Do You Say This on Your Own Accord?
kingdom vs. Kingdom
Little k kingdom
Uncertain and Limited
Capital K Kingdom
Certain and Unbounded
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“Do You Want to Get Well?”
Our soul wants to be well. (John 5:1-9)
Our fears fight to be secure. (John 5:10-15)
Our hears long for relationship. (John 5:16-18
“What Do You Want Me to Do for You?”
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"How Many Loaves Do You Have?"
Contrast: Herod's banquet in a palace vs Jesus' banquet in the wilderness
Numbers 11:23 "Is the Lord's hand shortened?"
Ezekiel 34 "MY sheep of MY pasture!"
Psalm 23 - Green pastures and a banquet amidst enemies.
Response - How do we answer Jesus' question?
Actual: Not nearly enough!
Action: Everything I have!
“Whom re you seeking?”
Looking at the resurrection reveals who Jesus really is and it changes the way we see ourselves.
Looking at the resurrection shows us that there is a difference between seeing and really seeing
Looking at the resurrection changes the way we see Jesus
Looking at the resurrection changes the way we see at ourselves
"Who Is My Mother and My Brother"
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"Who do you say I am?"
Main Idea: The church is a community of people who know Jesus intimately and proclaim His gospel boldly.
Dis·ci·ple | dəˈsīpəl
Someone who follows another person or a way of life and who submits themselves to the discipline (teaching) of that leader or way.
Peter’s Answer:
“You are the Christ, the Son of the God, the living One.”
The Heidelberg Catechism
Lord’s Day 31 Q&A 83
Q. What are the keys of the kingdom?
A. The preaching of the holy gospel and Christian discipline toward repentance. Both of them open the kingdom of heaven to believers and close it to unbelievers.
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Do You Believe I Am Able to Do This?
Jesus will do the impossible for you if you believe in him.
Truth #1) The power of your faith is only as strong as the object of your faith
· Implication: Consider where you are putting the weight of your life
Truth #2) Jesus can do more than that
· Implication: Remember the reality of who Jesus is
Truth #3) Jesus has already done the impossible for you
· Implication: Make sense out of today based on his work in the past and his promise for the future