1. Acts 1:1 – all that Jesus began both to do and teach
Acts 10:38 – Jesus went about doing good
John 21:25 – there are many other things that Jesus did, which if they were written one by one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that would be written

2. Some Things Jesus Did NOT Do

3. Reject the Will of His Father
Jesus did not:
Reject the Will of His Father
Jesus always obeyed His Father John 4:34, Philippians 2:8 Matthew 26:39
Far too many do reject God’s will Luke 10:16, Mark 7:9 John 5:39-40
Do we judge ourselves unworthy of eternal life?

4. Condone False Teaching
Jesus did not:
Condone False Teaching
Jesus never compromised the truth. He knew it better than anyone.
He exposed error and those teaching it - Matthew 15:7-9 Matthew 23 Matthew 7:15-16
We must never tolerate error 2 John 9-11, Ephesians 5:11

5. Please everybody Jesus did not:
There were occasions when the people were “offended”
Matthew 13:57 Matthew 15:12 John 6:61-66
Jesus dealt with many who not interested in following Him, regardless of what He taught - Matthew 11:16-19

6. Please everybody Jesus did not:
Far too many today are too easily offended
Many seek avoid offending others or confrontations – at the expense of the truth.

7. Please everybody Jesus did not:
No matter what you say, someone is going to be offended
Preach there is a God – you offend the atheist/naturalist
Preach Jesus is Savior – you offend Muslims, Jews, etc.
Preach any standard of morality – you offend those who are affected
Preach one true church – you offend the ecumenicals
Preach hell – you offend universalists or annihilationists

8. Please everybody Jesus did not:
While we should avoid being offensive or unkind for its own sake (cf. Matthew 10:16, Colossians 4:6), we cannot hold back on the truth
Our goal IS to please the Father – John 8:29, 2 Corinthians 5:9, Colossians 1:10

9. Convict everyone Jesus did not: Many were simply unwilling to obey
The rich, young ruler – Matthew 19:21-22
John 1:11, 6:66 – His own did not receive Him, etc.
Betrayed by Judas
John 12:42

10. Convict everyone Jesus did not:
Even with miracles, His insights, knowing hearts, most rejected Him
If Jesus was rejected, do not be surprised if we are too Matthew 10:24-25, John 15:20
God looks at what we are doing, not “the numbers”

11. Quit! Jesus did not: He completed His work – John 17:4
He instructed Peter to put away His sword noting He could call for 12 legions of angels (72,000) – Matthew 26:53
John 10:17-18

12. Jesus did not:
Quit!
We must endure to the end – Matthew 10:21-22, Luke 9:62
John 15:5-6
Hebrews 10:38-39 – if anyone draws back
1 Corinthians 9:27 – even Paul realized this

13. Ask the impossible of us
Jesus did not:
Ask the impossible of us
The invitation to all – Matthew 11:28-30
1 Peter 2:21
Acts 2:38 – God’s plan of salvation is available to anyone
1 Corinthians 10:13, Philippians 4:13, 1 John 4:4, Romans 8:31, 37-39

14. Remove personal accountability
Jesus did not:
Remove personal accountability
Many want Jesus to do everything
Universalism - John 1:11-13, Matthew 7:21-23, 22:14, 7:13-14
Unconditional election – John 3:16, Titus 2:11, 1 Timothy 1:4
“Once saved, always saved” Galatians 5:4, 2 Peter 2:20-22, etc.

15. Remove personal accountability
Jesus did not:
Remove personal accountability
We are accountable.
We must bear our own load – Galatians 6:5
We will answer for ourselves Romans 14:10-12 Revelation 20:12, 15

16. What CAN Jesus do for you?