Nick Gerringer - Assisting Pastor's teaching references for 06/30/2019

John 5:16-24 - Daddy and Me

Life Lesson (verse John 5:16)

Be prepared to receive what the Lord wants for us, even if it means Him turning over our traditions and perhaps unscriptural views of Him.

Life Lesson (verse John 5:17)

Work hard (going the extra mile) and work heartily the work He gives you to do.

Life Lesson (verse John 5:22)

Remove the things the world calls us to depend on and seek to only depend on God and His truth, mercy, grace, and wisdom.

Life Lesson (verse John 5:22)

We should live in childlike wonderment with an expectant willingness to receive from God; His reward of a more intimate relationship with Him.

Life Lesson (verse John 5:22)

Be faithful in devotion, faithful to your family, faithful in attending church and participating in service in the body of Christ (community of believers), faithful sharing in Biblical teaching, meals, prayers, generous giving, and evangelism.

Life Lesson (verse John 5:22)

Commitment to a life of obedience to the Lord opens up opportunity for greater vision from Him and room to work that will cause you to marvel at Him.

John 5:16-24

v.16-18 Father and Son Continually Work
v.19-22 Father and Son perform wonders
v.23 Father and Son deserve worship
v.24 Father and son determine welfare

Healing on the Sabbath

It is interesting to note that in 4 of the 7 miracles, Jesus touched the person he healed: (#"s 2,5,6,7). Jesus was also condemned for healing on the Sabbath in 4 of the 7 (#'s 3,4,5,7)

Ps 121:3-4 NKJV

3 He will not allow your foot to be moved; He who keeps you will not slumber.
4 Behold, He who keeps Israel Shall neither slumber nor sleep.

2 Thess 3:10-12 NKJV

10 For even when we were with you, we commanded you this: If anyone will not work, neither shall he eat. 11 For we hear that there are some who walk among you in a disorderly manner, not working at all, but are busybodies. 12 Now those who are such we command and exhort through our Lord Jesus Christ that they work in quietness and eat their own bread.

Jesus claimed to be the Eternal God in a human body.

Phil 2:6-8 NLT

6 Though he was God,  he did not think of equality with God as something to cling to. 7 Instead, he gave up his divine privileges; he took the humble position of a slave and was born as a human being. When he appeared in human form, 8 he humbled himself in obedience to God and died a criminal's death on a cross.

Prov 16:9 NKJV

 A man's heart plans his way,
But the Lord directs his steps.

Mark 13:32 NKJV

"But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.

Jer 33:3 NKJV

'Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know.'

John 14:12 NLT

"I tell you the truth, anyone who believes in me will do the same works I have done, and even greater works, because I am going to be with the Father.

2 Tim 2:13 NKJV

If we are faithless, He remains faithful; He cannot deny Himself.

Num 12:7-8 NKJV

7 Not so with My servant Moses; He is faithful in all My house.  8 I speak with him face to face, Even plainly, and not in dark sayings; And he sees the form of the Lord.

Luke 16:10-12 NLT

10 "If you are faithful in little things, you will be faithful in large ones. But if you are dishonest in little things, you won't be honest with greater responsibilities. 11 And if you are untrustworthy about worldly wealth, who will trust you with the true riches of heaven? 12 And if you are not faithful with other people's things, why should you be trusted with things of your own?

Zech 4:8-10 NLT

8 Then another message came to me from the Lord: 9 "Zerubbabel is the one who laid the foundation of this Temple, and he will complete it. Then you will know that the Lord of Heaven's Armies has sent me. 10 Do not despise these small beginnings, for the Lord rejoices to see the work begin,

Heb 5:8-9 NKJV

8 though He was a Son, yet He learned obedience by the things which He suffered. 9 And having been perfected, He became the author of eternal salvation to all who obey Him,

John 14:21 NLT

Those who accept my commandments and obey them are the ones who love me. And because they love me, my Father will love them. And I will love them and reveal myself to each of them."

Rev 20:11-15 NKJV

11 Then I saw a great white throne and Him who sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away. And there was found no place for them. 12 And I saw the dead, small and great, standing before God, and books were opened. And another book was opened, which is the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their works, by the things which were written in the books. 13 The sea gave up the dead who were in it, and Death and Hades delivered up the dead who were in them. And they were judged, each one according to his works. 14 Then Death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.  15 And anyone not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire.

1 Cor 3:13-15 NKJV

13 each one's work will become clear; for the Day will declare it, because it will be revealed by fire; and the fire will test each one's work, of what sort it is. 14 If anyone's work which he has built on it endures, he will receive a reward. 15 If anyone's work is burned, he will suffer loss; but he himself will be saved, yet so as through fire.

Matt 21:9 NKJV

Then the multitudes who went before and those who followed cried out, saying:" Hosanna to the Son of David! 'Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!' Hosanna in the highest!"

Matt 21:15-16 NKJV

15 But when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that He did, and the children crying out in the temple and saying, "Hosanna to the Son of David!" they were indignant 16 and said to Him, "Do You hear what these are saying?"And Jesus said to them, "Yes. Have you never read, 'Out of the mouth of babes and nursing infants You have perfected praise'?"

Phil 2:9-11 NKJV

9 Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, 10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, 11 and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

1 John 5:3-4 NKJV

3 For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome. 4 For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world — our faith.

2 Cor 13:5 NKJV

Examine yourselves as to whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Do you not know yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you? — unless indeed you are disqualified.

Scripture quotations marked "NKJV(tm)" are taken from the New King James Version. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

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