How’s Your Approval Rating? (John 12:37-50)

Michael originally taught ‘How’s Your Approval Rating?’ (John 12:37-50) at Immanuel Bible Church.

• Public opinion can be misleading, especially regarding Jesus.
• Jesus faced rejection despite performing miracles and signs.
• The tension between God’s sovereignty and human free will is complex.
• Unbelief often persists despite clear evidence and prophecies.
• Fear of man can prevent individuals from confessing their faith.
• Belief in Jesus equates to belief in God the Father.
• Everyone has ample opportunity to know how to be saved.
• Sharing faith requires overcoming fear and knowing how to articulate it.
• God’s approval is more important than public approval.
• The message of salvation is a command to be obeyed.

Excerpt From The Sermon

“So Jesus Christ is openly, loudly speaking about His Father when the Jewish leaders are silent for fear. That’s what the writer wants you to see. Jesus came to lead the people out of darkness into the light. Jesus says, I’ve got My Father’s command. This is the first time He calls the gospel a command. 

There’s a sense in which the gospel message is a command. It is a command to be obeyed by His Son, to preach and teach it. It is also for those who believe in Him to obey. Obeying the Father’s commandment will result in eternal life, and condemnation comes not because God sent and relegated to hell. Condemnation comes because they reject the Word that came, and that judges them, and therefore they are self-condemned.”

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