Series: Transformed by the Master The Apostle John: Life Lessons From A Legend Part One

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Series Transformed by the Master The Apostle
John Life Lessons From A LegendPart One

• June 14, 2009

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Introduction

• Luke 612-16
• Choosing the Twelve
• 12 It was at this time that He went off to the
  mountain to pray, and He spent the whole night in
  prayer to God.  13And when day came, He called
  His disciples to Him and chose twelve of them,
  whom He also named as apostles  

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Introduction

• 14Simon, whom He also named Peter, and Andrew his
  brother and James and John and Philip and
  Bartholomew 15 and Matthew and Thomas James
  the son of Alphaeus, and Simon who was called the
  Zealot  16 Judas the son of James, and Judas
  Iscariot, who became a traitor.

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• 1. Pursue Eternal Values

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• John 135-39
• 35Again the next day John was standing with two
  of his disciples,  36and he looked at Jesus as He
  walked, and said, "Behold, the Lamb of God!"
  37The two disciples heard him speak, and they
  followed Jesus.

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• 38And Jesus turned and saw them following, and
  said to them, "What do you seek?" They said to
  Him, "Rabbi (which translated means Teacher),
  where are You staying?" 39He said to them, "Come,
  and you will see." So they came and saw where He
  was staying and they stayed with Him that day,
  for it was about the tenth hour.

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• 2. Build Sanctified Strength

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• Mark 313-17
• The Twelve Are Chosen
• 13And He went up on the mountain and summoned
  those whom He Himself wanted, and they came to
  Him.  14And He appointed twelve, so that they
  would be with Him and that He could send them out
  to preach,

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• 15and to have authority to cast out the demons.
  16And He appointed the twelve Simon (to whom He
  gave the name Peter), 17and James, the son of
  Zebedee, and John the brother of James (to them
  He gave the name Boanerges, which means, "Sons of
  Thunder")

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• Luke 951-56
• 51When the days were approaching for His
  ascension, He was determined to go to Jerusalem
  52and He sent messengers on ahead of Him, and
  they went and entered a village of the Samaritans
  to make arrangements for Him.  53But they did not
  receive Him, because He was traveling toward
  Jerusalem.

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• 54When His disciples James and John saw this,
  they said, "Lord, do You want us to command fire
  to come down from heaven and consume them?" 55But
  He turned and rebuked them, and said, "You do
  not know what kind of spirit you are of 56for
  the Son of Man did not come to destroy men's
  lives, but to save them." And they went on to
  another village.

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• Mark 938-40
• Dire Warnings
• 38John said to Him, "Teacher, we saw someone
  casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to
  prevent him because he was not following us."
   39But Jesus said, "Do not hinder him, for there
  is no one who will perform a miracle in My name,
  and be able soon afterward to speak evil of Me.
  40"For he who is not against us is for us.

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• Mark 1035-40
• 35James and John, the two sons of Zebedee, came
  up to Jesus, saying, "Teacher, we want You to do
  for us whatever we ask of You." 36And He said to
  them, "What do you want Me to do for you?" 37They
  said to Him, "Grant that we may sit, one on Your
  right and one on Your left, in Your glory."

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• 38But Jesus said to them, "You do not know what
  you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup
  that I drink, or to be baptized with the baptism
  with which I am baptized?" 39They said to Him,
  "We are able." And Jesus said to them, "The cup
  that I drink you shall drink and you shall be
  baptized with the baptism with which I am
  baptized. 40"But to sit on My right or on My
  left, this is not Mine to give but it is for
  those for whom it has been prepared."

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• 2 John 6-11
• 6And this is love, that we walk according to His
  commandments This is the commandment, just as you
  have heard from the beginning, that you should
  walk in it. 7For many deceivers have gone out
  into the world, those who do not acknowledge
  Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh This is the
  deceiver and the antichrist. 8Watch yourselves,
  that you do not lose what we have accomplished,
  but that you may receive a full reward.

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• 9Anyone who goes too far and does not abide in
  the teaching of Christ, does not have God the
  one who abides in the teaching, he has both the
  Father and the Son. 10If anyone comes to you and
  does not bring this teaching, do not receive him
  into your house, and do not give him a greeting
  11for the one who gives him a greeting
  participates in his evil deeds.

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• 3. Develop a Followers Spirit

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• John 1323
• 23There was reclining on Jesus' bosom one of His
  disciples, whom Jesus loved.

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• 4. Become Cross Conscious

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• John 1925-30
• 25Therefore the soldiers did these things. But
  standing by the cross of Jesus were His mother,
  and His mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas,
  and Mary Magdalene. 26When Jesus then saw His
  mother, and the disciple whom He loved standing
  nearby, He said to His mother, "Woman, behold,
  your son!" 27Then He said to the disciple,
  "Behold, your mother!" From that hour the
  disciple took her into his own household.

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• 28After this, Jesus, knowing that all things had
  already been accomplished, to fulfill the
  Scripture, said, "I am thirsty." 29A jar full of
  sour wine was standing there so they put a
  sponge full of the sour wine upon a branch of
  hyssop and brought it up to His mouth.
  30Therefore when Jesus had received the sour
  wine, He said, "It is finished!" And He bowed His
  head and gave up His spirit.