We Have Seen the Lord

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We Have Seen the Lord

• Part 4 Signs, Sight, Faith
• John Chapter 20

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Investments
Worst Crisis Since 30s, With No End Yet in
Sight WSJ, Sep. 18, 2008
A Big Unknown Cost of Bailouts WSJ, Sep. 18,
2008
Wall Streets Ills Seep Into Everyday
Lives WSJ, Sep. 19, 2008
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Ike
Many head home to see what Ike left
behind MSNBC, Sep. 16, 2008
Some of Ikes missing may have washed
away MSNBC, Sep. 17, 2008
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Iraq and the Middle East
Bombings kill at least 35 in, around
Baghdad MSNBC, Sep. 15, 2008
Militants Attack U.S. Embassy in Yemen, Killing
16 WSJ, Sep. 18, 2008
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Insecurity

• Financial security evaporating
• Physical security uncertain
• National security in question

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Sermon Series

• Part 1 Eyes of Faith
• Part 2 Open Tomb
• Part 3 Locked Door
• Part 4 Signs, Sight, Faith

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Review

• A call to see with the eyes of faith
• Evidences for the faithfulness and
  trustworthiness of God
• Christians are called to be a part of that
  evidence

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Review

• What kind of God are you seeking?
• A god limited to our desires and expectations?
• Or a God who cannot be held inside any man-made
  tomb?
• Christians are commissioned to go out and show
  the God who is faithful and trustworthy

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Review

• Jesus Resurrection heals FUD
• Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt
• Behind closed doors, trying to shut out FUD
• Jesus resurrection is power to move from
  unbelief to belief, from death to life

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Key Message

• Second (and Subsequent) Generations
• John 2031
• These are written so that you may believe that
  Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by
  believing you may have life in his name. (ESV)

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John 2029-31

• 29Jesus said to him, Have you believed because
  you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not
  seen and yet have believed.
• 30Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence
  of the disciples, which are not written in this
  book 31but these are written so that you may
  believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God,
  and that by believing you may have life in his
  name.
• (ESV)

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A Counterfeit

• 3Let no one deceive you in any way. For that day
  the day of the Lord will not come, unless the
  rebellion comes first, and the man of lawlessness
  is revealed, the son of destruction, 4who opposes
  and exalts himself against every so-called god or
  object of worship, so that he takes his seat in
  the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God.
• 2 Thessalonians 23-4 (ESV)

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A Counterfeit

• 8And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom
  the Lord Jesus will kill with the breath of his
  mouth and bring to nothing by the appearance of
  his coming. 9The coming of the lawless one is by
  the activity of Satan with all power and false
  signs and wonders, 10and with all wicked
  deception for those who are perishing, because
  they refused to love the truth and so be saved.
• 2 Thessalonians 28-10 (ESV)

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A Counterfeit

• 11Therefore God sends them a strong delusion, so
  that they may believe what is false, 12in order
  that all may be condemned who did not believe the
  truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
• 2 Thessalonians 211-12 (ESV)

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A Counterfeit

• 24For false christs and false prophets will arise
  and perform great signs and wonders, so as to
  lead astray, if possible, even the elect.
• Matthew 2424 (ESV)

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True vs. Falsehood

• Satan cannot counterfeit Gods character
• Satans work today is to convince people of a
  false picture of Gods character
• The Christians mission is to get to intimately
  know the true character of God and to show this
  to the world

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Signs in John

1. Water to wine
2. Healing of sick boy
3. Healing of paralyzed man
4. Feeding the 5,000
5. Storm calmed
6. Blind man healed
7. Lazarus raised
8. Jesus death and resurrection

1. Creation/re-creation
2. Healing (distance)
3. Forgiveness (even to one who doesnt ask for it
   or want it)
4. Provision
5. Nature
6. Sight
7. Life
8. Love

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Two Systems

• Gods
• Self-sacrificing
• Liberty and freedom
• Truth
• Upside down hierarchy
• Love

• Satans
• Self-centered
• Force and coercion
• Deception
• Top down hierarchy
• Apathy

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Security

• John 2031
• These are written so that you may believe that
  Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by
  believing you may have life in his name. (ESV)

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Belief vs. Unbelief

• Believe
• Know
• Trust
• Depend upon
• Live

• Disbelieve
• Accept lies as reality
• Fear
• Become self-centered
• Die

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Community
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Community