Who is Jesus? The Great I AM! John 8:48-59 Introduction: Here, at the end of John 8, is a passage that powerfully responds to a key question John has invited us to consider: Who is Jesus? We have not rushed our study of this scene, at, or just after the Feast of Booths in Jerusalem. Still there is much more that could and should be said. Jesus is in a confrontation with some of the leaders of the Jews; and He had just said that their rejection of Him revealed that they did not know God (8:42-47) – Rather than being children of God, their unbelief exposed them as children of the Devil. The One whom they should have been waiting for, the One predicted in the Scriptures (which they claimed to believe), the One promised since the Fall was there, in their midst, and they did not know Him. He came unto His own, and his own people did not receive Him. In this scene Jesus is about to reveal more explicitly who He claims to be, and they ar...
Like Father, Like Son John 8:37-47 Introduction: A few months ago, I met with two of my cousins, one is pastor, the other is a retired policeman who was visiting from California. As we conversed, I found out one of my cousin’s children had done a genealogical search on the “Nash” family tree. I had heard some stories… most still unconfirmed. However, I was surprised to learn that we are distant relatives of a couple of noteworthy people… the 20 th century poet Ogden Nash, and also someone who served as a General in the Continental Army, who was appointed by George Washington, and died in the Battle of Germantown on October 7, 1777, General Francis Nash, after who Nashville is named. I still can’t sing, oh well! Parents certainly have a tremendous impact on their children. I remember a father holding his young son on his lap at prayer meeting maybe 2 or 3 (?), and as we prayed around and came to him, as the father finished praying...