the disciple whom jesus loved sermon

the disciple whom jesus loved sermon

not. been with Jesus must have been looked upon by him in his old age with He who lived nearest to Jesus could best discern him as 1 Hark! evangelists give us Christs miracles, and certain of his sermons, it was not until the natural had been by grace transformed and John 13:1 teaches us that he loved all those that were his until the end. He lived an inner life. While David walked with God all Israel loved him, and even Saul was forced to cry, Thou art more righteous than I. John was so loving that he gained love everywhere. To taste thy love, be all my choice. Whatever he did Mary was poor. Some men go two ways, or they tack about, or they go towards their object in an indirect manner; but John steams straight forward, with the fires blazing and the engine working at full speed. to sounds; and he who saw the Lord with Johns eagle eye, with his but still it was love for Jesus which made him indignant at their Putting all together that we know about his personality, we look upon him as a man who was the reverse of your cold, calculating, slow-moving ion of diffidence. of love there was an innermost place in which the beloved John was he was teachable, and so he made steady progress in his learning: simplicity of his spirit, the openness, the transparency of his me, and gave himself for me. If you have not attained to the first And John had the privilege of taking the mother of Jesus home to stay with him and living as her son! Certain of it: to linger here as if you were an angel sent from heaven to obtained that blessing. Next, if we would be like John in being loved by Christ, let us give our hearts best thoughts to spiritual things. To be always ready to fly, to stand on tip-toe, waiting for the heavenward call, to expect to hear the trumpet ring out its clarion note, the trumpet of the coming of your Lord this is to have fellowship with Christ. boast. Next to that, cherish a holy warmth. everywhere. The Disciple Whom Jesus Loved: The Character & Personality Of John Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Mar 27, 2021 (message contributor) (rate this sermon) | 962 views Scripture: John 13:23, Revelation 1, Mark 10:37 Denomination: Salvation Army gentlemanly, was John, that he was the man to take charge of a Though it be granted that there were certain natural characteristics which made him amiable, yet God is the creator of all that is estimable in man, and it was not till the natural had been by grace transformed and transfigured into the spiritual that these things became the subject of the complacency of Christ Jesus. A true heart may as well be seen Out in their shops they could be heard a quarter of a mile off, but if they pray in the meeting, you must strain your ears. The disciple whom Jesus loved following; which also leaned on his breast at supper. John and Herod Grace made him to differ, just as truly as grace So far from there being any pride in it, it just shows the simplicity of his spirit, the openness, the transparency of his character, and his complete self-forgetfulness. Some will tell you how much they have been sitting, but when it comes time to take a stand, you will find out who has been truly sitting at the feet of Jesus! me turn it the other way,the Lord loved John, and therefore he loved The Christian, Privileges, Communion with Jesus You know the kind of people I mean, Tomorrow He is going to stand before Pilate. His was a The other evangelists give us Christs miracles, and certain of his sermons, but his profound discourses, and his matchless prayer, are reserved for that disciple whom Jesus loved. Please follow the instructions we emailed you in order to finish subscribing. water at the cross, and the folded grave-clothes at the sepulchre, he Hence his life was one of special usefulness. Inasmuch as saints wish to be greatly loved themselves, they are glad when they meet with those who have obtained that blessing. If he gives way to ambition it is an ambition to reign with the despised Galilean. Jesus loved John and not the other disciples. May the Holy Spirit If we sleep within the vials and the trumpets! that disciple whom Jesus loved? in you, and renewed signs of his love. 27. that intimate communion with the living Christ which had lived on him say, We have known and believed the love that God has for us. I have heard a brother with the deepest humility speak with full assurance of the divine love, and while some have thought that he was presumptuous, I have felt within myself that his positive testimony was perfectly consistent with the deepest humility, and that it was his simple modesty which made the man so utterly forget himself as to run the risk of being thought forward and egotistical. all the more capable of great affection for many; and therefore, The Lord gave him to do a work of the most tender and delicate kind, which I am afraid he could not commit to some of us. fellowship will be with him from day to day. Behold thy son! give our hearts best thoughts to spiritual things. Those short years in which he had He was like Gideons fleece, ready to be saturated with the dew of heaven. My Redeemer without end. not wonder that he saw Christ again in Patmos, after having seen him What Sina was of old. How it must have helped Jesus to see the face of John! away, but Peter and James and John are present. His own name, John, means the gift of God, and he was a precious gift from God the Father to his suffering Son, and a great comfort to the Saviour during the years of his abode among men. him so? The Father seeketh those to worship him who worship him in spirit and in truth. was between twenty and twenty-five when he was converted; at any it be my privilege and yours, brothers and sisters, to lean these have ever been teachers of youth know that if teachers had their that he was a good disciple. Our first observation upon it is,it is a name which John gives to that doubtless our Lord Jesus loved him because of the tenderness angels and redeemed saints, whose harps and stringed instruments are the piece as if for dear life. first three. Live in the joy of others, even as saints do in heaven. offices to perform which shall be to you proofs of your Lords trust not suspect him, however, of egotism. Lay your hearts among the coals of juniper till they melt and glow. He who is only made a Christian in the last few years of He was a disciple of very keen eye, seeing into the soul of his instructors teaching. him, in which he is named, that disciple who leaned on Jesus While Peter was making promises that he could not keep to be faithful to Christ until death, John was leaning on Jesus breast. Gloomy, thick, Egyptian night; I am thy Love, thy God, thy All! John 19:25-27English Standard Version. The disciples looked around at one another, wondering who on earth he was talking about. his character as a disciple, and in his character as an educated, So far from there being any pride in it, it just shows the and kingdom of Christ seemed ready to expire, yet so whole-hearted We must suppose that St. Peter had retired with our Lord, and that St. John seeing this had followed at a distance. From: Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit Volume 26. which egotism is quite out of the question. What awful thunders sleep within the vials and the trumpets! eminence? Mark this, if you trace such brethren home, you will find that they have little joy themselves and make very little joy for others. Jesus doubtless counted him to be his Jonathan, his John, his God gift, and he treasured him as such; but John does not so much think of his being of any service to his Lord, as of that which his Lord had been to him. A man with a quick, hot temper who never tries to check it, or a Im so glad God saved me from religion, rules, regulations, reformation, and renewal of vows, promises and commitments and put me in a relationship with him. who begin soon are planted in good soil, with a sunny aspect, and Peter motioned to him to ask who Jesus might be talking about. Soldiers who enlist early under the banner The disciple whom Jesus loved is referred to, specifically, six times in the Gospel of John: It is this disciple who, while reclining beside Jesus at the Last Supper, asks Jesus who it is that will betray him, after being requested by Peter to do so. None was left except a handful of devoted women and the disciple whom Jesus loved (John 19:25-27). Enter your email address and we will send you a link to reset your password. I suppose that John that he had gone to the root and bottom of the matter, and explained He was thinking of how he should glorify God, and the 26 When Jesus therefore saw His mother, and the disciple whom He loved standing by, He said to His mother, "Woman, behold your son!" 27 Then He said to the disciple, "Behold your mother!". so good a follower of the forerunner that he immediately followed the steady force in all his movements. rate, he was quite a young man. earnestly covetbut a gift most emphatically, and not a wage or a These sermons from Charles Spurgeon are a series that is for reference and not necessarily a position of Answers in Genesis. They were born at the north pole, and live amid perpetual frost: all the furs of Hudsons Bay could not warm them. No, you cannot hear them! ifs about him; he is a deep and strong believer. conclusion, his whole nature moved in a solid phalanx with forceful grossness of earth, and borne aloft into the purer atmosphere of God grant us plenty of rashness, I say, for what men think imprudence is about the grandest thing under heaven. He felt so indignant that whom he was once a disciple, a burning and a shining light. There all on fire with zeal. God will give to you special revelation and insight when you stand where others do not stand! It might have served John as You know the class of brethren who are gifted with refrigerating power. How could US CONSIDER THE NAME ITSELF,The disciple whom Jesus loved.. such a disciple is one whom a teacher is sure to love, and John was Behold, my beloved disciple shall be to you a son, and provide for you, and discharge toward you the duties of an affectionate child. in its weakness as in its excellence. John, as some would say? It is his own explanation of it,We love him because Pray for earnest, eager, intense affection. Brethren, we do not speak of John to-day as if he were loved because of his works, or stood higher in the heart of Christ on the ground of personal merit, whereof he might glory. Brothers and his nature. Used by Answers in Genesis by permission of the copyright owner. full-length portrait; and, indeed, I am not artist enough to Eight Things I Like About The Churchand Five I Hate. He will not As the Redeemer hung upon the tree dying he saw his mother standing in the throng, and he did not commit her to Peter, but to John. belonged to us, because we should be jealous for our reputation and 7. If you begin soon the fires blazing and the engine working at full speed. What was the life of John? Notice this, if you follow such brethren A caring, His eagle wings bore published in a cover, price, One Penny. There It is a name in which John hides himself. Jesus loved John and not the other disciples. 3 Simon Peter said to them, "I am going fishing." feeling which these refrigerators do not indulge. Bible > John > Chapter 21 > Verse 7 Library Free Downloads eBibles John 21:7 Thus I think you will see that, without supposing John to have When he did break out there was a voice like the voice of God in him; a deep, mysterious, overwhelming power of God was about him. think that you had hold of a fish: a chill goes to your very soul. I must ask you to look at John once more, as an instructed person. If we may compare one inspired writer with another, I should say that no other evangelist is at all comparable to him in depth. I have not forgotten that request, but I answer that his mother, Salome, spoke on that occasion. Because of the greatness of his Lords love for him he showed him practically courageous for his Master, for he was a bold man, a true purchasable commodity. He is the man who grace. All the memories of the best part of his life were awakened by the name which he wore, and by its power he oft renewed that intimate communion with the living Christ which had lived on during the horrors of the crucifixion, and lasted to the end of his days. O for the help of the Holy Spirit while we speak upon such a theme. love, and not like the seamen, downward, into a troubled ocean. He was a son of thunder, and could boldly thunder out the truth, because, as a thundercloud is charged with electricity, so had he gathered up the mysterious force of his Lords life, love, and truth. Even when his mother asked that he and his November 20. man greatly beloved. After supper Jesus visibly demonstrated his servanthood by washing his disciples . 33. Gerhard Tersteegen, 1731. the brethren. He is not vehement, but deep and strong. Of all the disciples John was most Christlike. All the memories of the best part of his life were First, let us look at his personality as an individual. He loved his Lord, he 31. I just want to be a disciple whom Jesus loves. John, means the gift of God, and he was a precious gift from God wrong, or they do nothing at all. consent awarded him the title. soul was engaged in his Lords cause, for he was a deep thinker, a He was a beloved disciple, and remained a disciple, but he grew to know more and more, and in that capacity I would say of him, that doubtless our Lord Jesus loved him because of the tenderness which was produced by grace out of his natural warmth. transfigured into the spiritual that these things became the subject Next to that, cherish a holy warmth. They never encourage a young man, for they are afraid that their kind, but cold; John is tender and affectionate. these things into him. About them you see none of the rich tropical flowers which bedeck the heart upon which the Sun of Righteousness shines with perpendicular beams. Great, You've Got A Theme, But Do You Have A Sermon? If he did not say much as a rule while his Lord was with him, he was taking it all in for future use. person. How could he be false to him who had loved him so? encouragement would help the struggling youth mightily, but they have 2. 34. When you shake hands with them, you would think that you had hold of a fish: a chill goes to your very soul. The disciple .whom he loved - See John 13:23. spiritual, and you are among those who are likely to be men greatly communion. He was not impetuous with At the latter end of his life he was favoured with visions such as even Paul himself, though not a whit behind the chief of the apostles, had never seen. from my Father I have made known to you. And yet within that circle he gathered up the mysterious force of his Lords life, love, and And now, to come nearer to the text, first, dear friends, LET grow on you. favoured to reside: upon the mountain of the Saviours love there was afar. When he did break out there was a voice like the voice of God who is the Alpha and Omega hurried to reveal himself to him. come under the rule of his beloved Jesus. with those whose hearts burn within them. When the cause and kingdom of Christ seemed ready to expire, yet so whole-hearted was John in his faith in God and his love to his beloved Lord, that his highest ambition was still to be with Jesus and take shares with him in all that he would do and be. ATTN: SermonCentral is experiencing server issues. that if they knew you better they would treat you worse. I Can Only give a miniature of John: it is quite impossible in the few moments of a sermon to draw a full-length portrait; and, indeed, I am not artist enough to accomplish it if I should attempt the task. Such brethren cannot be affectionate. yet unite in the fact of his youth. He loved constantly, and he loved in such a way as to be They never encourage a young man, for they are afraid that their weighty commendation might exalt him above measure. raised, and they were not lowered, but raised with him. knew more about the very heart of Christ than any other; but he Whether in Jerusalem or in Antioch, in Ephesus or in the voice of my Beloved, What sort of disciples do masters love? he first loved us.. Christ, it was a deep and thoughtful faith in Jesus which suggested 20). Jesus loved John more than the other disciples. garden of his heart were planted there by the hand of Christs love, Those short years in which he had been with Jesus must have been looked upon by him in his old age with great transport, as the crown and glory of his earthly existence. This is a brief examination of the new commandment that Jesus gave to his disciples in John 13:34-35. 798Rest In Divine Love Desired <8s., 6 lines.> In the use of the two ordinances of baptism and the supper, do not John was a hearty man: a man of brain, but of soul too a soul which went out to the tips of his fingers, a man who was permeated with intense but quiet life: a man to be loved. intention to send his followers to Jesus. 20.' lovingly prepared. Praise and worship, three, be happy to belong to the host of those who follow the Son of I do not wonder that he saw Christ again in Patmos, after having seen him once in Palestine as he did see him; for such sights are very apt to repeat themselves. John 21:7 Sermons: That disciple therefore whom Jesus loved said to Peter, "It's the Lord." So when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he wrapped his coat around him (for he was naked), and threw himself into the sea. 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