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He Cares for You John 11:35 8 August 2021 - Sunday Morning Dr. Brad Weniger, Pastor
2021/07/25 - The One Speaking to You (John 4:1-26) | Darren Hsiung by Indelible Grace Church
"My Peace I Give to You" (John 14:27, 23-24)
The Sovereignty of God The Bible reveals “The LORD is King forever and ever” (Psa 10:16a), and “The LORD has established His throne in the heavens, and His sovereignty rules over all” (Psa 103:19). God is supreme over all His creation, for “Whatever the LORD pleases, He does, in heaven and in earth, in the seas and in all deeps” (Psa 135:6). And “He does according to His will in the host of heaven and among the inhabitants of earth; and no one can ward off His hand or say to Him, ‘What have You done?’” (Dan 4:35). But God is no tyrant; rather, He is “compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in lovingkindness and truth; who keeps lovingkindness for thousands, who forgives iniquity, transgression and sin” (Exo 34:6-7a). Only the humble will benefit from God’s goodness, for “God is opposed to the proud, but gives grace to the humble” (1 Pet 5:5). In contrast, God judges the wicked, and “will by no means leave the guilty unpunished, visiting the iniquity of fathers on the children and on the grandchildren to the third and fourth generations” (Exo 34:7b).[1] For “those who turn aside to their crooked ways, the LORD will lead them away with the doers of iniquity” (Psa 125:5). From Genesis to Revelation, God governs the lives of people and nations. Human rulers exist because of His plan, for “It is He who changes the times and the seasons; He removes kings and establishes kings; He gives wisdom to wise men and knowledge to men of understanding” (Dan 2:21). And people live and die as God decides, for “The LORD kills and makes alive; He brings down to Sheol and raises up” (1 Sam 2:6; cf. Acts 17:28). He controls when and where people live in history, for “He made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their habitation” (Acts 17:26). God has power over wealth and poverty, for “The LORD makes poor and rich; He brings low, He also exalts” (1 Sam 2:7). Lastly, God allows fallen angels and humans to produce sin and evil, but they never act beyond or against His sovereign will (Job 1:1-21; Psa 105:12-15; 1 Ki 22:19-23; 2 Cor 12:7-10). God’s sovereignty over all creation is a prevailing theme throughout Scripture. God gives freedom to his creatures, both angelic and human, and this to varying degrees. We are free to act, but only within the spheres of power and opportunity He creates and controls. For example, when facing judgment, Pilate told Jesus, “I have authority to release You, and I have authority to crucify You” (John 19:10). But Jesus replied, “You would have no authority over Me, unless it had been given you from above” (John 19:11). "God is under no external restraint whatsoever. He is the Supreme Dispenser of all events. All forms of existence are within the scope of His dominion. And yet this is not to be viewed in any such way as to abridge the reality of the moral freedom of God’s responsible creatures or to make men anything else than the arbiters of their own eternal destinies. God has seen fit to create beings with the power of choice between good and evil. He rules over them in justice and wisdom and grace."[2] God never creates evil; however, He can and does control those who do. Satan, and those who follow him (both fallen angels and people), are ultimately under God’s sovereign control, and even their evil plans and actions are used for His good purposes. For example, Joseph was mistreated by his brothers and sold into slavery and taken to Egypt where he suffered greatly. Yet, later in his life, Joseph interpreted their behavior from the divine perspective, telling his brothers, “Now do not be grieved or angry with yourselves, because you sold me here, for God sent me before you to preserve life…God sent me before you to preserve for you a remnant in the earth, and to keep you alive by a great deliverance. Now, therefore, it was not you who sent me here, but God” (Gen 45:5, 7-8a). And later, he told them a second time, “As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good in order to bring about this present result, to preserve many people alive” (Gen 50:20). And Peter, charging Israelites in Jerusalem concerning Jesus’s crucifixion, said, “This Man, delivered over by the predetermined plan and foreknowledge of God, you nailed to a cross by the hands of godless men and put Him to death” (Acts 2:23). And after being persecuted by the leaders in Jerusalem, Peter and John, along with others, said, “For truly in this city there were gathered together against Your holy servant Jesus, whom You anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, along with the Gentiles and the peoples of Israel, to do whatever Your hand and Your purpose predestined to occur” (Acts 4:27-28). In these verses we see the sovereignty of God working “all things after the counsel of His will” (Eph 1:11), who “causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose” (Rom 8:28). This knowledge benefits those who are positive to God and operate from the divine perspective. [1] The judgment that God brings upon “the children and on the grandchildren to the third and fourth generations” refers to those generations who follow in the path of their parents, who hate God and continue the pattern of sin handed down to them. [2] E. McChesney, “Sovereignty of God,” ed. Merrill F. Unger and R.K. Harrison, The New Unger’s Bible Dictionary (Chicago: Moody Press, 1988).
February 16, 2020 “Jesus, His Disciples, and You” John 1:35-51 Pastor Jim Woods
February 16, 2020 “Jesus, His Disciples, and You” John 1:35-51 Pastor Jim Woods
February 16, 2020 “Jesus, His Disciples, and You” John 1:35-51 Pastor Jim Woods
When God says, "I love You" - John 3:16Derrick Lamar Smith
Your Pastor’s Daily Prayer For You January 5, 2020 Session 1 John 17:6-26 Jesus’ Prayer for His “sheep” He is the Great Shepherd His prayer is perfect! The Inner Core who receive daily prayer Who? (John 17:9) What? (John 17:8) Whose? (John 17:10) [stewardship vs. ownership] Keep us! (John 17:11) Internally and Externally! Let Your Joy be made manifest in us! (You) (John 17:13) Joy is not enjoyment, not emotion. Joy is a deep rooted inner force that bears witness of His Presence, Love, Grace. Spiritual Energy (Nehemiah 8:10) Spiritual Motivator (Hebrews 12:2) Keep us from the Evil One! (John 17:15) His assignments (John 10:10; 1 Peter 5:8; 2 Corinthians 11:14) Sanctify us in the TRUTH; Thy Word is Truth (John 17:17) “I sanctify myself (set myself apart from the desires/passions of the flesh, the world system, the devil) (via the Word) (John 17:19) for their sakes! Make us one! (John 17:21) That we would receive the revelation that we are Loved as the Father loves the Son!! (John 17:26)
Why Jesus Prayed for You – John 17:13-16
"A New Commandment I Give to You John 13:31-38 ESV" from Faith Fellowship St Pete, St Petersburg FL by Rob Harlan. Released: 2019.
Undeniable: View vs You - John 5:9-40 by Risen Church NC
Hebrews 10:1-4 The law is only a shadow of the good things that are coming—not the realities themselves. For this reason it can never, by the same sacrifices repeated endlessly year after year, make perfect those who draw near to worship. 2 Otherwise, would they not have stopped being offered? For the worshipers would have been cleansed once for all, and would no longer have felt guilty for their sins. 3 But those sacrifices are an annual reminder of sins. 4 It is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins. Galatians 3:24 24 So then, the law was our guardian until Christ came, in order that we might be justified by faith. 25 But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian, 26 for in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through faith. 2 Corinthians 3:3 3 You show that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts. Deuteronomy 4:5-8 5 See, I have taught you decrees and laws as the Lord my God commanded me, so that you may follow them in the land you are entering to take possession of it. 6 Observe them carefully, for this will show your wisdom and understanding to the nations, who will hear about all these decrees and say, “Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.” 7 What other nation is so great as to have their gods near them the way the Lord our God is near us whenever we pray to him? 8 And what other nation is so great as to have such righteous decrees and laws as this body of laws I am setting before you today? Exodus 20:1-17 And God spoke all these words: 2 “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. 3 “You shall have no other gods before me. Isaiah 43:10 "Before Me there was no God formed, And there will be none after Me." Isaiah 44:6, 8 “This is what the Lord says— Israel’s King and Redeemer, the Lord Almighty: I am the first and I am the last; apart from me there is no God. … You are my witnesses. Is there any God besides me? No, there is no other Rock; I know not one.” Deuteronomy 4:35, 39 "YHWH, He is God; there is no other besides Him."… "YHWH, He is God in heaven above and on the earth below; there is no other." 2 Samuel 7:22 "You are great, O Lord God; for there is none like You, and there is no God besides You" 1 Chronicles 17:20 "O Lord, there is none like You, nor is there any God besides You" John 5:44 "How can you believe, when you receive glory from one another and you do not seek the glory that is from the one and only God? John 17:3 "This is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God" Exodus 20 4 “You shall not make for yourself an image in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. 5 You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, 6 but showing love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commandments 1 Corinthians 8:4 4 So then, about eating food sacrificed to idols: We know that “An idol is nothing at all in the world” and that “There is no God but one.” 1 Corinthians 10:20-21 …the sacrifices of pagans are offered to demons, not to God, and I do not want you to be participants with demons. 21 You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons too; you cannot have a part in both the Lord’s table and the table of demons. 1 Timothy 4:1 The Spirit clearly says that in later times some will abandon the faith and follow deceiving spirits and things taught by demons. Exodus 20 7 “You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name. Leviticus 19:12 12 “‘Do not swear falsely by my name and so profane the name of your God. I am the Lord. 1 Timothy 6:1 All who are under the yoke of slavery should consider their masters worthy of full respect, so that God’s name and our teaching may not be slandered. 1 Peter 2:9 9 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.
John gives some updates on the HBO's Leaving Neverland as Boy George, Madonna and other 80's stars are speaking out on this film. Then John looks and how the HBO's Leaving Neverland show discriptions have been changing, John looks into the changing of the gaurd at the CBS Eveing News, Jeff Glor signs off and Norah O'Donnell is in. Then John shares past experiences involving Norah O'Donnell Ben Shapiro Storms Out of BBC Interview: saying ‘I’m Popular and No One’s Ever Heard of You’ John wraps up looking back at a fued that has been going on around the TV series, "The Goldbergs" with producer Adam Goldberg
April 7, 2019 The Way, The Truth & The Life The Gospel of John: A Lenten Series: That My Joy May Be in You John 15:1-11 Dr. John Hiigel
My Peace I Give to You John 14.25-31 Podcast # 75 by Hollis McGehee
Who are You? (John 7:1-24)
Do You Know What is in You? | John 2:13-25 by Rolling Fields Church
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Does Jesus Work for You? John and the panel discuss Jesus and cross from the perspective of a Christian and a former Christian. The conversation is shaped by the book "Why I Left, Why I Stayed" by humanist Bart Campolo and his father, evangelist Tony Campolo. Panelists: Jennifer Neyhart, Thad CrewsReclaiming Christianity is a book review podcast about God, faith and life. Each episode is centered around a book that John loves, and contains a reading of a section, a review and running commentary. John understands that Christianity is a mess, both corporately and personally, but believes it is worth reclaiming.Show Noteshttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1S2gECdfvk9242qUMB7YrltiWJydbdZU8SJe4nUOxpYk/edit?usp=sharingReclaiming Christianity is available on iTunes, Google Play Music and wherever else you get your podcasts.Join in the conversation and get some FREE books at www.ReclaimingChristianity.net
Jesus Lives and Cares for You / John 10:11-18 / 4th Sunday of Easter / April 22, 2018 / Pastor Timothy Schwartz
The Meaning of Christmas The Greatest Love Story Ever Told ….a Sacred Romance It reveals the purpose of our lives Mary an ordinary, young Jewish women living in Nazareth in 6 BC Nazareth was a small town mostly made up peasants …of no reputation God’s eye was on Mary.. Likely only 15-17 years old, persevered in fidelity to the Lord A pure, virgin, a vessel to be used by God …one of the most important jobs in history Isaiah 7:14 .. a sign of Messiah’s coming “ the virgin shall conceive … Immanuel” Mary was betrothed …engaged, but in a legally binding commitment in Jewish culture Joseph An older gentleman, possibly in his 30’s …scholars say, he was a widower Joseph was a ‘just man’ (Matt 1:19) , feared God, and kept the law…looking for Messiah Just a carpenter (a builder) ….But an observer of the holy feasts of the OT Scriptures Joseph was a son of David, of the tribe of Judah, a descendent of Abraham The Crisis – Luke 1 V 26-33 One day God sent His angel Gabriel to Mary in Nazareth …” Fear Not ..you will conceive” “ you are highly favored …you will bear a Son … Immanuel …He shall be Great ! He shall be called the Son of the Highest … Sit on the throne of David… His Kingdom -forever “ HOW CAN THIS BE ?....I’m never been with a man …” You will conceive of the Holy Spirit” Why did Jesus have to be born of a virgin ? …HE WAS WITHOUT SIN Mary is thinking ..BUT WHAT WILL JOSEPH THINK ? HOW CAN I EXPLAIN THIS TO MY PEOPLE ? Luke 1:38 “ Mary said…Be it according to your word … I am the Lord’s servant “ Can you imagine her telling Joseph ….You’ll never believe what just happened to me …. Mary – departs for the hill country of Judah to stay with Elizabeth for 3 months Joseph is thinking through all this … How ? Why ? What will happen … she’s in danger He decides … I’m going to divorce her… that’s the proper thing to do.. Joseph is torn … He’s facing humiliation … He loves Mary … how could this happen ? The angel of the Lord visit’s him in a dream (Matt 1:20) …Fear Not, take Mary your wife She has conceived of the Holy Spirit … You’ll call His name Jesus… He’s come to save His people from their sins (Matt 1:21) … THIS is the Story of Christmas The Birth of Jesus – Luke 2 V 1-7 A decree went out from Caesar Augustus …everyone to their town of ancestry Mary was about to give birth…but they must travel to Bethlehem – ( Micah 5:2) They travelled on a donkey 70 miles through mountainous terrain to Judea When they reached Bethlehem,…there was no room in the inn They showed them a cave where animals took shelter and lay on hay feeding Mary brought forth her first born Son, wrapped him in linen, …laid him in a feeding trough The angel said…” I bring you GOOD NEWS of GREAT JOY to ALL PEOPLE” Today, in the city of David …a SAVIOUR is BORN … CHRIST THE LORD” (Luke 2:11) God sent His One and Only Son ….here to save YOU – John 3:17 We …. YOU…. (the entire World) is so LOVED by God (John 3:16) God launched the greatest rescue mission of all time … HE CAME TO SAVE YOU We were stolen, deceived by Satan, fallen in sin, cursed, lost, and became ENEMIES of God Colossians 1:21 – Alienated from God …Then, we turned our backs on God .. (Isaiah 53:6) Our lives were ruined, struck by arrows of sin…dead spiritually (Eph 2:1) First God sent his messengers … the Prophets … we DIDN’T listen… last of all He sent His Son He came veiled in flesh… a man…undercover … (VERILY GOD HIMSELF) He came right down into enemy territory …The whole world lay under the power of the evil one Light came down into darkness ( Isaiah 9:2) …He Risked it ALL to COME and SAVE YOU !! He showed HIS EVERLASTING, UNCONDITIOANAL LOVE …coming to reconcile His enemies Romans 5:10 …while we were enemies…we were reconciled to God by the death of His Son Jesus Christ came into the world to SAVE YOU…HE DIED on a CROSS, HE ROSE Again… THIS, ….is the TRUE MEANING OF CHRISTMAS
Joy That Cannot Be Taken from You - John 16:16-24 - (9.20.15) by Jerusalem Church Sermons
Who are You? John 1:15-34 by Pastor Jim Carlton