Gospel Meeting 11/02/2018

Gospel of St. John ch4 vs46 – 54.

The prominent words in John’s account are “believe” and “life”.

“But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name”. – ch20 vs31.

John was very selective in the miracles he wrote of, to show specifically that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, Messiah.

God sent His beloved Son into the world, born of a virgin, that He could willingly die to become our Saviour - the sacrifice for all our sins, giving His life and blood on Calvary’s Cross.

He alone lived a holy and sinless life. His death and resurrection paid the price of our sins in full and was wholly accepted by God The Father.

God did this work FOR US, and also works IN US a work of grace, that we as believers in a personal relationship may benefit all that His Son has done and achieved for us in our Salvation.

Faith is essential, and God gives us the gift of faith.

“For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God”. – Ephesians ch2 vs8.

God does not believe for us, nor is it by proxy – it is the personal responsibility of every human being.

Faith is more than accepting that certain things happened, or there was “a man called Jesus”.

Belief is personal conviction and commitment, entrusting ourselves to Jesus Christ.

Coming in repentance of our sins to Him, believing He is the Son of God who died on the Cross and arose from the grave. Simply ask His forgiveness and ask Him into your heart and life as your Lord and Saviour. Then by surrendering your will to Him, you can turn away from being sinful and begin a new life pleasing to Him.

Death, as ever, is no respecter of persons – in this passage of scripture we are told of a rich nobleman’s son who was at the point of death.

He pleaded with Jesus Christ to come down from Cana of Galilee to Capernaum, that there He may heal his son.

However, being in someone’s presence is not essential with The Lord Jesus Christ…

“The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed”… “And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way: and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And his servant was healed the selfsame hour”. -  Matthew’s Gospel ch8 vs8 &13.

For Jesus Christ’s power to be exercised, the nobleman had faith and believed the word of Jesus –

“The nobleman saith unto him, Sir, come down ere my child die. Jesus saith unto him, Go thy way; thy son liveth. And the man believed the word that Jesus had spoken unto him, and he went his way”… “So the father knew that it was at the same hour, in the which Jesus said to him, Thy son liveth: and himself believed, and his whole house”. – vs49 & 53.

When Jesus Christ becomes our own Lord and Saviour, we too must trust Him at His word. He is always with us through His indwelling Holy Spirit.

Friend, come to Christ tonight, in genuine repentance, in a real and lasting saving faith. Know and enjoy the peace of all your sins forgiven, and a personal daily relationship with God’s Son, Jesus Christ.

“And there are also many other things which Jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written. Amen.” – John’s Gospel ch21 vs25.