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Liberty UniversityDigitalCommons@LibertyUniversityThe Second Person File Theological Studies11-2017An Introduction to the Sermons of Jesus ChristHarold WillmingtonLiberty University, hwillmington@liberty.eduFollow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/second_personPart of the Biblical Studies Commons, Christianity Commons, Practical Theology Commons,and the Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion CommonsThis The Sermons of Jesus Christ is brought to you for free and open access by the Theological Studies at DigitalCommons@Liberty University. It hasbeen accepted for inclusion in The Second Person File by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@Liberty University. For more information,please contact scholarlycommunication@liberty.edu.Recommended CitationWillmington, Harold, "An Introduction to the Sermons of Jesus Christ" (2017). The Second Person File. 95.http://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/second_person/95THE SERMONS OF JESUS  AN INTRODUCTION TO THE SERMONS OF JESUS   TITLE OF SERMON  One:  The Scroll of Isaiah’s Sermon in Nazareth (Luke 4:16-30) Two:  The Sermon on the Mount (Matt. 5-7; Luke 6:17-49) Three:  The Source of Life Sermon (John 5:12-47) Four:  The Bread of Life Sermon (John 6:22-71) Five:  The Feast of Tabernacles Sermon (John 7:1-53) Six:  The Temple Treasury Sermon (John 8:12-59) Seven:  The Good Shepherd Sermon (John 10:1-39) Eight:  The Mount of Olives Sermon (Matt. 24:1-31; Mark 13:1-27; Luke 21:5-28) Nine:  The Thursday Night Passover Sermon (John 14-16)  LOCATION OF SERMON  1. In a Nazareth synagogue (# one) 2. On a hillside near the Sea of Galilee (# two) 3. Beside the pool of Bethesda in Jerusalem (# three) 4. In Capernaum of Galilee (# four) 5. In Jerusalem during the Feast of Tabernacles (# five) 6. In the Jerusalem Temple (# six) 7. In Jerusalem during the Feast of Dedication (# seven) 8. On the Mount of Olives (# eight) 9. In the Upper Room and en route to Gethsemane (# nine)  PURPOSE OF THE SERMON  1. To announce that He was the Jewish Messiah as prophesied in Isaiah 61 (# one) 2. To instruct believers in their day to live by these kingdom principles which will  become universal during the Millennium (# two) 3. To explain His unique relationship with the Father (# three) 4. To proclaim that He was the true Bread of Life (# four) 5. To proclaim that He was the Water of Life (# five) 6. To proclaim that He was the Light of the World (# six) 7. To proclaim that He was the only true Shepherd (# seven) 8. To describe conditions which will prevail during the coming Great Tribulation (# eight) 9. To identify Himself as the True Vine (# nine)  UNIQUE FEATURES IN THE VARIOUS SERMONS  1. The longest: 111 verses (# two) 2. The shortest: 15 verses (# one) 3. The most prophetical (# eight) 4. The final one prior to His death (# nine) 5. The most controversial (# five) 6. The most rejected (# one) 7. The most misunderstood (# two) 8. The most references to prayer and fasting (# two) 9. The most personal (# nine) 10. The most confrontational (# six) 11. The most references to the Holy Spirit (# nine) 12. The most comforting (# nine)  THOSE WHO HEARD THE SERMON  1. A local synagogue congregation (# one) 2. A great Galilee crowd (# two) 3. The twelve apostles (# eight) 4. The eleven apostles (# nine) 5. A large crowd of sick people and some legalistic Jews (# three) 6. Many of the 5,000 men Jesus had fed on the previous day (# four) 7. Those attending the Feast of Tabernacles in Jerusalem (# five) 8. A group of confrontational Pharisees in Jerusalem (# seven) 9. A crowd in the temple area (# six)    RESULTS FROM THE SERMON  1. His hometown people attempted to throw Him off a cliff (# one) 2. The crowds were amazed at the nature of His teaching and the authority behind it (# two) 3 The crowd attempted to kill Him (# three) 4.  The crowd attempted to crown Him as their King (# four) 5. The Pharisees attempted to arrest Him (# five) 6. The crowd attempted to stone Him (# six) 7. The crowd attempted to kill Him (# seven) 8. Reaction not recorded (# eight) 9. They were reassured that He was indeed sent from God (# nine)  

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