The Father's Testimony: Evidence That Jesus Is Lord

``And I would add even this morning in a room like this, that there are some here this morning that haven't decided to follow Jesus fully. And maybe you are here because you're exploring, you're trying to figure out some things, you wanna know more about who Jesus is. You are listening to this message and you're seeking to learn what the bible says. You're also watching us. You're seeing if following Jesus really makes a difference. And just now, I'm praying for you this morning as we open the text of scripture. That if you if your eyes have never been opened to Jesus, you will see him for who he is today. [00:40:09] (48 seconds)  #SeeJesusToday

That's why when we sign our name to an official document or give a verbal statement to what we have seen, we often ask a witness to sign the document. Right? You sign and what the next line over is the witness of that signature. Did you truly sign your name to this? And when you make a verbal commitment, you make a pledge that what you're saying to people is true in the sight of God. No one can witness their own signature. I can't sign that document with my signature for the signatory portion, and then for the witness, add my own signature. Someone else needs added into the equation. [00:46:37] (39 seconds)  #WitnessTheTruth

But in John eight, when Jesus says that the reverse of that statement, what he's talking about is self authentication is perfectly valid because an individual is the only one who knows his full experience. Like, as a person, he's the only one that can speak of himself. Jesus affirmed that he did not seek an independent self authentication, but he was content to submit to the father's will and let the father authenticate him. [00:49:19] (38 seconds)  #FatherAuthenticates

Well, in some ways, this morning, we're being taken to court in John chapter five. Jesus has initiated an opportunity to give eyewitness testimony of who he is to the Jewish people. And Jesus sees this opportunity. He's the one that initiated it. In fact, as we know, there were accusations being made to him by the Jews that he could not do the things that he was doing. And if you remember, in the beginning part of John five, Jesus had healed a man on the Sabbath. [00:29:13] (36 seconds)  #JesusOnTrial

Do we live in such a way that we are living as people who have been radically changed by the grace of God? Are we, as Peter wrote in first Peter three fifteen, always being ready to make a defense to everyone who asks to give an account for the hope that is in you. Are we living that way? [00:36:33] (25 seconds)  #DefendYourHope

We invited others to pray, and he was the one that asked you all to pray. And on Wednesday, he was still a bit nervous, but he kept telling us to keep praying, and he believed that God would help him. Listen, this young man was struggling, but he did with hope. And when you have hope, you can face anything. [00:38:53] (30 seconds)  #KeepPrayingHope

Jesus mentions John's witness in order to establish his identity in the minds of his listeners. So that they would believe him, Jesus, and obtain salvation. Jesus is preaching the gospel to these people as he's defending who he is. Jesus cares for their hearts and their relationship with God. Jesus does not bring condemnation. Jesus brings hope. [00:53:05] (34 seconds)  #JesusBringsHope

God's sovereign choice stands true. And as Jesus says in verse 38, man mankind is personally accountable for their unbelief because of their free will choice to deny the son. They are hearing the evidence, and they have eyewitness testimony, and their verdict to what Jesus says is guilty. He is not who he says he is. [00:35:48] (26 seconds)  #UnbeliefIsChoice