In Philippians 3:10, the Apostle Paul expresses his heartfelt desire, “that I may know Him (Christ).” Paul had known Christ for many years as his Savior and Lord, so what did he mean? Paul desired to know Jesus Christ more deeply through experiencing a close, personal relationship with Him on a daily basis. In this series of Bible messages, we explore how we, as believers in Christ, can experience this same thing in our own lives.
These Bible messages entitled “Knowing Christ” were preached by Pastor Gregg Bing in 2021 during the morning worship services at Grace Bible Church in Fort Worth, TX.
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Part 7 - "Israel's Response to the King - 6" (Matthew 12:31-42) - We continue looking at Israel's response to their King, the Lord Jesus. After accusing Jesus of casting out demons by the power of Beelzebub, the ruler of the demons, Jesus warned the Jewish rulers as well as the people against blasphemy against the Holy Spirit; a sin the nation would commit during the Acts period when they resisted the ministry of the Holy Spirit and were set aside as a nation. He challenged them to judge a person's heart by the fruit they produced: their words and deeds. The Pharisees then put Jesus to the test, asking Him for a sign. He answered that an evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and no sign would be given except the sign of the prophet Jonah. Jesus' teachings in this passage clearly show this generation of Jews, being evil and adulterous, had already rejected Him as their Messiah and King.
In this series, we study Jesus' use of parables as a teaching tool, looking at how and why Jesus used parables, as well as examining the major parables recorded in the synoptic gospels.