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May 22, 2022

John - Genesis 2.0

Passage: John 5:30-47

Speaker: Brian Land

Series: John: Come and See

Category: Grace Brevard

Keywords: old testament, authority, king, prophet, messiah, priest

THEME: Jesus isn’t the beginning of the Gospel but the finisher, the one that the Gospel points toward and the one that has signed, sealed and delivered it to us. To have a richer understanding of Jesus and the life he has purchased on our behalf, we must understand how all of history, all of scripture, points toward the Messiah. In the days of old people like Abraham and Moses were saved by looking forward in faith to the coming Messiah. Today we are saved in the exact same way, but by looking backwards.

THEME: Jesus isn’t the beginning of the Gospel but the finisher, the one that the Gospel points toward and the one that has signed, sealed and delivered it to us. To have a richer understanding of Jesus and the life he has purchased on our behalf, we must understand how all of history, all of scripture, points toward the Messiah. In the days of old people like Abraham and Moses were saved by looking forward in faith to the coming Messiah. Today we are saved in the exact same way, but by looking backwards.

CENTRAL TEXT: John 5:30-47

30 “I can do nothing on my own. As I hear, I judge, and my judgment is just, because I seek not my own will but the will of him who sent me. 31 If I alone bear witness about myself, my testimony is not true. 32 There is another who bears witness about me, and I know that the testimony that he bears about me is true. 33 You sent to John, and he has borne witness to the truth. 34 Not that the testimony that I receive is from man, but I say these things so that you may be saved. 35 He was a burning and shining lamp, and you were willing to rejoice for a while in his light. 36 But the testimony that I have is greater than that of John. For the works that the Father has given me to accomplish, the very works that I am doing, bear witness about me that the Father has sent me. 37 And the Father who sent me has himself borne witness about me. His voice you have never heard, his form you have never seen, 38 and you do not have his word abiding in you, for you do not believe the one whom he has sent. 39 You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is they that bear witness about me, 40 yet you refuse to come to me that you may have life. 41 I do not receive glory from people. 42 But I know that you do not have the love of God within you. 43 I have come in my Father’s name, and you do not receive me. If another comes in his own name, you will receive him. 44 How can you believe, when you receive glory from one another and do not seek the glory that comes from the only God? 45 Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father. There is one who accuses you: Moses, on whom you have set your hope. 46 For if you believed Moses, you would believe me; for he wrote of me. 47 But if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe my words?

 

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

  1. The religious leaders wondered how Jesus was able to say and do the things he did...how he wasn't just a regular Rabbi but a "Rabbi with Authority" (the highest level of Rabbi).  How did Jesus answer them?
  2. Is the Old Testament still relevant today? How/Why?
  3. What are some of the ways the Old Testament point to Jesus? (example: the sacrificial systems)
  4. Explain how Jesus is the ultimate fulfillment of the Old Testament...
    1. Prophets (God's word to the world)
    2. Priests (The mediator between us and God, offering sacrifices)
    3. King (God's human reign on Earth)
  5. Talk about how people of all times have been saved in the exact same way...by grace through faith in Jesus' death and resurrection -- People old had "faith-forward" to the Messiah (Jesus) to come and we have "faith-backwards" in Jesus the Messiah.
  6. In the Great Commission (Matthew 28) Jesus is about to ascend and declares that he has been given "all authority" (the grand ultimate Rabbi) -- and what does he do with this ultimate authority?