Q&A with Jesus

JOHN 1-4 WILL YOU BELIEVE JESUS IS GOD, MESSIAH, AND SAVIOR? JOHN 5-9 DON’T REJECT THE AUTHORITY, SOVEREIGNTY, DIVINE SOURCE, AND DEITY OF JESUS CHRIST. REJECTION REVEALS SPIRITUAL BLINDNESS. JOHN 10 (SHEPHERD STORY) TRUST IN JESUS YOUR SHEPHERD. FOR ETERNITY. FOR TODAY. JOHN 11 (RAISING LAZARUS) JESUS’ POWER OVER DEATH REVEALS HIS MESSIAHSHIP. GOD GENUINELY CARES ABOUT OUR HURTING HEARTS! JOHN 12 CONFLICT OF BELIEF EACH PERSON MUST CHOOSE WHETHER THEY WILL BELIEVE IN JESUS AND USE THEIR LIFE FOR ETERNAL IMPACT. JOHN 13 TRUE DISCIPLES OF CHRIST LOVE AND SERVE ONE ANOTHER OUT OF A TRANSFORMED HEART! Q&A with Jesus JOHN 13:36-14:31 Q&A WITH JESUS 1. We can one day forever be WITH God. 13:3614:4 2. Jesus is the only way of to be WITH God. 14:57 Q&A WITH JESUS 3. The Holy Spirit leads us to understand the Father and to lovingly obey the Father. 14:821 4. Loving God (believing God) results in the indwelling of the Spirit leading to understanding and obedience. 14:22-31 LIVING IN THE ETERNAL PRESENCE OF GOD IS ONLY THROUGH CHRIST. THE HOLY SPIRIT ENABLES LOVING OBEDIENCE. APPLICATION 1. For the believer, one of the greatest comforts in loss is the reality of living in the presence of God for eternity. 2. The exclusivity of the gospel must be defended in a world that demands the acceptance of multiple ways to heaven. 3. You are not sufficient to love and obey God – you need the help of the Holy Spirit. APPLICATION 4. Recognize the difference between rejecting God out of disbelief and temporary rejection of God out of fear. God fulfills his promises to us even in the midst of our failures. 5. Truth overcomes fear—in the midst of fear speak truth to your heart about the realities of God and your circumstances. LIVE WITH GOD THROUGH CHRIST. LOVE GOD THROUGH HOLY SPIRIT ENABLED OBEDIENCE.