Begins Ministry
- Preaching of John the Baptist
- I. His Ministry
- A. Was God-given
- B. Was in the Desert
- C. Was a fulfillment of an old prediction
- II. His Message
- A. Get the Lord's road ready for Him
- B. Turn away from your sins
- C. Be baptized
- D. One coming who will baptize you with the Holy Spirit
- E. Don't rely on ancestral roots for salvation
- F. Be honest in business
- G. Don't abuse position of authority
- H. Share your possessions
- Baptism of Jesus
- I. John introduces Jesus to the World
- II. God the Father announces Jesus is His Son
- A. By a voice from heaven
- B. By the Holy Spirit descending upon Jesus in the bodily form of a dove
- Temptation of Jesus
- I. Led into the desert by the Holy Spirit
- A. Jesus is now vulnerable
- 1. No food or water for 40 days
- 2. He was alone
- II. Tested in the desert by Satan
- A. Prove God will provide for you
- B. Prove God will protect you
- C. Power and glory is yours if you will worship me
- John's Testimony
- I. Jesus is the Lamb of God
- II. Jesus takes away the sin of the world
- III. Jesus is the One he said was coming
- IV. Jesus existed before John was born
- V. Jesus was pointed out to John by signs from God
- VI. Jesus is sovereign as the Son of God
- A. From self-giving sacrifice - the Lamb
- B. To God-exalted sovereignty - the Son of God
- First Disciples of Jesus
- I. John sends two of his disciples to follow Jesus
- II. Jesus begins to draw disciples
- A. Follow Jesus
- B. Talk to Jesus
- C. Stay the night with Jesus
- III. Andrew brings his brother, Simon, to Jesus
- A. Changed Simon's name to Cephas (Peter)
- B. Both follow Jesus
- IV. Jesus calls Philip
- A. Philip brings Nathanael to Jesus
- B. Jesus told him who he was and where he had come from
- C. Nathanael is surprised and claims Jesus really is the Son of God
- D. Both join Andrew and Peter and follow Jesus.
- Wedding at Cana
- I. Jesus and His disciples attend a wedding in Cana
- A. Hosts run out of wine
- B. Mary tells Jesus, wanting Him to perform a Miracle
- C. Jesus gently rebukes her for trying to tell Him what to do
- II. Mary's Faith in Him is Strong
- A. Tells the servants to do His bidding
- B. Jesus Gives a Command
- 1. Fill the jars with water
- 2. Draw some out and take to the host to taste
- III. Jesus' first miracle in Cana
- A. Made water into wine
- B. Strengthens the Faith of His Disciples
- C. Host is amazed
- Jesus Cleanses the Temple
- I. Jesus Goes to Jerusalem for the Passover Festival
- II. Jesus Cleanses the Temple
- A. Made a Whip from Cords
- B. Used whip to drive the animals and moneychangers out of the Temple
- C. Challenged Them
- 1. Get them out of here
- 2. Temple is not a marketplace
- 3. God's fire burned within Him
- III. Jesus Questioned by the Jewish Authoriies
- A. What authority do you have to cleanse the temple?
- B. Show us a miracle
- IV. Jesus' Response
- A. Tear down the temple and I will rebuild it in three days
- 1. Jesus spoke of His death and resurrection
- 2. Disciples remembered and believed
- B. Authorities shocked
- 1. It took 46 years to build this temple
- 2. How can you rebuild it in three days?
- V. Jesus performs miracles during the Passover Festival
- A. Many believed in Him
- B. Jesus did not trust Himself to them
- 1. He knew them all
- 2. Knew what was in each of their hearts
- Jesus and Nicodemus
- I. Nicodemus visits Jesus by night
- A. Who are you?
- B. You must be sent from God
- II. Nicodemus given a "pre-natal" class
- A. Must be born again
- B. Cannot see Kingdom of God any other way
- III. Nicodemus questions Jesus again
- A. How can a grown man be born again?
- B. Can he enter his mother's womb again?
- IV. Nicodemus receives his answer
- A. Must be born of water and the Spirit
- 1. Born physically of human parents
- 2. Born spiritually of the Spirit
- V. How can this be?
- A. Great teacher and don't know?
- B. None willing to accept My message
- C. Cannot believe me, then how can you believe Spiritual things?
- D. No one has gone to heaven except the Son of Man
- E. Son of Man must be lifted up
- 1. For us to receive sins forgiven
- 2. For us to inherit eternal life
- F. Son of Man to be Savior of the World
- 1. Those who believe are not judged
- 2. Those who do not believe are judged already
- G. Son of Man is the Light of the world
- 2. Men hate the light
- a. Cannot hide evil deeds
- VI. Do what is true
- A. Come to the Light
- B. Show your deeds are in obedience to God
- Jesus and John
- I. Jesus' disciples baptized people
- II. John was also baptizing people
- III. John's disciples argue with some Jews about ritual washing
- A. These disciples told John that Jesus was baptizing nearby
- B. John confirmed Jesus as the Messiah
- C. John is glad to hear Jesus' voice
- D. John's happiness is made complete
- E. Jesus must increase in importance and John must decrease in importance
- He Who comes from Heaven
- I. Two Origins
- II. Two Messages
- A. Earthly Matters
- B. God's Word
- III. Two Destinies
- A. Eternal Life
- B. God's Punishment
- Woman of Samaria
- I. The Woman at the Well
- A. Two kinds of water
- 1. Natural - from Jacob's well
- 2. Spiritual - from Jeus
- B. Two kinds of Worship
- 1. Tradition
- 2. In the Spirit
- C. Two kinds of Food
- 1. Natural - for the body
- 2. Spiritual - for the soul
- II. Seeing the Harvest
- A. Grain in the Fields
- B. People Around You
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