The Importance Of God's Family Series

The importance of God’s Family

John 8:31-47

Introduction

- Conversations continue: people to Jesus to the people

- They’ve questions on validity of His power

- Read John 8:31-47 / Pray

∆ Point 1 – Importance of Family

- Abraham doesn’t save

-- V32 – hold to God’s truth

-- God gave to Abraham; but they turned Abraham into a religion

-- EX: Mormons have done the same thing to Joseph Smith

- V34 – Dulos to sin; captive

- V35 – Slaves are not family; but a son is forever

- V38 – Jesus is the Son, He has seen the Father

∆ Point 2 – Obey the Teaching

- They say they are Abraham’s’ their actions say otherwise

-- Challenge: Christians say they are faithful …

-- But these say one thing and do another

- They protest against the teaching … why? CONVICTION!

-- APP: We do exactly the same

∆ Point 3 – Be in the right family

- If you were God’s you’d love me

- True disciples love Jesus – He is God!

-- They fail to connect who He is

-- Fail to act like true believers

-- Fail to see importance of love

-- When do we fail in this? Often?

- V43 – Why don’t you get this?

-- Because you done WANT the truth!

- V44 – “You belong to your father”

-- The father who hates the truth

-- The father who rebels constantly

-- Lying is his native language

-- Jesus says they are FLUENT in it

- Jesus offers truth and they rebel

-- They are clinging to the lie that Satan feeds everyone

-- “I’m OK, you’re OK”

- There’s no repentance, no prayer, no obedience

-- Religion to them is an act … it is not relationship

∆ Big Idea

- V47 – Belong to God? We will hear what He says

-- Why don’t you hear? Is it because we do not belong?

- Pray