Gods Design

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 10-12 JESUS CARES FOR YOU, WILL YOU TRUST HIM? JOHN 10 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! JOHN 14 LIVING IN THE ETERNAL PRESENCE OF GOD IS ONLY THROUGH CHRIST. THE HOLY SPIRIT ENABLES LOVING OBEDIENCE. JOHN 15:1-17 ABIDING IN CHRIST RESULTS IN RIGHT RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD, INTERNAL JOY, AND LOVING OTHERS. JOHN 15:18-16:15 THE HOLY SPIRIT HELPS US UNDERSTAND THE REJECTION OF THE WORLD AND THE TRUTH OF GOD. STAND ON TRUTH JOHN 16:16-31 REMEMBERING THE PRESENCE OF GOD ENABLES ME TO LIVE IN HOPE. THE FATHER WITH JESUS AND JESUS WITH THE FATHER (VICTORY OVER DEATH) GIVES PEACE AND CONFIDENCE TO DO LIFE TODAY! THE PRESENCE OF GOD ENABLES FAITHFULNESS TODAY. JOHN 17 JESUS’ PRAYER EXPERIENCE GOD’S LOVE AND JOY TODAY BY LIVING OUT GOD’S TRUTH TODAY. God’s Design JOHN 18:1-11 GOD’S DESIGN 1. Betrayal of God often comes from those who factually know the truth about God. 1-3 2. Jesus steps forward knowing what was coming. 4 3. Jesus steps forward even though as God the accusers had no power over Him. 5-8a GOD’S DESIGN 4. Jesus protects the disciples fulfilling His prophecy that He wouldn’t lose any. 8-9 5. Jesus submits Himself to the will of the Father. 10-11 AS GOD, JESUS WILLINGLY COMMITS HIMSELF TO DO THE WILL OF THE FATHER TO DIE FOR MAN. APPLICATION 1. Accept Jesus who willingly faced the judgment of God to die for your sin. 2. I must be committed to accomplishing God’s design for my life. 3. Don’t live in fear of what this life will bring; live in confidence of the eternal life that Christ will bring. APPLICATION 4. Remember the presence of God. 5. Obey God in what he has clearly identified as His will, and He will give you discernment in what He has not expressly stated. FOLLOW GOD’S DESIGN FOR YOUR LIFE!