Sermon Tone Analysis

We Would See Jesus Part 3 Why People Do not See

Setting

Place - Open Word Fellowship (Community Church of Myrtle Point

Time - Sunday Morning

Date - November 25, 2018

Scripture -

Text - (NIV84) “I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness.”

46 I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness.

Topic - We Would See Jesus Part 3 Why People do not see

Theme - The simple fact is that people do not see because they have looked at the light and become blind or turned away in disobedience.

INTRODUCTION

We have come to the end of Jesus teaching to the masses.

No great church was built.

No large congregation was visible.

People still do not believe that He is the Messiah, the Son of God.

They liked the miracles.

They thought the loaves and fishes were great and the resurrection of Lazarus was phenomenal.

But they still did not believe.

Possible Title

We Would See Jesus Part 3 Why People Do Not See

Observations

1. Unbelief V.37-43

Did not

Could Not

Many Believed BUT Kept Quite out of Fear

2. Judgment V. 44-50

Jesus the Light

The Word Brings Judgment

3. Question V.38 Isa:1 "Who has believed our message

AND

to whom has the arm of the Lord

been revealed?"

We have come to the end of Jesus teaching to the masses.

No great church was built.

No large congregation was visible.

People still do not believe that He is the Messiah, the Son of God.

They liked the miracles.

They thought the loaves and fishes were great and the resurrection of Lazarus was phenomenal.

But they still did not believe.

But - Believes not in Me BUT in Him who sent Me V.44

But - Not to Judge BUT to save the world V.47

But - Not spoken on My own BUT the Father who sent

Me has given Me a commandment

Intro

We have come to the end of Jesus teaching to the masses.

No great church was built.

No large congregation was visible.

People still do not believe that He is the Messiah, the Son of God.

They liked the miracles.

They thought the loaves and fishes were great and the resurrection of Lazarus was phenomenal.

But they still did not believe.

Is it possible that God planned it this way?

Was this a fulfilment of prophecy?

Well yes and no.

God doesn't make people not believe but when light is rejected it often turns to darkness and when people stop their ears they sometimes get to a place where they cannot hear.

When I got my hearing aids I was told that hearing aids can help to stop the natural lose of hearing from getting older.

It can never bring back what is lost but it might help keep it from getting worse.

I do not know if that is true time will tell.

What I do know is that often in the New Testament people are told that If they have ears they should hear what is being said.

In this scripture we have read what Isaiah told the Jews plainly that, it was God who blinded their eyes, hardened their hearts so they could not turn and be healed.

In (NIV84) it says, "Go to this people and say, “You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.”

and in L (NIV84) it says, "He said, “The knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to others I speak in parables, so that, “ ‘though seeing, they may not see; though hearing, they may not understand.’

Later in this chapter Jesus will tell them that He is the light.

It is this light that shines in the darkness and if not recognized makes the darkness even darker.

I. V. 37-43 Unbelief

A. Did Not Believe Isa 53:1

:37 Act - Even after Jesus had done

Specific - all these miraculous signs

in their presence

they still

would not believe in Him.

What does it take to bring people to belief?

Signs, miracles, teaching nothing seemed to matter they still did not believe.

Do we? Are we disciples of just onlookers.

:38 Results - This was to fulfill the words of Isaiah the

prophet:

Question - "Lord, who has believed our message

AND

to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?"

This is the constant question of those that serve the Lord and look for the harvest.

The quote here is taken from

:1 It gives us some interesting things to look at.

First of all this prophecy was said about Jesus many years before Jesus came teaching.

It was also a prophecy to the people of Israel.

Second the question is twofold Who has believed and to whom is it reveal?

In Isaiahs day the believers were to be the people that knew and saw the Law and its working.

In Jesus day it was the crowds that saw the signs and miracles and should have been able to see.

In our day it is the same.

What more do we need to see to see the Lord.

But wait there is here a suggestion that the power of the Lord is to be revealed.

These very thing that the Law, the miracles and God's work in changed lives should show Jesus.

If we look we will see Him if we do not we will perish.

B. Could Not Believe Isa.

6:10

:39 Reason - For this reason they could not believe

because , as Isaiah says elsewhere

:40 Act - "He has blinded their eyes

AND

deadened their hearts,

Results - so they can neither

Specific - see with their eyes,