JESUS WEPT

-the 1st miracle Jesus did is at a wedding at Cana

-the last miracle Jesus did is at the funeral, raise Lazarus

-Jesus will be there is every moment of life.. He will not leave us helpless

Jesus loves and cares both in good and bad times

Jesus didnt perform the miracle immediately

to Jesus, performing miracle is important.. will lead people to know His identity

-Jesus never want to bring His purpose to pre-maturity

   -Jesus is always concern abt God's timing

-its always in time of waiting that people accuse God's care

Jesus often tell people not to tell others.. not wanting to reveal His real identity yet

a miracle is for use, not for show

-at the back, unseen by the crowd, Jesus performed the miracle, and presented the end product.. turned water into wine

   -Jesus is still working wonders at the back and we will see the miracle

Lazarus sickness will not lead him to death but to Jesus' purpose

-why did Jesus weep even when He knows that Lazarus will eventually be raise from death

   -Jesus is not weeping for Lazarus, but for us

      -Jesus felt the separation, pain, hopelessness of mankind if He didnt die on the cross for us.. no reconciliation in eternity

-Jesus was angry at death and the power of death

   -with His anger, He confronted death.. through the cross, Jesus break death.. death will be broken

-Jesus died for all of us so that we can live, reconciled with the Father and each other in eternity 

-Jesus beat death at the tomb of Lazarus and the resurrection

-Jesus died so that we can live with Him in heaven

while the devil has a plot to destroy us, God already has a plan to resurrect us

THE LORD HAS NEED OF THEM

holy passion week = last week of Jesus on earth

Sunday - enter Jeruseleum

Mon-Wed - enter and cleanse the temple

-walk pass the fig tree

-Judas negotiated with the soldiers to betray Jesus

Thurs - last supper

-Jesus is under intense pressure and droplets of blood in His blood

Fri - went through trails

9am crucified, body hanged on the cross

3pm breathed His last

Sat - soldiers guarded the tomb to ensure tt no one steal His body

Sun - few women came and realized that Jesus has resurrected

-Jesus appeared to 5 different groups of ppl

-Jesus is not dead, but alive!

palm Sunday cos people welcome Him with palm branches

why did Jesus ride on a donkey instead of a horse?

1. fulfil the prophecy

Jesus want the people to know that He is the messiah

2. make peace between God and man

-king ride on a horse in war

-king ride on donkey in peace

3. identify Himself with common people

-king only ride on horse

-Jesus wants to show tt He is here to serve

the Lord has the need for it

everything belongs to God.. 

the feeling of being needed is essential in every relationship

1. God uses those who are accessible

to be accessible is to at the right place at the right time to be used

2. God uses those who are imperfect

the donkey was tied up when God (the Lord) has use of it

3. God uses those who are available

prophet: Zachariah 

we may be accessible, but are we available?

when we experienced Jesus face to face, we will be transformed more and more like Him

4. God uses those who are willing to work hard

we need to lean on God more

-donkey is stubborn, not as pretty, not as fast as other animals... but a burden carrier

-as a burden carrier, the donkey is willing to work hard

ppl shouted as they saw Jesus coming with the donkey

KNOWLEDGE - SPIRTUALITY - EHTICS

-what attracts ppl to Jesus

from the Matt, Luke, John

Jesus loved so much tt He loved Judas, His traitor

-every church have to focus on doctrine, experience and practice

   -live out based on what we believe

-unnatural development

   -big doctrine, studying the bible only

   -big experience, wanting to experience God only... no time to reflect on their life

   -big practice, doing good, helping the poor only

-grow in knowledge (doctrine)

-grow spiritually (experience)

-ethics, morals.. our life measure up to our goals (practice)

1. knowledge

2. spirituality

-our life with God

-pray

-walk by faith, love unconditionally

-christlikeness, developing the fruit of the spirit (vivification, mortification)

-the more knowledge, the more spirituality

3. ethics

=knowing about right and wrong according to the Bible

-has to do with our attitude, behavior and morality

-we need to have a balance of knowledge, spiritually, ethics

-we need to have the faith.. come to an understanding

-without values and priorities, will be a self-help club

-we naturally like to be with people tt we have something similar, but this is not a strong foundation.. its is doctrine tt will strengthen

-early church is so united cos they have the same doctrine

-"one accord" - musical, different instruments come together and make a beautiful melody

   -ppl comes from different background believe in the same doctrine

all worship and adore is to God alone.. no matter how spiritual anyone is 

-bible is inspired by the Holy Spirit.. can never fail

   -can read it literally

-cross - penal substitution of Jesus

-conversion - all have to be born again

-community engagement - doing good in the society

1. baptism in the Holy Spirit

-2nd blessing after salvation

2. speaking in tongues

-initial evidence

3. continuationism

-miracle is for today

4. worship 

-worship must be experiential

   -in the bible, every time people worship God, there is a tangible presence and power of God

5. evangelism and missions

6. Arminianism

-God in His love is so sovereign gives us the free will to choose

7. 2nd coming of Christ

-we believe Jesus is coming back in a rapture and establish the kingdom rule on earth

we cannot have a purpose without being unclear

social gospel is abt doing good works

only God can define love... not by our feelings

there are 2 groups of things

-things tt we dont know.. we have to be humble

-things tt are revealed to us.. we have a responsibility to guard it.. dont doubt what is given to us

a child can nv make up ones mind.. always shaken

-have an open mind to things unclear..

-things tt are obviously revealed to us... we cant be shaken

-reason = discuss using scripture

sometimes we are so heated tt we generate heat instead of light