Jesus and the Path to True Joy: Spiritual Poverty – Matthew 5:3
To be Poor in Spirit means: To recognize your helpless condition To cry out to God for mercy
Who Is This Jesus? John 12:35-50
1) This Jesus tells you to come into His light today. (John 12:34-36) 2) This Jesus is all glorious even if you never really see Him. (John 12:37-43) 3) This Jesus cries out for you to believe in Him and know God today.(John 12:44-50)
The Moment Jesus Headed to the Cross – John 12:20-34
Jesus came to die for people from all nationalities. (John 12:20-24) Jesus came to show us that dying to ourselves is the way to life. (John 12:25-26) Jesus is glorified in His death on the cross. (John 12:27-34)
When Jesus Does Gloriously Unusual Things – John 11:1-27
1) An Unusual Delay (John 11:1-6) 2) An Unusual Gladness (John 11:7-16) 3) An Unusual Title (John 11:17-25) 4) An Unusual Promise (John 11:26-27)
In His Grip – John 10:22-42
1) You can know you are in His grip if you listen & respond to what Jesus says in the Gospels (Jn 10:22-27) 2) You can know you are in His grip because Jesus & the Father work together to protect you (Jn 10:28-30) 3) You can know you are in His grip if you agree with Jesus that it is not blasphemy to call Jesus both God & man (Jn 10:31-42)
Jesus, The Good Shepherd
1) The Good Shepherd’s Relationship to His Sheep (John 10:1-6) 2) The Good Shepherd’s Provision for His Sheep (John 10:7-10) 3) The Good Shepherd’s Heart for His Sheep(John 10:11-18)
Jesus and the Path to True Joy – Matthew 5:1-12
The Happiness Jesus Offers is better the the World’s Happiness because: It rests on Spiritual Realities, not Material Realities It focuses on a Transformed Heart, not Modified Behavior It is Enduring, not Circumstantial