Sermon Series: The Good Law and The Good Life
Sermon Text: John 13:31-35
Sermon Title: “The 11th Commandment”
Sermon Slides:
SLIDE 1 – Sermon Title SlideSLIDE 2 – John 15:13 – “Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.”SLIDE 3 – Today’s Big Idea: We are Not Only Called to Believe in Jesus … for our Salvation.We are Also Called to Be Like Jesus … for our Sanctification.
SLIDE 4 – Point 1: Jesus’ Big Announcement … I Will Be Glorified Because of My Love (vv. 31-33)SLIDE 5 – John 8:46 – “Which one of you convicts me of sin?”SLIDE 6 – Hebrews 4:15 – “For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin.”SLIDE 7 – Romans 8:3-4 – “For God has done what the law, weakened by the flesh, could not do. By sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh …”SLIDE 8 – Insert Copy of Point #1 of SermonSLIDE 9 – Galatians 4:4-5 – “But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son [of man], born of woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law …”SLIDE 10 – Insert Copy of Point #1 of SermonSLIDE 11 – John 17:4 – “I glorified you on earth, having accomplished the work that you gave me to do.”SLIDE 12 – Romans 3:23 – “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.”SLIDE 13 – Insert Copy of Point #1 of Sermon
SLIDE 14 – Point 2: Jesus’ New Commandment … Now You Be Sanctified in My Love (vv. 34-35)SLIDE 15 – Leviticus 19:18 – “But you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the Lord.”
SLIDE 16 – Six Uses of This Sermon for Living This WeekSLIDE 17 – To Be Like Jesus … Means to Put God First as a True Worshipper.SLIDE 18 – To Be Like Jesus … Means to Put Others Second as a Good Neighbor.SLIDE 19 – Matthew 20:16 – “The last shall be first, and the first last.”SLIDE 20 – Matthew 23:11-12 – “The greatest among you shall be your servant. Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.”SLIDE 21 – To Be Like Jesus … Means to Love Our Neighbors to Him.SLIDE 22 – 1 Peter 3:15-16 – “In your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect, having a good conscience, so that, when you are slandered, those who revile your good behavior in Christ may be put to shame.”SLIDE 23 – To Be Like Jesus … Means to Love Your Enemies.SLIDE 24 – We are Unlovely Sinners … But We Are Not Unlovable Sinners.SLIDE 25 – Romans 5:8 – “But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”SLIDE 26 – Today, We All Have the Same Need … to be More Like Jesus.