Believing is not easy. Jesus reminds us in this passage that He is from God, His teaching is from God, and that He is going to God. In this passage we find three types of responses to Him. One is from the authorities who oppose Him and want to kill Him. Some of the people see Him as a false teacher and others see him as good. Important lessons about the basis for our belief are found in this text.

1. BELIEVES
John 7
Whoever
in
Me

2. Now Jesus did many other signs in the
presence of the disciples, which are not
written in this book; but these are written
so that you may believe that Jesus is the
Christ, the Son of God, and that by
believing you may have life in his name.
John 20:30-31

3. Now Jesus did many other signs in the
presence of the disciples, which are not
written in this book; but these are written
so that you may believe that Jesus is the
Christ, the Son of God, and that by
believing you may have life in his name.
John 20:30-31
Believing in Jesus is NOT easy!

4. Jesus People Crowd Jews

5. Jesus People Crowd Jews
“Where is he?”
Seeking to
kill him
Looking
for him

6. Jesus People Crowd Jews
He is a
good
man.

7. Jesus People Crowd Jews
No, He is
leading
the
people
astray.

8. Jesus People Crowd
good man kill himleading astrayteaching
Jews

9. Jesus People Crowd
good man kill himleading astray
Sent by God
Teaching from God
teaching
Jews

10. Jesus People Crowd
good man kill himleading astray
Come from God
teaching
Jews

11. Jesus People Crowd
good man kill himleading astray
Going to God
teaching
Jews

12. Jesus People Crowd
good man kill himleading astrayteaching
Come to Me
— Believe in Me
Jews

13. Jesus People Crowd
good man kill himleading astray
Sent by God
Teaching from God
Come from God
Going to God
teaching
Come to Me
— Believe in Me
Jews

14. Jesus People Crowd
good man kill himleading astray
Sent by God
Teaching from God
Come from God
Going to God
teaching
Come to Me
— Believe in Me
Jews

15. Jesus People Crowd
good man kill himleading astray
Sent by God
Teaching from God
Come from God
Going to God
teaching
has learning,
but never studied
Come to Me
— Believe in Me
Jews

16. Jesus People Crowd
good man kill himleading astray
Sent by God
Teaching from God
Come from God
Going to God
teaching
arrest
Come to Me
— Believe in Me
Jews

17. Jesus People Crowd
good man kill himleading astray
Sent by God
Teaching from God
Come from God
Going to God
teaching
Where go?
Come to Me
— Believe in Me
Jews

18. Jesus People Crowd
good man kill himleading astray
Sent by God
Teaching from God
Come from God
Going to God
teaching
Come to Me
— Believe in Me
Jews
Deceived?
Any authorities
believed?
Crowd accursed.

19. Jesus People Crowd
good man kill himleading astray
Sent by God
Teaching from God
Come from God
Going to God
teaching
Come to Me
— Believe in Me
Jews
Are you from Galilee?
No prophet from Galilee!

20. Jesus People Crowd
good man kill himleading astray
Sent by God
Teaching from God
Come from God
Going to God
teaching
has learning,
but never studied
arrest
Where go?
Come to Me
— Believe in Me
Jews
Deceived?
Any authorities
believed?
Crowd accursed.
Are you from Galilee?
No prophet from Galilee!

21. Jesus People Crowd
good man kill himleading astray
Sent by God
Teaching from God
Come from God
Going to God
teaching
Come to Me
— Believe in Me
Jews

22. Jesus People Crowd
good man kill himleading astray
Sent by God
Teaching from God
Come from God
Going to God
teaching
a demon
Come to Me
— Believe in Me
Jews

23. Jesus People Crowd
good man kill himleading astray
Sent by God
Teaching from God
Come from God
Going to God
teaching
know where he
comes from
Christ: no one knows.
Come to Me
— Believe in Me
Jews

24. Jesus People Crowd
good man kill himleading astray
Sent by God
Teaching from God
Come from God
Going to God
teaching
Come to Me
— Believe in Me
Jews
Christ from Galilee?
Scripture:
a) offspring of David
b) Bethlehem

25. Jesus People Crowd
good man kill himleading astray
Sent by God
Teaching from God
Come from God
Going to God
teaching
a demon
know where he
comes from
Christ: no one knows.
Come to Me
— Believe in Me
Jews
Christ from Galilee?
Scripture:
a) offspring of David
b) Bethlehem

26. Jesus People Crowd
good man kill himleading astray
Sent by God
Teaching from God
Come from God
Going to God
teaching
Come to Me
— Believe in Me
Jews

27. Jesus People Crowd
good man kill himleading astray
Sent by God
Teaching from God
Come from God
Going to God
teaching
Authorities know
he is the Christ?
Come to Me
— Believe in Me
Jews

28. Jesus People Crowd
good man kill himleading astray
Sent by God
Teaching from God
Come from God
Going to God
teaching
believed: Christ
do more signs?
Come to Me
— Believe in Me
Jews

29. Jesus People Crowd
good man kill himleading astray
Sent by God
Teaching from God
Come from God
Going to God
teaching
Come to Me
— Believe in Me
Jews
The Prophet

30. Jesus People Crowd
good man kill himleading astray
Sent by God
Teaching from God
Come from God
Going to God
teaching
Come to Me
— Believe in Me
Jews
The Christ

31. Jesus People Crowd
good man kill himleading astray
Sent by God
Teaching from God
Come from God
Going to God
teaching
Come to Me
— Believe in Me
Jews
No one spoke
like this

32. Jesus People Crowd
good man kill himleading astray
Sent by God
Teaching from God
Come from God
Going to God
teaching
Come to Me
— Believe in Me
Jews
Law: judge without
hearing & does

33. Jesus People Crowd
good man kill himleading astray
Sent by God
Teaching from God
Come from God
Going to God
teaching
Authorities know
he is the Christ?
believed: Christ
do more signs?
Come to Me
— Believe in Me
Jews
The Prophet
The Christ
No one spoke
like this
Law: judge without
hearing & does

34. Jesus People Crowd
good man kill himleading astray
Sent by God
Teaching from God
Come from God
Going to God
teaching
has learning,
but never studied
arrest
Where go?
a demon
know where he
comes from
Christ: no one knows.
Authorities know
he is the Christ?
believed: Christ
do more signs?
Come to Me
— Believe in Me
Jews
Christ from Galilee?
Scripture:
a) offspring of David
b) Bethlehem
The Prophet
The Christ
No one spoke
like this
Law: judge without
hearing & does
Deceived?
Any authorities
believed?
Crowd accursed.
Are you from Galilee?
No prophet from Galilee!

35. We implore you on
behalf of Christ,
be reconciled to God.
2 Corinthians 5:20

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38. Stories of the Christ
#13
Whoever Believes in Me
John 7
Compiled and Presented by:
Dave Stewart
20 September 2015
www.churchofchristmiranda.com
Synopsis: Believing is not easy. Jesus reminds us in this passage that He is from God, His teaching is
from God, and that He is going to God. In this passage we find three types of responses to Him. One is
from the authorities who oppose Him and want to kill Him. Some of the people see Him as a false
teacher and others see him as good. Important lessons about the basis for our belief are found in this
text.
“Let all that you do be done with love.”
"Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version, copyright © 2001 by
Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.”