January 23, 2005
Morning Sermon Outline
How People Respond to Christ / How We Should Respond to Them!
John 7:1-53
I. How do people respond to Christ?
1. With hatred John 7:1 & 6
2. With unbelief John 7:5
3. With murmuring uncertainty John 7:12
4. With fear of His enemies John 7:13
5. With awe at His teaching John 7:15; 45-46
6. With accusations John 7:20
7. With questions John 7:25-27; 41b-42
8. Some sought to take Him but could not John 7:30; :32;
9. Many believed on Him John 7:31; :40-41
10. By fighting with each other John 7:43
11. By insulting those who believe John 7:47-49
12. By urging further inquiry John 7:50-51
13. With certainty they already had the answer John 7:52
14. By leaving John 7:53
II. How should we respond to them?
Like Christ did:
1. Strategically John 7:6-10
2. Dependently, like an Ambassador John 7:16-18
3. Truthfully John 7:19; :28-29
4. With good instruction John 7:22-24
5. Boldly John 7:25-26
6. In ways that make people think John 7:33-36
7. With great and gracious invitations John 7:37-41
Like one of His first followers did John 7:50-51
1. He opened His mouth in the midst of doubters
2. He referred to the law in an effort to take Christs side
3. He urged they hear Christ further
Lastly, we do all of this with dependence upon the Holy Spirit John 7:37-38; John 6:63
