Feast of Booths, Part 1

Scripture: John 7:1-24

Complementary Reading: Leviticus 23:33-43

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Sermon Outline

• Be Sensitive to God’s Timing (verses 1-14)
  • After months in Galilee, the brothers of Jesus challenged Him to return to Jerusalem
  • Jesus was perfectly aware of God’s timing, and completely submitted to it
  • Be obedient to God’s timing!
• Those Sincerely Seeking God’s Will Eventually Recognize the Authority of Jesus’s Words (verses 15-18)
  • The marvelous teaching of Jesus demonstrated He was sent by God
  • Keep the words of Jesus central as you share the Gospel with others
• In Confusing Times, Focus on Godly Fruit Rather than Godly Appearances (verses 19-24)
  • Jesus remained controversial because of healing the disabled man on the Sabbath in John 5
  • Judge wisely as you navigate tensions and apparent conflicts between theology and practice