Journey Understood

Michael Vallandingham

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INTRODUCTION

ILL- Elisha and Servant- surrounded by Syrians- see the Spiritual

INTRODUCTION

Don't miss the spiritual

ILL- Elisha and Servant- surrounded by Syrians- see the Spiritual

Hard to see that which you cannot understand. -Those who have seen heaven- try to use what they know to interpret what they cannot understand.

Don't miss the spiritual

ILL- Watching Rugby with Abel- he asked questions and i had no idea how to answer them.

Hard to see that which you cannot understand. -Those who have seen heaven- try to use what they know to interpret what they cannot understand.

Jews did not understand Jesus- They missed the meaning of parables and the importance of Miracles/Signs.

ILL- Watching Rugby with Abel- he asked questions and i had no idea how to answer them.

Jews did not understand Jesus- They missed the meaning of parables and the importance of Miracles/Signs.

Physical vs. Spiritual

Don't miss the spiritual

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John 7:25–36 ESV

Some of the people of Jerusalem therefore said, “Is not this the man whom they seek to kill? And here he is, speaking openly, and they say nothing to him! Can it be that the authorities really know that this is the Christ? But we know where this man comes from, and when the Christ appears, no one will know where he comes from.” So Jesus proclaimed, as he taught in the temple, “You know me, and you know where I come from. But I have not come of my own accord. He who sent me is true, and him you do not know. I know him, for I come from him, and he sent me.” So they were seeking to arrest him, but no one laid a hand on him, because his hour had not yet come. Yet many of the people believed in him. They said, “When the Christ appears, will he do more signs than this man has done?” The Pharisees heard the crowd muttering these things about him, and the chief priests and Pharisees sent officers to arrest him. Jesus then said, “I will be with you a little longer, and then I am going to him who sent me. You will seek me and you will not find me. Where I am you cannot come.” The Jews said to one another, “Where does this man intend to go that we will not find him? Does he intend to go to the Dispersion among the Greeks and teach the Greeks? What does he mean by saying, ‘You will seek me and you will not find me,’ and, ‘Where I am you cannot come’?”

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5 Areas We Must Understand Spiritually

Origin (25-29)Physical (25-28a) Rabbis knew where Messiah would come from and assumed Jesus didn't fit that mold. But they didn't know everything. Others said, “This is the Christ.” But some said, “Is the Christ to come from Galilee? 42 Has not the Scripture said that the Christ comes from the offspring of David, and comes from Bethlehem, the village where David was?” The Wise Men- Herod found out by asking religious leaders.Spiritual (28b-29)They do not know Jesus because they do not know the Father."no one will know where he comes from"This comes from one of the Rabbinic traditions that Messiah wouldn't even know until a prophet helps him to know who he is.- irony- they really didn't but they should have.They wanted to interpret Jesus in a physical way and always missed the spiritual .ApplicationJesus was more than a man who lived 2000 years ago.Our origin matters- not the physical origin but the spiritual truth behind the physical.God created us in his image.A physical creation with spiritual implications.You miss so much when you want to interpret the world only in the physical.Sovereignty (30)Physical - Man's WillThey wanted to kill him.Mob hysteria does not thwart God's will.Spiritual - God's WillNothing will get in the way of God's will.Jesus came to earth for the cross. It was not time for the cross.Death now would have been stoning from a riot. I know that you can do all things, and that no purpose of yours can be thwarted. The Lord has made everything for its purpose, even the wicked for the day of trouble. The cross was the plan. Not even Satan would stand in God's way.ApplicationMan's will can never stand in the way of God's will.God uses Judas.Satan thought he could undermine through Judas- it was used as part of the journey to the cross.God orders or allows all things to happen.Ultimately we must stand before the judgment of God.Will we submit to God's will or allow our own will to cause us to miss what God provides for us.Signs (31)PhysicalThey miss Jesus because they saw the physical miracles and were impressed but missed the spiritual truth he was teaching.They knew that these signs were proof he was from God.They wanted more miracles but did not seek the truth behind the miracles.SpiritualGod performs miracles to teach us something- not to just fix a physical problem. 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 and understand that the Father is in me and I am in the Father.” ApplicationThere is more historical proof that Jesus died and rose from the grave than there is that George Washington was president of the United States.But what matters is the spiritual significance of Jesus.He is more than just a historical figure. He is Savior of the world.Destination (32-36)PhysicalThe arguing within the temple could lead to trouble.Religious leaders only wanted unrest when they were in control of it.They didn't want Roman intervention for just any argument.They sent the Temple guard in to get Jesus before a riot begins.Jesus says he is going where they cannot come.Jews only understand this literally- physically.he must be leaving Palestine and go to diaspora.Teach Greeks- this question assumes its impossibility (foreshadowing of Great Commission)SpiritualWhere was he going? He was going to the cross.Why was he dying on the cross? Even for those Greeks. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.

I. Origin (25-29)

CONCLUSION

A. Physical (25-28a)

1. Rabbis knew where Messiah would come from and assumed Jesus didn't fit that mold. But they didn't know everything.

They would seek and not find because they looked with physical eyes.

And I tell you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. 10 For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened.

2. Others said, “This is the Christ.” But some said, “Is the Christ to come from Galilee? 42 Has not the Scripture said that the Christ comes from the offspring of David, and comes from Bethlehem, the village where David was?”

John 7:41–42 ESV

Others said, “This is the Christ.” But some said, “Is the Christ to come from Galilee? Has not the Scripture said that the Christ comes from the offspring of David, and comes from Bethlehem, the village where David was?”

3. The Wise Men- Herod found out by asking religious leaders.

Jesus goes a step farther- even when we are not asking, seeking or knocking... he is doing the asking, seeking and knocking...

B. Spiritual (28b-29)

Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me.

Do you see the spiritual plan Jesus has for your life?

1. They do not know Jesus because they do not know the Father.

2. "no one will know where he comes from"

a) This comes from one of the Rabbinic traditions that Messiah wouldn't even know until a prophet helps him to know who he is.

b) - irony- they really didn't but they should have.

3. They wanted to interpret Jesus in a physical way and always missed the spiritual .

C. Application

1. Jesus was more than a man who lived 2000 years ago.

2. Our origin matters- not the physical origin but the spiritual truth behind the physical.

a) God created us in his image.

b) A physical creation with spiritual implications.

c) You miss so much when you want to interpret the world only in the physical.

II. Sovereignty (30)

A. Physical - Man's Will

1. They wanted to kill him.

2. Mob hysteria does not thwart God's will.

B. Spiritual - God's Will

1. Nothing will get in the way of God's will.

2. Jesus came to earth for the cross. It was not time for the cross.

a) Death now would have been stoning from a riot.

3. I know that you can do all things, and that no purpose of yours can be thwarted.

Job 42:2 ESV

“I know that you can do all things, and that no purpose of yours can be thwarted.

4. The Lord has made everything for its purpose, even the wicked for the day of trouble.

Proverbs 16:4 ESV

The Lord has made everything for its purpose, even the wicked for the day of trouble.

5. The cross was the plan. Not even Satan would stand in God's way.

C. Application

1. Man's will can never stand in the way of God's will.

a) God uses Judas.

b) Satan thought he could undermine through Judas- it was used as part of the journey to the cross.

2. God orders or allows all things to happen.

3. Ultimately, we must stand before the judgment of God.

4. Will we submit to God's will or allow our own will to cause us to miss what God provides for us.

III. Signs (31)

A. Physical

1. They miss Jesus because they saw the physical miracles and were impressed but missed the spiritual truth he was teaching.

2. They knew that these signs were proof he was from God.

3. They wanted more miracles but did not seek the truth behind the miracles.

B. Spiritual

1. God performs miracles to teach us something- not to just fix a physical problem.

2. 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 and understand that the Father is in me and I am in the Father.”

John 10:37–38 ESV

If I am not doing the works of my Father, then do not believe me; but if I do them, even though you do not believe me, believe the works, that you may know and understand that the Father is in me and I am in the Father.”

C. Application

1. There is more historical proof that Jesus died and rose from the grave than there is that George Washington was president of the United States.

2. But what matters is the spiritual significance of Jesus.

3. He is more than just a historical figure. He is Savior of the world.

IV. Destination (32-36)

A. Physical

1. The arguing within the temple could lead to trouble.

2. Religious leaders only wanted unrest when they were in control of it.

3. They didn't want Roman intervention for just any argument.

4. They sent the Temple guard in to get Jesus before a riot begins.

5. Jesus says he is going where they cannot come.

a) Jews only understand this literally- physically.

b) he must be leaving Palestine and go to diaspora.

c) Teach Greeks- this question assumes its impossibility (foreshadowing of Great Commission)

B. Spiritual

1. Where was he going? He was going to the cross.

2. Why was he dying on the cross? Even for those Greeks.

3. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.

John 3:16 ESV

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.

CONCLUSION

They would seek and not find because they looked with physical eyes.

Luke 11:9–10 ESV

And I tell you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened.

Jesus goes a step farther- even when we are not asking, seeking or knocking... he is doing the asking, seeking and knocking...

Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me.

Revelation 3:20 ESV

Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me.