First Baptist Lenoir City

<p>I. The 3 Examples in the gospels of feet being washed -<br>1. The Sinful woman in Luke 7:36-40<br>2. The Sacrifice of Mary-John 12:1-3<br>3. The Servant Jesus - John 13:3-5<br>4. The Saints of Jesus will follow<br>a. The Example of serving<br>b. The Example of loving<br>5. The Scriptures affirm these truths<br>a. John 13:34-35<br>b. John 15:8-13<br>c. I Thessalonians 4:9-12<br>d. I Peter 4:8-10<br>e. I John 2:7; 3:11, 16-18; 4:7-12, 16-21; 5:1-3</p>

<p>I. The Example of Jesus <br>1. The love of Jesus <br>2. The betrayer of Jesus <br>3. The knowledge of Jesus <br>4. The hands of Jesus <br>5. The continuation of Jesus <br>6. The fulfillment of Jesus <br>7. The humanity of Jesus</p>

<p>I. The PERFUME of the Worshiper <br>II. The PROBLEM of Hypocrisy <br>III. The PRAISE of the King <br>IV. The PERSECUTION of the Faithless</p>

<p>Section Three – Grasping Redemption’s Far Reach <br>8. This World is Not Our Home…or Is it?<br>9. Why is Earth’s Redemption Essential to God’s Plan?<br>10. What Will It Mean for the Curse to Be Lifted?</p>

<p>II. The Triumph of the King -John 12:12-35 <br> 1. The next day the large crowd learned that Jesus was there – 12:12. <br> 2. John tells us HOW Jesus came into the city – 12:13-18<br> a. They took branches of palm trees – 12:13a <br> b. They cried out, l – 12:13b<br> c. Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it (fulfillment) just as it is written, <br> 3. The Disciples didn’t understand…at the time – 12:16 <br> 4. The Crowd from Lazarus resurrection continued to bear witness – 12:17-18<br> 5. The Pharisees spoke to one another – 12:19 <br> 6. The Greeks seek an audience with Jesus – 12:20-32<br> 7. The Kind of Death Jesus would Die – 12:33-36</p>

<p>Section Two – Understanding the Intermediate Heaven<br>5. What is the Nature of the Intermediate Heaven?<br>6. Is the Intermediate Heaven a Physical Place?<br><br>7. What is Life Like in the Intermediate Heaven?<br><br><br>Section Three – Grasping Redemption’s Far Reach <br>8. This World is Not Our Home…or Is it?<br>9. Why is Earth’s Redemption Essential to God’s Plan?<br>10. What Will It Mean for the Curse to Be Lifted?<br><br><br>Selected Scriptures<br>a. Psalm 90:1-12<br>b. II Corinthians 4:16-5:11<br>c. Philippians 1:21-26<br>d. Hebrews 2:9, 14-16 (Why fear death?)<br>e. James 4:13-17<br>f. I Peter 1:1-12</p>

<p>Mission Conference 2021<br>Guests from our current Missions Partners joined us this Sunday. We were able to learn "WHAT IN THE WORLD IS GOD DOING?" from the areas of our partners.<br>Craig Parro of Word Partners delivered a challenging message for all of us.<br><br><br><br>• Church Missions Network • <a href="https://churchmissionsnetwork.org" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://churchmissionsnetwork.org</a><br>• Clubhouse Guatemala • <a href="https://clubhouseg.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://clubhouseg.com/</a><br>• Grace City Boston • <a href="https://www.gracecityboston.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.gracecityboston.com/</a><br>• Mission Eurasia • <a href="https://missioneurasia.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://missioneurasia.org/</a><br>• Partners In Christ • <a href="http://partnersinchrist.info" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">http://partnersinchrist.info</a><br>• Word Partners • <a href="https://wordpartners.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://wordpartners.org/</a><br>• Hope Resource Center Knoxville • <a href="https://knoxvillehope.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://knoxvillehope.com/</a><br>• Women at the Well • <a href="http://www.thewomenatthewell.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">http://www.thewomenatthewell.com/</a></p>

<p>HEAVEN by Randy Alcorn<br>(All material we use at FBCLC is subservient to the Word of God)<br><br>PART I – A THEOLOGY OF HEAVEN (Section One – Realizing Your Destiny)<br>1. Are You Looking Forward to Heaven?<br>2. Is Heaven Beyond Our Imagination?<br>3. Is Heaven Our Default Destination…or Is Hell?<br>4. Can You Know You’re Going to Heaven?<br>Section Two – Understanding the Intermediate Heaven<br>5. What is the Nature of the Intermediate Heaven?<br>6. Is the Intermediate Heaven a Physical Place?<br>7. What is Life Like in the Intermediate Heaven?</p>

<p>III. The Warning of Jesus to Judas - John 12:7-8<br>IV. The War against the followers of Jesus - 12:9-11<br> 1. Jesus would reveal the betrayal - John 13:21-30<br> 2. Jesus would predict the denial - John 13:36-38<br> 3. Jesus would prepare for hatred - John 15:18-25; John 16:1-4, 12, 32-33<br> 4. Jesus would teach before His triumphal entry - Matthew 21:33-46</p>

<p>HEAVEN by Randy Alcorn<br>(All material we use at FBCLC is subservient to the Word of God)<br><br>PART I – A THEOLOGY OF HEAVEN (Section One – Realizing Your Destiny)<br>1. Are You Looking Forward to Heaven?<br>2. Is Heaven Beyond Our Imagination?<br>3. Is Heaven Our Default Destination…or Is Hell?<br>4. Can You Know You’re Going to Heaven?<br>Section Two – Understanding the Intermediate Heaven<br>5. What is the Nature of the Intermediate Heaven?<br>6. Is the Intermediate Heaven a Physical Place?<br>7. What is Life Like in the Intermediate Heaven?</p>

<p>I. The Preparation of Jesus’ Death<br>1. The Worship of Mary – 12:1-3<br>2. The Waste according to Judas – 12:4-6<br>3. The Warning of Jesus – 12:7-8<br>II. The Confession before Communion – Lord’s Supper <br>1. The Confession of Salvation – Romans 10:9-10; I John 2:23; I John 4:5<br>2. The Confession of the Son – Matthew 10:32-33; Luke 12:8-9; Revelation 3:5<br>3. The Confession of Sin – Psalm 32:1-5; Psalm 38:18; Prov. 28:13; James 5:16<br>a. I John 1:5-10<br>b. I Corinthians 11:26-32 (Prayer then Partake in the Cup and the Bread)<br>4. The Confession by ALL one day – Philippians 2:8-11</p>

<p>HEAVEN: Our Future Home, Sermon 2<br>“The Best is Yet to Come” / Revelation 21 & 22 / Sep. 8th and 15th, 2021<br><br>There is an old saying that says, “Some people are so heavenly-minded that they are no earthly good.” That’s not what the Bible says. Colossians 3:1-3 & Hebrews 11:13-16<br><br>I. The New Heaven & New Earth – Revelation 21 & 22<br>c. The Interior Beauty – 21:21b-22:2<br>d. The Privileges of the Prepared – 22:3-5<br><br>6. The Action Described in Heaven – 22:6-12<br>a. Immediate Obedience – 22:7<br>b. Immediate Worship – 22:8-9<br>c. Immediate Communication – 22:10-11<br>d. Immediate Motivation – 22:12-15<br>e. Immediate Invitation – 22:16-21 <br>(Last Days; Last Judgment; Last Invitation)</p>

<p>V. The Devastation of Death Part I (Martha) – 11:17-23 (See Lk 10:38-42)<br>VI. The Divine Declarations – 11:24-27<br>VII. The Devastation of Death Part II (Mary) – 11:28-36<br>VIII. The Dialogue of Delay – 11:37<br>IX. The Divine Display – 11:38-44<br>X. The Division of Response – 11:45-57</p>

<p>I. The New Heaven & New Earth – Revelation 21 & 22<br>1. The Appearance & Capital of Heaven – 21:1-2<br>2. The Adoration of Heaven – 21:3-6a<br>3. The Audience in Heaven (Place of the Prepared) – 21:6b-7<br>4. The Absence in Heaven (Problem of the Unprepared) – 21:8<br><br>5. The Aura of the Capital of Heaven – 21:9-22:5<br>a. The Same Angel (from the plagues to Paradise) – 21:9<br>b. The Exterior Beauty – 21:10-21a<br>c. The Interior Beauty – 21:21b-22:2<br>d. The Privileges of the Prepared – 22:3-5<br><br>6. The Action Described in Heaven – 22:6-12<br>a. Immediate Obedience – 22:7<br>b. Immediate Worship – 22:8-9<br>c. Immediate Communication – 22:10-11<br>d. Immediate Motivation – 22:12-15<br>e. Immediate Invitation – 22:16-21</p>

<p>I. The Dilemma of Sickness – 11:1-3<br>II. The Delight of Glory – 11:4<br>III. The Delay of Purpose – 11:5-15<br>IV. The Disciple of Doubt – 11:16</p>

<p>Exalting - More than a Man - One with the Father; Mt. 1:18-23, “Immanuel”; John 1:1-3; Col. 1:25-20; Heb. 1:1-14; Rev. 1:12-19<br>Evangelizing - Gospel of faith of believing of receiving of abiding of following - 20:30-31<br>Exposing - false teachers & false faith<br><br>John 10 concludes the public ministry of Jesus. <br>Feast of Dedication / of Lights / Hanukkah - It was a Historical Feast not a Biblically mandated Feast - Maccabean Uprising against Epimenes<br><br>John 10 speaks of the unity between the Father and Son - something that gets expanded in John 17<br><br>“If you are the Messiah” - Fourth time - Why again and again and again? To incite - to arrest - to eliminate Jesus once and for all. The Pharisees believed they had the power to decide if Jesus was the Messiah or not - but the truth is Jesus had the power to remove and replace them - A STONE THAT WAS REJECTED HAS BECOME THE CORNERSTONE<br><br>Psalm 82</p>

<p>Jude Part 1</p>

<p>I. Jesus is the great I AM - Exodus 3:10-14<br>I AM the bread of life - John 6:35, 41, 48, 51<br>I AM the light of the world - John 8:12; 9:5; (Genesis 1:3)<br>I AM the door - John 10:7, 9<br>I AM the Good Shepherd - John 10:11, 14; (Psalm 23:1)<br>I AM the resurrection and the life - John 11:25-26<br>I AM the way, the truth, and the life - John 14:6<br>I AM the true vine - John 15:1, 5<br>*John 8:58 & John 18:4-11<br><br>II. The Intimacy between the Shepherd and His sheep -<br>Jesus is the DOOR - 10:1-10<br>Jesus is the GOOD SHEPHERD - 10:11-21</p>

<p>I. Spiritual Sight requires Divine Intervention – 9:35 (thus the Incarnation)<br>1. Luke 19:10<br>2. John 5:14<br>3. John 15:16<br>4. Romans 3:<br>II. Spiritual Sight requires Faith – 9:36-37<br>III. Spiritual Sight requires the Submission to Jesus Christ – 9:38a<br>IV. Spiritual Sight requires the Worship of Jesus Christ – 9:38b<br>V. Spiritual Blindness – 9:39-41<br>1. Receives judgment – <br>2. Refuses to admit blindness - <br>3. Rejects sight when its offered -</p>

<p>- The Man Born Blind - 9:1-3 <br>- The Light of the World - 9:4-7<br>- The Hostility in Jerusalem - 9:8-17<br>- The Pressure not Praise- 9:18-24<br>- The Testimony/Teaching of the former Blind man - 9:25-38<br>- The Indictment of Jesus - 9:39-41</p>

<p>(Jesus didn’t condone; Jesus didn’t condemn; Jesus did call for a change – after they met)<br>Who God Saves (Isa. 59:1-2) & Who God Uses (All that He saves)<br>I. Those Saved have more in Common than we have Differences – John 8:12<br>1. “I am the light of the world” – More than a Man statement <br>I AM – “The bread of life” John 6; “The door of the sheep” John 10; “The resurrection and the life” John 11; “The good shepherd” John 10; “The way, the truth, and the life” John 14; “The true vine” John 15<br><br>2. “Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life”<br>a. JA speaking of JB - John 1:6-8<br>b. Jesus at the SOM – Matthew 5:14-16<br>c. Paul to King Agrippa/Bernice and Gov. Festus – Acts 26:12-18<br>d. Paul to Church at Colossae – Colossians 1:13-14<br>e. Paul to Church at Ephesus – Ephesians 5:1-14<br>f. JA in his epistle – I John 1:5-2:1<br><br>3. The Gospel is the medicine but we are the syringe -</p>

<p>I. Jesus brings CLARITY (where there is confusion) <br>II. Jesus takes CONTROL (when the world seeks to usurp Him) <br>III. Jesus CRIES OUT (so that His voice rises above all others)</p>

<p>Independence Day then Dependence Day - (Free from sin to follow the Savior)<br>(Disclosure/Division/Dependence)<br>John 7:1-24<br>I. Jesus back in Galilee - 7:1<br> 1. The Feast of Tabernacles - v. 2<br> 2. The 1/2 Brothers of Jesus - vv. 3-9<br> 3. Jesus goes Privately - vv. 10–13<br> 4. Jesus goes Public - vv. 14-24</p>

<p>1. All that Father gives me I will lose none and will raise them up - “believe”- John 6:37-40<br>2. Some leave the fellowship - John 6 “disciples” & Judas; II Peter; I John 2:18-19<br>3. Some are removed from fellowship - Matthew 18:15-17; I Corinthians 5:9-13; I Thessalonians 5:14; II Thessalonians 3:6-15<br>4. Some are restored to fellowship - II Corinthians 2; Luke 15 (Problems w/ Prodigals)<br> a. You can’t live any way you want if you call yourself a Christian - there are benefits and consequences<br> b. You can always be restored to fellowship when you repent and return<br> c. The BIG 3: Abraham - Moses - David<br>5. Some hold fast to the end - Matthew 25 “Well done good & faithful servant”; II Timothy 4:6-8; Hebrews 10; There’s simply no such thing as a TEMPORARY FOLLOWER of Jesus - Mark 4<br> a. I never knew you - Matthew 7<br> b. I lose none - John 6<br> c. No one can snatch you - John 10<br> d. Nothing can separate - Romans 8</p>

<p>I. The Call of Faith (All in) - vv. 22-59<br>1. The Attitude Issue - vv. 60-61 (see vv. 41, 52)<br>2. The Attitude Adjustment - vv . 62-63<br>3. The Actual Problem (Faith)- vv. 64-65<br>4. The Present Action of Defection - vv. 66-67<br> a. False disciples move on - John 8:28-32; Mark 4:13-20 (John 15:8)<br> b. False disciples return - II Peter 2:21-22<br> c. False disciples go back - I John 2:18-19<br> d. Repentant disciples are restored - I Cor 5 & II Cor 2:5-11; Luke 15 (Pray for Prodigals)<br>5. The Ongoing Action of a True Disciple - vv. 68-69<br>6. The Future Act of Betrayal - vv. 70-71</p>