John 5:30-47

This last week, we were on vacation in Missouri and I had the joy of being able to preach at the church that ordained me to ministry. This church was incredibly influential in my life and spiritual growth and there was something pretty special about being able to go back and preach the word and in a small way, bless this church that has blessed my family so much. They have been preaching through the gospel of John and so I was assigned the next text in the series. This text is particularly important for Christians today because it is easy to focus on the wrong things in Christianity. We can easily read our Bibles to know ABOUT God and totally miss KNOWING God. Jesus said that the scriptures tell about him and are the Father's witness to the truth of Christ's claims. In an age when there are pastors advocating that the Old Testament isn't relevant to Christians today, this text shows that all of Scripture is meant to point us to know and love Christ. I hope this blesses you.