Pastor Jonathan Stobbs | Penzance, Cornwall, UK
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This message was given by Pastor Jonathan Stobbs as he continued his morning ministry in the Gospel of John. The final verses of chapter 2 form a bridge that runs from the cleansing of the temple to Christ’s encounter with Nicodemus. They speak much about what real saving faith actually is. One well-known preacher defined salvation as ‘the unconditional gift of everlasting life given to people who believe the facts about Christ whether they choose to obey Him or not.’ Many thousands approach the Lord Jesus Christ in this way, they are happy to come, to believe, thinking He will not confront their sin, and as such respond eagerly. Many of the modern gospel interpretations eliminate repentance; make obedience and faithfulness an option, and sees faith as a choice rather than a glorious work of God. Yet, this is not real faith, and as we looked at these verses we saw the reality of this, how even though many ‘believe’, it was not saving faith. In this message Pastor Stobbs very simply looks at What Saving Faith Isn't and What Saving Faith Is. This is a powerful and helpful message that looks at what it means to be a real Christian, coming to the cross, and casting yourself upon the love and grace of God.
>The Eternal Christ - 7/6/2008 Jesus Christ is Life - 7/13/2008 The Eternal Light - 7/20/2008 A Man Named John - 7/27/2008 Genuine Light - 8/17/2008 Unknown and Unwanted - 8/24/2008 Children of God - 8/31/2008 Being Born Again - 9/14/2008 Immanuel - God With Us - 9/21/2008 Glory, Grace, and Truth - 10/5/2008 The Uniqueness of Christ - 10/12/2008 How to Witness with Power - 10/19/2008 Behold the Lamb - 11/9/2008 Come and See - 11/23/2008 The Burden to Bring - 11/30/2008 What Grace Does - 12/7/2008 The Call to Follow - 12/14/2008 Dismissal and Declaration - 1/4/2009 A Vision of Glory - 1/11/2009 The First Miracle of Jesus - 1/18/2009 Zeal for Your House - 1/25/2009 What is Saving Faith - 2/1/2009 Should This Man Go To Heaven? - 2/8/2009 What Happens in New Birth? - 2/15/2009 New Birth Living - 2/22/2009 The Wind of Change - 3/8/2009 Look and Live - 3/15/2009 Love So Amazing - 3/22/2009 Responding to the Divine Offer - 3/29/2009 The Nature of Eternal Life - 4/5/2009 The Importance of Faith - 4/19/2009 Standing Under God's Judgment - 4/26/2009 A Lesson in Humility - 5/10/2009 The Beauty of the Bridegroom - 5/17/2009 The Perfect Witness - 5/24/2009 An Encounter with the Messiah - 5/31/2009 The Water of Life - 6/7/2009 The Heart of the Matter - 6/14/2009 True Religion and True Worship - 6/21/2009 Revealed and Reborn - 7/5/2009 The Golden Sentence - 7/12/2009 A Vision for Mission - 7/19/2009 The Saviour of the World - 7/26/2009 A Baffling Reception - 8/2/2009 Seeing Beyond the Miracle - 10/11/2009 A Miracle of Grace - 10/18/2009 A Lord's Day Well Spent - 11/8/2009 Who is Jesus Christ - 11/22/2009 The Two Resurrections - 11/29/2009 The Witnesses to Christ - 12/6/2009 Jesus, Jesus, All Sufficient - 12/13/2009 A Lesson in Trust - 1/10/2010 The Miracle and the Mob - 1/24/2010 The Miracle of His Presence - 1/31/2010 Seeking with the Wrong Purpose - 2/7/2010 The Work that Saves - 2/14/2010 The Bread of Life - 2/28/2010 Those Who Will Come - 3/7/2010 The Certainty of Divine Grace - 3/14/2010 The Gospel Offer - 3/21/2010 God's Preservation of Saints - 3/28/2010 Familiar Murmurs - 4/11/2010 Feeding on the Living Bread - 4/18/2010 Hard Sayings - 4/25/2010 A Devil in the Midst - 5/2/2010 A Divine Timetable - 5/9/2010 Teaching from Above - 5/23/2010 Reactions to Claims of Christ - 6/13/2010 A Sovereign Protector - 6/27/2010 Living Water for Thirsty Souls - 7/4/2010 A Divider of Men - 7/18/2010 None Like Him - 7/25/2010 The Gospel in Action - 8/1/2010 The Light of the World - 10/10/2010 A Faithful Testimony - 10/17/2010 The Tragedy of Hardened Hearts - 10/24/2010 Behold the Man - 10/31/2010 The Truth that Liberates - 11/7/2010 The Truth that Liberates (2) - 11/21/2010 Exposing False Security - 11/28/2010 Who is your Father - 12/5/2010 Slander and Certainty - 12/12/2010 Abraham's Delight in Christ - 1/9/2011 Is Jesus God - 1/16/2011 Jesus Passed By - 1/23/2011 Understanding Suffering - 1/30/2011 The Divine Worker and Work - 2/6/2011 Ignorance and Insight - 3/6/2011 Knowing and Not Knowing - 3/20/2011 Rejection and Reception - 3/27/2011 Blinded to Reality - 4/3/2011 The True Shepherd - 4/10/2011 I Am the Door - 4/17/2011 The Good Shepherd - 5/1/2011 One Flock One Shepherd - 5/8/2011 Dividing Words - 5/22/2011 The Gospel According to Jesus - 5/29/2011 Held in the Hands of God - 6/5/2011 Scripture Cannot Be Broken - 6/12/2011 Devoted Followers of Jesus - 6/19/2011 Loved with Everlasting Love - 6/26/2011 Peace in God's Purposes - 7/3/2011 Divine Design in Delay - 7/10/2011 A Timely Challenge - 7/17/2011 Different Approaches to Death - 7/24/2011 The Resurrection and the Life - 7/31/2011 Mary - At The Feet of Jesus - 10/2/2011 The Tears of the Saviour - 10/9/2011 Behold How He Loves - 10/16/2011 Lazarus, Come Forth - 10/23/2011 A Council of Evil - 10/30/2011 A Definite Redemption - 11/6/2011 A Memorial of Love - 11/20/2011 Priorities and Persecution - 12/4/2011 Behold, the King is Coming - 12/11/2011 The Hour Has Come - 1/8/2012 Earthly Loss, Eternal Gain - 1/15/2012 Facing the Cross - 1/22/2012 The Attraction of the Cross - 2/5/2012 Who is this Son of Man? - 2/12/2012 The Approaching Darkness - 2/19/2012 Hardness and Unbelief - 3/4/2012 Mine eyes have seen the King - 3/11/2012 The Sadness of Silence - 3/18/2012 The Things That Jesus Said - 4/1/2012 Loved Unto the End - 4/15/2012 The Humble & Loving Servant - 4/22/2012 The Loving & Humble Servant 2 - 4/29/2012 Departure into Darkness - 5/13/2012 The Son of Man Glorified - 5/20/2012 The New Commandment - 5/27/2012 Let He Who Thinks He Stands... - 6/10/2012 To Be Where He Is - 6/24/2012 One Way - 7/1/2012 He Has Declared Him - 7/8/2012 The Greater Promise - 7/15/2012 The Prayer Promise - 7/22/2012 Loving Obedience - 11/18/2012 The Person of the Holy Spirit - 11/25/2012 The Role of the Holy Spirit - 12/2/2012 Reassuring Words - 12/9/2012 Christ's Legacy of Peace - 1/27/2013 The True Vine - 2/3/2013 Abiding in Christ - 2/10/2013 Man's Chief End - 2/17/2013 Ultimate Love - 2/24/2013 Friendship and Fruit - 3/3/2013 Hated Without a Cause - 3/17/2013 The Spirit's Witness and Ours - 3/24/2013 Conflict with the World - 4/28/2013 The Holy Spirit's Work - 5/5/2013 The Spirit & the Written Word - 5/12/2013 From Sorrow to Rejoicing - 5/19/2013 Asking in Jesus' Name - 6/9/2013 The God-Man - 6/30/2013 Honesty and Hope - 7/7/2013 The Real Lord's Prayer - 9/22/2013 The Glory of God in the Gospel - 9/29/2013 Far Before Time - 10/13/2013 Jesus Christ - Lord of Glory - 10/20/2013 Holy Spirit-Glorifying Christ - 11/17/2013 The Gospel Defined - 11/24/2013 God's Name Shown in Jesus (1) - 12/2/2013 Receiving, Believing & Obeying - 1/12/2014 Christ Prays for His Own - 1/19/2014 Glorifying Christ - 2/2/2014 Kept in the Name of God - 2/9/2014 Facing the World & the Enemy - 2/23/2014 Not Taken Out of the World - 3/2/2014 Set Apart To and For God - 3/9/2014 Sanctification and Mission - 3/16/2014 Basis of True Christian Unity - 3/23/2014 Forever with the Lord - 4/6/2014 Knowing the Righteous Father - 4/27/2014 In the Garden - 5/4/2014 The Arrest of Jesus - 5/11/2014 Trial and Denial (1) - 6/15/2014 Trial and Denial (2) - 6/22/2014 The Saviour before Pilate (1) - 6/29/2014 The Saviour before Pilate (2) - 7/6/2014 Barabbas or Christ - 7/13/2014 Behold Your King - 7/20/2014 Behold Your King - 7/27/2014 The King Bearing His Cross - 10/5/2014 The King Upon the Cross - 10/12/2014 Scripture Fulfilled at Calvary - 10/19/2014 Tender Love Shown at Calvary - 11/9/2014 The Cry of Suffering - 11/23/2014 The Cry of Victory at Calvary - 11/30/2014 The Side of Jesus Pierced - 1/18/2015 With the Rich at His Death - 2/1/2015 Facing the Empty Tomb - 2/15/2015 I Have Seen the Lord - 3/1/2015 Peace in Position & Purpose - 3/8/2015 Power and Proclamation - 3/22/2015 Thomas - Doubt to Declaration - 4/12/2015 Blessing in Believing - 4/19/2015 A Lesson in Fruitful Service - 5/3/2015 The Restoration of Peter - 6/7/2015 The Recommissioning of Peter - 6/14/2015 Loved & Kept Until the End - 6/21/2015 Following Christ - 6/28/2015
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