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(John 8:37-47 NASB)

34 Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who commits sin is the slave of sin.

35 The slave does not remain in the house forever; the son does remain forever.

36 So if the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed.

37 I know that you are Abraham’s descendants; yet you seek to kill Me, because My word has no place in you.

38 I speak the things which I have seen with My Father; therefore you also do the things which you heard from your father.”
39 They answered and said to Him, “Abraham is our father.” Jesus *said to them, “ If you are Abraham’s children, do the deeds of Abraham.

40 But as it is, you are seeking to kill Me, a man who has told you the truth, which I heard from God; this Abraham did not do.

41 You are doing the deeds of your father.” They said to Him, “We were not born of fornication; we have one Father:God.”

42 Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love Me, for I proceeded forth and have come from God, for I have not even come on My own initiative, but He sent Me.

43 Why do you not understand what I am saying? It is because you cannot hear My word.

44 You are of your father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth because there is no truth in him. Whenever he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own nature, for he is a liar and the father of lies.

45 But because I speak the truth, you do not believe Me.

46 Which one of you convicts Me of sin? If I speak truth, why do you not believe Me?

47 He who is of God hears the words of God; for this reason you do not hear them, because you are not of God
(John 8:37-47 NASB)

Theme: Ten characteristics of the devil’s children so you can identify them and lovingly reach them with the gospel.

1. They are genuinely religious people vs. 37a

2. They seek to destroy Christ vs. 37

3. They do what the devil says to do vs. 38

4. They reject the truth vv. 39-40

5. They are spiritually deceived vs. 41

6. They have no love for Christ vs. 42

7. They do not understand the Word of Christ vs. 43 (cf. vs. 37c)

8. They do not believe Jesus vs. 45

9. They have no legitimate reason for unbelief vs. 46

10. They are not of God vs. 47 (cf. vs. 43)

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(John 8:37-47 NASB)
37 I know that you are Abraham’s descendants; yet you seek to kill Me, because My word has no place in you.
38 I speak the things which I have seen with My Father; therefore you also do the things which you heard from your father.”
39 They answered and said to Him, “Abraham is our father.” Jesus *said to them, “ If you are Abraham’s children, do the deeds of Abraham.
40 But as it is, you are seeking to kill Me, a man who has told you the truth, which I heard from God; this Abraham did not do.
41 You are doing the deeds of your father.” They said to Him, “We were not born of fornication; we have one Father:God.”
42 Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love Me, for I proceeded forth and have come from God, for I have not even come on My own initiative, but He sent Me.
43 Why do you not understand what I am saying? It is because you cannot hear My word.
44 You are of your father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth because there is no truth in him. Whenever he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own nature, for he is a liar and the father of lies.
45 But because I speak the truth, you do not believe Me.
46 Which one of you convicts Me of sin? If I speak truth, why do you not believe Me?
47 He who is of God hears the words of God; for this reason you do not hear them, because you are not of God
(John 8:37-47 NASB)

Introduction:

Traits of the devil
1 – He is a father
2 – He is a murderer
3 – He is liar

10 Characteristics of the devils children:
1 – They are genuinely religious people
2 – They seek to destroy Christ
3 – They do what the devil says to do
4 – They reject the truth
5 – They are spiritually deceived
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Guest Speaker, Richard Bargas, Sr.

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Dr. Dennis Swanson, guest speaker

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Mark 4:35-41

On that day, when evening came, He *said to them, “Let us go over to the other side.” Leaving the crowd, they *took Him along with them in the boat, just as He was; and other boats were with Him. And there *arose a fierce gale of wind, and the waves were breaking over the boat so much that the boat was already filling up. Jesus Himself was in the stern, asleep on the cushion; and they *woke Him and *said to Him, “Teacher, do You not care that we are perishing?” And He got up and rebuked the wind and said to the sea, “Hush, be still.” And the wind died down and it became perfectly calm. And He said to them, “Why are you afraid? Do you still have no faith?” They became very much afraid and said to one another, “Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?”

Jesus is present in the storms of life

Jesus shows his power over nature

Jesus is the amazing God

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Alex Morice, guest speaker.

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The Most Scary Way to Die . . . and How to Avoid It! – John 8:21-30

Then He said again to them, “I go away, and you will seek Me, and will die in your sin; where I am going, you cannot come.” So the Jews were saying, “Surely He will not kill Himself, will He, since He says, ‘Where I am going, you cannot come’?” And He was saying to them, “You are from below, I am from above; you are of this world, I am not of this world. Therefore I said to you that you will die in your sins; for unless you believe that I am He, you will die in your sins.” So they were saying to Him, “Who are You?” Jesus said to them, “What have I been saying to you from the beginning? I have many things to speak and to judge concerning you, but He who sent Me is true; and the things which I heard from Him, these I speak to the world.” They did not realize that He had been speaking to them about the Father. So Jesus said, “When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am He, and I do nothing on My own initiative, but I speak these things as the Father taught Me. And He who sent Me is with Me; He has not left Me alone, for I always do the things that are pleasing to Him.” As He spoke these things, many came to believe in Him.

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Theme: Three facts about the most scary way to die so you can avoid it
I. This death is inevitable for unrepentant sinners vv. 21-24

Two Facets of this Fate
1. It is certain in their present spiritual condition vv. 21-22
2. It is correlative to their natural earthly condition vv. 23-24a
II. The only way to avoid this death is to believe in Jesus vv. 24b-27
Three Obstacles to Faith
1. Ignorance of Who He is vv. 24b-25
2. Ignorance of their sinfulness vs. 26a
3. Ignorance of His relationship to God the Father vv. 26b-27
III. The reasons why only Jesus can save you from this death are self-evident vv. 28-29
Two Reasons for this Fact
1. His forthcoming death on the cross will reveal His true identity vs. 28a
2. His faithfulness to accomplish His Father’s will reveals His true purpose vv. 28b-29

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