Recap
- Palm Sunday: Jesus is King (Paul Price)
- Monday: Jesus is the Vine (Pastor Matt Smith)
Scripture
John 10:22-33 NLT
22 It was now winter, and Jesus was in Jerusalem at the time of Hanukkah, the Festival of Dedication. 23 He was in the Temple, walking through the section known as Solomonâs Colonnade. 24 The people surrounded him and asked, âHow long are you going to keep us in suspense? If you are the Messiah, tell us plainly.â 25 Jesus replied, âI have already told you, and you donât believe me. The proof is the work I do in my Fatherâs name. 26 But you donât believe me because you are not my sheep. 27 My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. 28 I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them away from me, 29 for my Father has given them to me, and he is more powerful than anyone else. No one can snatch them from the Fatherâs hand. 30 The Father and I are one.â 31 Once again the people picked up stones to kill him. 32 Jesus said, âAt my Fatherâs direction I have done many good works. For which one are you going to stone me?â 33 They replied, âWeâre stoning you not for any good work, but for blasphemy! You, a mere man, claim to be God.â
22 It was now winter, and Jesus was in Jerusalem at the time of Hanukkah, the Festival of Dedication. 23 He was in the Temple, walking through the section known as Solomonâs Colonnade. 24 The people surrounded him and asked, âHow long are you going to keep us in suspense? If you are the Messiah, tell us plainly.â 25 Jesus replied, âI have already told you, and you donât believe me. The proof is the work I do in my Fatherâs name. 26 But you donât believe me because you are not my sheep. 27 My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. 28 I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them away from me, 29 for my Father has given them to me, and he is more powerful than anyone else. No one can snatch them from the Fatherâs hand. 30 The Father and I are one.â 31 Once again the people picked up stones to kill him. 32 Jesus said, âAt my Fatherâs direction I have done many good works. For which one are you going to stone me?â 33 They replied, âWeâre stoning you not for any good work, but for blasphemy! You, a mere man, claim to be God.â
Introduction
- The ânameâ of God was revealed to Moses in Exodus as YHWH (Yod, Heh, Waw, and Heh).
- They replaced it with Elohim (God, creator, mighty and strong)
- However, in the synagogues, they called him Adonai, which means My Lord.
- Years later, scholars took the vowel letters from Adonai and added them to YHWH.
- However, Latin speakers began to replace the letter Y with J because Y wasnât in their alphabet.
- This led them to Jehowah, pronounced Jehovah.
Matthew 1:23 NLT
âLook! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel, which means âGod is with us.ââ
âLook! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel, which means âGod is with us.ââ
- Immanuel (or Emmanuel) means God (YHWH) with us.
- We then know that the angel told Mary to name him Jesus - which means Jehovah is salvation or YHWH will save us.
- Later, He was called Jesus Christ, Christ meaning Messiah or anointed one.
Who is God?
In Genesis 17:1 NLT
"When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to him and said, âI am El-ShaddaiââGod Almighty.â Serve me faithfully and live a blameless life."
"When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to him and said, âI am El-ShaddaiââGod Almighty.â Serve me faithfully and live a blameless life."
The Shema
Deuteronomy 6:4-5 NLT
âHear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one! You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength.
Deuteronomy 6:4-5 NLT
âHear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one! You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength.
In Hebrew
Sh'ma Yisra'eil Adonai Eloheinu Adonai echad.
V'ahavta eit Adonai Elohekha. b'khol l'vavkha uv'khol nafsh'kha. uv'khol m'odekha.
Sh'ma Yisra'eil Adonai Eloheinu Adonai echad.
V'ahavta eit Adonai Elohekha. b'khol l'vavkha uv'khol nafsh'kha. uv'khol m'odekha.
Love (Ahavah) = General use
Heart (Lev)
- You know with the heart
- You understand with the heart
- You think with the heart
- You desire with the heart
- The heart is the mind
- The heart is the soul
- The heart is the body
Soul (Nephesh)
Genesis 1:21 NLT
So God created great sea creatures and every living thing (nephesh) that scurries and swarms in the water, and every sort of birdâeach producing offspring of the same kind. And God saw that it was good.
Genesis 1:21 NLT
So God created great sea creatures and every living thing (nephesh) that scurries and swarms in the water, and every sort of birdâeach producing offspring of the same kind. And God saw that it was good.
Genesis 1:30 NLT
And I have given every green plant as food for all the wild animals, the birds in the sky, and the small animals that scurry along the groundâeverything that has life (nephesh).â And that is what happened.
And I have given every green plant as food for all the wild animals, the birds in the sky, and the small animals that scurry along the groundâeverything that has life (nephesh).â And that is what happened.
Genesis 2:7 NLT
Then the Lord God formed the man from the dust of the ground. He breathed the breath of life into the manâs nostrils, and the man became a living person (nephesh).
Then the Lord God formed the man from the dust of the ground. He breathed the breath of life into the manâs nostrils, and the man became a living person (nephesh).
Exodus 12:16 NKJV
On the first day there shall be a holy convocation, and on the seventh day there shall be a holy convocation for you. No manner of work shall be done on them; but that which everyone (nephesh) must eatâthat only may be prepared by you.
On the first day there shall be a holy convocation, and on the seventh day there shall be a holy convocation for you. No manner of work shall be done on them; but that which everyone (nephesh) must eatâthat only may be prepared by you.
Numbers 11:4-6 NLT
4 Then the foreign rabble who were traveling with the Israelites began to crave the good things of Egypt. And the people of Israel also began to complain. âOh, for some meat!â they exclaimed. 5 âWe remember the fish we used to eat for free in Egypt. And we had all the cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions, and garlic we wanted. 6 But now our appetites (nephesh) are gone. All we ever see is this manna!â
4 Then the foreign rabble who were traveling with the Israelites began to crave the good things of Egypt. And the people of Israel also began to complain. âOh, for some meat!â they exclaimed. 5 âWe remember the fish we used to eat for free in Egypt. And we had all the cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions, and garlic we wanted. 6 But now our appetites (nephesh) are gone. All we ever see is this manna!â
Psalms 119:175 NLT
Let me live so I can praise you.
Let me live so I can praise you.
Psalms 42:1-2 NKJV
1 As the deer pants for the water brooks, So pants my soul (nephesh) for You, O God. 2 My soul (nephesh) thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God?
1 As the deer pants for the water brooks, So pants my soul (nephesh) for You, O God. 2 My soul (nephesh) thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God?
Strength (Meod)
Genesis 1:31 NKJV
31 Then God saw everything that He had made, and indeed it was very (meod) good. So the evening and the morning were the sixth day.
Genesis 1:31 NKJV
31 Then God saw everything that He had made, and indeed it was very (meod) good. So the evening and the morning were the sixth day.
Genesis 7:19 NKJV
19 And the waters prevailed exceedingly (meod meod) on the earth, and all the high hills under the whole heaven were covered.
Meod = Muchness?
19 And the waters prevailed exceedingly (meod meod) on the earth, and all the high hills under the whole heaven were covered.
Meod = Muchness?
Tying it all together
John 10:32-33 NLT
32 Jesus said, âAt my Fatherâs direction I have done many good works. For which one are you going to stone me?â 33 They replied, âWeâre stoning you not for any good work, but for blasphemy! You, a mere man, claim to be God.â
32 Jesus said, âAt my Fatherâs direction I have done many good works. For which one are you going to stone me?â 33 They replied, âWeâre stoning you not for any good work, but for blasphemy! You, a mere man, claim to be God.â
John 13:13 NLT
âYou call me âTeacherâ and âLord,â and you are right, because thatâs what I am.â
âYou call me âTeacherâ and âLord,â and you are right, because thatâs what I am.â
Psalms 97:1-12 NLT
- 1 The Lord is king! Let the earth rejoice! Let the farthest coastlands be glad.
- 2 Dark clouds surround him. Righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.
- 3 Fire spreads ahead of him and burns up all his foes.
- 4 His lightning flashes out across the world. The earth sees and trembles.
- 5 The mountains melt like wax before the Lord, before the Lord of all the earth.
- 6 The heavens proclaim his righteousness; every nation sees his glory.
- 7 Those who worship idols are disgracedâ all who brag about their worthless godsâ for every god must bow to him.
- 8 Jerusalem has heard and rejoiced, and all the towns of Judah are glad because of your justice, O Lord!
- 9 For you, O Lord, are supreme over all the earth; you are exalted far above all gods.
- 10 You who love the Lord, hate evil! He protects the lives of his godly people and rescues them from the power of the wicked.
- 11 Light shines on the godly, and joy on those whose hearts are right.
- 12 May all who are godly rejoice in the Lord and praise his holy name!
- Jesus is God
- God is Lord
- then Jesus is
- that holy name!
Conclusion
John 10:26-30 NLT
26 But you donât believe me because you are not my sheep. 27 My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. 28 I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them away from me, 29 for my Father has given them to me, and he is more powerful than anyone else. No one can snatch them from the Fatherâs hand. 30 The Father and I are one.
26 But you donât believe me because you are not my sheep. 27 My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. 28 I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them away from me, 29 for my Father has given them to me, and he is more powerful than anyone else. No one can snatch them from the Fatherâs hand. 30 The Father and I are one.
- Everything you think and do (lev)
- Everything you are (nephesh)
- Everything else (meod)