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