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John’s Account of John’s Account of JesusJesus

ReviewReviewJesus’ 7 Signs:Jesus’ 7 Signs:

Water to wineWater to wineHealing the Royal Official’s sonHealing the Royal Official’s sonHealing the invalidHealing the invalidFeeding 5,000Feeding 5,000Walking on waterWalking on waterSight to the blindSight to the blindRaising LazarusRaising Lazarus

ReviewReviewJesus’ 7 “I AM” statementsJesus’ 7 “I AM” statements

I AM the Bread of Life (6:35)I AM the Bread of Life (6:35) I AM the Light of the World (8:12)I AM the Light of the World (8:12) Before Abraham was, I AM (8:58)Before Abraham was, I AM (8:58) I AM the Good Shepherd (10:11)I AM the Good Shepherd (10:11) I AM the Resurrection and the Life I AM the Resurrection and the Life (11:25)(11:25) I AM the Way, the Truth, and the Life I AM the Way, the Truth, and the Life (14:6)(14:6) I AM the True Vine (15:1)I AM the True Vine (15:1)

ReviewReviewJesus’ 7 Equalities with GodJesus’ 7 Equalities with God

Equal in working (5:19)Equal in working (5:19)Equal in knowing (5:20)Equal in knowing (5:20)Equal in resurrecting (5:21, 28-29)Equal in resurrecting (5:21, 28-29)Equal in judging (5:22-27)Equal in judging (5:22-27)Equal in honor (5:23)Equal in honor (5:23)Equal in regenerating (5:23)Equal in regenerating (5:23)Equal in self-existence (5:26)Equal in self-existence (5:26)

How much has Jesus How much has Jesus revealed about who he is?revealed about who he is?

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Then Jesus told them, "You Then Jesus told them, "You are going to have the light are going to have the light just a little while longer. just a little while longer. Walk while you have the Walk while you have the light, before darkness light, before darkness overtakes you.overtakes you.

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The man who walks in the dark The man who walks in the dark does not know where he is does not know where he is going. Put your trust in the going. Put your trust in the light while you have it, so light while you have it, so that you may become sons of that you may become sons of light.”light.”

OpportunityOpportunity

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When he had finished When he had finished speaking, Jesus left and speaking, Jesus left and hid himself from them- vs. hid himself from them- vs. 35-3635-36

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the end. . .…the end. . .…??

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Even after Jesus had done Even after Jesus had done all these miraculous signs all these miraculous signs in their presence, they still in their presence, they still would not believe in him- would not believe in him- vs. 37vs. 37

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If Only…If Only…

Tom Cruise got some JesusTom Cruise got some Jesus

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If Only…If Only…

Tom Cruise got some JesusTom Cruise got some Jesus

More people were healedMore people were healed

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If Only…If Only…

Tom Cruise got some JesusTom Cruise got some Jesus

More people were healedMore people were healed

The rich man comes back from The rich man comes back from the deadthe dead

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If Only…If Only…

““Celebrities and signs…”Celebrities and signs…”

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Why don’t some people Why don’t some people believe?believe?

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Why don’t some people Why don’t some people believe?believe?

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Why don’t some people Why don’t some people believe?believe?

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Why don’t some people Why don’t some people believe?believe?

SSpiritualpiritualIIntellectualntellectualInnate dInnate depravityepravity

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Why don’t some people Why don’t some people believe?believe?

SSpiritualpiritualIIntellectualntellectualInnate dInnate depravityepravityIImplicationsmplications (what will have (what will have to change)to change)

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Are these valid?Are these valid?

SpiritualSpiritualIntellectualIntellectualInnate depravityInnate depravityImplications (what will have Implications (what will have to change)to change)

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This was to fulfill the word This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet: of Isaiah the prophet:

"Lord, who has believed "Lord, who has believed our message and to whom our message and to whom has the arm of the Lord has the arm of the Lord been revealed?”- vs. 38been revealed?”- vs. 38

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Suffering ServantSuffering Servant

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He Blinded Me with ScienceHe Blinded Me with Science

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For this reason they For this reason they could not could not believebelieve, because, as Isaiah , because, as Isaiah says elsewhere: says elsewhere:

"He has blinded their eyes and "He has blinded their eyes and deadened their hearts, so they deadened their hearts, so they can neither see with their can neither see with their eyes, nor understand with eyes, nor understand with their hearts, nor turn—and I their hearts, nor turn—and I would heal them”- vs. 39-40would heal them”- vs. 39-40

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PPassiveassive Judgment JudgmentAActivective Judgment Judgment

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First they First they didn’tdidn’t believe believeThen they Then they couldn’tcouldn’t believe believe

Spiritual BlindnessSpiritual Blindness

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Isaiah said this because he Isaiah said this because he saw Jesus' glory and spoke saw Jesus' glory and spoke about him- vs. 41about him- vs. 41

When?When?

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I saw the Lord seated on a I saw the Lord seated on a throne, high and exalted, throne, high and exalted, and the train of his robe and the train of his robe filled the temple- Isaiah filled the temple- Isaiah 6:16:1

Whose glory?Whose glory?

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He said, "Go and tell this He said, "Go and tell this people: " 'Be ever hearing, people: " 'Be ever hearing, but never understanding; but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’ perceiving.’

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MakeMake the heart of this people the heart of this people calloused; calloused; makemake their ears their ears dull and dull and closeclose their eyes. their eyes. Otherwise they might see Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be their hearts, and turn and be healed.”healed.”

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Then I said, "For how long, O Then I said, "For how long, O Lord?” And he answered: Lord?” And he answered: "Until the cities lie ruined and "Until the cities lie ruined and without inhabitant, until the without inhabitant, until the houses are left deserted and houses are left deserted and the fields ruined and ravaged, the fields ruined and ravaged, until the LORD has sent until the LORD has sent everyone far away and the everyone far away and the land is utterly forsaken- land is utterly forsaken- Isaiah 6:9-13Isaiah 6:9-13

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How?How?

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God’s Word brings both God’s Word brings both judgment and fjudgment and freedomreedom from judgment based upon from judgment based upon the its rthe its receptioneception

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Yet at the same time many Yet at the same time many even among the leaders even among the leaders believed in him. But because believed in him. But because of the Pharisees they would of the Pharisees they would not confess their faith for not confess their faith for fear they would be put out of fear they would be put out of the synagogue; the synagogue; for they loved for they loved praise from men more than praise from men more than praise from Godpraise from God- vs. 42-43- vs. 42-43

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ScandalousScandalous

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How are they blind?How are they blind?

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Joshua 22- war!Joshua 22- war!

2 Timothy 1:7- Powerless & 2 Timothy 1:7- Powerless & fruitlessfruitless

John 11:50- John 11:50- Better for one to Better for one to die for the people than that die for the people than that the whole nation perishthe whole nation perish

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Fear of man will prove to be Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but whoever a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD is kept trusts in the LORD is kept safe- Proverbs 29:25safe- Proverbs 29:25

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Fear of man will prove to be a Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD is kept safe- the LORD is kept safe- Proverbs 29:25Proverbs 29:25

It is impossible to tIt is impossible to trustrust God and God and ffear ear man at the same time. man at the same time. We’ll either compromise our We’ll either compromise our faith or in faith ofaith or in faith overcomevercome our our fear. The choice is oursfear. The choice is ours

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How do we overcome the How do we overcome the fear of man?fear of man?

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Fear of man:Fear of man:

Cultivate FaithCultivate FaithLook to Give (love) rather Look to Give (love) rather than Get (approval)than Get (approval)Understand Equal GroundUnderstand Equal GroundAim for God’s glory and Aim for God’s glory and praisepraise

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CorollaryCorollary: There will be : There will be consequences for trusting consequences for trusting God rather than pleasing God rather than pleasing man man

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Then Jesus cried out, "When Then Jesus cried out, "When a man believes in me, he a man believes in me, he does not believe in me does not believe in me only, but in the one who only, but in the one who sent me. sent me.

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When he looks at me, When he looks at me, he he sees the one who sent mesees the one who sent me. . I have come into the world I have come into the world as a light, so that no one as a light, so that no one who believes in me should who believes in me should stay in darkness- vs. 44-46stay in darkness- vs. 44-46

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He is the image of the He is the image of the invisible God- Colossians invisible God- Colossians 1:151:15

Light results in seeing Truth Light results in seeing Truth and adjusting life and adjusting life according to itaccording to it

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What is the purpose of life?What is the purpose of life?

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Those who continue in Those who continue in darkness have never come darkness have never come to faithto faith

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"As for the person who "As for the person who hears my words but does hears my words but does not keep them, I do not not keep them, I do not judge him. For I did not judge him. For I did not come to judge the world, come to judge the world, but to save it- vs. 47but to save it- vs. 47

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This place is “off the hook”This place is “off the hook”

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There is a judge There is a judge for the one for the one who rejects me and does not who rejects me and does not accept my words; that very accept my words; that very word which I spoke will word which I spoke will condemn him at the last day. condemn him at the last day. For I did not speak of my own For I did not speak of my own accord, but the Father who accord, but the Father who sent me commanded me what sent me commanded me what to say and how to say it- vs. to say and how to say it- vs. 48-4948-49

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When I accept and adjust When I accept and adjust my heart and life my heart and life according to God’s Word, I according to God’s Word, I am accepting God himself, am accepting God himself, escaping judgment and escaping judgment and finding life finding life

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When I accept and adjust my When I accept and adjust my heart and life according to heart and life according to God’s Word, I am accepting God God’s Word, I am accepting God himself, escaping judgment and himself, escaping judgment and finding life finding life

When I reject God’s Word, I When I reject God’s Word, I reject God and set up the reject God and set up the means by which I will receive means by which I will receive judgmentjudgment

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I know that his command I know that his command [leads to] [leads to] isis eternal life. So eternal life. So whatever I say is just what whatever I say is just what the Father has told me to the Father has told me to say”- vs. 50say”- vs. 50

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TakeawaysTakeaways

What opportunities is God What opportunities is God calling me to right now? calling me to right now? Obedience? Ministry? Obedience? Ministry? Relational? Relational?

Will I listen and answer the Will I listen and answer the call?call?

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How should I handle How should I handle people who don’t believe? people who don’t believe?

Spiritual, Intellectual, Spiritual, Intellectual, Depravity, ImplicationsDepravity, Implications

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Has the “fear of man” Has the “fear of man” affected my life? affected my life?

If so, am I willing to If so, am I willing to acknowledge that to God and acknowledge that to God and seek his help in overcoming seek his help in overcoming it?it?

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Am I allowing the scriptures Am I allowing the scriptures to soften my heart?to soften my heart?

Am I adjusting my life Am I adjusting my life according to the Truth of according to the Truth of the gospel?the gospel?