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Jesus, The God-Man: Gospel Of John
Contributed by Tim Spear on Aug 31, 2011 (message contributor)
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1. Praying For The Sick
Contributed on Aug 31, 2011
Jesus teaches us how to pray for the sick as He deals with the sickness of His friend, Lazarus.
Jesus, the God Man: The Gospel of John “Praying for the Sick” John 11:1-6 Introduction: “Will you pray for my friend or family member? They are sick.” Most of the time as believers or I as a pastor the prayer requests we get from people usually have to do with someone ...read more
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2. Deity On Display
Contributed on Aug 31, 2011
Jesus presents irrefutable evidence of His deity to hardhearted unbelievers.
Jesus, the God Man: The Gospel of John “Deity on Display” John 10:31-42 Introduction: Pat and I have purchased a few timeshares. Part of their presentation is to take you to a model so that you can appreciate what you are going to purchase. The same is true when you go to rent an ...read more
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3. Given, Not Taken
Contributed on Sep 1, 2011
Jesus discusses important matters that are given but not taken especially His own life.
Jesus, the God Man: The Gospel of John “Given, Not Taken” John 10:17-21 Introduction: I like to use coupons to save money especially when eating out or for lodging. Businesses give coupons all the time, but not all are used. I found two such coupons in my wallet this week and ...read more
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4. What Makes A Good Shepherd?
Contributed on Sep 6, 2011
Jesus tells why He is the good Shepherd and why He can be trusted.
Jesus, the God Man: The Gospel of John “What Makes a Good Shepherd?” John 10:11-16 Introduction: Do you know a good mechanic? All of us have probably asked a similar question at times to another person. We ask the same about doctors, dentists, restaurants, schools, etc. The ...read more
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5. Choose The Right Door
Contributed on Sep 6, 2011
Jesus tells about Himself and the importance of following Him as Shepherd.
Jesus, the God Man: The Gospel of John “Choose the Right Door” John 10:7-10 Introduction: Most of you can probably remember the game show called “Let’s Make a Deal.” Contestants were given the chance to win fabulous prizes by choosing what was behind the correct ...read more
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6. The Shepherd's Voice
Contributed on Sep 6, 2011
Jesus compares Himself as the True Shepherd and the Pharisees as false shepherds of the people.
Jesus, the God Man: The Gospel of John “The Shepherd’s Voice” John 10:1-6 Introduction: “Hey, Pastor Tim! Yeah. I recognized your voice.” How many times has someone said something similar to you? You call and you don’t need to say who you are because they ...read more
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7. From Deserted To Disciple
Contributed on Sep 6, 2011
The man born blind has experienced Jesus' physical power to heal but now He will discover His spiritual power to heal as well.
Jesus, the God Man: The Gospel of John “From Deserted to Disciple” John 9:35-41 Introduction: One of the hottest movies this summer is Transformers: Dark of the Moon. This sequel is based on the toys that transform themselves from one thing into another. Cars and trucks and other ...read more
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8. Taking A Hit For Taking A Stand
Contributed on Sep 6, 2011
Timid Christians or those that don't speak up for Christ can learn from the boldness of the former blind man.
Jesus, the God Man: The Gospel of John “Taking a Hit for Taking a Stand” John 9:24-34 Introduction: “Keep your head down, but keep firing!” Many times we hear those words while watching a war movie. People instinctively seem to know that you never raise your head in the ...read more
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9. Christmas Comes At Easter
Contributed on Dec 3, 2012
At the first Easter we recognize many of the elements that we associate with our celebration of Christmas.
Jesus, the God-man: Gospel of John “Christmas Comes at Easter” John 20:19-31 Introduction: In less than 2 months it will be Christmas again. It seems like this time last year we were thinking that. For many, Christmas is their favorite holiday. The reason they give is because they ...read more
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10. Breakfast With Jesus
Contributed on Dec 3, 2012
Jesus has breakfast with His disciples which was an important time for them to remember to what He had called them and what that would mean to their futures.
Jesus, the God-man: Gospel of John “Breakfast with Jesus” John 21:1-14 Introduction: I have been invited to have breakfast with some important people in the past. My daughters and I had breakfast with Senator George Allen several years ago and I had the chance to have breakfast ...read more
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11. A Chain Of Witnesses
Contributed on Dec 3, 2012
We see the need for the spread of the gospel as we are introduced to "a chain of witnesses" after Jesus' resurrection.
Jesus, the God-man: Gospel of John “A Chain of Witnesses” John 20:11-18 Introduction: “A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.” A game show even used that concept as contestants competed to discover “The Weakest Link”. In a group of people the one ...read more
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12. What Everyone Needs
Contributed on Dec 3, 2012
As Jesus gives His life as a ransom for many He also will provide “what everyone needs.”
Jesus, the God-man: Gospel of John “What Everyone Needs” John 19:17-30 Introduction: “I need a million dollars!” “I need an ice cream cone.” “I need a new car.” Many times in our lives we have trouble distinguishing the difference between our ...read more
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13. Cowardly Concessions
Contributed on Dec 3, 2012
Pilate learned a difficult lesson that hopefully we can each avoid as he made “cowardly concessions”.
Jesus, the God-man: Gospel of John “Cowardly Concessions” John 19:1-16 Introduction: On September 30, 1938 British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain returned to England and proudly held up a document he had signed with Adolph Hitler which he declared to promise “peace in our ...read more
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14. Blinded By Lies, Confronted By The Truth
Contributed on Dec 6, 2012
Lies have a devastating and corrupting effect, but the Truth can help people overcome those lies.
Jesus, the God-man: Gospel of John “Blinded by Lies, Confronted by the Truth” John 18:28-40 Introduction: “Above all, don't lie to yourself. The man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to a point that he cannot distinguish the truth within him, or around him, ...read more
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15. Contrasts In Courage
Contributed on Dec 6, 2012
As Jesus is taken into captivity we see both courage and cowardice on display in the lives of three characters.
Jesus, the God-man: Gospel of John “Contrasts in Courage” John 18:12-27 Introduction: Most of us have probably seen movies or documentaries about people of courage or read about such individuals. We enjoy these profiles in courage because they give us something to which we can ...read more
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16. Crossing Dark Waters
Contributed on Dec 6, 2012
Jesus shows us how we can achieve spiritual victories.
Jesus, the God-man: Gospel of John “Crossing Dark Waters” John 18:1-11 Introduction: December 25, 1776 and Gen. Washington had a daring plan to attack the Hessians at Trenton, NJ while they were asleep or drunk with Christmas merriment. In order to do this, they had to cross a ...read more
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17. All For The One And The One For All!
Contributed on Dec 6, 2012
Believers do not make their allegiance to the church but to the One that died for it and now lives to empower it.
Jesus, the God-man: Gospel of John “All for the One and the One for All!” John 17:20-26 Introduction: Most of us have probably either read the book or seen one of the many movies about The Three Musketeers. What I have always enjoyed about the musketeers was their motto: “All ...read more
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18. Safe In God’s Strongbox
Contributed on Dec 6, 2012
God protects and keeps us so that He can use us for His glory.
Jesus, the God-man: Gospel of John “Safe in God’s Strongbox” John 17:11-19 Introduction: When I was a kid I was always fascinated by my parents’ strong box. It was kept on a shelf, it was really heavy and I was told that it was fireproof. It was also locked so that my ...read more
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19. Treasure Hidden In Unlikely Places
Contributed on Dec 6, 2012
Jesus prays for His disciples and in so doing reveals that God has "treasure in unlikely places".
Jesus, the God-man: Gospel of John “Treasure Hidden in Unlikely Places” John 17:6-10 Introduction: I enjoy watching a TV show called Storage Wars. In this reality show people bid on storage units that have been abandoned after having five minutes to look at them from the doorway. I ...read more
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20. The Glory Of Salvation
Contributed on Dec 6, 2012
In Jesus' high priestly prayer, His prayer is to bring His Father glory.
Jesus, the God-man: Gospel of John “The Glory of Salvation” John 17:1-5 Introduction: What makes a parent proud? For some it is first steps, learning to talk, going potty by himself, obedience, having a personal relationship with Jesus, or being a consistent follower of ...read more