John 1 - Introduction
Day one
. Bethany on the other side of the Jordan (1:28)
. John the Baptist at Jordan River
Day two
. John the Baptist: Jesus is the Lamb of God (1:29-34)
Day three
. the frist disciples: Andrew and Simon Peter (1:35-42)
Day four
. Additional disciples: Phiip, Nathanael (1:43-51)
John 2 - from Nazareth to Galilee
on the third day of the wedding in Cana 2:1)
a few days:
. in Capernaum w mother, brother and disciples (2:12)
then back to Nazareth
. to Jerusalem for the first Passover (2:13)
- at the temple (2:14)
John 3 - - dialogue w Nicodemus (3:1)
to Judean countryside
. Jesus baptizing (3:22)
to Aenon near Salim (3:23)
John 4 - leaves Judea towards Galilee (4:3)
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Sunday, June 15, 2008
7:38
rivers of living water
Genesis 2:10, John 4:14, Rev 22:1,2
The rivers shall flow from him (the man that believes). So it is God's nature to pour out.
The rivers are a natural correlation to a supernatural one. The rivers represent the Holy Spirit. It is Gods nature to pour out his Holy Spirit upon people and then for them to pour it out to others.
A principle: Give and it shall be given unto you. Translation from this verse: allow the Holy Spirit to pour out of you in giving and then the Holy Spirit will be poured back into to you to give. So you could say outflow is the secret of inflow. If you go a step further you could say belief is the initiator of inflow. Belief in what Jesus says leads our to giving out according to the commandments or the word, then in turn leads to more inflow.
You can see the fruit of this pouring out in the life it gives. This water is living water. It is a life giving substance. It is the life of God, of Christ be poured forth. The Holy Spirits pouring out on a body of believers or through an individual believer is seen in the vitality of that body or believers. the proof of this truth is not in a rational. It is not something arguable. Vitality is not something you convince somebody of. It is seen in the life that is there. So the effect of truth is life. These two go hand in hand. You can not have one without the other.
These thoughts were generated by reading of :
Rivers of Living Water: The Works of T. Austin Sparks
Genesis 2:10, John 4:14, Rev 22:1,2
The rivers shall flow from him (the man that believes). So it is God's nature to pour out.
The rivers are a natural correlation to a supernatural one. The rivers represent the Holy Spirit. It is Gods nature to pour out his Holy Spirit upon people and then for them to pour it out to others.
A principle: Give and it shall be given unto you. Translation from this verse: allow the Holy Spirit to pour out of you in giving and then the Holy Spirit will be poured back into to you to give. So you could say outflow is the secret of inflow. If you go a step further you could say belief is the initiator of inflow. Belief in what Jesus says leads our to giving out according to the commandments or the word, then in turn leads to more inflow.
You can see the fruit of this pouring out in the life it gives. This water is living water. It is a life giving substance. It is the life of God, of Christ be poured forth. The Holy Spirits pouring out on a body of believers or through an individual believer is seen in the vitality of that body or believers. the proof of this truth is not in a rational. It is not something arguable. Vitality is not something you convince somebody of. It is seen in the life that is there. So the effect of truth is life. These two go hand in hand. You can not have one without the other.
These thoughts were generated by reading of :
Rivers of Living Water: The Works of T. Austin Sparks
Sunday, June 8, 2008
John 15:1
...and my father is the husbandman.
Romans 12:2 Do not be conformed to this world but be transformed by the renewing of you mind that you might know that good and perfect will of God.
God is the head gardener of the vine. The gardener decides where the vine is to be planted, which direction to grow the vine in, for when and how much to prune the vine, how and how much it is to be watered and nurtured.
Jesus was dependent upon Gods choices for all these things. The vine is our example. Everything in the natural has a supernatural correlation. So as Jesus was totally dependent on God for where he was planted, when he was pruned, how he was fenced in, how and when he was watered, when he was to be challenged by outside forces, so we are dependent on these things.
As we pursue Gods will by renewing our minds on Gods word, we recognize that our planting is not our choosing. It is the choice of the master Gardener, God himself.
Romans 12:2 Do not be conformed to this world but be transformed by the renewing of you mind that you might know that good and perfect will of God.
God is the head gardener of the vine. The gardener decides where the vine is to be planted, which direction to grow the vine in, for when and how much to prune the vine, how and how much it is to be watered and nurtured.
Jesus was dependent upon Gods choices for all these things. The vine is our example. Everything in the natural has a supernatural correlation. So as Jesus was totally dependent on God for where he was planted, when he was pruned, how he was fenced in, how and when he was watered, when he was to be challenged by outside forces, so we are dependent on these things.
As we pursue Gods will by renewing our minds on Gods word, we recognize that our planting is not our choosing. It is the choice of the master Gardener, God himself.
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