Freindship with God Sermon - Week 3

Intro/Welcome

Intro

We are in week 3 of our fall series called “Friendship with God”

We are going verse by verse through the last teaching of Jesus in John 13-17.

Hours before his arrest — What would Jesus leave his disciples with? and by extension — us

in how to persevere under trial?

how to discover the joy and peace of Jesus?

Today

Today we look at one of the Fundamental Tenants of the Christian Faith:

Jesus is God

Maybe you are struggling with that truth — it’s a big one.

Some teach that Jesus never claimed to be God.

We will see that he did claim this today.

Maybe some affirm this truth but struggle to find its implications and applications for your life.

The Twelve Also

The twelve walked with Jesus for three years

They saw the miracles

The heard his teaching

That walked with him personally

yet they still struggled to grasp this fact and what it would mean for them.

This is the goal for today.

Not only to affirm that Jesus is God and claimed to be God

but that it really matters for your Monday morning and your Friday night.

Big Idea: If Jesus is God — then it really matters to your every day life.

ILL: Marriage?

If you are married (or in a significant relationship), let me ask you — why does that matter to your life?

It means they love you and you love them.

It means you have sacrificed certain freedoms for the potential of a greater joy and love

Which means you live differently, right?

becuase you love them.

If this is true for fellow human beings/potential spouses — how much more in our relationship with God

How much more with Jesus — who is God.

Bible

We’ll be in John 14:7-11 today.

Go there in your bibles.

Welcome in the room and on line

My name is Justin one of the pastors here.

Let’s Pray

Pray

Isaiah 61:1–3 (ESV)

1 The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor; he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound; 2 to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all who mourn; 3 to grant to those who mourn in Zion— to give them a beautiful headdress instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, the garment of praise instead of a faint spirit; that they may be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he may be glorified.

I. Review

Last week we looked at John 14:1-6.Jesus basically told us 4 things:

I am the Way to God

I am going to prepare a place for you in Heaven/with God

I am coming back to take you with me…in Heaven/with God

You must walk the path/way with me.

John 14:1–6 (ESV)

1 “Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. 2 In my Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also. 4 And you know the way to where I am going.” 5 Thomas said to him, “Lord, we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way?” 6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

II. Jesus is God

John 14:7–11 (ESV)

7 If you had known me, you would have known my Father also. From now on you do know him and have seen him.”

8 Philip said to him, “Lord, show us the Father, and it is enough for us.”

9 Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you so long, and you still do not know me, Philip? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?

10 Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words that I say to you I do not speak on my own authority, but the Father who dwells in me does his works.

11 Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father is in me, or else believe on account of the works themselves.

What’s going on here?

A. You have seen the Father

He says “if you have seen me you have seen the father!”

This is an astounding statement.

There are only a few people who God to see God in the OT

Moses saw his back in the cleft of a rock in Exod 33.

Isaiah had a terrifying vision of him in the throne room of Isa 6.

Jesus says “you have seen God the father” if you have seen me.

Jesus reveals God.

Colossians 1:15 (ESV)

15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.

Hebrews 1:3 (ESV)

3 He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,

Jesus reveals God becuase Jesus is God

But they don’t fully understand that.

App: Not seeing God before us.

So often, God puts himself right in our path — and we can’t see it.

Perhaps it is a random event

A random text

a song on the radio

another circumstance.

B. Philip’s question

John 14:8 (ESV)

8 Philip said to him, “Lord, show us the Father, and it is enough for us.”

Notice what he is saying.

1. Lord

He calls Jesus Lord — gk Kurios — which is the OT name for Yahweh

2. Show us

He says show us “δεικνύω” — “to make known the character or significance of something by visual, auditory, gestural, or linguistic means—‘to make known, to demonstrate, to show.’”

Maybe he’s thinking transfiguration

maybe the Isaiah experience.

he wants the spectacular

3. Enough

He says it will be enough (ἀρκέω) for us

meaning we will be satisfied.

59.46 ἀρκέω: to be sufficient or adequate for a particular purpose, with the implication of leading to satisfaction—‘to be sufficient, to be adequate, to be enough.’

John 6:7 (ESV)

7 Philip answered him, “Two hundred denarii worth of bread would not be enough for each of them to get a little.”

2 Corinthians 12:9 (ESV)

9 But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

He says, Oh Lord! if you just reveal the Glory of God the Father right now

it will be enough!

We will be satisfied!

We will never ask again!

That will get us through this trouble!

App: Reveal yourself

Isn't’ that some of us operate

We just want to see a physical or tangible manifestation!

God show up in a burning bush!

Do a miraculous healing!

If God would just part the skies — then we would believe and never doubt!

4. Not Enough

wrong!

no sign or wonder will ever be enough.

Jesus rose from the dead and ascended into heaven and still some doubted (Matt 28:16-17

Matthew 28:16–17 (ESV)

16 Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. 17 And when they saw him they worshiped him, but some doubted.

the Jews saw all the signs, yet still doubted as we will see.

Jesus doesn’t offer them some glorious manifestation — he doesn’t transfigure — what does he say?

The same thing he is saying to you.

C. Jesus

John 14:9 (ESV)

9 Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you so long, and you still do not know me, Philip?

Whoever has seen me has seen the Father.

How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?

Jesus says

I’ve been with you now for three years.

Do you really not ‘know me?’

1. Unbelief

Then Jesus asks him (philip) the penetrating question.

John 14:10 (ESV)

10 Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me?

The words that I say to you I do not speak on my own authority, but the Father who dwells in me does his works.

Do you not believe? (lit. are you not believing)

Are you not trusting

Are you not having faith

The issue is not seeing — it’s not believing

Seeing is not enough — the Jews saw and many did not believe

The religious leaders saw and did not believe

We need to see and believe!

2. Jesus Claim to Divinity

Believe what?

That I am in the father and the father is in me.

This is the astounding claim.

It is a clear claim to Divinity

Some argue that Jesus never claimed to be God

This verse refutes this false claim.

a. John 10 & the Jews

In John 10 Jesus says the exact same thing to the Jews

and they want stone him for it

Why?

b/c they understood it to be a claim of divinity

John 10:24–25 (ESV)

24 So the Jews gathered around him and said to him, “How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly.”

25 Jesus answered them, “I told you, and you do not believe. The works that I do in my Father’s name bear witness about me,

John 10:30–33 (ESV)

30 I and the Father are one.”

31 The Jews picked up stones again to stone him. 32 Jesus answered them,

“I have shown you many good works from the Father; for which of them are you going to stone me?”

33 The Jews answered him, “It is not for a good work that we are going to stone you but for blasphemy, because you, being a man, make yourself God.”

There were only a few things that would bring the punishment of stoning to death

one was blasphemy against God

Which is what they accuse him of.

Leviticus 24:16 (ESV)

Whoever blasphemes the name of the Lord shall surely be put to death. All the congregation shall stone him. The sojourner as well as the native, when he blasphemes the Name, shall be put to death.

Aside: ISLAM:

Interesting enough “this is a major argument of Islam against Christianity”

They do not believe that God could become a man

That the almighty God would lower himself to become a man.

But God does things we wouldn’t

He does things we don’t understand.

The Transcendent become incarnate in Jesus Christ, the man.

This is ultimately what God Jesus killed

his claim to divinity

but all he did was tell the truth.

I am the way and the Truth

How can we know that Jesus is God?

he tells us.

III. Reasons to Believe

John 14:10 (ESV)

10 Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me?

The words that I say to you I do not speak on my own authority, but the Father who dwells in me does his works.

Jesus says the Father is dwelling in me.

A. God’s Dwelling Place

He says these very words i’m saying they don’t just come form me

but from the Father — From God

Where is God the father?

Jesus ays he is ‘dwelling in me”

He is the one doing HIS WORKS.

1. “Dwelling”

Now this word ‘dwelling’ is very important

It is one of John’s favorite words

it is the greek word ‘meno’

and it is present tense — literally the father is ‘actively, currently dwelling in me”

and it shows up all over John 13-17 (14x)

Stats: Meno usage

It is used 118 times in the NT

40x in the gospel of John (33%)

another 27 in 1&2nd John

Total John: 67/118 times = 57%

It is used 14 times in John 14-15.

a. Abide

It is the same word translated elsewhere as: “abide” or ‘remain’

John 15:4 (ESV)

4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me.

b. Abode = “dwelling place”

We saw last week — not the same word — but the same root

Meno vs. mone

John 14:2 (ESV)

2 In my Father’s house are many rooms “mone - dwelling place’. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you?

2. The Holy Spirit’s Dwelling Place

So Jesus is saying God is dwelling/abiding in Him God the father.

What is especially astounding is he will use the exact same language to say that God through the Holy Spirit will be ‘dwelling’ in us.

as in ‘abiding’ and as an ‘abode’ (john 14:23)

John 14:17 (ESV)

17 even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, for he dwells with you and will be in you.

John 14:23 (ESV)

23 Jesus answered him, “If anyone loves me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home “mone - dwelling place” with him.

but we’ll get to that in a couple weeks.

The point that Jesus is saying is that God dwells in Him — that he is God.

he says — the words and works I do are proof.

I and the Father are One = I am God

this gets to the mystery of the Trinity and the Mystery of the dual nature of Jesus as both God and Man.

Excursus: Jesus as God and Man

But jesus has already said he and the Father are One — that HE is God

Why the point about God the father dwelling in him and doing His works?

Humanity:

Now we have to be very careful on how we understand this.

We get into the dual nature of Jesus as both God and Man

And at it’s core it is a mystery how this worked

that the Church Fathers called ‘the hypostatic union’

Phil 2:5-11 (likely an early creed or hymn) says that he was God and became a man.

Philippians 2:5–11 (ESV)

5 Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in

Christ Jesus, 6 who, though he was in the form of God,

did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped/exploited

7 but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men.

8 And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.

9 Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, 10 so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11 and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Jesus never ceased to be God

but he didn’t grasp his divinity — he did not hold on to it — he did not view it as something to be exploited

He lived as a man

and to greater and lesser degrees his ministry was empowered by the Spirit of God — the Holy Spirit.

Luke 4:1 (ESV)

1 And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness

Luke 4:14–15 (ESV)

14 And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit to Galilee, and a report about him went out through all the surrounding country. 15 And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified by all.

How much was b/c he was God in the flesh and how much was he operating as man full of the holy spirit — i don’t know

But it is at least a mixture of the two

that will become important in a couple verses.

But to state it clearly.

Jesus was both God and Man

He never ceased being God

Yet at times he operated as a man by the power of the Holy Spirit.

IV. BELIEVE THE WORDS & WORKS

A. Trust/Believe me

John 14:11 (ESV)

11 Believe(Plural/trust/exercise faith) me that I am in the Father and the Father is in me, or else believe on account of the works themselves.

Jesus says — believe/trust/exercise faith — both my WORDS and/or my WORKS.

1. My Words

he says believe me / trust me

that I am in the Father and the Father is in me = mutual indwelling

Trust my character, trust my life, trust my WORDS

Everything I have been saying to you and am saying to you

2. My Works

But if you don’t believe them — my words

then look at the works

look at my life

look at the miracles

look at the coming Kingdom of God among you.

B. What are the works ?

What are the works of God, the Father?

What are the works of Jesus?

1. In the Gospel of John (7 Signs)

Water into Wine (John 2:1-11)

Jesus heals and officials son of sickness unto death (John 4:34-53)

The Healing at the Pool of Bethesda of the lame man for 38 years (John 5:1-15)

The Feeding of the 5000 (John 6:1-15)

Jesus Walks on Water (John 6:16-21)

Jesus heals a man born blind (John 9:1-12)

John 9:30–34 (ESV)

30 The man answered, “Why, this is an amazing thing! You do not know where he comes from, and yet he opened my eyes. 31 We know that God does not listen to sinners, but if anyone is a worshiper of God and does his will, God listens to him. 32 Never since the world began has it been heard that anyone opened the eyes of a man born blind. 33 If this man were not from God, he could do nothing.” 34 They answered him, “You were born in utter sin, and would you teach us?” And they cast him out.

Jesus raises Lazarus from the dead (John 11:1-16)

2. Synoptic Gospels

a. Luke 4:16–21 (ESV) - Isaiah 61

16 And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up. And as was his custom, he went to the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and he stood up to read.

17 And the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written, 18 “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed, 19 to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”

20 And he rolled up the scroll and gave it back to the attendant and sat down. And the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on him.

21 And he began to say to them, “Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.”

b. Matthew 11:2–6 (ESV) - John the Baptizer

2 Now when John heard in prison about the deeds of the Christ, he sent word by his disciples 3 and said to him, “Are you the one who is to come, or shall we look for another?”

4 And Jesus answered them, “Go and tell John what you hear and see:

5 the blind receive their sight and the lame walk, lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them.

6 And blessed is the one who is not offended by me.”

Isaiah 61:1–3 (ESV)

1 The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor; he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound; 2 to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all who mourn; 3 to grant to those who mourn in Zion— to give them a beautiful headdress instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, the garment of praise instead of a faint spirit; that they may be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he may be glorified.

Isaiah 42:6–8 (ESV)

6 “I am the Lord; I have called you in righteousness; I will take you by the hand and keep you; I will give you as a covenant for the people, a light for the nations, 7 to open the eyes that are blind, to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon, from the prison those who sit in darkness. 8 I am the Lord; that is my name; my glory I give to no other, nor my praise to carved idols.

c. The Greatest Work of Christ

His substitutionary atonement for the forgiveness of sins.

d. John 10 Teaching

It is the exact same thing he said to the Jews in John 10. ,

John 10:37–38 (ESV)

37 If I am not doing the works of my Father, then do not believe me; 38 but if I do them, even though you do not believe me, believe the works, that you may know(aas2p) and understand (pas2p-know-continuously) that the Father is in me and I am in the Father.”

3. How to believe?

But the Jews saw all this but still didn’t believe.

The Jews couldn’t see it, the couldn’t believe it.

So how can we?

How — how to we believe? How do we have faith?

Two answers:

a. You have to choose to believe

At some level it is a choice

We have to exercise faith — that is believe

we choose to trust.

Illustration: Relationships

We all are doing this in our relationships

We have to build trust but we also have to choose trust.

You have to trust your spouse in what he/she says

b. It is a gift — We have to ask for help — pray.

i. Mark 9:22–25 (ESV) - The Dad

22 And it has often cast him into fire and into water, to destroy him. But if you can do anything, have compassion on us and help us.”

23 And Jesus said to him, “ ‘If you can’! All things are possible for one who believes.”

24 Immediately the father of the child cried out and said, “I believe; help my unbelief!”

25 And when Jesus saw that a crowd came running together, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, “You mute and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of him and never enter him again.”

ii. Luke 17:3–6 (ESV) - The Apostles

3 Pay attention to yourselves! If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him, 4 and if he sins against you seven times in the day, and turns to you seven times, saying, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.”

5 The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!”

6 And the Lord said, “If you had faith like a grain of mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you.

iii. Romans 10:17 (ESV) - Faith through the Word

17 So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.

Ephesians 1:17–18 (ESV) - Paul’s Prayer

17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him,

18 having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints,

Luke 11:9–10 (ESV) - Jesus Teaching

9 And I tell you,

ASK (keep on asking - PAM2P), and it will be given to you;

SEEK (keep on seeking - PAM2P), and you will find;

KNOCK (keep on knocking -PAM2P), and it will be opened to you.

10 For everyone who asks (keeps on asking - PAP-SNM)

RECIEVES,

and the one who seeks (keeps on seeking - PAP-SNM)

FINDS,

and to the one who knocks (keeps on knocking - PAP-SNM)

it will be OPENED.

Luke 11:13 (ESV)

13 If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!”

c. It takes God

Ultimately it takes God to see God

It takes God to have faith in God

Our job is to ask, to submit, to surrender.

John 3:3–5 (ESV)

3 Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.”

4 Nicodemus said to him, “How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother’s womb and be born?”

5 Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.

It is this act of humility

D. Summary

So we have seen that...

Jesus claimed to be God

Because Jesus is God

He is the Way, the Truth and the Life

I am in the Father and the Father is in me

He has told us to Believe — to Trust — To exercise Faith

This is both a a choice and a gift

To Believe he says listen to my Words or Look at my Works

So now, SO WHAT?!?

V. Why it matters?

So now, If Jesus is God — why does that matter to you?

What differenCE does it make in you life?

I’m going to give you three Reasons it Matters to you.

on your Monday morning — how your work/study/learn

on your Friday night — how you play/have fun

1. Forgiveness

If Jesus is God — he can (and only he) can forgive sin (Mark 2)

Mark 2:5–7 (ESV)

5 And when Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven.”

6 Now some of the scribes were sitting there, questioning in their hearts, 7 “Why does this man speak like that?

He is blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?”

Mark 2:8–12 (ESV)

8 And immediately Jesus, perceiving in his spirit that they thus questioned within themselves, said to them,

“Why do you question these things in your hearts?

9 Which is easier, to say to the paralytic, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Rise, take up your bed and walk’?

10 But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”—he said to the paralytic— 11 “I say to you, rise, pick up your bed, and go home.”

12 And he rose and immediately picked up his bed and went out before them all, so that they were all amazed and glorified God, saying, “We never saw anything like this!”

This is your greatest need Every day — to know that you are forgiven

That “it is finished”

That you have the righteousness of Christ

That you don’t have to live up

You don’t have to meet some standard

Christ Jesus did it for you and gifts it to you

Taht the love of God is not something we can earn but it is demonstrated through Christ

It’s a truth we need to live by daily

We are free

The FREEDOM of FORGIVENESS

Free at last

if we really take a minute each day — moments each day

to remember this — it would change our lives

You and I are so incredibly free!

A. Forgiveness brings Reconciliation to God

We are reconciled to the Father

John 14:6 (ESV)

6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

We have a relationship with God now — a Friendship with God

b/c our sin has been paid for.

It means God is with you

God is for you (Rom 8:32)

We can Trust HIM and His WAY of doing things.

2. Jesus is bringing the Kingdom of God

What Jesus began in his life, death and resurrection he is continuing today.

Mark 1:15 (ESV)

15 and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.”

We spent 33 weeks in the Gospel of Mark looking at the Life and Ministry of Jesus

It was all about the Kingdom of God.

The Proclamation and Demonstration of the Kingdom of God in our midst

What does the Kingdom of God look like?

We read it earlier in Luke 4 and Matt 11.

Matthew 11:5 (ESV)

5 the blind receive their sight and

the lame walk,

lepers are cleansed and

the deaf hear, and

the dead are raised up, and

the poor have good news preached to them.

Luke 4:18-19.

The broken hearted our bound up

To free the captives

To set at liberty those who are oppresed

to proclaim the year of the Lrod’s favor

The Kingdom of God looks like the Life and Ministry of Jesus

It looks like the life and ministry of the church in the book of Acts.

A. Implications

This means we can hope for real change in the world and in our lives

It means that Jesus is King and there is nothing outside of his control

nothing outside of his ability to redeem

nothing beyond his ability to heal, restore and reconcile.

It means broken marriages can be restored

wayward children can return home

sin, addiction, suffering and sadness DO NOT HAVE the last Word.

That is GOOD NEWS INDEED

It means we have HOPE — a Living Hope — the ONE HOPE — JESUS CHRIST

3. We will do the same works

we will do the works of Jesus

Thirdly, and this will be a little teaser for next week.

Look at what he says next:

It has astounding implications

John 14:12 (ESV)

12 “Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes in me will also do the works that I do; and greater works than these will he do, because I am going to the Father.

If we are ‘believing/trusting’ presently, actively — we will do the very works Jesus did.

What does that mean?

Like preaching the gospel?

Like evangelizing?

Like healing the sick?

driving out devils?

raising the dead?

miracles?

Yes, it means all of those things.

The ministry and mission that Jesus left his disciples to accomplish was the same one he had

to bring the Kingdom of God to earth

through his Body the Church.

It means that— By the Spirit of God

We have a supernatural power to not just get through our days — but to be a part of God’s mighty works

It means we have supernatural love to love as Jesus loves as we abide in Him

It means the same power and presence of God, the Holy Spirit, that was in Jesus is ALSO in us who believe.

We are to live Spirit Empowered — Supernatural Lives

Conclusion

We’ve seen that:

Jesus is God

He claimed to be God becuase he is God

We have to believe — to exercise faith

This is both a choice and a gift

We can believe through the Words of Christ and the Works of Christ

both past and present.

Exhortation

Jesus is God

What does that mean for you? What could it mean for you?

How can you exercise faith?

Where do you need to ask for help?

What do you need to let go of control of and submit to his Lordship?

Where do you need to marvel at His words and work?

Where do you need to be forgiven? or to forgive others?

live in the freedom of forgiveness

The Adventure

Following Jesus is to be an adventure.

He is the God of all creation, the King of the Universe

If we will follow Him, trust Him, believe in Him

he will do great things in us and through us

Amen. Let’s pray.

Closing Prayer