1. The Life of Christ Seminar Session 6 18: Parables of the Seed 19: Third Passover John 6 20: Feast of Tabernacles 21: Parables of Redemption

2. Life of Christ Seminar Week 6 Sponsored by the Christadelphians Outline  Jesus Feeds and Challenges  Challenge of Discipleship  Adulteress and Jesus  Blind Man and Jesus  Lesson for Us Life of Christ

3. Seminar Week 6 Sponsored by the Christadelphians Jesus Feeds and Challenges  John 6:1-14 5000 fed with bread and fish  John 6:22-40 Speaks of the greater food – God’s word “I am the bread of life” (v.35)

4. Life of Christ Seminar Week 6 Sponsored by the Christadelphians Challenge of Discipleship Matthew 16:5-28  Deny yourself Self must come last, God must come first Self must come last, God must come first  Take up his Cross Worldly comforts set aside, replaced with concern for others Worldly comforts set aside, replaced with concern for others  Follow Jesus Christ Have his mind in us – service to God Have his mind in us – service to God

5. Life of Christ Seminar Week 6 Sponsored by the Christadelphians Adulteress and Jesus John 8:1-12 The choice: 1.No – aren’t you rejecting Moses’ teaching? 2.Yes – what about love and mercy? What about YOUR mother?

6. Life of Christ Seminar Week 6 Sponsored by the Christadelphians “Being convicted by their conscience…” “Has no one condemned you?” “No one, Lord.” “Neither do I condemn you. Go and sin no more.”

7. Life of Christ Seminar Week 6 Sponsored by the Christadelphians Adulteress and Jesus  Jesus said “judge not that you be not judged”  Forgiveness is not without responsibility – “go and sin no more”  Our consciences will help us not judge

8. Life of Christ Seminar Week 6 Sponsored by the Christadelphians Adulteress and Jesus John 8:59 Irony and hypocritical attitude of the Jews

9. Life of Christ Seminar Week 6 Sponsored by the Christadelphians Blind Man and Jesus  John 9:1-12 “I am the light of the world” – 8:12. The Jews were blind.“I am the light of the world” – 8:12. The Jews were blind. Physical sightPhysical sight  John 9:35-41 Spiritual sightSpiritual sight

10. Life of Christ Seminar Week 6 Sponsored by the Christadelphians Lesson for Us  Don’t be the Pharisees – hypocritical (picking up stones), blind (did not see God’s Son right in front of them), and unmerciful (excommunicating the blind man).  Do be the adulteress (who was forgiven and went to sin no more) and the blind man (receiving spiritual sight to understand that Jesus was the Son of God).