Sunday, September 20, 2020 ~ The Book Of John ~ Series: LOVED BY JESUS
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LOVED BY JESUS
A STUDY THROUGH JOHN
“What if Jesus’ love is the secret to an identity so deep, meaningful, rich, and lasting that all other identities fade into insignificance? What if the secret of abundant life is found in Jesus’ death-defying love?
Next Sunday, Pastor Philip will begin an exposition of the Gospel of John titled Loved by Jesus. The Apostle John’s most defining, grounding, and meaningful identity was found in the simple fact that he was and always would be loved by Jesus. In the end, nothing else mattered. His accomplishments, connections, titles, writings, and even his very life faded in comparison to the blazing reality that he was loved by Jesus. And that love changed John forever.
Beginning September 20 for Loved by Jesus as we discover that the secret of abundant life isn’t complicated at all—it’s as simple as “Jesus loves me, this I know.”’
The Infant Saint John with the Lamb by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, 1660-5
"According to the Gospel of Matthew, Saint John the Baptist lived in the wilderness, clothed in nothing but camel’s hair and eating only locusts and honey. There, he baptised the people of Judea and preached the coming of Christ. Although he is supposed to have done this as a young man – and Murillo represents him as such in Saint John the Baptist in the Wilderness – the artist often depicted him as an angelic child.
Saint John is shown embracing a lamb, a symbol of Christ’s sacrifice. The interaction between the two has a very human quality: the saint’s forearm is affectionately entwined with one of the animal’s dainty legs. He points towards heaven, referring to his encounter with Christ as told in the Gospel, when Saint John declared: ‘Behold, the Lamb of God’ (John 1: 29). These words are inscribed in Latin on a ribbon wound around a reed cross, one of John’s attributes.
The lamb also refers to Christ’s role as the Good Shepherd, who guards his sheep from harm, in the same way that Christ is believed to have sacrificed his life for humanity’s salvation. This is further underlined by the painting’s original pendant, Murillo’s The Young Christ as the Good Shepherd (private collection), with which it remained until 1840. There, a boy Christ holds a shepherd’s crook and is surrounded by a small flock of sheep, his hand resting gently on one of them.
The Young Christ as the Good Shepherd by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo 17th century Spanish Baroque painter, (1617–1682) He was best known for his religious works.
John 10:11 ESV
I Am the Good Shepherd
"11. I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep."
..."The lamb also refers to Christ’s role as the Good Shepherd, who guards his sheep from harm, in the same way that Christ is believed to have sacrificed his life for humanity’s salvation. This is further underlined by the painting’s original pendant, Murillo’s The Young Christ as the Good Shepherd (private collection), with which it remained until 1840. There, a boy Christ holds a shepherd’s crook and is surrounded by a small flock of sheep, his hand resting gently on one of them.
By transforming adult biblical characters into children, Murillo appealed to viewers, encouraging them to emulate a child-like state of innocence and purity. This was something for which Murillo was particularly admired, and his paintings of children inspired eighteenth-century British painters Thomas Gainsborough and Sir Josh
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LOVED BY JESUS A STUDY THROUGH JOHN ~ CHRISTMAS
Erwin W. Lutzer
Pastor Emeritus
Philip Miller
Senior Pastor
Michael Best
Assistant Pastor
“Pastor Michael Best to the pulpit Sunday, May 30, 2021 for the last time before he heads off to Morgan Hill Bible Church”
Pastor Michael Best “Lead Pastor of Morgan Hill Bible Church”
“We’re excited to commission Pastor Michael this morning Sunday, June 13, 2021 for the ministry to which God has called him.” Philip Miller Senior Pastor
Sunday, July 11, 2021, Pastor Michael Best, Morgan Hill Bible Church, Morgan Hill, CA
In Loving Memory
Pastor Philip Miller’s Grandpa, Eugene Eldon Miller January 7, 1932–Monday, May 10, 2021
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