THE GREATEST VISIT EVER MADE
Text: John 1:1-13
Introduction:
A) Looking down the corridors of time we see that many wonderful visits have been made
1) In the GARDEN OF EDEN GOD made a visit to ADAM and EVE. "Visited every evening"
2) When the world was deep in sin GOD came down and visited NOAH.
B) One day God wanted to test Abraham’s Faith
1) Commanded ABRAHAM to take his Son ISAAC.
2) Offer him on an altar as a human sacrifice.
C) Paul thrown to ground on Damascus Road
1) After he heard the voice of JESUS, he was led into the city where he prayed for 3 days
2) Then GOD sent ANANIAS to tell him what God wanted Him To Do – This began Paul's Ministry
D) John was banished to Isle of Partmos.
1) GOD pinned back the curtain of Eternity, and showed Him the Future..
2) What a wonderful visit John had in Heaven.
E) The Most Wonderful Visit - Most Glorious - The Most Meaningful, Visit Ever Made..
1) Was When "GOD BECAME FLESH"
1. When He Visited This World In Form Of The Son.
F) We Have Read All The Details…
1) The Virgin Birth…
2) The Sinless Life…
3) The Vicarious Death…
4) That Victorious Resurrection And Ascension.
5) Now John Speaks Of That Visit And How It Was Received In The First Verses Of John Chapter 1
G) We See Four Things In These Few Verses.
I. THE CREATION. II. THE COMING.
III. THE CRIME. IV. THE CONVERTS.
I) THE CREATION Jn 1:3 All things were made by him; & without him was not any thing made that was made.
A) WHO WAS JOHN TALKING ABOUT? – JESUS
1) We say that God created all things..
2) Yes Through His Son Jesus Christ.
3) Who Was In The Beginning?? Jn 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
B) WHEN WAS JESUS BY THE SIDE OF GOD?
1) Go back to the time when God created the world and you will find Jesus by His Side…
2) When God Created The World Jesus was There.
3) God Said Let There Be Light Christ Was There
4) When God Said "Let us make the sea and the dry land” Christ Was There.
5) When God Said "Let us make the animals and the fish and the fowls” - Christ Was There.
6) When God Said "Let us make man in our own image” - Jesus Was There.
C) NOW MAN DOESN'T CREATE ANYTHING.
1) He makes something out of existing Materials.
2) Christ, as the agent of Creation made everything out of nothing.
3) He simply spoke and it came into existence.
4) Man Can Build - A Skyscraper - A Bridge - Plane flying 600 MPH..
5) Man Builds A submarine - Bombs of destruction
6) In All Of This He Must Use Materials Existing.
7) Only God Can Create Something Out Of Nothing
D) JESUS CREATED..
1) The BLUE HEAVENS Above.
2) Created The Space Between The Sky & The Earth
3) Jesus Scooped Out The Rivers And Lakes And Filled Them With Water.
4) He Put Up The SUN - The MOON -The STARS
5) The Flowers In The Field - Trees In The Forest - Fish In The Sea - Birds In The Air.
6) Then He Made His Masterpiece - MAN.
II) THE COMING.
A) GOD SENT HIS SON INTO THE WORLD.
1) WHY? - For One Reason Only..
(a) He saw that me were lost and going to HELL
(b) He wanted to provide a way of Salvation
2) So He sent His Only Begotten Son Into The World That Through Him Men Might Be Saved.
(a) He came as a BABE.
(b) Grew up into manhood, Went about doing good
(c) He preformed many miracles and taught the great truths about God.
(d) Finally He was CRUCIFIED on and old Cross
3) Christ came not primarily as a doer of good deeds or a teacher of great truths.
(a) He Came To Die For Sinners.
(b) Rom 5:8 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
B) AT CHRISTMAS WE HEAR WHY MEN THINK JESUS CAME INTO THE WORLD.
1) Some say HE came to bring PEACE to Nations
(a) If that is so He was a complete failure…
(b) Because we have never had peace on the earth.
2) Some Say He Came To Set An Example Of Brotherly Love For Us. Still A Failure..
3) Some - He Came To Establish The Brotherhood Of Man & The Fatherhood Of God On The Earth..
4) Greatest Vs In The Bible Tells Us Why He came For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
C) THIS WORLD HAS RECEIVED SOME GOOD NEWS OVER THE CENTURIES.
1) I Remember The End Of W/W 2
2) Remember the Astronauts landing on the moon
3) The Greatest News I Have Every Received Was JESUS DIED FOR ME AND HE LIVES AGAIN.
4) The TOMB Is Empty… Glory, Glory, GLORY.
D) JESUS SAW MEN DYING IN SIN.
1) He did something about it..
2) He came and took our sin in His own Body and died of the disease on the Cross.
3) Purpose Of Dying -That We Might Live Forever
III) THE CRIME. Jn 1:11 He came unto his own, and his own received him not.
A) THIS IS NOT THE WORLD'S GREATEST CRIME.
1) The man who puts a bottle to his neighbors lips commits a crime according to the Bible.
2) Man who Murders - Steals - Breaks the other Laws of God is a Criminal.
B) BUT - HERE IS THE GREATEST CRIME OF ALL.
1) Jesus came with His hands full of blessings, but they rejected Him.
2) They Turned their back on Him and Killed Him.
C) WHY DON'T MEN RECEIVE JESUS INTO THEIR HEARTS?
1) Because their hearts are too full of the things of this world.
2) Because They are not sold out to Jesus.
D) WHY NOT MAKE A NEW START TODAY?
1) Make room in every area of your life For Jesus
2) The man who rejects Jesus Christ is a Fool.
IV) THE CONVERTS. Jn 1:12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:
A) WHAT IT DOES NOT SAY.
1) As many as Join the Church…
2) As many As Are Baptized..
3) As many who are confirmed…
B) WHAT IT DOES SAY.
1) "AS MANY AS RECEIVE CHRIST"
2) Only One Way - You Must Receive Christ…
C) THE MINUTE YOU RECEIVE HIM.
1) You Want To Confess Him.
2) Rom 10:10-11 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.
D) FOR THE CHILDREN OF GOD.
1) There is a land where there is No Night, No Death, No Sorrow…
