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“ Doing Greater Works ”

“ Doing Greater Works ”. By MiXue. "Truly, truly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do, he will do also; and greater works than these he will do ; because I go to the Father. ” John 14:12. What “ greater works ” than Jesus ’ can we do?. Jesus ’ works:

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“ Doing Greater Works ”

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  1. “Doing Greater Works” By MiXue

  2. "Truly, truly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do, he will do also; and greater works than these he will do; because I go to the Father.” John 14:12

  3. What “greater works”than Jesus’ can we do? Jesus’ works: Miracles (fed the 5,000) Healings Raised the dead

  4. But “greater” beyond“greatest” What was Jesus’ greatest work?

  5. “knowing that you were not redeemed with perishable things like silver or gold from your futile way of life inherited from your forefathers, but with precious blood, as of a lamb unblemished and spotless, the blood of Christ.” 1Pt 1:18-19 REDEMPTION

  6. “having canceled out the certificate of debt consisting of decrees against us, which was hostile to us; and He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross.” (Col 2:14) PAID DEBT FOR OUR SINS

  7. “and He Himself bore our sins in His body on the cross, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness; for by His wounds you were healed.” (1Pe 2:24) HE TOOK DEATH FOR US

  8. And they sang a new song, saying, "Worthy are You to take the book and to break its seals; for You were slain, and purchased for God with Your blood men from every tribe and tongue and people and nation. (Rev 5:9) PURCHASED US FOR GOD

  9. Jesus Christ’s greatest work

  10. How can we top that? Yet Jesus said, "Truly, truly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do, he will do also; and greater works than these he will do; because I go to the Father.” John 14:12

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  12. "For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many." (Mar 10:45) "For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost." (Lk 19:10) We can give our lives for what Jesus gave His life for

  13. So [the resurrected] Jesus said to them again, “As the Father has sent Me, I also send you.”(John 20:21) Christ gives us the privilege of continuing and completing His work

  14. Jesus in His flesh versus Jesus in His followers

  15. God’s plan is man Jesus focused on 12 men He concentrated on 3 .

  16. He staked His whole ministry upon them "I do not ask on behalf of these alone, but for those also who believe in Me through their word;”(John 17:20) Everything depended upon their faithfulness if the world would believe on Him “through their word.”

  17. Man is God’s method The things which you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses, entrust these to faithful men who will be able to teach others also. (2Ti 2:2)

  18. Believing “through their word”

  19. Jesus gave 2 Post-ResurrectionCommands • Matt 28:18-20 • Acts 1:8

  20. And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, "All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.“ Matt 28:18-20 The Great Commission

  21. 2 Promises: (1) Authority to command He has the power & will empower you. (2) Permanent presence forever He will be with you; you are not alone.

  22. 1 Command, 3 Aspects Make Disciples: - Going - Baptizing -Teaching

  23. Mission and Provision “but you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth." (Acts 1:8)

  24. How can you share Christ? but sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts, always beingready to make a defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the hope that is in you, yet with gentleness and reverence; (1Pe 3:15)

  25. “Sanctify Christ as Lord” Dedicate yourself to love & follow Christ

  26. Loving Christ Jesus answered and said to him, "If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our abode with him. He who does not love Me does not keep My words; and the word which you hear is not Mine, but the Father's who sent Me.” John 14:23-24

  27. Following Christ Jesus’ Life Death Resurrection

  28. Living the crucified life: I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me. Gal. 2:20

  29. Your life isn’t your own Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own? For you have been bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body. 1 Cor 6:19-20

  30. “always being ready” Pray for opportunities • “praying at the same time for us as well, that God will open up to us a door for the word, so that we may speak forth the mystery of Christ, for which I have also been imprisoned; that I may make it clear in the way I ought to speak.” (Col 4:3-4) Know the Gospel

  31. Make a “defense”to those who “ask” • Defense vs Offense • Being asked • Segues

  32. “the Hope in you” Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in Me will live even if he dies, and everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die.”(John 11:25-26) Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, (1 Pt 1:3)

  33. The Hope of His followers: “that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death; in order that I may attain to the resurrection from the dead.” (Phil 3:10-11) "having a hope in God, which these men cherish themselves, that there shall certainly be a resurrection of both the righteous and the wicked”(Acts 24:15)

  34. “gentleness & reverence” Gentleness: Kindly, amiable, not severe, rough or violent, mild, withholding strength Reverence: With deep respect tinged with awe, veneration

  35. but sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts, always beingready to make a defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the hope that is in you, yet with gentleness and reverence; (1Pe 3:15)

  36. How can I share the gospel? • The secret to new life, meaning, purpose, and power

  37. In the beginning God created man to have fellowship with Him ManGOD

  38. But man’s disobedience breaks that relationship with God ManGOD

  39. Sin separates us from God bringing Death and Judgment ManSINGOD Death Judgment

  40. None of man’s own efforts can reconnect him to God money ------ morality --------- Philosophies ---- good behavior ---- good works ----- ManSINGOD Death Judgment

  41. ManGOD J E S U S I N Death Judgment

  42. Resurrection ManGOD J E S U S

  43. "Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My word, and believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life, anddoes not come into judgment, but haspassed out of deathintolife.” GOD J E S U S Man 

  44. “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.” John 3:16

  45. that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved; Rom 10:9

  46. A prayer of dedication: DearHeavenly Father, I am a lost sinner who needs to reconnect with You. I believe that You loved me so much that You sent Your Son, Jesus, to die for my sins. I trust Christ as my Savior who takes away my sins that offend You. Let your Holy Spirit come and live in me to help me live for you. I take you as my God. Take me as Your child. Thank you that I can pray this because of Jesus Christ, in whose Name I pray. Amen.

  47. The Risen Lord spoke to Paul: “I am sending you, to open their eyes so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the dominion of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who have been sanctified by faith in Me.”(Acts 26:17-18)

  48. What greater privilege can we have than this? "Truly, truly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do, he will do also; and greater works than these he will do because I go to the Father.” John 14:12

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