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Amid the Holiday Season, three groups threatened the life of Jesus.
Killing Jesus
Pastor Wes Emerson | December 25th, 2016
Sermon Notes
Key Verse: "Now some of them from Jerusalem said, Is this not He whom they seek to kill? - John 7:25
I. HIS RELATIVES--John 7:3-8
Jesus' brothers urged Him to go to Jerusalem, where they knew His killer's awaited.
1. They Didn't Believe in Him--v5, Mark 3:20-21, 31
2. They Could've Been Motivated By Envy--v4, Genesis 4:5, 8...Genesis 37:4, 18...Matthew 10:36
II. HIS RACE--John 7:12
Many Jews were deceived and spoke negatively about Jesus--Heaping three false accusation against Him (7:12..7:20..7:27).
Consider two biblical truths...
1. His Coming To Earth Was A Gift of God--Galatians 4:4-5
2. He Was Rejected By His Own Race--John 1:11, John 19:15, Luke 13:34
III. THE RELIGIOUS LEADERS--John 7:32
During the Feast of Tabernacles, the Pharisees executed a plan to arrest and kill Jesus
1. They Sent Out Officers To Arrest Him--7:32, compare Luke 20:20
2. The Officers Were "Arrested" By Jesus--7:45-46...Luke 4:22, Luke 4:32, John 6:63
The Feast of Tabernacles ended in frustration for Christ's killers (John 7:53)
JESUS had more work to do...more people to reach...more prophecies to fulfill
It was not yet His appointed "time" to die for sinners (John 7:6, 8)
But one day He did: The Son, born on Christmas Day, laid down His life for you!