In John 5:30-44, the Lord
Jesus stated, “I can of Myself do
nothing. As I hear, I judge; and My judgment is righteous, because I do
not seek My own will but the will of the Father who sent Me. If I bear witness
of Myself, My witness is not true. There is another who bears witness of Me, and I know
that the witness which He witnesses of Me is true. You have sent to
John, and he has borne witness to the truth. Yet I do not receive
testimony from man, but I say these things that you may be saved. He was
the burning and shining lamp, and you were willing for a time to
rejoice in his light. But I have a greater witness than John’s;
for the works which the Father has given Me to finish—the very works
that I do—bear witness of Me, that the Father has sent Me. And the Father
Himself, who sent Me, has testified of Me. You have neither heard His
voice at any time, nor seen His form. But you do not have His word
abiding in you, because whom He sent, Him you do not believe. You search
the Scriptures, for in them you think you have eternal life; and these are
they which testify of Me. But you are not willing to come to Me that you
may have life. I do not receive honor from men. But I know you, that
you do not have the love of God in you. I have come in My Father’s name,
and you do not receive Me; if another comes in his own name, him you will
receive. How can you believe, who receive honor from one another, and do
not seek the honor that comes from the only God?
Being Mother’s Day last
Sunday, we thankfully pray to God and express gratitude for mothers. Pastor
Kyle continued in our church’s Sunday sermon series through the gospel
accounting to the Apostle John. He pointed out that the word “amen means “so be
it” and the utterance of the word is an affirmation of agreement. A witness
testifies to what has been personally seen or experience, so they bear or
produce witness to the evidence or statement presented or in question. Life is
amazing with God. Even with the challenges in life, God uses our circumstances
for good.
Pastor Kyle gave us seven
keys to being a better witness to Jesus. (1) Where does our power come from?
Power comes through the proper posture of submission to our heavenly Father. Remember
the “Emmanuel” means “God with us”. Jesus Christ (Emmanuel) was God incarnate.
We are most like Christ when we take the form of an obedient servant – in
service to God and others.
Philippians 2:5-11 “Let
this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, who, being in
the form of God, did not consider
it robbery to be equal with God, but made Himself of no reputation, taking the
form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of
men. And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself
and became obedient to the point of
death, even the death
of the cross. Therefore God also has highly exalted Him
and given Him the name which is above every name, 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, and that every tongue should confess that
Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.”
Let’s continue Pastor Kyle’s
message on being a witness to Christ in our next post.
In Christ, Brian
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