THE UNPREDICTABLE CHRIST

JOHN 8:1-11

                                                               

Pastor Rick Jackson

 

Last week I preached on The Predictable Christ. We like to think everybody is predictable- we know so much about them- but it is a marvel that Christ, with so much about Him given to us, remains unpredictable in many ways [His return date being just one example]. We know He will return [predictable since He always keeps His Word] but we don’t know when- an unpredictable time- [since He always keeps His Word]. Let us open the Scriptures and see why “The Predictable Christ” is also “the Unpredictable Christ”.

 

I. HOW IS CHRIST OFTEN UNPREDICTABLE?

 

1. In His Actions [Jn. 4:27, 2:13-17]

2. In His Words [Jn. 2:18-21]

3. In His Inaction [John 11:1-10]

 

II. WHO FINDS CHRIST TO BE UNPREDICTABLE?

 

1. The Enemies of Christ Found Him to be Unpredictable [Lk. 6:1-11]

2. The Family of Christ Found Him to be Unpredictable [Lk. 8:19-21]

3. The Friends of Christ Found Him to be Unpredictable [Lk. 9:52-56]

 

III. WHY IS CHRIST OFTEN UNPREDICTABLE?

 

1. Christ is Different in His Person [Mt. 16:13-20]

2. Christ is Different in His Planning [Mt. 16:21]

3. Christ is Different in His Pattern of Thought [Mt. 16:22-25, Is. 55:1-9ff.]