Jesus, Mission, and Glory: New Identity PART IV
Dr. Timothy Keller
20 November 2016
John 13:33-38
33"My children, I will be with you only a little longer. You will look for me, and just as I told the Jews, so I tell you now: Where I am going, you cannot come.
34"A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. 35By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another."
36"Simon Peter asked him, "Lord, where are you going?" Jesus replied, "Where I am going, you cannot follow now, but you will follow later."
37Peter asked, "Lord, why can't I follow you now? I will lay down my life for you." 38Then Jesus answered, "Will you really lay down your life for me? Very truly I tell you, before the rooster crows, you will disown me three times!"
THE WAYS PETER FAILED
--Overconfidence--We all really suffer from this--hence the lack of prayer time.
--Peter didn't know his capacity for cruelty and cowardice.
--Peter got his identity from his pious actions.
--He got his identity from his own love for Jesus--NOT from Jesus's love for him.
HOW PETER IS HEALED
--Repent and understand we are powerless over our problems.
--Let suffering and hurt drive us towards the Lord.
--v.37 talks about not being able to follow Jesus now because it was before what HE did for us.
--Peter led the church--after his epic failure.
Our failure can plunge us into grace.
Sunday, November 27, 2016
Tuesday, November 22, 2016
The True Disciple
Jesus, Mission and Glory PART III
Rev Aaron Bjerke
13 November 2016
John 13:31-35
31When he was gone, Jesus said, "Now the Son of Man is glorified and God is glorified in him. 32If God is glorified in him, God will glorify the Son in himself, and will glorify him at once.
33"My children, I will be with you only a little longer. You will look for me, and just as I told the Jews, so I tell you now: Where I am going you cannot come.
34"A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. 35By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another."
36Simon Peter asked him, "Lord, where are you going?"
Jesus replied, "Where I am going, you cannot follow now, but you will follow later."
CALL FROM GOD
--v.31 refers to Judas and his actions to come...Now, it's time to get started.
--Love is connected to Jesus/God.
--Can you be good without God? Common Grace...so yes.
--Moral goodness can be defined through cultural rules.
--Moral goodness can come from self-reflection and what feels right.
--Can you obligate others to be good?
--Different cultures have different rules and so do individuals
We need an unchanging arbiter that doesn't shift with the times.
LIFESTYLE OF LOVE
--v.34
--The trinity allows for self giving and shared love.
--Love your enemies too.
Rev Aaron Bjerke
13 November 2016
John 13:31-35
31When he was gone, Jesus said, "Now the Son of Man is glorified and God is glorified in him. 32If God is glorified in him, God will glorify the Son in himself, and will glorify him at once.
33"My children, I will be with you only a little longer. You will look for me, and just as I told the Jews, so I tell you now: Where I am going you cannot come.
34"A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. 35By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another."
36Simon Peter asked him, "Lord, where are you going?"
Jesus replied, "Where I am going, you cannot follow now, but you will follow later."
CALL FROM GOD
--v.31 refers to Judas and his actions to come...Now, it's time to get started.
--Love is connected to Jesus/God.
--Can you be good without God? Common Grace...so yes.
--Moral goodness can be defined through cultural rules.
--Moral goodness can come from self-reflection and what feels right.
--Can you obligate others to be good?
--Different cultures have different rules and so do individuals
We need an unchanging arbiter that doesn't shift with the times.
LIFESTYLE OF LOVE
--v.34
--The trinity allows for self giving and shared love.
--Love your enemies too.
Tuesday, November 8, 2016
The False Disciple
Jesus, Mission, and Glory: New Identity PART II
Rev Abe Cho
06 November 2016
John 13: 21-30
21After he had said this, Jesus was troubled in spirit and testified, "Very truly I tell you, one of you is going to betray me."
22His disciples stared at one another, at a loss to know which of them he meant. 23One of them, the disciple whom Jesus loved, was reclining next to him. 24Simon Peter motioned to this disciple and said, "Ask him which one he means."
25Leaning back against Jesus, he asked him, "Lord, who is it?"
26Jesus answered, "It is the one to whom I will give this piece of bread when I have dipped it in the dish." Then, dipping the piece of bread, he gave it to Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot. 27As soon as Judas took the bread, Satan entered into him.
So Jesus told him, "What you are about to do, do quickly." 28But no one at the meal understood why Jesus said this to him. 29Since Judas had charge of the money, some thought Jesus was telling him to buy what was needed for the festival, or to give something to the poor. 30As soon as Judas had taken the bread, he went out. And it was night.
TROUBLED CHRIST
--v.21 recalls His feelings in the Garden of Gethsemane.
--Jesus saw sin has a personal and relational betrayal.
--Sin is a relational breach with God/Jesus.
--God's anger at our sin is a sign of love.
DISILLUSIONED DISCIPLE
--Judas's betrayal was shocking--that's why disciples didn't make the connection that it was him.
--Judas was disappointed with Jesus--possibly because he didn't resolve Roman oppression.
--Judas placed what he thought was important / right over God's will.
--Evil is real in the Bible and profound--hence the reference to Satan.
--Judas was seized with remorse--hence the suicide.
OFFER OF LOVE
--John's reference to himself as the disciple whom Jesus loved could be seen as a sign that John defined himself in relation to Jesus.
--His identity wasn't about his name, John, but in reference to the Lord.
Rev Abe Cho
06 November 2016
John 13: 21-30
21After he had said this, Jesus was troubled in spirit and testified, "Very truly I tell you, one of you is going to betray me."
22His disciples stared at one another, at a loss to know which of them he meant. 23One of them, the disciple whom Jesus loved, was reclining next to him. 24Simon Peter motioned to this disciple and said, "Ask him which one he means."
25Leaning back against Jesus, he asked him, "Lord, who is it?"
26Jesus answered, "It is the one to whom I will give this piece of bread when I have dipped it in the dish." Then, dipping the piece of bread, he gave it to Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot. 27As soon as Judas took the bread, Satan entered into him.
So Jesus told him, "What you are about to do, do quickly." 28But no one at the meal understood why Jesus said this to him. 29Since Judas had charge of the money, some thought Jesus was telling him to buy what was needed for the festival, or to give something to the poor. 30As soon as Judas had taken the bread, he went out. And it was night.
TROUBLED CHRIST
--v.21 recalls His feelings in the Garden of Gethsemane.
--Jesus saw sin has a personal and relational betrayal.
--Sin is a relational breach with God/Jesus.
--God's anger at our sin is a sign of love.
DISILLUSIONED DISCIPLE
--Judas's betrayal was shocking--that's why disciples didn't make the connection that it was him.
--Judas was disappointed with Jesus--possibly because he didn't resolve Roman oppression.
--Judas placed what he thought was important / right over God's will.
--Evil is real in the Bible and profound--hence the reference to Satan.
--Judas was seized with remorse--hence the suicide.
OFFER OF LOVE
--John's reference to himself as the disciple whom Jesus loved could be seen as a sign that John defined himself in relation to Jesus.
--His identity wasn't about his name, John, but in reference to the Lord.
Wednesday, November 2, 2016
The Disciple and the Bible
Jesus, Mission, and Glory: New Identity: PART I
Dr. Timothy Keller
30 October 2016
John 13: 18-24
18"I am not referring to all of you; I know those I have chosen. But this is to fulfill the passage of Scripture: 'He who shared my bread has turned against me.'
19"I am telling you now before it happens, so that when it does happen you will believe that I am who I am. 20Very truly I tell you, whoever accepts anyone I send accepts me; and whoever accepts me accepts the one who sent me."
21After he had said this, Jesus was troubled in spirit and testified, "Very truly I tell you, one of you is going to betray me."
22His disciples stared at one another, at a loss to know which of them he meant. 23One of them, the disciple whom Jesus loved, was reclining next to him. 24Simon Peter motioned to this disciple and said, "Ask him which one he means."
Jesus knows our heart and not all of us are chosen (v.18)
BIBLE IS AUTHORITY
--Acts 10:38 says God anointed Jesus with power; Philippians 2 says he laid aside his power.
--Jesus didn't use any resource that we don't have access to.
--Jesus knows that his actions must align with Scripture.
--Bible points to Jesus; Don't refer to the Bible in pieces.
LIFE CHANGING STORY
--Don't read the Bible as something we have to do--but as something Jesus has done.
You are what you are saturated with--What do we spend most of our time thinking about?
Dr. Timothy Keller
30 October 2016
John 13: 18-24
18"I am not referring to all of you; I know those I have chosen. But this is to fulfill the passage of Scripture: 'He who shared my bread has turned against me.'
19"I am telling you now before it happens, so that when it does happen you will believe that I am who I am. 20Very truly I tell you, whoever accepts anyone I send accepts me; and whoever accepts me accepts the one who sent me."
21After he had said this, Jesus was troubled in spirit and testified, "Very truly I tell you, one of you is going to betray me."
22His disciples stared at one another, at a loss to know which of them he meant. 23One of them, the disciple whom Jesus loved, was reclining next to him. 24Simon Peter motioned to this disciple and said, "Ask him which one he means."
Jesus knows our heart and not all of us are chosen (v.18)
BIBLE IS AUTHORITY
--Acts 10:38 says God anointed Jesus with power; Philippians 2 says he laid aside his power.
--Jesus didn't use any resource that we don't have access to.
--Jesus knows that his actions must align with Scripture.
--Bible points to Jesus; Don't refer to the Bible in pieces.
LIFE CHANGING STORY
--Don't read the Bible as something we have to do--but as something Jesus has done.
You are what you are saturated with--What do we spend most of our time thinking about?
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