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“Making Good Decisions” “If stupid could fly, you’d be a jet” by learning from those who didn’t: “Many Withdrew and Walked away from Jesus”, Jn 6: 66 John 1 -3 If stupid could fly, You’d be a jet

Review • Cain • Esau Today: John 6: 66, many of His disciples withdrew and were not walking with Him anymore. John 6: 66 (NASB) How much evidence do you need to Believe in Jesus?

Imagine telling Orville and Wilbur that their idea about flying was crazy and would never work? Dec 17 th, 1903

Imagine Telling Orville and Wilbur that their idea was stupid and dangerous and would never amount to anything.

Imagine telling Orville and Wilbur that their idea about flying was crazy and would never work? In 2012, about 3 billion Passengers flew for business / pleasure

Thus says the LORD, "Stand by the ways and see and ask for the ancient paths, Where the good way is, and walk in it; And you will find rest for your souls. Jer 6: 16 (NASB) Mt 11: 28 Jn 14: 6 Main Point It would be a very bad decision not to walk with Jesus

Jesus came to earth – 5 goals: #1, (Explain the Father to us) “No one has seen God at any time; the only begotten God who is in the bosom of the Father, He has explained (report, reveal, describe, make fully known) Him. ” John 1: 18 (NASB)

Jesus came to earth – 5 goals: #2, (Seek the Lost) “For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost. " Luke 19: 10 (NASB)

Jesus came to earth – 5 goals: #3, (Reconcile the World) “Now all these things are from God, who reconciled (restore the relationship) us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation, 19 namely, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and He has committed to us the word of reconciliation. ” 2 Cor 5: 18 -19 (NASB)

Jesus came to earth – 5 goals: #4, (Adopt everyone) Having predestined us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will, Eph 1: 5 (KJV)

Jesus came to earth – 5 goals: #5, (Convince everyone to believe in Jesus) He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. John 3: 18 (KJV) …. for if ye believe not that I am, ye shall die in your sins. John 8: 24 (KJV)

Jesus came to earth – 5 goals: 1. Explain the Father to us 2. Seek the Lost 3. Reconcile the world 4. Adopt us 5. Convince us to believe in Jesus

Jesus came to earth – 5 goals: How will Jesus accomplish these 5 goals? The gospels tell us – Today Jn 1 -3

Evidence Jesus Gave for people to believe • • • John 1 John the Baptists’ Testimony, : 29 Andrew and (John), : 35 -39 Peter’s miracle, : 40 -42 Philip, : 43 -44 Nathanael’s miracle, : 45 -51

Evidence Jesus Gave for people to believe John 2 • Water into wine, : 1 -11

Evidence Jesus Gave for people to believe John 2 • Turned over the table, : 12 -22 • Many observed the signs / many believed, : 23

Evidence Jesus Gave for people to believe John 3 • Encounter with Nicodemus, : 1 -21 – : 3 -8, Must be born again – : 13, Jesus descended from heaven – : 14, Jesus will be lifted up (on the cross) – : 16, The Father’s love – : 18, He who believes in Him….

• John the Baptist’s testimony, 3: 22 -36 – : 28, I am not the Christ – paving the way – : 29, I am the best man, Jesus is the Bridegroom - joy – : 30, He must increase, I must decrease – : 31, Jesus comes from heaven and is above all – : 32, (Almost) No one believes the testimony of Jesus – : 33, but those who believe Jesus - believe God is true – : 34, Jesus speaks the words of God and gives the Spirit without measure – : 35, The Father loves the Son and has given all things into His hand – : 36, He who believes in the Son has eternal life, but he who does not obey the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him.

How much evidence do you need to believe in and walk with Jesus? No matter what Jesus did, many were too busy to follow. John 6: 66, …. many of His disciples withdrew and were not walking with Him anymore. John 6: 66 (NASB)

A Parable Jesus told about not believing 2 "God's kingdom, " Jesus said, "is like a king who threw a wedding banquet for his son. 3 He sent out servants to call in all the invited guests. And they wouldn't come! 4 "He sent out another round of servants, instructing them to tell the guests, 'Look, everything is on the table, the prime rib is ready for carving. Come to the feast!' Matt 22: 1 -4 (MSG)

A Parable Jesus told about not believing 5 "They only shrugged their shoulders and went off, one to weed his garden, another to work in his shop. 6 The rest, with nothing better to do, beat up on the messengers and then killed them. 7 The king was outraged and sent his soldiers to destroy those thugs and level their city. Matt 22: 5 -7 (MSG)

A Parable Jesus told about not believing 8 "Then he told his servants, 'We have a wedding banquet all prepared but no guests. The ones I invited weren't up to it. 9 Go out into the busiest intersections in town and invite anyone you find to the banquet. ' 10 The servants went out on the streets and rounded up everyone they laid eyes on, good and bad, regardless. And so the banquet was on—every place filled. Matt 22: 8 -10 (MSG)

A Parable Jesus told about not believing 11 "When the king entered and looked over the scene, he spotted a man who wasn't properly dressed. 12 He said to him, 'Friend, how dare you come in here looking like that!' The man was speechless. 13 Then the king told his servants, 'Get him out of here—fast. Tie him up and ship him to hell. And make sure he doesn't get back in. ' 14 "That's what I mean when I say, 'Many get invited; only a few make it. ' " Matt 22: 11 -14 (MSG)

“Many Withdrew and Walked away from Jesus”, Jn 6: 66 …and traded away eternity in heaven for the temporary trinkets of the earth. (Exceedingly Bad Decision) You- walking with Jesus?