, our modern legal system “Experts” remove the responsibility of the individual to check out the facts Religious “experts” have destroyed the once strong gospel preaching mainline denominations
The SettingJohn 7:1-24 Jesus came from Galilee to Jerusalem quietly, then began teaching in the Temple in the midst of the Feast He declared His teaching was from God but they were not interested in God’s will
The SettingJohn 7:1-24 The multitude became confused and agitated when Jesus revealed the Jews were seeking to kill Him
The Response of the JerusalemitesJohn 7:25-27 These were the people from Jerusalem who knew about the ruler plan, not the whole crowd The Jerusalemites were surprised the rulers had not already acted against Jesus
The Response of the JerusalemitesJohn 7:25-27 They held a popular but erroneous idea about the Messiah, so they did not believe Jesus’ claim Finally recognizing one system is false does not help if you embrace another false system
Jesus’ RebukeJohn 7:28-29 Jesus uses irony to reinforce His claim that He has been sent by God the Father Jesus contrasts their mistaken belief with the truth
God’s TimingJohn 7:30 They could not carry out their plan to arrest Jesus until it was God’s time for that to happen
The Belief of the MultitudeJohn 7:31 The basis of their belief was appearance, not righteous judgment - their belief would not last long Saving faith is not a temporary - it continues because it is based on eternal truth
The Opposition of the PhariseesJohn 7:32 They were speaking in low tones to avoid the Pharisees hearing what they were saying The Pharisees do hear and take action with the chief priests to have Jesus arrested
Jesus’ Mishal & Resulting ConfusionJohn 7:33-36 This is a Mishal, a paradoxical saying that makes a veiled, but pointed remark Jesus is referring to His coming death, resurrection and ascension, but the crowd does not recognize that
Jesus’ Mishal & Resulting ConfusionJohn 7:33-36 John 7:35-36 – The Jews assume Jesus is talking about going to a foreign country They missed Jesus’ reference to God sending Him, so they did not understand Jesus was returning to heaven
Jesus’ Mishal & Resulting ConfusionJohn 7:33-36 They discuss it among themselves instead of asking Jesus Misunderstanding arise largely because of lack of attention to what is said and making wrong assumptions
Jesus’ Mishal & Resulting ConfusionJohn 7:33-36 People misunderstand the Bible because they miss details and make wrong assumptions They debate based on their own thoughts instead of humbly examining the Scriptures
Jesus’ AnalogyJohn 7:37-39 The Feast of Booths celebrated God’s past provision in the wilderness and present provision in the harvest A special water libation (offering) ceremony sought God’s favor to provide rain for the future
Jesus’ AnalogyJohn 7:37-39 The ceremony also signified hope of spiritual salvation citing Isaiah 12:3 and Psalm 113-118 Verse 37-38, Jesus pointed to Himself as the fulfillment of the ceremonies promise of future salvation
Jesus’ AnalogyJohn 7:37-39 It also looked back to God’s provision of water at Marah - a type for God’s provision of salvation in Christ Verse 39 - John makes the spiritual nature of Jesus’ statement
Mixed ReactionsJohn 7:40-53 The multitude was confused about Jesus’ identity with different people believing different things Even today, some believe, some are only favorable, some are skeptical, some are hostile
Mixed ReactionsJohn 7:40-53 Skeptics claim to have a superior knowledge, but it is inferior and based in wrong assumptions Humble questioning can be good leading to understanding truth, but proud skepticism brings condemnation
Mixed ReactionsJohn 7:40-53 Open hostility is hard to overcome because it believes lies and blinds the person to truth
The Pharisees’ AngerJohn 7:45-53 The officers are bold in explaining why they did not arrest Jesus Nicodemus spoke up and challenged the rulers for breaking the Mosaic law
The Pharisees’ AngerJohn 7:45-53 They belittle Nicodemus and make false claims, a common defense for those without factual support Prophets from Galilee include Jonah, Nahum and a Messianic reference in Isaiah 9:1-2 / Matthew 4:15
Conclusions Jesus said He is from God: Do you believe Him? Your own assumptions? Or the “experts”?
Conclusions How you live your life will demonstrate whether you judge Jesus on appearances or righteously
Grace Bible ChurchGlorifying God by Making Disciples of Jesus Christ