Youth: ”Do You Know Jesus?” by Ty Rhymes

April 19, 2024 - Friday 1:30PM MPR 4 Speaker

 

Speaker: Ty Rhymes

Knowing About Him:

• He had a supernatural entrance into the world.
  • John's gospel doesn't mention Jesus' supernatural birth
• He was God in human flesh.  (John 1:14)
  • We aren’t perfect like Jesus
  • Hebrews 1:3 Jesus was radiance of God’s glory
    • What sunlight is to the Sun
  • Exact representation of God
    • God with us - Immanuel
• He is the absolute standard of righteousness.  (John 12:48)
• He did things only God could do.
  • Not just make claims, but did miracles
  • Branches on a vine, Jesus/God is root
• He died for our sins.
  • John 19:4
  • Jesus’ conversation with Pilate, Pilate found no fault
• He proved himself to be true by rising from the dead.
  • Tomb was sealed with big rock 🪨
  • Appeared for the next 40 days
• He will return one day.
  • John 14 don’t let your heart me troubled…I’ve gone to prepare a place for you

Knowing Him: (practical things we can all do)

• Totally surrender
  • John 21 - previously Peter and Jesus talk, Peter says I’ll die for you to Jesus
    • Peter jumps and swims to Jesus
    • Lord you know everything
    • Peter went from knowing about Jesus to knowing Jesus
• Have an appetite
  • John 4:34
    • Disciples urged Jesus to eat
    • Jesus was hungry for God and to do what God asked Him to do.
• Be humble (self-aware) and honest
  • John 4:22
    • Woman at the well
    • You worship what you don’t know
    • We worship what we know
  • John 5:39-40
    • You have knowledge but don’t know
• Bring Him your brokenness
  • John 4:
  • Woman at well
  • Crossed cultural boundaries - big deal
  • Jesus went to least likely person and embraces to give hope and life
  • Looks at people even in their pain, not hesitant
  • To heal the future must deal with brokenness of past
• Know that Jesus understands
  • John 11:35 - Jesus wept
  • Because Lazarus was dead, Jesus was human too
  • No one will understand our struggles like Jesus
• Live for Jesus (all the time)
  • People know you know Jesus by how you live
• Stand for Him
  • John 12
  • Mary anoints Jesus’ feet
  • In this example actually doesn’t stand but lays down.
  • Cost a years salary

 

Conclusion

• John 6:68
  • Mass exodus from Jesus
  • Jesus had said some hard passages
  • Lord, to whom shall we go?  We have come to know…. Peter
• John 10:11,
  • Jesus says he is the good shepherd
  • I know my own and my own know me
  • It matters we know Jesus, but also matters that Jesus knows me.

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLGyEmi3O0o

 

 

Duration 38:49