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
