 Okay, let's pray and we'll get started. Father, we'll open this time into Your hands. Lord, this class, this session into Your hands. Holy Spirit, we invite You. We humble ourselves. We come to You with an open heart. Lord, with the soil where You can plant Your seeds. And I pray that our hearts will be able to receive them and bear fruit in our lives, Jesus. Even as we learn about You. Holy Spirit, You come and reveal to us the wonders of the Lord. I pray that You would give us the wisdom to understand and comprehend everything that we are about to learn about You. So thank You for this opportunity that we have. Thank You for Your Word that has been made available for us so that we can be equipped and we can be empowered. We can be enriched. Thank You for Your faithfulness. Thank You for Your goodness and Your mercy in our lives, Lord. In Jesus' name, Amen. Amen. Awesome. Okay. Alright, good morning to you all. Once again, I hope you had a good Sunday and good times rest. And a good sleep. Last night, especially good sleep. Right. So we are in chapter 3 of the course. We finished chapter 1 and chapter 2 and they are quite extensive chapters. Pretty heavy in content, but we've covered quite a bit and I hope you've been able to cope with that. I just hope I'm clear enough for you guys, no? Yeah. Okay. It's not too basic or anything, right? Okay. Because I've been told I have a basic voice. So okay. So chapter 3, it talks about the Father's works. Okay. The Father's works. And in time and time again, which we will read in the notes and we've learned from, but of so many things, if I were to ask this question, okay, to you guys and also to those online, why did Jesus come to Earth? Why did Jesus come to Earth? Francis. Sorry guys. Yeah. Save us. Is that right? Did I hear right? Okay. Save us. Okay. What else? To die on the cross to save us. Okay. He just didn't come to die on the cross and not do anything. Why did he come? He just came to die on the cross. You know. Why did he come? Why did Jesus come to give us eternal life? To preach the gospel, to unite us with the Father. Okay. Okay. Thank you. Why did Jesus come to, to give us a change? Okay. Yeah. All right. To give us a change. Okay. I laughed because I'm, I'm a person who doesn't like change. Yeah. Sri Radha to save the lost. Okay. Anthony says the same to save the lost. Okay. Some of us are in sync. All right. What else? Sorry, sir. He came to fulfill. Father's will. Okay. Same to him because he loves us so much. Oh, 100 marks. 100 marks. Safe answer. His redemptive love for mankind. And Nina says, okay, for God's and Jesus, Father God sent Jesus because of his love for us sinners. Jesus obeyed his word and revealed us even unto death. Yeah. Amen. So I hope you realize that there is no right answer or wrong answer in what you have said, right? And everything what you've said is absolutely correct. Absolutely right. But and to destroy the works of the devil. Yes. Nina. Yeah. First John chapter three us eight. Yeah. But in everything that Jesus did. Right. Everything that Jesus did. Now, let's go back to the Genesis, the fall, right? From the beginning, one of the chapters, we looked at the source of this disease and sickness and whatnot is, you know, one of the reasons, the main reason is the fall, right? It begins from there and from Genesis, from the time of the fall, as soon as Adam and Eve in a part took or ate that fruit, I was going to say apple, as soon as they ate that fruit, right? So there was a divide, right? There was a separation that happened with our spirit and the spirit of God. Yes or no, right? Until then you look at it, you see, it says that God walked in the cool of the garden, right? He walked. That means there was a habitation there between man and human, sorry, between God, I was going to say divinity and humanity, right? God was in the realm, right? He was walking with Adam. When that came, there was a division. The presence of God had lifted, isn't it? And so from then, from the time of the fall in Genesis chapter two, three, all the way till Exodus 25, right? The time is between somewhere around 2,500 years. So why I'm saying Exodus chapter 20 is because that's when Moses actually builds the tabernacle, right? Until then for 2,500 years, there was no resting place for his presence, for God's presence. Are you with me? And similarly, everything that has happened in the old covenant or what we call it as the Old Testament, there is, okay, you know, they had a certain view or a perspective of who this God is, right? So when you ask, I mean, even an unbeliever, you know, you've seen in some of these movies that they refer to Old Testament as the wrath of God and the fire of God and all of that, right? Old Testament is just a wrath and fire and whatnot. And that was the perspective of, okay, this God who is in heaven, he's like absolutely scary and always angry kind of a thing. Are you with me? But then Jesus comes in everything he did, everything he did, it was to reveal the Father by saving us from our sins, by saving us and giving us redemptive grace, by dying on the cross. He showed who this Father is, right? By healing the sick, by healing, you know, the lepers cleansing the lepers and whatnot. But in everything that Jesus did, he revealed the Father. And so let's look at the notes. It says, the Lord Jesus came to do the works of the Father. It's in your first page, right? He said that he had to be about the Father's business in Luke chapter 2 was 49, okay? He says he had to be about the Father's business. He came to do the Father's will. Hebrews chapter 10. And he came in the Father's name, Gospel of John chapter 5 and chapter 10, right? So, and time and time again, I don't think there's any other person who lived like so focused and determined on just one thing. It's like, you know, he was like single focused on just accomplishing, finishing the will of the Father. And just like how Jesus was called to complete the will of the Father or do the will of the Father, that you and I are called to do the same. Are you with me? Okay, let's just continue a little bit more deeper and understanding what this chapter has to teach us. Okay, so once again, what did Jesus talk about the Father's work? Now, when the Pharisees and the Sadducees and the teachers of the law questioned Jesus as like, okay, how do I believe you? Was Jesus questioned? Yes. Or did just everybody believe him? No, right? Jesus was questioned. It's like, okay, how can you say who you say you are? Why should we believe you? Right? Now, out of all the things, supernatural things, okay, give me a list of supernatural things that happened in the life of Jesus. I'm sorry. What did I end up on? Okay. His birth. Okay, what else? His birth was supernatural, isn't it? Let's have a debate about it. Okay. Okay. His birth, I mean, so many things about his birth itself, like say shepherds, the angels coming and speaking to shepherds, shepherds coming and then the wise men. What else? His ministry, his life. Yeah, Sean. Yeah. Yeah. Everything that he did. Okay. I mean, Jesus could have pointed out, let's just take his birth for the example. Jesus could have just said, do you guys know how I was born? You know, they're like thousands and thousands of angels sang song for my entry. You know what I'm saying? It's like all these Indian movies have these entry song. I mean, he could have just said any of that. Okay. You could have spoken about the wise men who just, you know, came from the Far East. But instead of all of that, Jesus points to the things that he did. He always pointed to the miracles and the healings and deliverance and signs and wonders, which we will kind of learn a little bit more deeper. Okay. So that's what Jesus pointed to. So let's look at John chapter five verse 31 to 36. Vimal, can you read the passage from your notes? John chapter five was 31 to 36. If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true. There is another who bears witness of me and I know that the witness, which he witnesses of me is, me is true. Right. Okay. Thanks. Let's just hold on for that. Okay. And it's amazing how it's written. Okay. It's almost like a tongue twister. It's like Betty butter, butter, butter, butter, butter, you know, I'm talking. So if I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true. What is witness? It's like proof or evidence. That's what it witnessing is. Okay. So I witnessed this thing. You know, as I was standing there, you know, you hear people say the story, right? I witness, I saw this happened. I saw Rin took that cookie from the cookie jar. I saw it, you know, it's proof, evidence, right? So that's what it is. It goes on to say that if I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true. There is another who bears witness of me and I know that the witness, which he witnesses of me is true. Okay. Go on. You have sent John and he has borne witness to the earth, to the truth. Yet I do not receive testimony from man, but I say these things that you may be saved. He was the burning and shining lamb and you were willing for a time to rejoice in his light. But I have a greater witness that John's for the works which the father has given me to finish the very works that I do. Bear witness of me, bear witness of me that the father has sent me. The father has sent me. Okay. So what is the context to what Jesus is saying here in John chapter five was 31 to 36 is Jesus has just healed the crippled man by the pool of Bethesda, right? That's the context. And then the disciples ask him about a bunch of questions and whatnot. And so Jesus is saying, you know what? I'm not a witness for myself, right? The one who has sent me is my witness, which is truth. And then he also talks something about John the Baptist. Now, John the Baptist, how did he introduce Jesus? How did John the Baptist introduce Jesus? His name is Jesus. Please say hi to him. Okay. Jesus, please say hi to them. This is an introduction. His introduction of Jesus was the most amazing introduction. It's like behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world. Isn't it? So and then I mean, so that that what is that that was being a witness. Isn't it? But Jesus is saying even that witness was from a man. That's the context. He's saying that witness is good, but it is still from a man. Man's witnesses. Yeah. Okay. Okay. But my father's witness weighs much more than John's witness. Right. And then he points out to say the very last verse, verse 36, it says, But I have greater witness than John's for the works which the father has given me to finish the very works that I do bear witness of me. Okay. So remember, we started off this class by saying in everything that Jesus did, he came to reveal the father. Right. He came to reveal the father. And so he goes on to say the very works that I do bear witness of me that the father has sent me. Okay. A greater witness than John the Baptist. So Jesus, again, time and time again, we are talking about how Jesus came to do the works of the father in doing the works of the father. He revealed the father to humanity, to you and me. Are you with me? Right. Yes. No, maybe. Yeah. Thank you. Okay. And John the Baptist, we know about this famous chapter in Matthew chapter 11 verse one to six. Yeah. Can someone read that again? Vimal, if you don't mind, please. Now it came to pass when Jesus finished commanding his 12 disciples that he departed from there to teach and to preach in their cities. And when John had here in prison, in prison about the works of Christ, he sent to his disciples and said to him, are you the coming one? Or do we look for another? Jesus answered and sent to them. Go and tell John the things which you hear and see, the blind see, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear. The dead are raised up and the poor have the gospel preached to them. And blessed is he who is not offended because of me. Right. Thank you. So the context again. So the first verse in verse one of chapter 11, it says, Now it came to pass when Jesus finished commanding his 12 disciples that he departed from there to teach and to preach in their cities. Verse two. And when John heard in prison about the works of Christ. Okay. That's the key. So John heard about what Jesus is doing. And so that's what is referred as here as the works of Christ. So he heard about it. That means he already knew that. Okay. The blind is saying the deaf can hear and the dead are raised up and still he sends his disciples to Jesus and say, okay, are you the coming one or do we look for another? Are you the coming one or do we look for another? Jesus answered and said to them, go tell John the things which you hear and see. Go tell John the things that which you hear and see. Now again, in our context, what is Jesus saying? What is Jesus telling the disciples of John? Go tell John. I'm happy. I'm living an amazing retired life. What did he tell? The blind see and the lame walk. Yeah. The deaf hear the dead are raised up and poor have gospel preached to them. Do you know this old song? I'm not sure if it's from Bob Fitz from the 90s or early 2000s. We declare that the kingdom of God is here. Okay. No, clearly not. The blind see the deaf hear the lame and are walking. Sickness is flee at his voice. No. Yeah. Yeah, Nina. Slightly older folks know this like me. Okay. So again, you see Jesus referring to the works that he's doing when he's questioned. Okay, let's go to page 108 or in your PDF to another page. Talks about from John chapter nine verse one to seven, where Jesus talks about that he must do the works, the father's works. I read it for us. John chapter nine verse one to seven, it says, now as Jesus passed by, he saw a man who was blind from birth. And his disciples asked him, saying, Rabbi, who sinned this man or his parents that he was born blind? Jesus answered, neither this man nor his parents sinned, but the works of God should be revealed in him. Okay. If you can highlight it, please highlight that line. It says, the works of God should be revealed in him. I must work the works of him who sent me while it is day. The night is coming when no one can work as I am in the world, as long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world. Okay. Let's just pause there and say, so Jesus is saying, when the Lord Jesus saw a man born blind or sick disease and so on, he saw it as an occasion for the works of the father to be revealed in that person. Not that God made him blind, but God through healing this man's blindness would reveal his works. Okay. So did you notice that? Okay. God did not make him blind, but God through healing this man can reveal his work. In other words, can reveal the father's works. Right, guys? Are you with me? Okay. Sometime ago in our supernatural hour, we sang the song Where You Go, I Go. What you say, I say. You remember that? I love that. I heard that song for the first time in 2008, where you go, I go, what you say, I say. I would be so scared to sing that song in times of worship because just think about the declarations of the song. Where you go, I go. What you say, I say. And God is good. He's not like, you know you don't. You just know you don't. You don't say what I want you to say. There are things that come up in your mouth that I don't want you to say. There are places where you go to, I wouldn't go. And then the chorus, the verse of that song, it goes on to say that Jesus only did what he saw you do. And he would only say what he heard you speak. I mean, we'll talk about the way that Jesus walked intimately with the Father. But I mean, guys, we are talking about the Son of God here. We are talking about the Son of God. It is easy, and it is really easy for us to just okay, yeah, Jesus came to do the works of the Father and forget or miss the significance that he is the very Son of God. And this Son of God made it his life's mission to obey and do the works of the Father. Are you with me? He was with the Father. In John chapter 17, when you read that whole chapter, you see, okay, Father, now glorify me with the glory that I had with you before. That means he was with the Father at the time of creation and everything. And I don't know about you. There are a lot of aspects that you can take off from this, but one of the aspects that standing out or the characteristics is standing out is the humility of Jesus, right? Jesus could have said, okay, I'll do whatever I want to do. I can do because, you know, hey, are you forgetting? I'm part of the Trinity. We are co-partners, you know, I can do whatever I want to do. But then he would just submit everything and say, I will do, I am willing to do everything what you want me to do. I will say everything what you want me to say. How much more should we lean in? How much more should we make it our prayer? Are you with me? Right? Let's just emphasize this a little bit more. I look at in page 109, to the section that says, the works I do bear witness of me. That's page 71 for you in your PDF. John chapter 10, Vimal, can you read it for us please? Then the Jews surrounded him and said to him, how long do you keep us in doubt? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly. Jesus answered them, I told you and you do not believe. The works that I do in my father's name, they bear witness of me. Thanks. And the next passage, John chapter 10 verse 37 and 38. John chapter 10 verse 38, if I do not do the works, my father do not believe me. But if I do, now you do not believe me, believe the works that you may know and believe that the father is in me and I in him. Thank you. Okay. So John chapter 10. This is the last passage. You say, if I do not do the works, my father do not believe me. But if I do, now you do not believe me, John chapter 10. This is the last passage. It says, if I do not do the works of my father, do not believe me. Now in John chapter 10 verse 24, 25, which Vimal just read, it starts off by saying, then the Jews surrounded him and said to him, how long do you keep us in doubt? If you are in Christ, tell us plainly. Can you imagine their frustration? Have you ever played one of these games? It's called strategy games, or, you know, where you ask if you don't know the answer to it and you say, it's like, just tell me what is it? You know, I mean, I can just totally imagine the crowd being so irritated. It's like, see Jesus, if you are the Christ, just tell us plainly that you are the Christ. Jesus is amazing, right? Yeah, answer them. I told you and you do not believe. He's like, I said, I've given you a very plain answer, but you don't believe. Is that my problem? The works that I do in my father's name, they bear witness of me. This is also the reason why some of the people who understood wanted to kill Jesus or stone Jesus, because nobody in that society, in the Jewish society would make claims like what Jesus was making, like doing the things of, I would do what the father tells me to do, I do what the father tells me to say, et cetera, et cetera. You don't say things like that in the Jewish community. You will get killed. But that's what Jesus is saying. I've told you plainly, if I do not do the works of my father, do not believe me. What are some of the things besides the works that Jesus did? The healings and deliverance. What are some of those things that Jesus did? He preached. He taught. He traveled and all of that, right? I mean, when Jesus is saying, if you do not believe me, at least believe in the works that I do. That means, it's okay if you don't even, if you listen to my sermon and you forgot about my sermon, not a problem, but believe in what I am doing because what I am doing is the will and the works of the father. Can you imagine that? Right? Okay, let's move on. And now the Pharisees and the Sadducees were not asking any questions. His disciples began to ask him questions in John chapter 14. Can someone else read that please? Chira, why don't you read John 14, 1-13? John 14, 1-13. Let not your heart be troubled. You believe in God. Believe also in me. In my father's house are many mentions. If it were not so, I will have told you, I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to myself. That where I am, there you. Maybe also. And where I go, you know. And the way you know. Thomas said him, Lord, we did not know where you are going. And how can we know the way? Jesus said to him, I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the father except through me. If you had known me, you would have known my father also. And from now on, you know him and have seen him. Philip said to him, Lord, show us the father. And it is sufficient for us. Jesus said to him, Have I been with you so long? And yet you have not known me? Philip, he who has seen me, has seen the father. So how can you say so as the father? Do you not believe that I am in the father and father in me? The work that I speak to you, I do not speak on my own authority. But the father who dwells in me does the work. Believe me that I am in the father and the father in me. Or else believe me for the sake of the work themselves. Thanks Chirav. We'll stop there. I want to re-emphasize that scripture. Please look at scripture with me verse 10. It says, do you not believe that I am in the father? Pause. What's the context here? I mean, after seeing everything, what Jesus has done. Now let's just say, the disciples so far, we are only in the 15th chapter, 14th chapter of John. Let's say the disciples have been with him for say two years or so. Okay. And in these two years, they have seen quite a bit of everything what Jesus has done. They have some understanding at least, hoping. Right. And then Jesus goes, they are preparing, Jesus is preparing his disciples for his departure. He's saying, okay, I'm going to be gone very soon. But I'm going to go and prepare a place for you. It is in that context. And then who says this? Thomas. Okay. Thomas said to him, Lord, we got to love Thomas, right? Thomas is amazing. Lord, we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way? It's Google Maps. I like it because, I mean, I like these disciples. They are so much like me, or as we think, you know, okay, they are like somewhere elevated and whatnot. They're just such simple people, just like us simple questions, just like we would have. And it's so innocent, right? Like, it's almost cute. Right? Like, yeah, it's all, all that is good. Lord, but we don't know where you're going. So how do we, you know, and also I have to appreciate Jesus's patient. Jesus was like, oh boy, what do I say now? What do I say now to, right? But Jesus in his all humility and his wisdom, he says, I am the way, the truth and the life. Jesus said to him, no one comes to the Father except through me. Verse 7, if you had known me, you would have known my Father also. Okay, that word known in Greek is the word intimate. It's used there, right? The word intimate. Okay, you remember this passage where Jesus says, on that day, many will come to me and said, Lord, Lord, in your name we did this, in your name we did that. You remember that? Yes, we preached, we healed, we did this and what was Jesus's response? Go away, for I do not know you. Okay, so that word know is not just to say the knowledge. Like, okay, I know you, I know off you. Like, oh yeah, I know this person. Tell my name. Recommendation letter. They know me. It's not just that. The Greek word there is intimate. Again, it's used in the same land where Mary was pregnant with Jesus. It says that, okay, during the time of her pregnancy, Mary, Joseph did not know her or Mary did not know her. So that means, in other words, Mary did not have an intimate relationship. Are you with me? So here when Jesus is saying, if you had known me or if you intimately know who I am, you'll know who my father is. We've broken that word many times before, the word intimate, intimacy. If you break that word down, you get into me, you see, because I show you, into me, you see, and I intimately know you. It's what it is, right? I know, I mean, some of us have best friends. Best friends have gone out of trend these days, I guess. Right? So there must be one person in your life where you know, okay, this is that person's favorite color. This is the person's favorite cuisine. This is what irritates that person. Are you with me? Okay, you know this is what irritates that person and you will do that to irritate that person. All of that is to just show how close you are and how intimately you know that person. Are you with me? And just saying, I mean, Jesus is saying, if you had known me, that means Jesus is saying that, okay, hey, you don't know me yet. Right? If you had known me, you would have known my father also and from now on, you know him. Look at that statement, guys, okay? From now on, you know him and have seen him. By this point, you think that the disciples would get it. Right? If you had known me, you would know the father but from now on, you have known him, you have seen him. Philip, just like me, he said to him, this must have been an amazing setting, guys. This conversation must be sparkling. Philip said to him, Lord, show us the father and it is sufficient for us. These moments like this, now you wish you could hear Jesus' mind voice. You know what a mind voice is? It's like you can't really hear another person's mind, you know what the person is thinking. I wonder what Jesus must have been thinking at that time, you know? Jesus again, in all his humility and in all his wisdom and patience, Jesus said to them, he must have taken a... Okay, alright, Philip. Have I been with you so long and yet you have not known me, Philip? He who has seen me has seen the father. So how can you say, show us the father? So that's the context and the build up to all these things, right, so far. And then he says, do you not believe that I am in the father and the father in me? The word that I speak to you, I do not speak on my own authority but the father who dwells in me does this work. Believe me that I am in the father and the father in me or is believe me for the sake of the works themselves. After Jesus said everything he had to say, I am in the father and the father is in me. I do everything what the father tells me to do. I say what the father tells me to say, all of that. And then he still says, even if you don't believe in all that, believe in the works that I do. The underlying statement being the works that I do are the father's works. Are you guys with me? Right, so let's just pause here before we continue and we'll resume in the next session from baby left off. Okay, so we'll break for a break. Okay, I'll see you all in 10.