Ezekiel 34:1-31, Shepherds of Israel

Ezekiel 34:1-6, Prophesy against the shepherds 
Ezekiel 34:7-10, Therefore you shepherds hear the word of the Lord
Ezekiel 34:11-16, I myself will search for my sheep
Ezekiel 34:17-22, I will judge between sheep and sheep
Ezekiel 34:23-26, And I will set up over them one shepherd 
Ezekiel 34:27-31, When I break the Bars of their Yoke

John 10:34 and Ps. 82:6

 

Overview of John Chapters 13-17

 (Part 3)

John 13:1-38 

1. John 13:1-20, (7/2/23) 
• Jesus Washes the Disciples’ Feet
• Peter’s Response
• Predicts Judas Betrayal
2. John 13:21-38, (7/9/23) 
• The Dipping of Bread
• A New Commandment
• Foretells Peter’s Denial

John 14:1-31 

1. John 14:1-11, (7/16/23) 
• I go the prepare a place for you
• Thomas and Philip’s Questions
2. John 14:15-31, (7/23/23) 
• Jesus Promises the Holy Spirit

John 15:1-27 

1. John 15:1-5, (7/30/23) 
• I am the True Vine
2. John 15:6-17, (8/6/23)
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3. John 15:18-16:4, (8/13/23) 
• The Hatred of the World

John 16:1-33 

1. John 16:4-15, (8/20/23) 
• The Work of the Holy Spirit
2. John 16:16-24, (8/27/23) 
• The “Little While” Confusion
• Example of a Woman Giving Birth 
3. John 16:25-33, (9/3/23) 
• Speaking Plainly no more Figurative Speech
• All of You will be scattered and leave Me all alone

John 17:1-26 

1. John 17:1-10, (9/10/23) 
• The Glory of Jesus before the world existed
• Praying for the ones the Father has given to the Son
• I am not praying for the world
2. John 17:11-19, (9/24/23) 
• While I was with them I kept them in your name
• They are not of the world because they have accepted Your word
• Sanctify them with your word that is truth
3. John 17:20-26, (10/1/23) 
• For those who will believe in Me through their word

Overview of John Chapters 11-12

 John 11:1-57 

1. John 11:1-16, (3/26/23) 
• The Disciples before Lazarus Death
2. John 11:17-37, (4/6/23) 
• Martha and Mary response to Lazarus Death
3. John 11:38-54, (4/23/23) 
• Jesus Raises Lazarus

John 12:1-50 

1. John 12:1-16, (4/30/23) 
• Mary Anoints Jesus at Bethany
• Triumphal Entry
2. John 12:17-36, (5/7/23) 
• The Crowds Response
• The Pharisees Response
3. John 12:37-50, (5/14/23) 
• The Unbelief of the People
• The Summary of the 5 Key Bread Crumb Trails

Overview of John Chapters 8-10

 (Part 2, Cont.) 

John 8:1-59 

1. John 8:1-11, (2/5/23)
• The Woman Caught in Adultery
2. John 8:12-30, (2/12/23) 
• I am the Light of the World
3. John 8:31-47, (2/19/23)
• The Truth Will Set You Free
• You are of your father the Devil
4. John 8:48-59, (2/26/23) 
• Before Abraham was, I AM

John 9:1-41 

1. John 9:1-41, (3/5/23) 
• Jesus Heals a Man Born Blind

John 10:1-42 

1. John 10:1-21, (3/12/23) 
• I Am the Good Shepherd
2. John 10:22-42, (3/19/23) 
• I and the Father are One

Praying for those in a War

 The Nation of Israel is entered into a war with Gaza after Hamas killed 1300 civilians and took 200 hostages into their territory.

Any time Israel is in a war or some disturbance is going on there, people begin to speak about Christ return. This week we wanted to look at what His return would look like and to be cautious to jumping on any unbiblical bandwagons that arise because of the current events taking place.

Overview John Chapters 1-7

John 17:20-26 (Part 3)

John 17:11-19 (Part 2)

John 17:1-10 (Part 1)

John 16:25-33 (Part 3)

John 16:16-24 (Part 2)

John 16:4-15 (Part 1)

John 15:18-16:4 (Part 3)

John 15:6-17 (Part 2)

John 15:1-5 (Part 1)

John 14:15-31 (Part 2)

John 14:1-11 (Part 1)

John 13:21-38 (Part 2)

John 13:1-20 (Part 1)

 Judas and Peter

(Part 1)

13.1-John 13:1-5, Jesus washed disciples feet

13.2-John 13:6-11, teaching about cleanness

13.3-John 13:12-17, an example to follow

13.4-John 13:18-20, Predicting Judas betrayal  

(Part 2)

13.5-John 13:21-26,  One of you will betray me

13.6-John 13:27-30, Satan entered Judas

13.7-John 13:31-35, A New Commandment 

13.8-John 13:36-38, Peter’s Denial 

Key ideas

1. Jesus came from heaven and now is going back (sent)
2. Jesus is God (sovereignty)
1. Knowing who is with Him and who is not, knowing the heart and intentions of people
2. Telling things before they happen
3. All things in His hands
4. He chose 11 not 12, in what sense?
3. What makes a person clean?
4. Judas is not clean. Why?

Knowledge (a puzzle)(relationship)

1. John 13:7, What I am doing you do not understand now, but afterward you will understand
2. John 13:12 Do you understand what I have done to you?
3. John 13:19, I am telling you this now, before it takes place, that when it does take place you may believe that I am He.

The Ascension (essentials)

(The immaculate conception)(The Resseruction)

(sent, return to Father, a place you can’t come, the messenger, Right Hand of the Father) Mark 16:19-20, Luke 24:50-52, Acts 1:9-11 

1. John 13:1, Jesus knew that His hour had come to depart out of this world to the Father
2. John 13:3, Jesus knowing that the Father had given all things into His hands, and that He had come from God and was going back to God
3. John 13:20, Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever receives the one I send receives me, and whoever receives me receives the one who sent me
4. John 13:33, Little children, yet a little while I am with you. You will seek me, and just as I said to the Jews, so now I also say to you Where I am going you cannot come
5. John 13:36-37,  Lord, where are you going? Where I am going you cannot follow me now, but you will follow afterward, Lord, why can I not follow now

An Example and a Commandment

1. John 13:12-17, Example of how to lead others
2. John 13:34-35, Love one another

Judas (goat/wolf)

1. John 13:2, The devil had already put it into the heart
2. John 13:10-11, 

• But not every one of you
• Not all of you are clean

3. John 13:18-19, 

• I am not speaking of all of you, I know whom I have chosen
• I am telling you this now, before it takes place, That when it does take place you may believe that I am He

4. John 13:21, 

• Jesus was troubled in His Spirit and testified
• One of you will betray Me

5. John 13:26-27, 

• It is he who I give this morsel of bread
• Satan entered into him
• What you are going to do, do quickly

6. John 13:30,    

• He immediately went out
• And it was night

Peter (sheep)

1. Cleanliness (washing feet)John 13:6-10 
1. Peter’s Vision
1. Acts 10:14-16, “By no Means”, “Common or unclean”, “What God has made clean, do not call common, (3 times)
2. Act 10:28-29, “you know it is unlawful for a Jew…” “God has shown me that I should not call any person common or unclean”
2. Peter’s Question
1. Matt. 15:15-20, What comes out of the mouth proceeds from the heart, and defiles a person
3. Not entering Pilate’s house
1. John 18:28, “So they would not defile themselves”
2. Who is it? (Who will Betray you?) John 13:22-26 
1. Simon Peter motioned to John to ask Jesus who it is?
2. Where is John at the table? Where is Judas, and where is Paul?
3. I will die for you (denial 3 times) John 13:37-38 

Fathers Day, 2023

1. Joshua 1:1-9, 3:7  God choosing a man to Lead
2. I will not leave you or forsake you (the promise)

• John 14:15-20, 
• The Helper will be with you forever
• I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you 

3. Be strong and courageous (the protection)
4. Meditate on this Book of the Law day and night (the message)
5. For the Lord your God is with you wherever you go (the call)
6. Today I will begin to exalt you in the sight of all Israel, that they may know that, as I was with Moses, so I will be with you. (We need God to exalt us before the people we lead, our wives and our kids, our co workers and our neighbors)

Jeremiah 1:6-8   3 stages of being a steward of God

1. The Calling (surrender to it)
2. The Message (depend on it)
3. The Protection (trust in it)

Exodus 4:10-12, 13-17 Qualifying the Called not Calling the Qualified

Oh, my Lord, I am not eloquent, I am slow of speech and tongue

1 Cor. 2:1-5

An Angel came to Mary

Luke 1:27-38, 

Joseph

Matt. 1:16- 25 (Part 1) Accepting Christ

1. Being a just man and unwilling to put her to shame, resolved to divorce her quietly
2. As he considered these thing, behold an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream
3. Do not fear to take Mary as your wife, for that which is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit
4. She will bear a son and you shall call his name Jesus “for he will save his people from their sins”
5. When Joseph woke from sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord command him
6. He took his wife, but knew her not until she had given birth to a son
7. And he called His name Jesus

Luke 2:1-7 (Part 2) Leaving Home

1. In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered
2. This was the first registration when quirkiness was governor of Syria
3. And all went to be registered, each to his own town
4. And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David to be registered with Mary
5. While they were they, the time came for her to give birth

Matt. 2:13-15 (Part 3) Retreat to Egypt

1. An angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said “Rise, take the child and His mother, and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you, for Herod is about to search for the child, to destroy Him. 
2. And he rose and took the child and His mother by night and departed to Egypt and remained there until the death of Herod

Matt. 2:19-23  (Part 4) Returning Home

1. When Herod died, behold an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, saying “Rise, take the child and His mother and go to the land of Israel, for those who sought the child’s life are dead”
2. And he rose and took the child and his mother and went to the land of Israel
3. But when he heard that Archelus was reigning over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there
4. Being warned in a dream he withdrew to the district of Galilee, and he went and lived in a city called Nazareth
5. So that what was spoke by the prophets might be fulfilled that he would be called a Nazarene

John 12:27-28 The Heavenly Father

1. Now is my soul troubled
2. And what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour?
3. But for this purpose I have come to this hour.
4. Father, glorify your name
5. I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again 

Eph 5:22-33, Fatherly Advice

Know the position God has called you to

Love your wife 

And Love your Kids

1. For the husband is the head of the wife even as Christ is the head of the church, his body
2. Husbands, love your wife’s, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her
3. Husbands should love their wives as their own bodies, He who loves his wife loves himself, for no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church
4. Let each one of you love his wife as himself
5. Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger
6. But bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord