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John 21 Loving Life!. The Main Thing. John 20:30-31 (p.828) We NEED to know who Jesus is. By believing we have LIFE. LIFE: is in Christ alone.
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The Main Thing • John 20:30-31 (p.828) • We NEED to know who Jesus is. • By believing we have LIFE.
LIFE: is in Christ alone • Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me. If you had really known me, you would know who my Father is. From now on, you do know him and have seen him!” John 14:6-7
LIFE: is in Christ alone • “Father, the hour has come. Glorify your Son so he can give glory back to you. For you have given him authority over everyone. He gives eternal life to each one you have given him. And this is the way to have eternal life—to know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, the one you sent to earth John 17:1-3
LIFE: is in Christ alone • And this is what God has testified: He has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have God’s Son does not have life. I have written this to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know you have eternal life. 1 John 5:11-13
LIFE: by the Spirit inside, trust • The Spirit alone gives eternal life. Human effort accomplishes nothing. And the very words I have spoken to you are spirit and life. John 6:53 • But those who drink the water I give will never be thirsty again. It becomes a fresh, bubbling spring within them, giving them eternal life.” John 4:14
LIFE: by the Spirit inside, trust • Anyone who believes in me may come and drink! For the Scriptures declare, ‘Rivers of living water will flow from his heart.’” (When he said “living water,” he was speaking of the Spirit, who would be given to everyone believing in him. But the Spirit had not yet been given, because Jesus had not yet entered into his glory.) John 7:38-39
LIFE: in Christ is Light • The Word gave life to everything that was created, and his life brought light to everyone. John 1:4 • Jesus spoke to the people once more and said, "I am the light of the world. If you follow me, you won't have to walk in darkness, because you will have the light that leads to life." John 8:12
LIFE: in Christ is Light • The thief’s purpose is to steal and kill and destroy. My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life. I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd sacrifices his life for the sheep. John 10:10-11
Eternal LIFE: begins now • “I tell you the truth, those who listen to my message and believe in God who sent me have eternal life. They will never be condemned for their sins, but they have already passed from death into life. And I assure you that the time is coming, indeed it’s here now, when the dead will hear my voice—the voice of the Son of God. And those who listen will live. The Father has life in himself, and he has granted that same life-giving power to his Son…. You search the Scriptures because you think they give you eternal life. But the Scriptures point to me! Yet you refuse to come to me to receive this life.” John 5:24-26, 39-40 (see also 6:35-40; 10:27-28)
Eternal LIFE: begins now • For God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16
Loving Life! • Love Jesus above all other things or people. • Confront sin and shortfalls. • Care for others. • Connect directly to Jesus. • Tell others about Jesus.