WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:06.540 Well, I just didn't get enough diagramming out of me last week. 00:00:07.419 --> 00:00:09.200 So we're going to do some more diagramming. 00:00:09.320 --> 00:00:09.460 ! 00:00:30.000 --> 00:00:35.340 Where are you going spiritually in 2026? 00:00:36.299 --> 00:00:39.340 And how are you going to get there? 00:00:40.859 --> 00:00:48.240 In the summer of 2023, me, my wife Jenny, our youngest man, we packed into our Honda CRV. 00:00:48.820 --> 00:00:55.000 And we made an epic road trip to the West Coast and back. 00:00:55.000 --> 00:01:01.179 It was over 7,000 miles, and it was just unforgettable. 00:01:01.899 --> 00:01:05.299 But prior to the trip, we mapped out everything. 00:01:06.359 --> 00:01:09.859 We identified our driving route. 00:01:10.140 --> 00:01:12.539 We kind of pinpointed our destinations. 00:01:13.140 --> 00:01:14.920 We made our reservations. 00:01:15.299 --> 00:01:17.819 We set out our itinerary. 00:01:18.299 --> 00:01:21.659 We wanted to see Crested Butte, Zion National Bark. 00:01:21.659 --> 00:01:24.180 We wanted to be in L.A., but just for a little bit. 00:01:24.180 --> 00:01:28.000 We wanted to go to San Diego, Yosemite. 00:01:28.100 --> 00:01:29.000 Give me a shout out. 00:01:29.080 --> 00:01:29.820 Anybody been there? 00:01:33.720 --> 00:01:36.160 This summer, all of us road trip, church bus. 00:01:38.840 --> 00:01:40.360 We even went to Waldrug. 00:01:44.780 --> 00:01:48.100 You know what mapping out our trip did for us? 00:01:49.520 --> 00:01:51.160 It motivated us. 00:01:51.159 --> 00:01:54.039 We could see where we were going. 00:01:54.759 --> 00:01:57.739 It caused our hearts to rise. 00:01:57.859 --> 00:02:00.620 It made us long for what we would see. 00:02:00.840 --> 00:02:03.620 And we were not disappointed. 00:02:04.140 --> 00:02:10.280 This past December, December 2025, we started making our way through the Gospel of John. 00:02:10.699 --> 00:02:12.819 The epic journey has already begun. 00:02:13.259 --> 00:02:15.680 We are making our way through the Gospel of John. 00:02:15.680 --> 00:02:18.819 We will be in the Gospel of John for several months. 00:02:19.420 --> 00:02:25.659 And we saw that in 1 John 1 through 18, which is the introduction, the prologue. 00:02:25.740 --> 00:02:27.580 Remember this verse in verse 14? 00:02:27.680 --> 00:02:30.980 The Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen His glory. 00:02:31.680 --> 00:02:39.719 Glory as of the only one and only from the Father, full of grace and truth, full of steadfast love and faithfulness. 00:02:39.719 --> 00:02:46.020 So we've already started this spiritual journey in the Gospel of John. 00:02:46.120 --> 00:02:54.120 Now, if you're not familiar with the New Testament, the Gospel of John is like a biography about Jesus, but it's written from an eyewitness account. 00:02:54.699 --> 00:02:55.740 John was with Jesus. 00:02:56.939 --> 00:03:05.500 And so John is going to give us his eyewitness account of what has actually happened in the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. 00:03:05.500 --> 00:03:08.919 And so this morning, I've got two goals to this sermon. 00:03:10.340 --> 00:03:16.000 Goal number one, I want to map out the Gospel of John for you. 00:03:16.379 --> 00:03:18.000 I want you to see where we're going. 00:03:18.460 --> 00:03:20.479 And I'm going to use a diagram to do it. 00:03:21.060 --> 00:03:22.560 And I think it's going to be a lot of fun. 00:03:22.659 --> 00:03:24.039 If you don't think so, that's okay. 00:03:24.159 --> 00:03:24.759 Don't tell me. 00:03:26.020 --> 00:03:27.659 But I want you to get your bearings. 00:03:27.920 --> 00:03:32.400 And what we're going to see is a storyline, or what's called a story arc. 00:03:32.400 --> 00:03:36.360 And then I'm going to show you the sevens in the Gospel of John. 00:03:36.420 --> 00:03:37.300 You've got to wait on that. 00:03:38.200 --> 00:03:41.020 The second thing, the goal is, is to motivate you. 00:03:41.719 --> 00:03:43.080 I want to motivate you. 00:03:43.200 --> 00:03:53.920 I want you to see what's coming, and I want your hearts to rise to beholding Christ's glory, to believing in Christ's name, and to be living by his grace. 00:03:53.919 --> 00:04:02.939 And so if you've got a non-religious background, you didn't grow up in the church, this whole Christianity thing is new to you, what I want you to start to see is what Christianity is all about. 00:04:03.519 --> 00:04:04.519 It's all about a person. 00:04:05.679 --> 00:04:13.199 And if you have a church background, but for whatever reason, you've been out of church for a while, but now you're back, welcome back. 00:04:13.779 --> 00:04:17.699 But I want to help you see that coming back to church isn't about the church. 00:04:17.699 --> 00:04:24.139 It's about the Gospel of John, the spotlight, and his name is Jesus. 00:04:24.500 --> 00:04:30.779 If you're middle school or high school, and you've grown up in a Christian home, your parents are Christians. 00:04:30.899 --> 00:04:32.599 In fact, you would say you have a drug problem. 00:04:32.800 --> 00:04:34.740 Your parents drug you to church. 00:04:34.819 --> 00:04:35.919 That's your drug problem. 00:04:35.920 --> 00:04:42.740 Well, there's going to come a point where you're going to need to decide for yourself whether this Christianity thing is true. 00:04:43.780 --> 00:04:53.620 And I want to help you see what's at the center of Christianity so that you can decide for yourself whether you're going to follow Jesus all the days or not. 00:04:53.819 --> 00:05:01.020 If you're a new Christian, maybe you've been swimming against the stream, the current, you're kind of tired, I want you to see that Jesus is worth it. 00:05:01.019 --> 00:05:11.079 If you're a seasoned, let's say seasoned Christian, you've been walking for Jesus with years, maybe decades, but maybe you've started to plateau a little bit. 00:05:12.519 --> 00:05:14.659 Maybe things have just gotten a little stale. 00:05:16.120 --> 00:05:29.139 I want your gaze to fall upon the glory of Christ and for you to experience a revitalizing in your inner being and that you walk into 2026 enlivened. 00:05:29.139 --> 00:05:31.659 So here's what we're going to do. 00:05:31.699 --> 00:05:36.399 We're going to map out the gospel of John in order to motivate you for what lies ahead. 00:05:36.459 --> 00:05:36.979 Are you guys ready? 00:05:38.279 --> 00:05:38.939 Where are you going? 00:05:39.699 --> 00:05:41.959 In 2026, here's where we're going. 00:05:42.300 --> 00:05:43.379 We're going after Jesus. 00:05:43.519 --> 00:05:44.060 Do I have an amen? 00:05:44.800 --> 00:05:45.279 Amen. 00:05:45.759 --> 00:05:46.180 All right. 00:05:46.599 --> 00:05:48.019 Let's start with the map. 00:05:49.120 --> 00:05:52.759 You guys ready for some dynamic magic marking? 00:05:53.159 --> 00:05:53.919 Let's do it. 00:05:54.779 --> 00:05:57.279 Now, I made this mistake last week. 00:05:57.279 --> 00:06:00.059 Turn your bulletin sideways, please. 00:06:01.279 --> 00:06:01.599 Okay? 00:06:02.000 --> 00:06:03.799 And you're going to need to leave some room on the bottom. 00:06:03.979 --> 00:06:09.219 The bottom third, I want you to leave room for three spots. 00:06:09.559 --> 00:06:11.439 I want you to have the word behold. 00:06:13.819 --> 00:06:14.299 Believe. 00:06:15.000 --> 00:06:17.879 By the way, if you're sitting in the back, I am so sorry. 00:06:17.959 --> 00:06:20.619 You probably can't read this, but bear with me. 00:06:20.620 --> 00:06:25.699 Okay, so believe, oops, and live. 00:06:27.240 --> 00:06:27.879 Okay. 00:06:28.920 --> 00:06:33.180 So let's talk about the map of the gospel of John. 00:06:33.519 --> 00:06:37.660 Any good story has what's called a story arc. 00:06:38.160 --> 00:06:40.180 So anybody seen Raiders of the Lost Ark? 00:06:41.139 --> 00:06:41.840 Yes. 00:06:41.980 --> 00:06:43.180 Anybody seen The Outsiders? 00:06:43.540 --> 00:06:43.939 Old school. 00:06:44.500 --> 00:06:44.860 Yes. 00:06:45.379 --> 00:06:47.420 Anybody seen 1977 Star Wars? 00:06:48.199 --> 00:06:48.780 Yes. 00:06:48.779 --> 00:06:48.899 Yes. 00:06:49.299 --> 00:06:50.099 Okay, that's all I got. 00:06:50.239 --> 00:06:52.219 That's like my childhood movies, all right? 00:06:52.579 --> 00:06:56.119 But every good story has what's called a story arc. 00:06:56.479 --> 00:06:58.819 The book of Judges has a story arc. 00:06:59.379 --> 00:07:02.859 Matthew, Mark, and Luke, the other gospels have story arcs. 00:07:03.059 --> 00:07:04.439 And here's what I want you to draw. 00:07:04.759 --> 00:07:07.059 I want you to draw a story arc. 00:07:07.259 --> 00:07:08.319 And it's like a wave. 00:07:08.799 --> 00:07:13.699 It starts low and then builds up and then comes down again like that. 00:07:14.019 --> 00:07:16.500 Can you draw that on your bulletin, please? 00:07:16.500 --> 00:07:18.639 And then here's how it works out. 00:07:18.720 --> 00:07:21.019 Here's how the story arc progresses. 00:07:21.579 --> 00:07:22.660 It starts with an introduction. 00:07:24.000 --> 00:07:27.579 You learn about who the character are and what the situation is. 00:07:28.040 --> 00:07:31.639 And then you have this thing called rising tension. 00:07:31.639 --> 00:07:35.459 There's this stuff that unfolds. 00:07:35.579 --> 00:07:36.719 And you're like, what's going to happen? 00:07:37.159 --> 00:07:39.959 And then it reaches the top of the wave. 00:07:40.120 --> 00:07:41.259 That's called the climax. 00:07:42.620 --> 00:07:45.939 And that's where kind of like the big stuff happens. 00:07:46.500 --> 00:07:49.419 And then you have this thing called falling tension. 00:07:49.420 --> 00:07:53.759 And then you have the conclusion. 00:07:55.379 --> 00:08:02.060 So at a minimum, you can leave this sanctuary today saying, I learned what a story arc is. 00:08:03.240 --> 00:08:05.080 But I'm not here to tell you about story arcs. 00:08:05.100 --> 00:08:08.740 I'm here to tell you about what the story arc of the gospel of John is. 00:08:09.720 --> 00:08:11.939 So let me lay out kind of the chapters. 00:08:11.939 --> 00:08:15.819 The intro, the prologue, is chapter 1. 00:08:16.920 --> 00:08:23.939 And then the rising tension is chapters 2 through 10, 11 and 12, and then 13 through 17. 00:08:24.899 --> 00:08:27.420 So we have rising tension taking place. 00:08:27.839 --> 00:08:32.899 And then when you get up to the climax, it's 18 and then 19 is the climax. 00:08:32.899 --> 00:08:38.899 The climax, specifically three words in chapter 19, is the climax of the gospel of John. 00:08:39.059 --> 00:08:41.379 And then chapter 20 is the falling tension. 00:08:41.720 --> 00:08:43.679 And then 21 is the epilogue. 00:08:44.220 --> 00:08:46.480 It is the conclusion, the new normal. 00:08:46.959 --> 00:08:49.879 So that's the story arc of the gospel of John. 00:08:50.039 --> 00:08:51.240 I'm mapping it out for you. 00:08:51.779 --> 00:08:55.840 But when you say this, you're kind of like, huh, it's just an arc. 00:08:56.819 --> 00:08:59.240 So let me backfill a little bit, okay? 00:08:59.939 --> 00:09:02.559 Let me give you some of the rising tension. 00:09:02.559 --> 00:09:06.219 So what's the tension of the gospel of John? 00:09:06.979 --> 00:09:08.119 Well, it's not complicated. 00:09:08.959 --> 00:09:11.339 It has got everything to do with this question. 00:09:11.779 --> 00:09:13.239 Who is Jesus? 00:09:14.099 --> 00:09:18.839 And all of the tension of the gospel of John is kind of working around this. 00:09:19.339 --> 00:09:22.439 And so let me just give you some kind of like, some flavor. 00:09:23.799 --> 00:09:26.019 Chapter 2 in the gospel of John. 00:09:26.079 --> 00:09:26.619 Do you know what happens? 00:09:26.620 --> 00:09:29.919 Jesus cleanses the temple. 00:09:30.960 --> 00:09:31.639 Makes a whip. 00:09:31.840 --> 00:09:32.700 Drives people out. 00:09:33.279 --> 00:09:36.279 That is not how you want to make friends and influence people. 00:09:36.399 --> 00:09:37.779 Do you know what I'm saying? 00:09:37.940 --> 00:09:39.320 So it starts with tension. 00:09:40.299 --> 00:09:45.639 And then in chapter 3, Jesus meets at night with this teacher called Nicodemus. 00:09:45.840 --> 00:09:47.320 He's the teacher of Israel. 00:09:47.320 --> 00:09:51.379 And so Jesus is trying to explain to him what it means to be born of the Spirit. 00:09:51.760 --> 00:09:53.400 And he doesn't know what he's talking about. 00:09:53.500 --> 00:09:56.000 And Jesus says this to him in verse 10 of chapter 3. 00:09:56.700 --> 00:10:00.379 Are you the teacher of Israel and yet you do not understand these things? 00:10:00.900 --> 00:10:03.040 He's teaching the teacher of Israel. 00:10:03.860 --> 00:10:04.800 What's going on? 00:10:04.799 --> 00:10:06.459 Who is this guy that does that? 00:10:07.359 --> 00:10:15.799 And then in chapter 4, chapter 4 is an incredible account of Jesus in the Samaritan woman in this area called Samaria. 00:10:16.120 --> 00:10:20.599 It was a huge no-no for a Jew to be in, let alone talking to a woman. 00:10:21.359 --> 00:10:22.639 Who is this guy? 00:10:23.479 --> 00:10:24.319 And you know what he tells her? 00:10:25.779 --> 00:10:27.359 They're at the well of Jacob. 00:10:27.360 --> 00:10:29.600 And he's like, hey, you know what? 00:10:32.960 --> 00:10:36.180 If you drink the water that I give you, you will never thirst again. 00:10:36.220 --> 00:10:37.379 She's like, I want that water. 00:10:37.899 --> 00:10:41.220 And then he goes on and tells her she's had five different husbands. 00:10:41.419 --> 00:10:43.539 And the guy that she's with isn't her husband. 00:10:43.840 --> 00:10:46.800 And she's like, oh my, who are you? 00:10:46.899 --> 00:10:48.019 You know everything about me. 00:10:48.320 --> 00:10:51.539 And he stays in Samaria for like a couple more days. 00:10:51.620 --> 00:10:52.340 This is remarkable. 00:10:52.420 --> 00:10:53.259 Who is this guy? 00:10:53.639 --> 00:10:55.340 So you see the building of tension here? 00:10:55.340 --> 00:10:57.759 It's all around who Jesus is. 00:10:59.740 --> 00:11:06.639 Chapter 5, he heals this guy, this paralyzed guy on the Sabbath day. 00:11:08.200 --> 00:11:10.080 And people freak out about it. 00:11:11.580 --> 00:11:14.980 And then in chapter 5, verse 39, he said, you've got to turn with me. 00:11:15.240 --> 00:11:16.300 You've got to turn with me. 00:11:16.780 --> 00:11:19.139 I can't believe this is in my Bible. 00:11:20.420 --> 00:11:21.980 Chapter 5, verse 39. 00:11:25.340 --> 00:11:26.100 We read this. 00:11:26.259 --> 00:11:27.139 This is Jesus speaking. 00:11:28.200 --> 00:11:32.920 Speaking to the Jews, the Jewish establishment who were having a hard time with what he was doing. 00:11:34.259 --> 00:11:38.980 He says to them, you search the scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life. 00:11:39.480 --> 00:11:41.800 And it is they that bear witness about me. 00:11:42.000 --> 00:11:42.879 Who is this guy? 00:11:44.040 --> 00:11:46.120 That the whole Old Testament is pointing to him somehow? 00:11:46.120 --> 00:11:55.600 And then if you look at verse 44, same chapter, how can you believe when you receive glory from one another and do not seek the glory that comes from the only God? 00:11:55.759 --> 00:11:58.779 Do you not think that I will accuse you to the Father? 00:11:59.320 --> 00:12:03.659 There is one who accuses you, Moses, on whom you have set your hope. 00:12:03.980 --> 00:12:06.419 For if you believe Moses, you would believe me. 00:12:06.679 --> 00:12:08.980 For he wrote of me. 00:12:10.340 --> 00:12:11.259 This is Jesus. 00:12:11.840 --> 00:12:12.779 Who is this guy? 00:12:12.779 --> 00:12:22.059 So you have this kind of growing sense of tension of Jesus kind of confronting the Jewish establishment over who is he? 00:12:22.299 --> 00:12:24.000 Who is this person? 00:12:24.879 --> 00:12:29.019 But we already know from John chapter 1 that he is the word incarnate. 00:12:29.939 --> 00:12:31.179 He's God in the flesh. 00:12:32.079 --> 00:12:37.879 He has come to make known the invisible God in fullness. 00:12:38.959 --> 00:12:40.019 Grace upon grace. 00:12:40.019 --> 00:12:40.100 Grace upon grace. 00:12:42.779 --> 00:12:45.799 In chapter 6, he feeds 5,000. 00:12:47.799 --> 00:12:49.100 Claims to be the pred of life. 00:12:50.039 --> 00:12:53.299 And then he said something really hard in verses 52 through 58. 00:12:53.419 --> 00:12:57.059 He's like, if you want eternal life, you've got to eat my flesh and drink my blood. 00:12:58.339 --> 00:13:01.139 And the people there in verse 60 are like, this is a hard saying. 00:13:01.220 --> 00:13:01.959 We don't know what to make of it. 00:13:02.259 --> 00:13:06.220 Verse 66, a bunch of those people who are following him leave him. 00:13:07.259 --> 00:13:08.799 He knows what it's like to be abandoned. 00:13:10.519 --> 00:13:11.539 Who is this guy? 00:13:11.539 --> 00:13:15.419 Chapter 8, he says, I'm the light of the world. 00:13:15.939 --> 00:13:20.019 And then he turns to the Jews and says, oh, by the way, your father is the devil. 00:13:20.959 --> 00:13:22.899 Again, not making friends. 00:13:25.439 --> 00:13:28.839 Chapter 9, he heals a man born blind. 00:13:28.840 --> 00:13:30.780 On the Sabbath day. 00:13:30.780 --> 00:13:36.740 The Jews of the time take issue with it. 00:13:36.800 --> 00:13:45.019 Chapter 10, he talks about how that he came to give life and to give it abundantly. 00:13:45.019 --> 00:13:49.279 That he's the good shepherd who lays his life down for his sheep. 00:13:49.419 --> 00:13:55.460 And then in verse 31, the Jews pick up stones to stone him because they see him as claiming to be God. 00:13:55.559 --> 00:13:56.500 Who is this guy? 00:13:56.840 --> 00:14:02.019 And so chapters 2 through 10 is you have this rising conflict between Jesus and the Jewish establishment. 00:14:02.019 --> 00:14:05.819 And it's all over who Jesus is and what he's claiming. 00:14:07.419 --> 00:14:11.779 And you've got to be asking the question, is it true what he's saying about himself? 00:14:13.120 --> 00:14:18.699 In chapters 11 and 12, there's this turning point with the raising of Lazarus from the dead. 00:14:18.700 --> 00:14:22.200 Jesus waits a couple days until he's dead. 00:14:22.400 --> 00:14:23.320 Why would he do that? 00:14:23.960 --> 00:14:25.259 He raises him from the dead. 00:14:26.500 --> 00:14:27.840 People are shocked. 00:14:29.020 --> 00:14:36.420 Chapter 12, it begins with Mary anointing Jesus with this very expensive perfume. 00:14:37.180 --> 00:14:39.879 And then Judas is like, why are you doing that? 00:14:39.980 --> 00:14:41.300 It's cost too much money. 00:14:42.620 --> 00:14:46.640 To which Jesus said, says, she's preparing me for my burial. 00:14:46.639 --> 00:14:49.379 And that should like, what? 00:14:49.759 --> 00:14:50.299 Burial? 00:14:51.019 --> 00:14:52.159 Where's this coming from? 00:14:54.179 --> 00:15:00.679 And then later in chapter 12, verse 12, Jesus enters Jerusalem. 00:15:02.259 --> 00:15:04.980 And the whole story slows down. 00:15:06.259 --> 00:15:09.659 Of Jesus one week in Jerusalem. 00:15:09.659 --> 00:15:18.139 And the reason why it slows down is it's drawing emphasis to what Jesus has to say and what he's about to do. 00:15:19.839 --> 00:15:30.159 In chapter 12 as well, they seek to put Lazarus to death because the Jewish establishment is trying to get rid of the evidence of what Jesus has done. 00:15:30.159 --> 00:15:35.799 And then when we get to verses 13 through 17, this is known as the farewell discourse. 00:15:36.699 --> 00:15:39.480 Where Jesus is bidding his disciples farewell. 00:15:40.439 --> 00:15:40.860 I'm leaving. 00:15:41.740 --> 00:15:43.799 It adds more tension to the story. 00:15:43.879 --> 00:15:44.439 Where is he going? 00:15:45.500 --> 00:15:47.959 And in chapter 13, he washes the disciples' feet. 00:15:47.960 --> 00:15:53.940 So when he comes into Jerusalem, people, this large crowd is praising him from Psalm 118. 00:15:54.280 --> 00:15:57.560 They're saying, Hosanna the highest, you're the king of Israel. 00:15:58.400 --> 00:16:07.480 And then in chapter 13, the king of Israel, God incarnate, stripped himself to just his undergarments and he's washing his disciples' feet. 00:16:08.740 --> 00:16:09.660 Who is this guy? 00:16:09.659 --> 00:16:09.740 Why? 00:16:10.620 --> 00:16:21.639 Chapters 14 through 16, Jesus is teaching his disciples about the Holy Spirit, about that he is divine, that he's overcome the world. 00:16:21.839 --> 00:16:23.379 It is spectacular. 00:16:24.439 --> 00:16:30.039 Chapter 17 is the high priestly prayer where he prays for his disciples and he even prays for you and me. 00:16:31.000 --> 00:16:31.839 He prays for us. 00:16:33.679 --> 00:16:35.379 And then we get into the climax. 00:16:35.379 --> 00:16:40.320 Chapter 18, Jesus is betrayed. 00:16:40.620 --> 00:16:41.279 He's arrested. 00:16:42.700 --> 00:16:46.240 He's questioned by Caiaphas, the high priest, and by Pilate. 00:16:48.379 --> 00:16:49.419 Building tension. 00:16:49.980 --> 00:16:53.840 And at the same time, Peter is denying him. 00:16:54.600 --> 00:16:55.519 It's quite a contrast. 00:16:57.000 --> 00:17:03.419 And then in chapter 19, it is the climax of the book where we have the king of Israel. 00:17:03.419 --> 00:17:06.519 It is nailed above his head on the cross. 00:17:06.599 --> 00:17:07.279 It's crucified. 00:17:08.680 --> 00:17:13.579 And it climaxes in chapter 19, verse 30, in three words. 00:17:14.000 --> 00:17:16.139 It is finished. 00:17:16.140 --> 00:17:17.140 God incarnate. 00:17:17.140 --> 00:17:21.840 God incarnate. 00:17:23.680 --> 00:17:25.100 The king of Israel. 00:17:25.680 --> 00:17:34.660 The Christ has given himself willingly on the cross for the sins of those people who've rebelled against him. 00:17:36.660 --> 00:17:39.540 Chapter 20, we have falling tension. 00:17:40.160 --> 00:17:41.880 Jesus is raised from the dead. 00:17:41.880 --> 00:17:45.620 He starts to appear to his disciples in chapter 21. 00:17:46.820 --> 00:17:48.720 He reinstates Peter. 00:17:49.840 --> 00:17:53.700 And it's good news to any Christian in the room who has failed Jesus. 00:17:54.900 --> 00:17:56.740 This is the map. 00:17:57.640 --> 00:17:57.860 Amen. 00:17:59.940 --> 00:18:02.900 But I want to point to one more thing before we move on. 00:18:04.560 --> 00:18:05.680 We've looked at the map. 00:18:05.680 --> 00:18:09.580 Let me show you the sevens. 00:18:09.640 --> 00:18:12.000 We move from story arc to the sevens. 00:18:13.960 --> 00:18:21.380 When I talk about the sevens, there are three sets of sevens in the Gospel of John. 00:18:22.080 --> 00:18:25.340 In the Bible, seven, see that? 00:18:25.860 --> 00:18:29.019 Seven carries this sense of completion. 00:18:30.080 --> 00:18:31.480 This sense of fullness. 00:18:31.480 --> 00:18:35.720 Remember, at the beginning of Genesis 2, God is created on the first six days. 00:18:36.099 --> 00:18:39.759 And on the seventh, he rested because he's done everything he needed to do. 00:18:40.480 --> 00:18:41.839 His work is completed. 00:18:42.180 --> 00:18:43.220 It's been fulfilled. 00:18:43.640 --> 00:18:47.240 He has filled the world, the earth, with fullness. 00:18:47.779 --> 00:18:52.299 Of his fullness, we have all received and grace upon grace. 00:18:52.299 --> 00:19:01.559 And so all these sevens, these sets of sevens are pointing to how Jesus is the fullness of God in human form, our salvation. 00:19:01.700 --> 00:19:03.019 You ready for these three sevens? 00:19:03.180 --> 00:19:03.659 Here we go. 00:19:05.319 --> 00:19:07.700 The first seven are seven signs. 00:19:08.680 --> 00:19:10.059 I'm not going to give you them all. 00:19:10.859 --> 00:19:17.619 But in chapter 2, verse 11, the first sign, the wedding at Cana, we are told what these signs are. 00:19:17.619 --> 00:19:22.219 They're manifestations of the glory of Jesus Christ. 00:19:22.739 --> 00:19:24.339 They manifest his glory. 00:19:24.479 --> 00:19:26.619 They show us his wonders. 00:19:26.799 --> 00:19:27.799 And there are seven of them. 00:19:27.879 --> 00:19:30.199 The sixth is the raising of Lazarus. 00:19:30.359 --> 00:19:34.039 And the seventh is the resurrection of Jesus himself. 00:19:35.079 --> 00:19:44.399 And so what you have here throughout this is you have this woven seven signs going throughout the Gospel of John. 00:19:44.400 --> 00:19:46.980 And then there's another set of sevens. 00:19:48.000 --> 00:19:49.660 The seven I am's. 00:19:51.180 --> 00:19:53.300 I am dot, dot, dot. 00:19:55.000 --> 00:19:56.140 Many of you are familiar with them. 00:19:56.200 --> 00:19:57.040 Let me just hammer them out. 00:19:58.860 --> 00:20:00.320 Chapter 6, I'm the bread of life. 00:20:00.440 --> 00:20:02.220 Chapter 8, I'm the light of the world. 00:20:02.380 --> 00:20:03.360 Chapter 10, I'm the door. 00:20:03.540 --> 00:20:05.460 Chapter 10, 11, and 14, I'm the good shepherd. 00:20:06.000 --> 00:20:07.880 Chapter 11, I'm the resurrection and the life. 00:20:08.300 --> 00:20:10.259 Chapter 14, I'm the way, the truth, and the life. 00:20:10.259 --> 00:20:12.160 Chapter 7, or the 7th. 00:20:12.220 --> 00:20:14.340 Chapter 15, I am the true vine. 00:20:14.400 --> 00:20:18.800 And all of these I am statements are dealing with life. 00:20:20.280 --> 00:20:22.480 We know that he is the life. 00:20:23.220 --> 00:20:25.580 And that life is the light of the world. 00:20:25.660 --> 00:20:27.200 We're talking about salvation. 00:20:28.240 --> 00:20:34.080 And so we have another weaving of sevens all throughout the Gospel of John. 00:20:34.079 --> 00:20:42.759 But the final set of sevens is a little bit more subtle, but incredibly powerful. 00:20:43.960 --> 00:20:49.220 They are the seven I am periods. 00:20:49.220 --> 00:21:00.980 And these sevens go like this, where Jesus is actually claiming to be the great I am of the Old Testament. 00:21:01.100 --> 00:21:05.620 As in, like Exodus 3, God in the burning bush appears to Moses. 00:21:05.819 --> 00:21:06.420 They have a dialogue. 00:21:07.079 --> 00:21:09.600 Moses says, who do I tell Israel that's sending me? 00:21:09.599 --> 00:21:12.099 And God says, I am sending you. 00:21:12.779 --> 00:21:14.419 And it's in the Greek, it's ego eimi. 00:21:16.679 --> 00:21:19.439 The first I am is in chapter 4, the woman at the well. 00:21:20.399 --> 00:21:21.839 Jesus says, I am he. 00:21:22.899 --> 00:21:26.659 The second is Jesus walking on the water at night. 00:21:26.660 --> 00:21:32.920 His disciples are gunning it, trying to make their way across the Sea of Galilee. 00:21:33.000 --> 00:21:34.360 And Jesus is just walking on the water. 00:21:35.580 --> 00:21:36.460 They're afraid. 00:21:37.000 --> 00:21:40.160 And so he says, it is I, ego eimi. 00:21:40.480 --> 00:21:41.480 Do not be afraid. 00:21:44.100 --> 00:21:47.279 The third, fourth, and fifth occurrences happen in chapter 28. 00:21:47.540 --> 00:21:51.120 It culminates in verse 58, where Jesus is talking to these Jews. 00:21:51.119 --> 00:21:55.839 And he says, before Abraham was, ego eimi, I am. 00:21:57.819 --> 00:22:00.899 The sixth occurrence is in chapter 13 at the Last Supper. 00:22:02.459 --> 00:22:05.599 Jesus, he says, Jesus is going to betray him. 00:22:05.899 --> 00:22:10.059 And all of it will happen to show that it's ego eimi. 00:22:11.639 --> 00:22:15.939 And then the last occurrence is in chapter 18 at his arrest. 00:22:17.359 --> 00:22:18.279 It's in the garden. 00:22:18.279 --> 00:22:22.779 And then this group comes out armed, seeking to arrest him. 00:22:23.279 --> 00:22:24.759 And Jesus says, who are you looking for? 00:22:24.819 --> 00:22:26.000 They say, Jesus of Nazareth. 00:22:26.099 --> 00:22:28.019 And he responds, ego eimi. 00:22:28.759 --> 00:22:30.240 And then knocks everybody down. 00:22:31.779 --> 00:22:44.920 So what we have here in these ego eimi's is just another weaving of a claim of who Jesus is. 00:22:44.920 --> 00:22:47.859 And they're all dealing with this tension. 00:22:48.279 --> 00:22:50.000 Who is Jesus? 00:22:50.599 --> 00:22:54.819 And so you have the map as well as these sevens. 00:22:55.039 --> 00:22:58.839 And it's all to demonstrate the glory of who Jesus Christ is. 00:22:59.660 --> 00:23:03.720 He's the fulfillment of God's plan for the fullness of time. 00:23:04.879 --> 00:23:10.740 He is God's plan because he is God himself. 00:23:10.740 --> 00:23:13.059 Who is this? 00:23:13.059 --> 00:23:18.559 So over the weeks and months, we're gathering together to unpack the gospel of John. 00:23:20.019 --> 00:23:22.680 I want you to be asking this question. 00:23:23.839 --> 00:23:25.039 Is it true? 00:23:25.039 --> 00:23:27.359 Is this true? 00:23:27.359 --> 00:23:28.399 Is this true about Jesus? 00:23:31.279 --> 00:23:34.420 Where are you going in 2026? 00:23:36.000 --> 00:23:37.139 Where are you going spiritually? 00:23:37.240 --> 00:23:37.920 How are you going to get there? 00:23:37.920 --> 00:23:41.600 We're going after the glory of Jesus Christ. 00:23:42.680 --> 00:23:44.460 We're going to behold him. 00:23:45.240 --> 00:23:48.019 We're going to receive his fullness. 00:23:49.259 --> 00:23:50.940 Grace upon grace. 00:23:50.940 --> 00:23:57.220 And for the remainder of my time, we're going to move now from the map to the motivation. 00:23:58.259 --> 00:24:03.640 And I want you to turn in your Bibles to John chapter 20, verses 30 and 31. 00:24:03.640 --> 00:24:07.120 John, it's on page 1078 of your pew Bible. 00:24:09.759 --> 00:24:17.040 The gospel of John is somewhat unique because the gospel of John has a purpose statement in it. 00:24:17.759 --> 00:24:21.000 It's at the end of the gospel. 00:24:21.840 --> 00:24:24.660 And so if you would turn there with me, let me just read it to you. 00:24:27.860 --> 00:24:29.360 Jesus has been raised from the dead. 00:24:30.340 --> 00:24:31.680 And we read in verse 30. 00:24:31.680 --> 00:24:38.259 Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples which are not written in this book. 00:24:39.360 --> 00:24:43.680 But these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, 00:24:43.740 --> 00:24:48.660 and that by believing, you may have life in his name. 00:24:49.660 --> 00:24:54.320 The gospel of John is seeking to motivate you in three ways. 00:24:54.940 --> 00:24:58.960 The first is for you to behold the glory of Jesus. 00:24:59.700 --> 00:25:00.860 Behold his glory. 00:25:00.859 --> 00:25:03.919 That is now Jesus did many other signs. 00:25:04.299 --> 00:25:08.119 Remember, a sign was a manifestation of the glory of Jesus Christ. 00:25:09.139 --> 00:25:13.799 And so the first thing that we're going to be motivated to is to behold his glory. 00:25:14.419 --> 00:25:16.919 The glory of God in the person of Jesus Christ. 00:25:17.319 --> 00:25:19.799 And what it will motivate is awe. 00:25:20.519 --> 00:25:21.259 Is worship. 00:25:21.899 --> 00:25:25.799 You'll stand amazed at the Nazarene, Jesus. 00:25:25.799 --> 00:25:29.379 There are a lot of signs here. 00:25:29.519 --> 00:25:30.000 There's seven. 00:25:30.119 --> 00:25:30.940 The wedding of Cana. 00:25:31.680 --> 00:25:33.240 The healing of the official son. 00:25:33.359 --> 00:25:34.460 Feeding of the 5,000. 00:25:35.259 --> 00:25:36.500 Raising of Lazarus. 00:25:36.579 --> 00:25:37.559 Jesus' own resurrection. 00:25:37.980 --> 00:25:43.059 But it's not just the signs in the gospel of John that reveal his glory. 00:25:43.899 --> 00:25:46.759 We're going to watch Jesus interact with people. 00:25:46.759 --> 00:25:49.200 And he puts on a clinic. 00:25:49.819 --> 00:25:55.960 Of what it looks like for God to interact with human beings with various backgrounds. 00:25:57.160 --> 00:26:00.259 When Jesus interacts with the woman at the well in chapter 4. 00:26:00.259 --> 00:26:04.299 It's the God of steadfast love and faithfulness. 00:26:05.039 --> 00:26:10.519 Meeting and talking with this woman with a really questionable past. 00:26:11.420 --> 00:26:13.400 It's amazing. 00:26:14.539 --> 00:26:15.900 You're going to behold his glory. 00:26:16.279 --> 00:26:17.879 When he meets with Nicodemus. 00:26:17.980 --> 00:26:18.779 With his disciples. 00:26:19.240 --> 00:26:19.900 In chapter 11. 00:26:20.000 --> 00:26:22.379 When he interacts with Mary and Martha. 00:26:22.940 --> 00:26:24.759 When he is before Caiaphas. 00:26:24.839 --> 00:26:26.180 And before Pilate. 00:26:26.299 --> 00:26:27.779 When he restores Peter. 00:26:28.140 --> 00:26:29.559 And when he speaks to John. 00:26:29.559 --> 00:26:31.679 And this is all incredible. 00:26:31.839 --> 00:26:34.919 We're going to see his glory on display. 00:26:35.139 --> 00:26:37.059 In his relationships with people. 00:26:37.940 --> 00:26:38.919 And then his teaching. 00:26:41.359 --> 00:26:42.599 His glory is on display. 00:26:43.940 --> 00:26:47.379 He says things that are amazing. 00:26:48.519 --> 00:26:50.859 In fact, one of the things he'll say is in chapter 13. 00:26:51.059 --> 00:26:52.700 It's a new commandment I give to you. 00:26:53.659 --> 00:26:54.500 That you love one another. 00:26:54.579 --> 00:26:55.599 Just as I have loved you. 00:26:55.679 --> 00:26:57.319 You are to love each other. 00:26:57.319 --> 00:27:01.419 He says some things that reveal his glory. 00:27:01.980 --> 00:27:04.519 But the greatest moment of glory. 00:27:05.299 --> 00:27:07.179 In the gospel of John. 00:27:07.559 --> 00:27:09.319 Takes place in chapter 19. 00:27:09.639 --> 00:27:11.539 At his crucifixion and death. 00:27:12.480 --> 00:27:13.859 It's those three words. 00:27:14.480 --> 00:27:15.419 It is finished. 00:27:16.059 --> 00:27:19.099 When God incarnate is hanging on a cross. 00:27:19.619 --> 00:27:21.559 And saying my work is done. 00:27:21.559 --> 00:27:25.019 Our salvation has been accomplished. 00:27:26.220 --> 00:27:28.579 So if you've got a non-religious background. 00:27:29.799 --> 00:27:32.399 I want to help you see the glory of Jesus Christ. 00:27:32.859 --> 00:27:34.740 That's what the Christian faith is all about. 00:27:35.740 --> 00:27:37.740 If you've recently come back to church. 00:27:37.899 --> 00:27:39.460 It's not about church. 00:27:39.619 --> 00:27:41.940 It's about the head of our church. 00:27:42.200 --> 00:27:42.539 Jesus. 00:27:42.539 --> 00:27:46.039 If you have Christian parents. 00:27:47.200 --> 00:27:49.680 You need to make a decision on this one. 00:27:49.960 --> 00:27:53.460 This glorious son of God yourself. 00:27:53.819 --> 00:27:56.460 And the question that you need to be asking is. 00:27:56.559 --> 00:27:57.659 Is it true? 00:27:58.399 --> 00:27:59.440 Because if it's not true. 00:27:59.579 --> 00:28:00.159 It's a hoax. 00:28:00.319 --> 00:28:01.099 And you flush it. 00:28:01.920 --> 00:28:03.019 But if it is true. 00:28:03.680 --> 00:28:04.920 This is your salvation. 00:28:05.879 --> 00:28:07.059 This is your life. 00:28:07.059 --> 00:28:12.480 So the first motive is to behold his glory. 00:28:13.359 --> 00:28:15.200 So all throughout the next several months. 00:28:15.319 --> 00:28:16.720 We're going to be praying things like this. 00:28:17.099 --> 00:28:18.079 Show me your glory. 00:28:19.319 --> 00:28:21.319 We're going to open up Gospel of John. 00:28:21.379 --> 00:28:22.700 And say show me your glory. 00:28:24.700 --> 00:28:26.000 The second way. 00:28:26.779 --> 00:28:28.879 That the Gospel of John motivates. 00:28:29.279 --> 00:28:32.200 Is in chapter 20 verse 31. 00:28:33.200 --> 00:28:34.240 All these signs. 00:28:34.940 --> 00:28:36.159 But these are written. 00:28:36.160 --> 00:28:38.680 So that you may believe. 00:28:38.940 --> 00:28:40.519 That Jesus is the Christ. 00:28:40.600 --> 00:28:41.320 The Son of God. 00:28:42.160 --> 00:28:43.259 That you may believe. 00:28:44.279 --> 00:28:45.420 Believe in his name. 00:28:46.759 --> 00:28:48.519 This book. 00:28:48.860 --> 00:28:49.519 This Gospel. 00:28:49.880 --> 00:28:52.300 Is intended to persuade you. 00:28:52.779 --> 00:28:54.500 To convince you. 00:28:54.920 --> 00:28:56.380 Of John's eyewitness. 00:28:56.779 --> 00:28:57.900 Historical accounts. 00:28:58.140 --> 00:28:59.400 About Jesus Christ. 00:28:59.400 --> 00:29:00.620 That who he claimed to be. 00:29:00.840 --> 00:29:01.440 Is true. 00:29:01.740 --> 00:29:02.840 That he's God in the flesh. 00:29:02.940 --> 00:29:03.820 And he died on the cross. 00:29:03.940 --> 00:29:05.000 For our salvation. 00:29:05.000 --> 00:29:08.019 So when you behold his glory. 00:29:08.640 --> 00:29:10.299 The appropriate response. 00:29:10.500 --> 00:29:11.599 Is to believe in his name. 00:29:12.640 --> 00:29:14.039 And when you believe in his name. 00:29:14.119 --> 00:29:15.960 You're believing in everything about him. 00:29:16.799 --> 00:29:18.539 You're believing everything to be true. 00:29:18.640 --> 00:29:19.079 Next week. 00:29:19.140 --> 00:29:19.700 I'm going to preach. 00:29:19.859 --> 00:29:21.140 The rest of chapter one. 00:29:21.279 --> 00:29:23.460 And there are these multiple titles. 00:29:23.460 --> 00:29:24.660 Of Jesus. 00:29:24.660 --> 00:29:26.279 In the rest of chapter one. 00:29:26.400 --> 00:29:26.660 And it's. 00:29:26.860 --> 00:29:27.680 We're to believe all of it. 00:29:29.840 --> 00:29:31.059 And this belief is. 00:29:31.559 --> 00:29:33.360 Not some kind of passive acknowledgement. 00:29:33.840 --> 00:29:35.400 But an active trust. 00:29:36.579 --> 00:29:37.019 Imagine. 00:29:37.980 --> 00:29:39.819 You are seated at a poker table. 00:29:40.880 --> 00:29:42.220 With three other players. 00:29:42.220 --> 00:29:44.559 The thing is. 00:29:45.100 --> 00:29:46.059 Each player. 00:29:46.180 --> 00:29:46.960 Yourself included. 00:29:47.259 --> 00:29:48.700 Only has one card. 00:29:51.900 --> 00:29:52.980 The first player. 00:29:53.299 --> 00:29:54.200 He looks at his card. 00:29:55.759 --> 00:29:57.100 Takes all of his chips. 00:29:57.940 --> 00:29:59.220 And pushes them in. 00:29:59.920 --> 00:30:00.579 All in. 00:30:02.079 --> 00:30:02.759 Next player. 00:30:02.879 --> 00:30:03.779 She looks at her card. 00:30:04.299 --> 00:30:05.420 She takes all of her chips. 00:30:06.000 --> 00:30:07.039 She puts it in. 00:30:08.119 --> 00:30:09.039 The next player. 00:30:09.200 --> 00:30:10.099 She looks at her card. 00:30:10.299 --> 00:30:12.500 And then shoves all her chips in. 00:30:13.720 --> 00:30:15.019 Massive pile of chips. 00:30:15.220 --> 00:30:15.400 Right? 00:30:15.859 --> 00:30:18.200 Everybody is giving all that they got. 00:30:18.319 --> 00:30:19.420 For this card. 00:30:19.500 --> 00:30:20.379 That they hold. 00:30:20.740 --> 00:30:21.420 And then you. 00:30:21.559 --> 00:30:22.559 You look at your card. 00:30:22.559 --> 00:30:23.039 And you're like. 00:30:23.420 --> 00:30:24.299 Yes and amen. 00:30:24.519 --> 00:30:25.680 And you say all in. 00:30:28.480 --> 00:30:30.140 And then the time in the game calls. 00:30:30.240 --> 00:30:32.000 Where everybody's got to show their cards. 00:30:33.579 --> 00:30:36.460 They're showing what they have banked. 00:30:36.460 --> 00:30:38.960 Their lives upon. 00:30:40.079 --> 00:30:41.019 They're saying. 00:30:41.339 --> 00:30:42.500 This is what I believe. 00:30:42.680 --> 00:30:45.019 To be the source of life. 00:30:45.920 --> 00:30:47.480 This is what I believe. 00:30:47.740 --> 00:30:49.500 Is what everybody needs. 00:30:49.539 --> 00:30:50.420 In order to be happy. 00:30:51.720 --> 00:30:52.879 The first player. 00:30:53.279 --> 00:30:54.099 Shows his hand. 00:30:54.460 --> 00:30:55.359 It says comfort. 00:30:56.519 --> 00:30:57.879 All in for comfort. 00:30:58.740 --> 00:30:59.500 The second player. 00:30:59.619 --> 00:31:00.339 Looks at her hand. 00:31:00.700 --> 00:31:01.140 Shows it. 00:31:01.240 --> 00:31:02.140 It's success. 00:31:02.140 --> 00:31:02.240 Yes. 00:31:02.540 --> 00:31:03.920 I've given my life. 00:31:04.040 --> 00:31:04.980 To success. 00:31:05.240 --> 00:31:06.160 To be impressive. 00:31:06.300 --> 00:31:07.300 In the eyes of others. 00:31:07.400 --> 00:31:08.900 This is where I think life is. 00:31:09.580 --> 00:31:10.380 The third player. 00:31:10.540 --> 00:31:11.580 She shows her card. 00:31:11.680 --> 00:31:12.540 It's science. 00:31:13.600 --> 00:31:15.259 We just got to figure things out. 00:31:15.320 --> 00:31:16.200 Or in the Martian. 00:31:16.280 --> 00:31:17.860 We just got to science it out. 00:31:19.360 --> 00:31:20.759 We've got all the answers. 00:31:22.340 --> 00:31:23.900 I'm going to bank my life on it. 00:31:23.900 --> 00:31:25.300 And then you show your card. 00:31:25.300 --> 00:31:26.900 And it says Jesus. 00:31:27.800 --> 00:31:30.280 I've banked my life on him. 00:31:31.220 --> 00:31:32.600 That's active faith. 00:31:34.460 --> 00:31:37.360 All your chips in on him. 00:31:40.360 --> 00:31:43.519 The card of greatest value on the day of judgment. 00:31:43.519 --> 00:31:46.099 Is not comfort. 00:31:46.619 --> 00:31:47.779 It's not success. 00:31:47.900 --> 00:31:48.940 It's not even science. 00:31:49.879 --> 00:31:53.019 It's the person of Jesus Christ. 00:31:53.700 --> 00:31:58.400 In him alone is the life that we're all pining for. 00:31:58.400 --> 00:32:02.500 So if you've got a non-religious background. 00:32:04.280 --> 00:32:08.460 The gospel of John is going to call you to go all in on Jesus Christ. 00:32:09.280 --> 00:32:10.320 Because of who he is. 00:32:10.880 --> 00:32:14.280 If you're coming back from being away from the church for a little bit. 00:32:14.460 --> 00:32:18.500 The gospel of John is calling you all in on the person of Jesus Christ. 00:32:18.740 --> 00:32:19.840 Because he's glorious. 00:32:19.839 --> 00:32:22.639 If you're middle school and high school. 00:32:23.179 --> 00:32:24.039 All in. 00:32:24.459 --> 00:32:25.159 New Christian. 00:32:25.359 --> 00:32:25.899 All in. 00:32:26.199 --> 00:32:26.899 Seasoned Christian. 00:32:27.139 --> 00:32:27.779 All in. 00:32:29.539 --> 00:32:30.720 Everyone in the room. 00:32:31.500 --> 00:32:33.899 The gospel of John calls us. 00:32:34.500 --> 00:32:35.559 In light of his glory. 00:32:36.539 --> 00:32:39.399 To go all in for Jesus. 00:32:40.599 --> 00:32:41.399 Behold his glory. 00:32:42.439 --> 00:32:43.339 Believe in his name. 00:32:43.699 --> 00:32:44.519 All in on Jesus. 00:32:45.299 --> 00:32:45.980 And then finally. 00:32:46.699 --> 00:32:47.899 We live by his grace. 00:32:49.839 --> 00:32:52.019 We read it here in verse 31. 00:32:52.259 --> 00:32:55.659 But these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ. 00:32:55.959 --> 00:32:56.919 The son of God. 00:32:57.079 --> 00:32:58.199 And that by believing. 00:32:58.639 --> 00:33:00.539 You may have life. 00:33:01.000 --> 00:33:02.519 In his name. 00:33:04.339 --> 00:33:04.759 This. 00:33:05.339 --> 00:33:07.199 This motivates life. 00:33:07.399 --> 00:33:09.720 This motivates your dependence on him. 00:33:12.059 --> 00:33:14.419 By believing you may have life. 00:33:14.679 --> 00:33:15.939 In Christ. 00:33:16.059 --> 00:33:17.659 This is the abundant life of 1010. 00:33:17.660 --> 00:33:20.480 This is the eternal life of 316. 00:33:20.720 --> 00:33:22.580 This is the born again life of 316. 00:33:23.060 --> 00:33:24.200 This is the. 00:33:24.420 --> 00:33:26.320 The right to become children of God. 00:33:26.440 --> 00:33:27.300 Life of 112. 00:33:28.019 --> 00:33:28.980 A new creation. 00:33:29.500 --> 00:33:30.080 The old is gone. 00:33:30.140 --> 00:33:30.860 The new has come. 00:33:31.160 --> 00:33:34.759 This is the life that comes from being in right relationship with God. 00:33:34.880 --> 00:33:35.580 17.3. 00:33:36.220 --> 00:33:38.940 This is the life that comes from abiding in the vine. 00:33:39.160 --> 00:33:39.940 Chapter 15. 00:33:40.460 --> 00:33:42.620 This is transformational life. 00:33:42.619 --> 00:33:44.939 When you behold the glory of Christ. 00:33:45.299 --> 00:33:46.500 And believe in his name. 00:33:46.679 --> 00:33:49.779 You will live by his grace. 00:33:50.099 --> 00:33:51.439 You will receive his fullness. 00:33:51.939 --> 00:33:53.119 Grace upon grace. 00:33:53.279 --> 00:33:53.879 Superseding. 00:33:54.099 --> 00:33:55.479 Super abounding grace. 00:33:56.479 --> 00:33:57.439 You'll live. 00:33:59.199 --> 00:34:01.219 Maybe you're feeling spiritually dull. 00:34:02.019 --> 00:34:04.459 Maybe you're even thinking you're spiritually dead. 00:34:04.460 --> 00:34:07.200 When you behold his glory. 00:34:07.319 --> 00:34:08.360 And you believe in his name. 00:34:08.519 --> 00:34:10.820 You will live by his grace. 00:34:10.940 --> 00:34:12.940 It is a different kind of living. 00:34:13.179 --> 00:34:14.639 It is dependent living. 00:34:15.059 --> 00:34:16.320 On the risen Christ. 00:34:21.599 --> 00:34:23.340 The thing you need to know about this. 00:34:24.500 --> 00:34:25.420 Eternal life. 00:34:27.240 --> 00:34:29.179 Is that it doesn't start when you die. 00:34:31.240 --> 00:34:33.579 The eternal life that John is talking about. 00:34:33.579 --> 00:34:36.519 begins at the moment of your conversion. 00:34:36.639 --> 00:34:37.440 When you're born again. 00:34:38.920 --> 00:34:40.840 And so if you've got a non-religious background. 00:34:42.059 --> 00:34:43.699 You need the life that's in Christ. 00:34:44.599 --> 00:34:45.679 You need to be born again. 00:34:47.159 --> 00:34:48.679 If you've been away from the church. 00:34:48.759 --> 00:34:49.880 You don't need to be at church again. 00:34:49.940 --> 00:34:51.500 You need life in Christ. 00:34:52.699 --> 00:34:54.719 If you're a middle school or high school student. 00:34:54.819 --> 00:34:56.460 And your parents are Christians. 00:34:56.940 --> 00:34:59.980 They cannot impart the spiritual life. 00:34:59.980 --> 00:35:01.400 That only Jesus can. 00:35:03.579 --> 00:35:05.079 If you are a new Christian. 00:35:06.619 --> 00:35:08.400 You're swimming against the current. 00:35:08.639 --> 00:35:09.679 Don't give up. 00:35:10.639 --> 00:35:10.880 Life. 00:35:11.219 --> 00:35:12.319 Your life is in Christ. 00:35:13.139 --> 00:35:14.880 And if you're a seasoned Christian. 00:35:15.059 --> 00:35:16.500 It was plateaued a little bit. 00:35:17.860 --> 00:35:19.759 Set your heart on Jesus. 00:35:20.639 --> 00:35:21.500 And live. 00:35:22.960 --> 00:35:24.119 The way to life. 00:35:24.319 --> 00:35:25.539 Is beholding his glory. 00:35:25.539 --> 00:35:28.039 And believing in his name. 00:35:28.039 --> 00:35:30.659 All in on Jesus. 00:35:32.400 --> 00:35:33.820 It's been 35 minutes. 00:35:35.440 --> 00:35:38.159 I hope something changed in you. 00:35:38.279 --> 00:35:39.659 Over the last 35 minutes. 00:35:39.659 --> 00:35:42.859 If someone were to ask you. 00:35:42.920 --> 00:35:43.899 35 minutes ago. 00:35:44.619 --> 00:35:47.139 What were you looking forward to in 2026? 00:35:48.579 --> 00:35:50.019 Maybe you're looking to a vacation. 00:35:50.960 --> 00:35:51.980 A class. 00:35:52.579 --> 00:35:53.379 A competition. 00:35:54.379 --> 00:35:55.719 Maybe it's some kind of. 00:35:58.500 --> 00:36:01.139 Kind of improvement to your house. 00:36:01.519 --> 00:36:03.599 Maybe it's job progression. 00:36:03.599 --> 00:36:04.599 Hopefully. 00:36:04.599 --> 00:36:04.000 Maybe it's been. 00:36:05.759 --> 00:36:06.559 Hopefully. 00:36:06.719 --> 00:36:07.960 In the last 35 minutes. 00:36:09.099 --> 00:36:10.500 Something glorious. 00:36:10.719 --> 00:36:12.940 Has just entered your 2026. 00:36:13.519 --> 00:36:14.779 Motivational mix. 00:36:16.539 --> 00:36:18.239 It's been mapped out for you. 00:36:20.559 --> 00:36:22.500 And maybe you've been motivated. 00:36:23.000 --> 00:36:25.059 To behold the glory of Christ. 00:36:25.239 --> 00:36:26.679 To believe in Christ's name. 00:36:27.139 --> 00:36:28.739 And to live by the grace. 00:36:29.139 --> 00:36:30.480 That Christ gives. 00:36:30.980 --> 00:36:32.980 In super abundant fashion. 00:36:32.980 --> 00:36:33.119 In. 00:36:35.559 --> 00:36:36.440 Here we go. 00:36:37.480 --> 00:36:39.039 Where are we going in 2026? 00:36:39.880 --> 00:36:42.280 We're going after the glory of Jesus Christ. 00:36:44.119 --> 00:36:46.500 I'm going to give you about 30 seconds to pray. 00:36:47.699 --> 00:36:49.099 And I want you. 00:36:49.679 --> 00:36:50.800 To say to God. 00:36:51.420 --> 00:36:52.840 Ask him something very simple. 00:36:54.099 --> 00:36:55.400 Show me your glory. 00:36:56.679 --> 00:36:57.980 And then I'll close this. 00:36:58.240 --> 00:36:58.860 And then we'll sing. 00:37:02.980 --> 00:37:19.440 God in heaven. 00:37:19.440 --> 00:37:21.519 We are so thankful for the gospel of John. 00:37:21.639 --> 00:37:22.260 In advance. 00:37:24.760 --> 00:37:26.260 We're so grateful that. 00:37:27.199 --> 00:37:28.659 That you want. 00:37:28.980 --> 00:37:30.639 To reveal your glory to us. 00:37:30.639 --> 00:37:32.279 In the person of Jesus Christ. 00:37:33.619 --> 00:37:34.539 And so father. 00:37:34.659 --> 00:37:35.879 We would ask that you would. 00:37:36.019 --> 00:37:37.059 Pour out your spirit. 00:37:37.779 --> 00:37:39.599 In a full. 00:37:40.019 --> 00:37:40.579 Way. 00:37:41.859 --> 00:37:43.659 In a frequent. 00:37:44.159 --> 00:37:44.480 Way. 00:37:45.359 --> 00:37:46.599 Over the next several months. 00:37:46.599 --> 00:37:49.000 as we gather Sunday after Sunday. 00:37:49.000 --> 00:37:49.000 00:37:49.000 --> 00:37:49.000 00:37:49.000 --> 00:37:49.000 00:37:49.000 --> 00:37:49.000 00:37:49.000 --> 00:37:49.000 00:37:49.000 --> 00:37:49.000 00:37:49.000 --> 00:37:49.000 00:37:49.000 --> 00:37:49.000 00:37:49.000 --> 00:37:49.000 00:37:49.000 --> 00:37:49.000 00:37:49.000 --> 00:37:49.000 00:37:49.000 --> 00:37:49.000 00:37:49.000 --> 00:37:49.000 00:37:49.000 --> 00:37:49.000 00:37:49.000 --> 00:37:49.000 00:37:49.000 --> 00:37:49.000 00:37:49.000 --> 00:37:49.000 00:37:49.000 --> 00:37:49.000 00:37:49.000 --> 00:37:49.000 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Would you show us your glory, Lord Jesus, 00:37:59.380 --> 00:38:06.900 so that we can live for you, live by your grace and for your glory. It's in your name we pray. Amen.