We heard an AWESOME sermon about finding Jesus! Basically we get distracted by so many things, but Jesus MUST be the true essence of the Christian life. In the end, the question God will ask according to scripture is "What did you do about My Son?" Dwight Nelson once said, "Jesus isn't Someone to be afraid of, He's someone to be a friend of." John 6:27-40 "Don't waste time laboring for things that perish, but for that which endures for eternity, which the Son of Man will give to you. For on Him God the Father has set His seal (The Holy Spirit) Then they said to Him, "What must we do, to be doing the works of God?" Jesus answered them saying, "This is the work of God, that you must do- believe in Him Whom He has sent." So they said to Him, "Then what sign do You do that we may see and believe You? What work do You perform? Our fathers ate manna in the wilderness; as it is written, 'He gave them bread from Heaven to eat.'" Jesus then said to them, "Truly, I say unto you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from Heaven, but My Father gives you the True Bread from Heaven. For the bread of God is He who comes down from Heaven and gives life to the world." They said to Him, "Sir, give us this Bread always." Then Jesus said unto them, "I AM the Bread of Life; whoever comes to Me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in Me shall never thirst. But I said to you that you have seen Me and yet do not believe. All that The Father gives Me will come to Me. Whoever comes to Me, I will never cast out. For I have come down from Heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me. And this IS the will of Him who sent Me, that I should lose nothing of all that He has given Me, but raise it up on the last day. For this is the will of My Father, that everyone who looks on the Son and believes in Him should have eternal life, and I will raise Him up on the last day." Jesus didn't teach doctrine, He didn't work to solve all the political or social woes of His day. His passion was teaching the LOVE of God, there is no greater work!
Saturday, January 14, 2006
What is 'The Work'?
We heard an AWESOME sermon about finding Jesus! Basically we get distracted by so many things, but Jesus MUST be the true essence of the Christian life. In the end, the question God will ask according to scripture is "What did you do about My Son?" Dwight Nelson once said, "Jesus isn't Someone to be afraid of, He's someone to be a friend of." John 6:27-40 "Don't waste time laboring for things that perish, but for that which endures for eternity, which the Son of Man will give to you. For on Him God the Father has set His seal (The Holy Spirit) Then they said to Him, "What must we do, to be doing the works of God?" Jesus answered them saying, "This is the work of God, that you must do- believe in Him Whom He has sent." So they said to Him, "Then what sign do You do that we may see and believe You? What work do You perform? Our fathers ate manna in the wilderness; as it is written, 'He gave them bread from Heaven to eat.'" Jesus then said to them, "Truly, I say unto you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from Heaven, but My Father gives you the True Bread from Heaven. For the bread of God is He who comes down from Heaven and gives life to the world." They said to Him, "Sir, give us this Bread always." Then Jesus said unto them, "I AM the Bread of Life; whoever comes to Me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in Me shall never thirst. But I said to you that you have seen Me and yet do not believe. All that The Father gives Me will come to Me. Whoever comes to Me, I will never cast out. For I have come down from Heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me. And this IS the will of Him who sent Me, that I should lose nothing of all that He has given Me, but raise it up on the last day. For this is the will of My Father, that everyone who looks on the Son and believes in Him should have eternal life, and I will raise Him up on the last day." Jesus didn't teach doctrine, He didn't work to solve all the political or social woes of His day. His passion was teaching the LOVE of God, there is no greater work!
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Thanks for the comments on my blog! I enjoyed reading yours as well!
WOW Pilgrim, that was incredibly eloquent!!! You are sooooo right. Too often, we make it about us & it's really about HIM!!
I'm so glad to find, at last, a Christian blogger who is very grace-driven.
i notice how many "hits" on your site, and you are really reaching out with this blog.
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