Benjamin Murphy
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Benjamin Murphy
Sermon Series Highlights
Sermon Series Highlights

Knowing Jesus

Knowing Jesus - Knowing His Security.

Introduction:

Why Do People Doubt the Security of Their Salvation? (John 10:22-42)

  1. Sin
  2. Satan
  3. Shallow

Three Reasons a Truly Saved Person Can Be Secure in Their Salvation:

  1. Your salvation is Purchased by God. (John 10:22-28a)
  2. Your salvation is Protected by God. (John 10:28b-30)
  3. Your salvation is Promised by God. (John 10:31-42)

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Small Group Discussion
Read John 10:22-42

  1. What was your big “take-away” from this passage / message?

  2. How would you respond to this statement?: “My sister was saved, but she isn’t anymore. She walked away from the church years ago.”

  3. Read John 10:27-29 again. Why do you think Jesus took this opportunity to emphasize the security of salvation? Why here?

  4. Explain Jesus’ response to their “charge” of blasphemy (John 10:34-36). What was His point in mentioning Psalm 82:6?

  5. Why is it important for a believer to be fully confident in the security of their salvation?

Breakout
Pray for one another.

Knowing Jesus - Knowing His Voice

Introduction:

How Do I Hear the Voice of Jesus? (John 10:1-21)

  1. You have to Want to listen.
  2. You have to spend Time listening.
  3. You have to reduce other Noise.
    • How Do I Hear the Voice of Jesus?
    • How Do I Know It's Jesus Speaking to Me?
    • How do I know I'm one of His sheep?
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Knowing His Voice – 3 Evidences the Voice You Hear is Jesus:

  1. His voice leads to Abundant life. (John 10:7-10)
  2. His voice is Personal . (John 10:11-15)
  3. His voice brings Unity . (John 10:16-21)

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Small Group Discussion
Read John 10:1-21

  1. What was your big “take-away” from this passage / message?

  2. The Bible says we are sheep. In what ways are we like sheep? (Bonus points for citing the appropriate Bible verses!)

  3. Tell of a time you knew you heard the voice of the Shepherd. What did He say? How did He speak? How did you know it was Jesus (and not just your own imagination)?

  4. How would you respond to a friend, whom you believe is born again, who says, “I don't think Jesus has ever spoken to me.”

  5. Why did Jesus emphasize (5x!) that He was “laying down His life”? Why do you think that was the focal point of His Shepherd metaphor here?

Breakout
Pray for one another to truly listen, and hear, the voice of Jesus. Then pray for the faith to follow Him.

Knowing Jesus - Knowing the One Who Gives Sight

Introduction:

Four Signs Your Spiritual Eyesight is 20/20: (John 9)

  1. You Obey Jesus, even when it doesn't make Sense . (John 9:1-7)
  2. You let the Facts determine your Opinion of Jesus. (John 9:8-17)
  3. You are an Unafraid Witness for Jesus. (John 9:18-34)
  1. You see Personal reasons to Worship Jesus. (John 9:35-41)

    Matthew 11:25 - At that time Jesus declared, "I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to little children..."

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Small Group Discussion
Read John 9

  1. What was your big “take-away” from this passage / message?

  2. Would the man have been healed if he didn’t go wash in the pool (John 9:7)? Why do you think Jesus healed the man this way, instead of just healing him “instantly”?

  3. Their opinions ignored the facts (John 9:24, 34). What are ways people do that in our day, especially regarding Jesus and the Bible?

  4. Why do you think people repeatedly asked the man HOW he was healed? See (John 9:10, 15, 19, 26).

  5. Explain John 9:39 in your own words. How do you reconcile these words with Jesus’ previous statement that He came not to judge (John 3:17-18).

Breakout
Pray for one another! And pray, by name, for someone you know who needs to invite Jesus to open their eyes.

Knowing Jesus - Knowing the I AM

Introduction:

Who Is Your Father? (John 8:39-59)

Freedom Comes from Abiding in God's Word. (John 8:31-32)

  1. It doesn't matter what you day, it matters what you Do . (John 8:39-44)

The Devil and His Kids:

  1. Live in Lries .
  2. Destroy Lives .
  1. It doesn't matter what you day, it matters who you Hear (John 8:45-54)

    John 10:27 - My sheep hear my voice...

  2. It doesn't matter what you day, it matters who you Know (John 8:55-59)

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Small Group Discussion
Read John 8:39-59

  1. What are some ways you’ve seen yourself acting like your father?

  2. What was your big “take-away” from this passage / message?

  3. Read John 8:47. If someone can’t hear God, how can they truly come to Christ? Is there any way to change someone who is unable to hear God?

  4. Explain John 8:56. How did Abraham “see” Jesus’ day? What does this say about how people were saved BEFORE Jesus came to the earth?

Breakout
Pray for one another.

Knowing Jesus - Knowing His Freedom

Introduction:

Knowing His Freedom (John 8:31-38):

  1. Freedom Comes from Abiding in God's Word. (John 8:31-32)
    1. Abiding is how I Love Jesus

      John 14:15 - If you love me, you will keep my commandments...

      John 15:10 - If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commandments and abide in his love.

  1. Abiding is Proof I'm a Disciple of Jesus.

    Matthew 10:22 - But the one who endures to the end will be saved. (Matthew 24:13)

  2. Abiding is what sets me Free .
  1. Slavery comes from Abiding in Sin. (John 8:33-38)

    Three Signs That You Are a Slave:

    1. Slaves try to be Self-Sufficient . (John 8:33)
    2. Slaves are controlled by their Sin the truth. (John 8:34)
    3. Slaves aren't at Home with Jesus. (John 8:35-38)

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Small Group Discussion
Read John 8:31-38

  1. What was your big “take-away” from this passage / message?

  2. How is abiding in the Word the proof of being a true disciple (John 8:31)?

  3. Jesus said “the truth will set you free” (John 8:32). Explain what exactly Jesus meant by freedom in this often-misquoted verse.

  4. How “into the Word” are you today, on a scale of 1-5? (1 = not at all, 5 = I’m in it constantly)

Breakout
How well have you been abiding? Are you “at home” in sin or in the Word right now in your life?