Sermons on John (Page 11)
Astounding Statements from the Christ of God
Astounding Statements from the Christ of God Text: John 7:14-24 In Isaiah 53, the lament of the prophet is the fact that no one believes because “there is no beauty that we should desire him.” How evidently that is portrayed by John. As the Light shone, the darkness comprehended it not (1:5). But while the darkness in the heart of man is quite consistent in its…
The Invitation to Jerusalem
The Invitation to Jerusalem Text: John 7:1-13 As we commence this chapter and get back into this study, we begin in a new section of the ministry of Christ. Chapter 7 begins by showing the closing of the Lord’s Galilean ministry which lasted for over a year, and brings us back into Judea about 7 months after the events of John 6 (compare 6:4 with 7:2). In this chapter…
The Mass Rejection of the Mighty Saviour
The Mass Rejection of the Mighty Saviour Text: John 6:52-71 If there’s one thing certain it is that if God undertakes to teach someone, He will be successful in doing so. That’s the implication of the Saviour’s teaching in John 6:45, quoting Isaiah. God will teach successfully in order to draw those whom He has given the Son into the experience of everlasting life.…
Jesus the Living Bread
Jesus the Living Bread Text: John 6:41-51 Let me set the scene again briefly. The Lord Jesus has just fed the five thousand. They are enamoured by Him, rightly believing that He is the Prophet Moses prophesied of, but thinking that He had come to supply physical bread or manna for them, and not getting that He’s is the true bread, i.e. the spiritual bread God provides…
How You Can Be Sure of Heaven or Hell
How You Can Be Sure of Heaven or Hell Text: John 6:30-40 Jesus is still addressing the crowd that sought for Him at the other side of Galilee. Their motive is because Jesus seems useful. But what Jesus is expressing to them is that He is vital. He moves their attention from the temporal to the eternal, and He makes it perfectly clear how one obtains the eternal provision…
Christ Condemns Carnal Appetites
Christ Condemns Carnal Appetites Text: John 6:22-29 v1-15 – Jesus performs the miracle of feeding the five thousand. It was a sign to show He is the Bread of Life v35, v41, v48, v51, v55. This is what the miracle signified. He provides salvation for the multitude who believe, and He provides for those that believe in Him, everything they personally need. That’s…
The I AM Makes Special Provision For His People
The I AM Makes Special Provision For His People Text: John 6:16-21 This chapter is one of the saddest in the gospel accounts, but it is also very important to understand. The Lord Jesus taught many times about the reality of false converts. That is in part what the parable of the sower is teaching,…
The Provision of the Great Prophet
The Provision of the Great Prophet Text: John 6:1-15 Other than the miracle of Christ’s resurrection, the miracle of Christ feeding the five thousand is the only one to be recorded in all four gospels. Its significance, therefore, cannot be understated. It is remarkable because of many things. The number of people who benefited, the mediation of the disciples, its…
Why You Will Not Believe
Why You Will Not Believe Text: John 5:39-47 Last week I rather hurriedly went through v30-38, where we find that the Father has given three key testimonies to the Son; John the Baptist, miracles, and the scriptures. In closing this chapter, there’s a huge question we need to be asking ourselves. If Jesus Christ is God, which he has emphatically claimed in the middle…
Jesus’ Deity Testified
Jesus’ Deity Testified Text: John 5:30-38 For the past number of messages we have been in this very important chapter. I emphasize its importance not to belittle other passages, but to highlight the importance of the theological truth being expressed here directly from the lips of Jesus Christ. The doctrine of the deity of Christ is set aside by many religions and…