John 1:35-41_Follow Me
Passage: John 1:35-51
Sections, Scripture Passages, Quotes:
John 1:35-51 – Follow Me
Call (35-43) – Direction & Desire
DIRECTION
DISCOVER | FOLLOW | REMAIN
“Already you are clean because of the word I have spoken to you. Abide in me, and I in you…Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from you can do nothing.” – John 15:3-4
DESIRE – What are you seeking? (What do you want?)
“Your direction, not intention, determines your destination” – Andy Stanley (add: direction is determined by your desire)
“The thief comes only to steal and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly” – John 10:10
People are being so formed by the culture in ways we are not even aware of – our affections, our worldview, our thoughts, our attitudes, are always being recruited by the world. – Jon Tyson
Response (43-51) – Belief / Skepticism
Jesus Response
Jesus came (43)
Gentle w/us- (47)
Knows us/ (48)
Assures/us (50)
Provides for us(51)
“Angels are a sign of the royal presence of God. Because people have turned from God and have destroyed one another, there’s a slab as it were, between Heaven and Earth. A wall between the ideal and the real…I have punched a hole in the slab between Heaven and Earth. Through my incarnation as a human being, and through my death on the cross, which you haven’t seen yet, I can bring you right into the presence of God.” – Tim Keller