Missing the Obvious

Published: Dec. 3, 2019, 10 a.m.

Beloved: Gospel of John\nMissing the Obvious\nDecember 1, 2019 \n\nPlease turn in your Bibles to John 11:47-57 \n\n1: Consider what you\u2019re protecting (V 47-48)\n\u2022\tThe temple: religious traditions and systems \n \t-How have you tried to keep Jesus in line with your religious \ntraditions? \n \t-What have you done when traditions have kept you from \nJesus?\n\n\u2022\tTheir nation: a sense of control\n \t-How might you be trying to control Jesus?\n\n2: Consider what you\u2019re denying (V 49-53)\nSee Romans 3:23, 6:23, 5:8. 10:9-10, 13\n\nSuggested prayer: Lord Jesus, I want to know You personally. Thank You for dying on the cross for my sins. Today I turn from doing life my way. I open the door of my life and receive You as my Savior and Lord. Thank You for forgiving me of my sins and giving me eternal life. Take control of the throne of my life. Make me the kind of person You want me to be. In Jesus name, amen.\n\n -What truth have you been resisting?\n -How has God\u2019s Spirit been confronting you lately?\n -How have you been drowning out His voice or pushing Him\naway?\n\n3: Consider what you\u2019re looking for (V 54-57)\n\n\u201cHere I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me.\u201d Revelation 3:20\n\nWhat is God\u2019s Spirit speaking into your life today? \nHow must you respond?