18 March 2012
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Philippians 2:1-11:
1
Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ,
if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the Spirit, if
any tenderness and compassion,
2 then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind.
3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves,
4 not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.
5 In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus:
6 Who, being in very nature
God,
did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage;
7 rather, he made himself nothing
by taking the very nature
of a servant,
being made in human likeness.
8 And being found in appearance as a man,
he humbled himself
by becoming obedient to death—
even death on a cross!
9 Therefore God exalted him to the highest place
and gave him the name that is above every name,
10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,
in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
11 and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord,
to the glory of God the Father.
*v7,8- He emptied himself
*John 3.16-
everlasting life
16 For God so loved the
world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him
shall not perish but have eternal life.
*John 17- Jesus- what goes through His mind before He dies. Then he prays for us.
We don't have to wait to die to have eternal life.
1 After Jesus said this, he looked toward heaven and prayed:
“Father, the hour has come. Glorify your Son, that your Son may glorify you. 2 For you granted him authority over all people that he might give eternal life to all those you have given him. 3 Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent. 4 I have brought you glory on earth by finishing the work you gave me to do. 5 And now, Father, glorify me in your presence with the glory I had with you before the world began.
6 “I have revealed you to those whom you gave me out of the world. They were yours; you gave them to me and they have obeyed your word. 7 Now they know that everything you have given me comes from you. 8
For I gave them the words you gave me and they accepted them. They knew
with certainty that I came from you, and they believed that you sent
me. 9 I pray for them. I am not praying for the world, but for those you have given me, for they are yours. 10 All I have is yours, and all you have is mine. And glory has come to me through them. 11
I will remain in the world no longer, but they are still in the world,
and I am coming to you. Holy Father, protect them by the power of your name, the name you gave me, so that they may be one as we are one. 12 While I was with them, I protected them and kept them safe by that name you gave me. None has been lost except the one doomed to destruction so that Scripture would be fulfilled. 13
“I am coming to you now, but I say these things while I am still in the
world, so that they may have the full measure of my joy within them. 14 I have given them your word and the world has hated them, for they are not of the world any more than I am of the world. 15 My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one. 16 They are not of the world, even as I am not of it. 17 Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth. 18 As you sent me into the world, I have sent them into the world. 19 For them I sanctify myself, that they too may be truly sanctified.
20 “My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, 21
that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in
you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have
sent me. 22 I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one— 23
I in them and you in me—so that they may be brought to complete unity.
Then the world will know that you sent me and have loved them even as
you have loved me. 24
“Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am, and
to see my glory, the glory you have given me because you loved me before
the creation of the world.
25 “Righteous Father, though the world does not know you, I know you, and they know that you have sent me. 26 I have made you known to them, and will continue to make you known 1 Afterward Jesus appeared again to his disciples, by the Sea of Galilee. It happened this way:
2 Simon Peter, Thomas (also known as Didymus), Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples were together.
3
“I’m going out to fish,” Simon Peter told them, and they said, “We’ll
go with you.” So they went out and got into the boat, but that night
they caught nothing.
4 Early in the morning, Jesus stood on the shore, but the disciples did not realize that it was Jesus.
5 He called out to them,
“Friends, haven’t you any fish?”
“No,” they answered.
6 He said,
“Throw your net on the right side of the boat and you will find some.” When they did, they were unable to haul the net in because of the large number of fish.
7
Then the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” As
soon as Simon Peter heard him say, “It is the Lord,” he wrapped his
outer garment around him (for he had taken it off) and jumped into the
water.
8 The other disciples followed in the boat, towing the net full of fish, for they were not far from shore, about a hundred yards.
9 When they landed, they saw a fire of burning coals there with fish on it, and some bread.
10 Jesus said to them,
“Bring some of the fish you have just caught.” 11
So Simon Peter climbed back into the boat and dragged the net ashore.
It was full of large fish, 153, but even with so many the net was not
torn.
12 Jesus said to them,
“Come and have breakfast.” None of the disciples dared ask him, “Who are you?” They knew it was the Lord.
13 Jesus came, took the bread and gave it to them, and did the same with the fish.
14 This was now the third time Jesus appeared to his disciples after he was raised from the dead.
15 When they had finished eating, Jesus said to Simon Peter,
“Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?” “Yes, Lord,” he said, “you know that I love you.”
Jesus said,
“Feed my lambs.”
16 Again Jesus said,
“Simon son of John, do you love me?”
He answered, “Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.”
Jesus said,
“Take care of my sheep.”
17 The third time he said to him,
“Simon son of John, do you love me?”
Peter was hurt because Jesus asked him the third time,
“Do you love me?” He said, “Lord, you know all things; you know that I love you.”
Jesus said,
“Feed my sheep. 18
Very truly I tell you, when you were younger you dressed yourself and
went where you wanted; but when you are old you will stretch out your
hands, and someone else will dress you and lead you where you do not
want to go.” 19 Jesus said this to indicate the kind of death by which Peter would glorify God. Then he said to him,
“Follow me!”
20
Peter turned and saw that the disciple whom Jesus loved was following
them. (This was the one who had leaned back against Jesus at the supper
and had said, “Lord, who is going to betray you?”)
21 When Peter saw him, he asked, “Lord, what about him?”
22 Jesus answered,
“If I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you? You must follow me.” 23
Because of this, the rumor spread among the believers that this
disciple would not die. But Jesus did not say that he would not die; he
only said,
“If I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you?”
24 This is the disciple who testifies to these things and who wrote them down. We know that his testimony is true.
25
Jesus did many other things as well. If every one of them were written
down, I suppose that even the whole world would not have room for the
books that would be written.
in order that the
love you have for me may be in them and that I myself may be in them.”
*Jesus came so that we could have a relationship with Him
*People will see the love and want that love we have with God
*John 21:
1 Afterward Jesus appeared again to his disciples, by the Sea of Galilee.
It happened this way:
2 Simon Peter, Thomas (also known as Didymus), Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples were together.
3
“I’m going out to fish,” Simon Peter told them, and they said, “We’ll
go with you.” So they went out and got into the boat, but that night
they caught nothing.
4 Early in the morning, Jesus stood on the shore, but the disciples did not realize that it was Jesus.
5 He called out to them,
“Friends, haven’t you any fish?”
“No,” they answered.
6 He said,
“Throw your net on the right side of the boat and you will find some.” When they did, they were unable to haul the net in because of the large number of fish.
7
Then the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” As
soon as Simon Peter heard him say, “It is the Lord,” he wrapped his
outer garment around him (for he had taken it off) and jumped into the
water.
8 The other disciples followed in the boat, towing the net full of fish, for they were not far from shore, about a hundred yards.
9 When they landed, they saw a fire of burning coals there with fish on it, and some bread.
10 Jesus said to them,
“Bring some of the fish you have just caught.” 11
So Simon Peter climbed back into the boat and dragged the net ashore.
It was full of large fish, 153, but even with so many the net was not
torn.
12 Jesus said to them,
“Come and have breakfast.” None of the disciples dared ask him, “Who are you?” They knew it was the Lord.
13 Jesus came, took the bread and gave it to them, and did the same with the fish.
14 This was now the third time Jesus appeared to his disciples after he was raised from the dead.
15 When they had finished eating, Jesus said to Simon Peter,
“Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?” “Yes, Lord,” he said, “you know that I love you.”
Jesus said,
“Feed my lambs.”
16 Again Jesus said,
“Simon son of John, do you love me?”
He answered, “Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.”
Jesus said,
“Take care of my sheep.”
17 The third time he said to him,
“Simon son of John, do you love me?”
Peter was hurt because Jesus asked him the third time,
“Do you love me?” He said, “Lord, you know all things; you know that I love you.”
Jesus said,
“Feed my sheep. 18
Very truly I tell you, when you were younger you dressed yourself and
went where you wanted; but when you are old you will stretch out your
hands, and someone else will dress you and lead you where you do not
want to go.” 19 Jesus said this to indicate the kind of death by which Peter would glorify God. Then he said to him,
“Follow me!”
20
Peter turned and saw that the disciple whom Jesus loved was following
them. (This was the one who had leaned back against Jesus at the supper
and had said, “Lord, who is going to betray you?”)
21 When Peter saw him, he asked, “Lord, what about him?”
22 Jesus answered,
“If I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you? You must follow me.” 23
Because of this, the rumor spread among the believers that this
disciple would not die. But Jesus did not say that he would not die; he
only said,
“If I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you?”
24 This is the disciple who testifies to these things and who wrote them down. We know that his testimony is true.
25
Jesus did many other things as well. If every one of them were written
down, I suppose that even the whole world would not have room for the
books that would be written.
*We are coming to church to remember Him
*He shows what we can be not what we want
*Whatever you are, Jesus is there
*The call - "Follow me"
*Levi may be sick of his life and so Jesus offered him invitation of acceptance
*Are we listening to Him?
*He is saying do what I do, not just come to church etc
The Decision
*Matthew left everything
*Levi had a big banquet
*Jesus ate with the tax collectors
*He didn't limit people
to follow him
*Some of us has "I love you Jesus BUT..."
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Do we share our faith with friends
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Are we doing things that dishonor God?
*Do we go our with them to blend or share the light with Jesus
The Critics
*They asked "Why does He eat with tax collectors and sinners?"
*They wanted to get the name for themselves
*They are religious but have no love for God
* We easily judge people
*Will we stand back and criticize people not like us?
The Principle
*Jesus said unhealthy people need to see a doctor
*We are all unhealthy and righteous before God
*Romans 3:22: 22 This righteousness is given through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference between Jew and Gentile,
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The only way we can come to God is through faith
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Luke 18- Pharisee and tax collectors
1 Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up.
2 He said:
“In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor cared what people thought. 3 And there was a widow in that town who kept coming to him with the plea, ‘Grant me justice against my adversary.’ 4 “For some time he refused. But finally he said to himself, ‘Even though I don’t fear God or care what people think, 5 yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will see that she gets justice, so that she won’t eventually come and attack me!’”
6 And the Lord said,
“Listen to what the unjust judge says. 7 And will not God bring about justice for his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off? 8
I tell you, he will see that they get justice, and quickly. However,
when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?”
9 To some who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everyone else, Jesus told this parable:
10 “Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. 11
The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed: ‘God, I thank you that I am
not like other people—robbers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this
tax collector. 12 I fast twice a week and give a tenth of all I get.’ 13
“But the tax collector stood at a distance. He would not even look up
to heaven, but beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a
sinner.’
14
“I tell you that this man, rather than the other, went home justified
before God. For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and
those who humble themselves will be exalted.”
15 People were also bringing babies to Jesus for him to place his hands on them. When the disciples saw this, they rebuked them.
16 But Jesus called the children to him and said,
“Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. 17 Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.”
18 A certain ruler asked him, “Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
19 “Why do you call me good?” Jesus answered.
“No one is good—except God alone. 20
You know the commandments: ‘You shall not commit adultery, you shall
not murder, you shall not steal, you shall not give false testimony,
honor your father and mother.'”
21 “All these I have kept since I was a boy,” he said.
22 When Jesus heard this, he said to him,
“You
still lack one thing. Sell everything you have and give to the poor,
and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”
23 When he heard this, he became very sad, because he was very wealthy.
24 Jesus looked at him and said,
“How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God! 25 Indeed, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.”
26 Those who heard this asked, “Who then can be saved?”
27 Jesus replied,
“What is impossible with man is possible with God.”
28 Peter said to him, “We have left all we had to follow you!”
29 “Truly I tell you,” Jesus said to them,
“no one who has left home or wife or brothers or sisters or parents or children for the sake of the kingdom of God 30 will fail to receive many times as much in this age, and in the age to come eternal life.”
31 Jesus took the Twelve aside and told them,
“We are going up to Jerusalem, and everything that is written by the prophets about the Son of Man will be fulfilled. 32 He will be delivered over to the Gentiles. They will mock him, insult him and spit on him; 33 they will flog him and kill him. On the third day he will rise again.” 34
The disciples did not understand any of this. Its meaning was hidden
from them, and they did not know what he was talking about.
35 As Jesus approached Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging.
36 When he heard the crowd going by, he asked what was happening.
37 They told him, “Jesus of Nazareth is passing by.”
38 He called out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”
39 Those who led the way rebuked him and told him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”
40 Jesus stopped and ordered the man to be brought to him. When he came near, Jesus asked him,
41 “What do you want me to do for you?”
“Lord, I want to see,” he replied.
42 Jesus said to him,
“Receive your sight; your faith has healed you.” 43 Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus, praising God. When all the people saw it, they also praised God.
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Jesus is still the same compassionate and looking people to be merciful
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Will we follow him?
**Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path**
