{"id":215,"date":"2018-11-07T11:29:36","date_gmt":"2018-11-07T19:29:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/migrate.bettersermons.org\/?p=215"},"modified":"2020-06-01T11:40:30","modified_gmt":"2020-06-01T18:40:30","slug":"image-of-the-divine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bettersermons.org\/image-of-the-divine\/","title":{"rendered":"Image of the Divine"},"content":{"rendered":"
Image of the Divine<\/span><\/div>\n

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Text:<\/strong> Jn. 14:1-6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Introduction:<\/strong> Fathers Day and Communion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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A.<\/td>\nJn. 14:1-6<\/strong> – Analysis of these verses (The context is knowing the Father; understanding the Father; Trusting the Father) Is it possible that we don\u2019t really trust the Father to do what He says He will do? Is it possible that we don\u2019t really EXPECT the Father to do what he says He can do?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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<\/td>\n1.<\/td>\nJesus give this beautiful promise(vs. 1-3); about His return… and His knowledge of the Father\u2019s house.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n2.<\/td>\nThen says… \u201cYou know the Way\u201d.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n3.<\/td>\nThomas said. “We haven’t any idea where you are going, so how can we know the way?” TLB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n4.<\/td>\nJesus response is that… I am the Way\u201d.  He was saying, \u201cIf you keep your eyes and focus on me… you will<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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<\/td>\n<\/td>\na.<\/td>\nSee things that have been hidden from you (i.e. about the Father, and His house; see glimpses of glory by exercising the eye of faith). Is that true? (Jer. 33:3; Ps. 32:8; 2 Ki. 6 ).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\nb.<\/td>\nDiscover where I draw my strength power and inspiration from.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\"\"<\/td>\nJn 5:30 – <\/strong>I can of Myself do nothing. As I hear, I judge; and My judgment is righteous, because I do not seek My own will but the will of the Father who sent Me. NKJV<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\"\"<\/td>\nJn 8:28-29<\/strong> – Then Jesus said to them, “When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am He, and that I do nothing of Myself; but as My Father taught Me, I speak these things. 29 And He who sent Me is with Me. The Father has not left Me alone, for I always do those things that please Him.” NKJV<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\"\"<\/td>\nPart of the promise is \u201cI would have told you\u201d (vs. 2); I would have revealed it to you (Spiritual things are spiritually discerned (1 Cor. 2:14).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\"\"<\/td>\nJn. 14:1-6<\/strong> – If you want to know him you have to know me.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\"\"<\/td>\nCommunion is the key – communion with Him – what the emblems mean = communion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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B.<\/td>\nMethods of Communion between Jesus and the Father (What was Jesus like)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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<\/td>\n1.<\/td>\nPrayer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n2.<\/td>\nMeditation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n3.<\/td>\nSong – Mt 26:30 And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives. KJV<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\"\"<\/td>\nImage of the Divine – a Reflection of Him.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\"\"<\/td>\nJesus carried our His Father\u2019s will; which means He sought to find out the Father\u2019s will and then found ways to carry it out<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\"\"<\/td>\nThe Bible – the revealed will of God and Jesus is the Word made flesh<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\"\"<\/td>\nDwell in me and I in Him \u201cDwelling\u201d in Him. Spending time alone with him. Some are uncomfortable spending time alone. In the stillness of the night. What do you do in the private time?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Conclusion<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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We should be a good reflection of the divine
\nCan others see Jesus in the reflection that your giving off?
\nLet this mind be in you Phil 2:5-8
\nIf you have seen me, you have seen the Father.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Submitted by Gary Ford. Better Sermons \u00a9 2005-2007. Click here for<\/span> usage guidelines<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Image of the Divine Text: Jn. 14:1-6 Introduction: Fathers Day and Communion A. Jn. 14:1-6 – Analysis of these verses (The context is knowing the Father; understanding the Father; Trusting the Father) Is …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":758,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bettersermons.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/215"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bettersermons.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bettersermons.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bettersermons.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bettersermons.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=215"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/bettersermons.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/215\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":759,"href":"https:\/\/bettersermons.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/215\/revisions\/759"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bettersermons.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/758"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bettersermons.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=215"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bettersermons.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=215"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bettersermons.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=215"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}