"Jesus" Tagged Sermons (Page 3)

"Jesus" Tagged Sermons (Page 3)

A Savior from Self

Jesus has just finished feeding the five thousand. Jesus is not the Savior they are looking for After seeing the miracles the people believe that Jesus is the Messiah, which He is. The Messiah has come to overthrow their oppressors, heal them, set them free, and give them a new life. They take this to mean that Jesus will overthrow the Romans, take away physical diseases, make them the new earthly rulers, and change their circumstances. Jesus did not come…

Moralism vs. the Resurrection

It is a common belief that even if the resurrection of Jesus Christ, miracles, creation, heaven, hell, etc. are a myth Christianity is still to be preferred because moral people live happier lives. However, Paul says that if Jesus has not risen from the dead Christians are to be pitied more than anyone else. If Jesus Christ is not the risen Son of God, Christians are the most miserable people on the planet not the most blessed. How can we…

Jesus is Testing You (John 6:1-14)

Jesus now has thousands of people coming to hear Him preach. Jesus asks Philip how they are going to buy food for them all. Philip has no idea how they are going to provide food for everyone. Jesus knows what He is going to do Jesus is going to feed the people through a miracle. He knew this before He ever asked Philip how they were going to feed the people. Nothing takes Jesus by surprise. Everything happens in accordance…

The Standard of Judgment (John 5:30-47)

Jesus now turns His attention to proving that He is the Son of God. He begins by saying that His judgment is not based upon His own will or testimony. Anyone can say anything about themselves and it does not make it true. Therefore, He gives three witnesses to His divinity. He is showing proof that He is God’s Son, but He is also challenging the Jews to prove that they are right with God. Each witness testifies to His…

A New Life of Imitation (John 5:19-29)

Jesus has just declared that God is His Father and that as the Son of God He has the right to work on the Sabbath. He explains further: Jesus only follows His Father’s example Jesus does not choose what He does. He simply follows the example of His Father and does His will. His Father loves Him and shows Him what He is supposed to do. His Father will be doing greater things than healing the sick on the Sabbath…

Jesus Works so that We Might Rest (John 5:1-18)

Jesus has healed the man from his infirmity and commanded him to pick up his bed on the Sabbath day. The Jews are enraged that Jesus would break the Sabbath by healing the man and telling him to carry his bed. Jesus responds by saying that His Father is still working so He will keep working. From this we see: The Sabbath is an illustration of salvation God did not rest on the seventh day because He was tired. He…

God’s Remedy: The Gospel

Up until this point we have seen that God created man for His glory. We looked at the idea of dominion, masculinity, femininity, marriage, children, etc. We saw that Adam and Eve completely failed God at every single point when they sinned. We then saw how sin has completely affected every aspect of human existence. The point of the first three chapters of Genesis is to expose the complete failure of Adam and all those who inherit his nature. We…

Seek Him for Yourself (John 4:39-42)

The Samaritan woman now goes into the village to tell people of her encounter with Jesus. Many people believed in Jesus because of the woman’s testimony The Samaritan woman tells people about her encounter with Jesus. Her testimony is that Jesus exposed all of her sin. This teaches us two things about believers openly confessing their sins when they share the Gospel. One, people need to have their sin exposed, and many times the best way to do that is…

Jesus is All That Matters (John 3:35-36)

John the Baptist here concludes his discussion with his disciples about following Jesus. God loves Jesus With all of our talk about God’s love for mankind and God’s love for the world we often times forget the love of God for His Son. God loves His Son more the He has ever loved anything else. God delights in His Son so much that He has publically spoken from heaven concerning His pleasure in His Son. God has loved Jesus since…

God Must Move First (John 3:22-27)

Jesus’ disciples are baptizing many people near where John the Baptist is preaching and baptizing people. This is before John is imprisoned. While this is going on, John’s followers get into a debate with the Jews about religious washing and purification. They then come to John with the complaint that more people are now following Jesus than John. John replies, “A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven.” What John means is: Men are unable to…

God’s Love for the World (John 3:16)

Jesus is talking with Nicodemus about the New Birth. He has just told Nicodemus that the New Birth comes through faith in the Son of Man dying so that His people might live. He now explains further what He means. God loves the world This sending of Jesus to the earth to provide life for God’s people shows God loves for the world. This idea would have been extremely offensive to Nicodemus. As a Pharisee, Nicodemus believed that God only…

Jesus is Lord (John 2:13-25)

Jesus acts with authority Jesus walks into the temple and begins giving orders. He physically removes animals, tables, money, etc. from the temple. He speaks and acts as One Who has ultimate authority. His command is law; His Word is to be obeyed. He stands in defense of His Father’s house, and no one is able to oppose His will. The Jews want to see a sign The Jews were taken back by Jesus’ brazen display of authority. They could…