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Understanding our Opportunities (John 7:1-24)

Gearl Spicer Gearl Spicer, January 31, 2021
Part of the Just In Time - Capturing The Moments series, preached at a Sunday Online service

John 7:1–24 (Listen)

7:1 After this Jesus went about in Galilee. He would not go about in Judea, because the Jews were seeking to kill him. Now the Jews’ Feast of Booths was at hand. So his brothers said to him, “Leave here and go to Judea, that your disciples also may see the works you are doing. For no one works in secret if he seeks to be known openly. If you do these things, show yourself to the world.” For not even his brothers believed in him. Jesus said to them, “My time has not yet come, but your time is always here. The world cannot hate you, but it hates me because I testify about it that its works are evil. You go up to the feast. I am not going up to this feast, for my time has not yet fully come.” After saying this, he remained in Galilee.

10 But after his brothers had gone up to the feast, then he also went up, not publicly but in private. 11 The Jews were looking for him at the feast, and saying, “Where is he?” 12 And there was much muttering about him among the people. While some said, “He is a good man,” others said, “No, he is leading the people astray.” 13 Yet for fear of the Jews no one spoke openly of him.

14 About the middle of the feast Jesus went up into the temple and began teaching. 15 The Jews therefore marveled, saying, “How is it that this man has learning, when he has never studied?” 16 So Jesus answered them, “My teaching is not mine, but his who sent me. 17 If anyone’s will is to do God’s will, he will know whether the teaching is from God or whether I am speaking on my own authority. 18 The one who speaks on his own authority seeks his own glory; but the one who seeks the glory of him who sent him is true, and in him there is no falsehood. 19 Has not Moses given you the law? Yet none of you keeps the law. Why do you seek to kill me?” 20 The crowd answered, “You have a demon! Who is seeking to kill you?” 21 Jesus answered them, “I did one work, and you all marvel at it. 22 Moses gave you circumcision (not that it is from Moses, but from the fathers), and you circumcise a man on the Sabbath. 23 If on the Sabbath a man receives circumcision, so that the law of Moses may not be broken, are you angry with me because on the Sabbath I made a man’s whole body well? 24 Do not judge by appearances, but judge with right judgment.”

(ESV)

Sermon Notes

Just In Time - Capturing The Moments
Understanding our Opportunities
John 7:1-24
1/31/21

How do you handle opportunities?

Every opportunity demands:
*Sensitivity to His Spirit
*Submission to His Will
*Searching in His Word

*For not even His brothers were believing in Him. So Jesus said to them, My TIME is not yet here, but your TIME is always opportune. vs. 5-6

I. Confounding power of His presence - vs. 9-15
A. He opens the door to opportunity
B. He reveals truth in the midst of challenge
C. He astonishes anyone who will listen

II. Grasping the power of His Words - vs. 16-19
A. Source of insights
B. Submitting to His will reveals the source
C. Challenged their understanding of glory

III. Challenges that direct us to our opportunity - vs. 20-27
A. Chose to apply the principles
B. Judge with righteousness

Will your seize your opportunities?

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