EPHESIANS 4:11-16 Keep Growing Part 3
KNOWING GOD
#1: Why it matters
#2: What it means
True Christianity is about knowing a person - Jesus
Knowing God
#1: Why it matters
#2: What it means
True Christianity is about knowing a person - Jesus
Hebrews 10:19-25 Keep Growing Part 2
Christian growth is not automatic.
The world is ending.
Take care not to be carried away.
Keep growing!
Grow in Grace
1. Confidence in Grace
- Jesus becomes our priest for the atoning sacrifice therefore we have confidence to approach God as we stand behind the blood of Jesus
2. Draw near
- You are invited into His presence so accept God's grace and grow in it
3. Hold fast
- Hold fast the confession of our hope.
- Keep believing the content of the Bible and preach it to be true to others
4. Stir up
- Grow in grace together… you need other Christians
2 Peter 3:17-18 Keep Growing Part 1
Christian growth is not automatic.
The world is ending.
Take care not to be carried away.
Keep growing!
Christian growth is not automatic.
The world is ending.
Take care not to be carried away.
Keep growing!
John 3:19-20 The Light Has Come Into The World
Do I believe in the Son of God?
Yes, I believe in the Son --> No, I am not condemned
No, I don't believe in the Son --> Yes, I stand condemned
John 3:19-20
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.
John 3:17-18 Am I condemned before God?
Do I believe in the Son of God?
Yes, I believe in the Son --> No, I am not condemned
No, I don't believe in the Son --> Yes, I stand condemned
Do I believe in the Son of God?
Yes, I believe in the Son --> No, I am not condemned
No, I don't believe in the Son --> Yes, I stand condemned
John 3:16 The Awesome Love of God
And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.
John 3:16
Who is God?
The one and only Son, who is himself God and is at the Father's side, he has made him known. John 1:18
…Know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge. Eph 3:17-19
God loves THIS world and the love of God is for YOU
John 3:9-15 Lifted Up
And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.
John 3:14-15
And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.
John 3:1-8 Facing the big problem
Born of the flesh vs. born of the Spirit.
Have you experienced the new birth?
Having begun by the Spirit, are you now being perfected by the flesh?
Born of the flesh vs. born of the Spirit.
Have you experienced the new birth?
Having begun by the Spirit, are you now being perfected by the flesh?
John 2:12-25 The New Temple
The New Temple
Are we guilty of taking something holy and making it unholy?
The New Temple
Are we guilty of taking something holy and making it unholy?
John 2:1-11 Water into wine
Clue #1: The Symbol
Clue #2: The Hour
Clue #3: The Jars
Clue #4: The Wine
Clue #1: The Symbol
Clue #2: The Hour
Clue #3: The Jars
Clue #4: The Wine
John 1:35-51 Encountering Jesus
In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the atoning sacrifice for our sins. 1 JOHN 4:10
Jesus goes for your heart.
Jesus changes your identity.
Jesus calls you to follow.
Jesus see who you are.
John 1:19-34 The Lamb of God
In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the atoning sacrifice for our sins. 1 JOHN 4:10
In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the atoning sacrifice for our sins. 1 JOHN 4:10
John 1:14-18
And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
John - Light & Life
John 1:4-5 - In him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
John 1:4-5 - In him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
The Light has a Name (v.4-5)
The Light has a Witness (v.6-9)
The Light has a Sorrow (v.10-11)
The Light has a Gift (v.12-13)
John - In The Beginning
The Significance of the resurrection
-Forgiveness
-Eternal Life
-Lordship
John 1:1-3 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made.
John 20:30-31
Now Jesus Did Many Other Signs In The Presence Of The Disciples, Which Are Not Written In This Book; But These Are Written So That You May Believe That Jesus Is The Christ, The Son Of God, And That By Believing You May Have Life In His Name.
Easter 2024 - EASTER - RESURRECTION
The Significance of the resurrection
-Forgiveness
-Eternal Life
-Lordship
The Significance of the resurrection
-Forgiveness
-Eternal Life
-Lordship
Easter 2024 - Good Friday - The Cry, The Cup, The Cross
I get to drink this cup of pure Grace, because Jesus drank that cup for me.
Mat 26:39 - And going a little farther he fell on his face and prayed, saying, “My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as you will.”
I get to drink this cup of pure grace, because Jesus drank that Cup for me.
Easter 2024 - Matthew 21 - Triumph
Mat 21:9 - And the crowds that went before him and that followed him were shouting, “Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!”