Jesus, the one “From Above”

• John 1:1-18

1. Jesus came “from above”

• We cannot reach up and find him, he has found us
• This is one of the central themes in the Gospel of John
  • Quick look: the “from above” theme in John

2. We must be born “from above”

3. Jesus constantly depended on power “from above”

• Jesus didn’t only come from God, but he lived moment by moment depending on power from above
  • It is there in John 4:34; 5:30,36; 6:38 John 4:34; 5:30,36; 6:38

4. We need to depend on Jesus, just as Jesus did on the Father

• One of the reasons is to demonstrate to us a life of dependence
  • Jesus uses the image of bread from heaven, taken from the time in the wilderness John 6:41-51, 57

5. The way this happens is through the Spirit

• Jesus says in exactly the same way that the Father sent him, he is sending us
  • and we are empowered through the same Spirit: John 15:26; 17:18-23
• So what is the message of Jesus’ birth in John?
  • God has reached down by sending Jesus
  • Nothing is possible without power from above
  • This power is only available to us in Jesus
  • Are you living a life that is struggling to reach up to God?
    • or are you recognizing with Jesus your need to depend on him?
• Live the way Jesus intended us to, moment by moment depending on him through the Spirit