John – know
Phrase – “So what do you know?”
EX: 1 “ found it on the internet….
Information Age
– Fake News
– cancel culture
EX: 2 “ Gov’t Actions “
The nine most terrifying words in the
English language are, ‘I’m from the
government, and I’m here to help.’ ”
A. About half of retiring senators and a third of retiring House members register as lobbyists. ( plus 5x salary )
B. Deficit spending 2.5-5 trillion 2020-2021
Stacking $1 bills – = 1 trillion?
Per Hr stacking rate….
Richard Brandon
Jeff Bezos ….
$4 trillion
???? Where is this leading? Do we KNOW for sure.
EX: 3
Prove of where you were born
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Task of KNOWING ….
1) Totally TrustWORTHY source
2) Collect reliable information
CONSIDER THE SOURCE
- Revealed Knowing
No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is himself God and is in closest relationship with the Father, has made him known
2. Life Change & Knowing
John 4:42
They said to the woman, “We no longer believe just because of what you said; now we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this man really is the Savior of the world.”
3. Knowing brings hostility
John 8:52
At this they exclaimed, “Now we know that you are demon-possessed! Abraham died and so did the prophets, yet you say that whoever obeys your word will never taste death
- Fear of Knowing
John 9:20-21
We know he is our son,” the parents answered, “and we know he was born blind.
But how he can see now, or who opened his eyes, we don’t know. Ask him. He is of age; he will speak for himself.”
- Knowing REVEALS
By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”
6. Knowing brings Purpose
The man who saw it has given testimony, and his testimony is true. He knows that he tells the truth, and he testifies so that you also may believe.
This is the disciple who testifies to these things and who wrote them down. We know that his testimony is true.