Pathway Church

James Flaming 

Rediscovering Jesus: “The Wait is Over” [John 19] The Promise We Are Waiting for - _________________ records a promise to mankind that took thousands of years to fulfill The Promise Is Fulfilled - John 19 is the __________ of the entire Bible o John 19 is the fulfillment of the promise recorded in Genesis 3:15 The Wait is Over – How Will We Respond? - The Wait is Over: 1) God __________________ for us – vv. 9-10 = - The Wait is Over: 2) Since God demonstrated his love for us, _________________ – vv. 7-8, 11-12 Next Step Questions 1) Are you waiting to put your trust in the saving work of Jesus Christ? What are you waiting for? 2) Are you waiting to start loving your brothers and sisters in Christ wholeheartedly? What are you waiting for?

Pastor Brian Bennett

Rediscovering Jesus: “The Jesus Trial”

[John 18]

Betrayal:  fight, flight, or _______

[John 18:1-11]

Jesus on trial: six stages of _______ creating a pathway for our _______ [John 18:12-24; Romans 5:6-9]

• 6 Stages in 18 hours:

o   _______court:

• Preliminary before Annas      (John 18:12-24)

o   _______ court:

• First hearing before Pilate     (Luke 23:1-5)

The Jesus trial: the King, the Truth, _______ _______ 

[John 18:33-40; Psalm 89:14; John 14:6]

Next Step Questions:

• How does the injustice of Jesus’ reveal His love for you?

Pastor Brian Bennett 

Rediscovering Jesus: “May become perfectly one” [John 17] Jesus prayed for us and declared that we would: [John 17:11-19] · Be one as God is one · Be ________ with His joy · Be in, ________________of the world · Be ________ by the word which is the truth · Sent as He was sent Jesus prayed for us and asked that we would be perfectly one with God and one another. [John 17:20-23] · What happened and is happening? o ________ and Separated (Genesis 11:1-9) o ________and sent (Genesis 12:1-3) o ________ and bringing near (Ephesians 2:12-13) o Poured out and ________ (Acts 2:1-6) o Redeemed and ________ (Galatians 3:26-29) Next Step Questions: · Are you living the life Jesus’ offered and prayed for you? · Are you in the world, but not of it? What changes do you need to make live sanctified (set apart) and sent on mission? · Are you living in unity or disunity with other believers?

Pastor Brian Bennett

Rediscovering Jesus: “Bridge over troubled water”

[John 16]

Warning:  _______ ________ is worse than death

[John 16:1-4]

Promise:  The Holy Spirit is your ________ and Jesus is enough

[John 16:5-15]

Bridge:  Jesus is the bridge over troubled water and…

[John 16:16-33]

• ________ is coming

Next Step Questions:

• Are you following Jesus or falling away?

Pastor Brian Bennett 

Rediscovering Jesus: “With or Without Me”

[John 15]

With or Without Me: Jesus is the source of life, and we (the Church) are a ________ ________

[John 15:1]

With or Without Me:  Without Jesus, ________________________.

[John 15:2-6; Isaiah 5:1-7]

With or Without Me:  With Jesus, “much” is promised.

[John 15:4-5; Hebrews 12:11]

The promise + the process…

• Fruit:         thefruit of the Spirit and ________________

healthier and produce more fruit

• Abides:     “meno”-stay, abide, ________________________

With or Without Me:  With Jesus we experience... 

1. Answered prayer                   (John 15:7,16)

Next Step Questions:

• Areyou doing life with or without Jesus?

8-7-22 Pastor Brian Bennett 

Pastor Brian Bennett 

Rediscovering Jesus: “The Way”

[John 14]

Jesus is the way and shows us ____________ and ____________

[John 14:1-7]

Followers of “the way” (aka Jesus) prayerfully walk into new __________ because of His __________, power, and __________.  

[John 14:8-14]

“The way” is a ____________ ____________ to Jesus and life in the Holy Spirit. 

[John 14:15-19]

 “The way” invites each of us into the ____________ and fills us with the ____________

[John 14:19-21]

Next Step Questions:

• Have you committed to Jesus as THE way, the truth, and the life?

8-7-22 Pastor Brian Bennett 

8-7-22 Pastor Brian Bennett 

8-7-22 Pastor Brian Bennett