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Opening
Last Sunday we started the series for the month of November entitled “iKnow”
We began asking ourselves with questions like:
Do we truly know the God that we are worshipping?
Do we truly know the God we are worshipping?
How much do we know about Jesus apart from His name?
Jesus said to the Samaritan woman, “you Samaritans worship what you do not know”
In another time, distressed by the idolatry that he had seen,
After seeing an altar with an inscription that said, “To an unknown god”,
Paul told the people of Athens.
“you are ignorant of the very thing you worship”
BREATHE!
And so in our quest for answers, we were guided by the Spirit and we delved into the narrative of Moses when he sought the glory of God (in other words, His visible earthly presence),
Moses desired to know God
Moses was treated higher than any other prophets
Though it was said in many passages in the scriptures that God talked to him “face to face”
We are clarified that this is not to be taken literally but instead, metaphorically
It just denotes his higher status over other prophets
Because in their culture during those days, it is dishonoring for a jew to look at the face of a person in higher social status, when talking to them
So, when it was said that God talked to Moses face to face, It only denotes his higher status over other prophets
God treated Moses higher than any other prophets
So we are clarified, that no one really have seen the glory of God (the face of God)
Until....
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I visited one of the Life Group meetings this week, and I overheard them talking about the appearance of Moses and Elijah during the transfiguration of the Lord Jesus Christ
In Matthew 17::3
It is believed that the appearance of Moses and Elijah in that instance, represents the Law and the prophets
This showed that everything in the old testament was pointed at Jesus
Just like a compass, the needle is always pointed at true north
Both the Old and New Testament points to Jesus
Every book, every chapter, every verse and every word in the scriptures, points to Jesus
God has revealed, and continue to reveal Himself to us, “Progressively” until Jesus came
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Now, why do you think Moses wanted to see the Lord’s face?
In my personal studied opinion, Moses wanted to see the Lord’s face not just for
assurance,
guidance
and significance
But, Moses wanted to KNOW GOD “more”
By the quick raising of your hands...
Who among you wants to know God?… Seriously?
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Let’s fast forward to the First Century
After Jesus turned water into wine as His very first sign
After He cleared the temple courts of the vendors, money changers and many other things going on around
Nicodemus Came to Jesus
Text:
After Jesus clears the temple courts
Nicodemus was a Pharisee, ruler of the Jews, teacher of Israel, a wealthy man and a member of Sanhedrin
Show Image of The Sanhedrin
Sanhedrin is the powerful Jewish Ruling Council
It is composed of 71 men headed by the high priest
the court was located within the chamber of Hewn Stone inside Herod’s Temple
This council can decide almost any fate of its people
Except for one thing, the death penalty which was decided by the Romans
That’s why they brought Jesus to Pontius Pilate, the governor (prefect) of Judea appointed by Tiberius
the court was located within the chamber of Hewn Stone inside Herod’s Temple
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After hearing about the signs and wonders that Jesus performed during the Passover Festival in Jerusalem
A very prominent and very powerful person named Nicodemus (conqueror of the people) came to Jesus
Why do you think Nicodemus came to Jesus?
Without a doubt, I believe, Nicodemus came to see Jesus because he also, just like Moses, wanted to “KNOW GOD”
Though, he came in the middle of the night because of his fear being associated publicly with Jesus
And this is what he told the Lord:
Rabbi,d we knowe that you are a teacher who has come from God.
For no one could perform the signsf you are doing if God were not with him.”g
Rabbi (Great Teacher), we know that you are a teacher who has come from God.
For no one could perform the signs you are doing if God were not with Him.
Look at what Nicodemus said, it was not even a question, but rather, it was a statement
He neither accepted, nor rejected Jesus as God
He simply made a statement
He was “curious”
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He didn’t say it in a form of a question, most probably because of his stature
He was a person in position
Prominent
Powerful
He was powerful
Popular
He was educated
Prosperous
Educated
and he was not willing to completely humble himself to Jesus
Even to this day we have a lot of Nicodemus
My Story: I was once like Nicodemus myself
People who are conceited, does not ask questions, they over assume themselves
People who thinks that they know everything, that they have everything, and that they don’t need anything
People who do not humble themselves
Even to this day we have a lot of Nicodemus
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My Story: I was once like Nicodemus myself
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This reminded me of what Jesus said in
Jesus is not saying that it is a sin to be rich, but what the Lord meant was, it is difficult for anyone to enter the kingdom of heaven if they are not willing to “humble” themselves
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Going back to the statement of Nicodemus...
John 3:3
On hearing these, Nicodemus goes.. How can someone be born when they are old?
Nicodemus had taken the words of Jesus “literally”
To understand the Word of God, we must not take everything literally
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