Summary
This sermon focuses on Jesus’ declaration, “My Father is working until now, and I am working” (John 5), made after healing a man on the Sabbath. From His words at age twelve, “I must be about My Father’s business,” to His post-resurrection charge, “As the Father has sent Me, so I also send you,” the message traces a single thread: God desires an intimate, personal relationship in which believers call Him “my Father,” share His authority, and shoulder His responsibilities. By embracing this sonship, Christians join the Father’s ongoing work—bringing physical and spiritual healing, testifying through four divine witnesses, and inviting others into the family of God.
Key Points
- Jesus’ Sabbath healing in John 5 shows that the Father is always at work and that obeying Him may provoke opposition.
- Saying “my Father” signifies the personal intimacy God wants with each believer, beyond a collective acknowledgment of “our Father.”
- Sonship grants both privilege and duty: heirs share the Father’s resources but are also entrusted to advance His business in the world.
- Four witnesses—John the Baptist, Jesus’ miraculous works, the Father’s audible voice, and the Scriptures—confirm Jesus’ divine mission and urge genuine faith.
- As the Father sent Jesus, so Jesus sends believers to heal spiritual sickness, bear witness, and welcome others into God’s family.
Bible Verses Referenced
- John 5:1–18 – Jesus heals the infirm man and states that both He and the Father are always working.
- Luke 2:41–52 – Twelve-year-old Jesus explains that He must be about His Father’s business.
- John 5:17, 34–36 – Jesus affirms His unity with the Father and cites His works as divine testimony.
- John 1:12 – Believers receive the right to become children of God.
- Luke 3:22 – The Father’s voice at Jesus’ baptism proclaims Him the beloved Son.
- John 20:17 – The risen Christ calls God “my Father and your Father,” extending familial intimacy to believers.
- John 20:21 – Jesus commissions His followers: “As the Father has sent Me, I also send you.”
- John 15:1–2 – The Father is the vinedresser who prunes for greater fruitfulness.
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