First Baptist Lenoir City

I. Grief in Genesis:
1. Grief of lost paradise – Genesis 3
2. Grief of a damaged marriage – Genesis 3
3. Grief of a murdered son – Genesis 4
4. Grief of ongoing death – Genesis 5

II. Grief in Exodus:
1. Grief in the slavery of mankind – Exodus 1
2. Grief in the mass death of newborn infants - Exodus 1
3. Grief in the death of the firstborn – Exodus 12:29-30
4. Grief in the golden calf – Exodus 32

III. Grief in the Psalms:
1. Psalm 42:1-11

IV. Grief in the Gospels:
1. Jesus wept when Lazarus died – John 11:35
2. Jesus wept over Jerusalem – Luke 19:41-44
3. Jesus wept in prayer – Hebrews 5:7-9

V. Grief in II Corinthians:
1. Grief because Paul’s spirit had no rest - II Corinthians 2:12-13
2. Grief because Paul’s body had no rest – II Corinthians 7:5-7

I. Being a friend of God
Abraham - Isaiah 41:8; II Chronicles 20:7
Moses - Exodus 33:11; Deuteronomy 34:10; Psalm 103:7

II. Being a friend of God
a. Being a first friend - John 3:29
b. Being a faith friend -Proverbs 27:6
c. Being a fake faith friend -Psalm 41:9; Matthew 26:50
d. Being a fake finance friend- Proverbs 14:20; 19:4
e. Being a former friend -Psalm 55:12-14
f. Being a friend of the world- James 4:3-4

III. Application - A true friend is one of the most powerful gifts God can give someone; A false friend is one of the most painful problems Satan can give someone

I. “The Convictions before Communion” – John 15:1-17
1. The I AM’s in the Book of John –
a. I AM the Bread of Life – John 6:35, 41, 48, 51
b. I AM the Light of the World – John 8:12
c. I AM the Door of the sheep – John 10:7, 9
d. I AM the Good Shepherd – John 10:11, 14
e. I AM the Resurrection & the Life – John 11:25
f. I AM the Way, the Truth, & the Life – John 14:6
g. I AM the True Vine – John 15:1, 5

MY DISCIPLES FAST FOR SPIRITUAL CLARITY/DISCIPLINE – 6:16-18
MY DISCIPLES INVEST IN ETERNITY – 6:20-23
MY DISCIPLES MY DISCIPLES HAVE ONE MASTER – 6:24
MY DISCIPLES TRUST THE FATHER TO PROVIDE – 6:25-34
MY DISCIPLES DON’T JUDGE W/SELF-RIGHTEOUSNESS – 7:1-5 
MY DISCIPLES PRAY WITH PERSISTENCE & FAITH – 7:7-11
MY DISCIPLES LIVE BY A HEAVENLY ETHIC – 7:12
MY DISCIPLES UNDERSTAND THE DANGERS OF FOLLOWING ME – 7:13-14
MY DISCIPLES ARE KNOWN BY THEIR FRUIT & BY MY WILL – 7:15-23
MY DISCIPLES ARE KNOWN BY THEIR WISE RESPONSE TO TRUTH – 7:24-27
MY DISCIPLES TRULY UNDERSTAND THE AUTHORITY BY WHICH I SPEAK – 7:28-29

My disciples take divorce seriously – 5:31-32
My disciples take their word seriously – 5:33-37
My disciples live by a heavenly ethic – 5:38-42
My disciples love their enemies and pray for them– 5:43-48