JESUS’ WAY OF

SERVICE

MESSAGE JULY 4,
2021
SUNDAY
AM
Text: John 5:17
“But Jesus answered
them, My Father
worketh hitherto, and I
work.”
Introduction
When God wants to do His work on
earth, He calls a man to do it. He
equips a man, and tests that man.
Jesus before venturing into his ministry
was allowed by God to go through SOP
(Standard Operating Procedure)
I. HIS DEFERENCE
1. Respect: polite respect, especially
putting another person’s interest first
2. Submission: submission to the
judgment, opinion, or wishes of
another person (Encarta)
I. HIS DEFERENCE
A. Jesus did not mind the Distance
Matthew 3:13
Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to
Jordan unto John, to be baptized of
him.
- Galilee to Jordan 105 kilometers
I. HIS DEFERENCE
B. Jesus did not mind the Degree
Matthew 3:14-15 cf. Philippians 2:5-8
14 But John forbade him, saying, I have need to
be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?
15 And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it
to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfill
all righteousness. Then he suffered him.
I. HIS DEFERENCE
C. Jesus did mind the His Father’s Declaration
Matthew 3:16-17 cf. John 17:4
16 And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up
straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens
were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God
descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:
17 And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my
beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
II. HIS DEVOTION Matthew
4:1-11
A. It is more than Provision (Lust of the Flesh)
Matthew 4:3-4
3 And when the tempter came to him, he said, If
thou be the Son of God, command that these stones
be made bread.
4 But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall
not live by bread alone, but by every word that
proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
II. HIS DEVOTION Matthew
4:1-11
B. It is more than Prominence (Pride of Life) Matthew 4:5-7
5 Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on
a pinnacle of the temple,
6 And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down:
for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and
in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy
foot against a stone.
7 Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the
Lord thy God.
II. HIS DEVOTION Matthew
4:1-11
C. It is more than Pleasure (Lust of the Eyes) Matthew 4:8-10
8 Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain,
and showeth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of
them;
9 And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall
down and worship me.
10 Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is
written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt
thou serve.
III. HIS DEPENDENCE Matt.
4:12-13
A. Jesus confined to God the case of His
Prophet
Matthew 4:12
Now when Jesus had heard that John
was cast into prison, he departed into
Galilee;
III. HIS DEPENDENCE Matt.
4:12-13
B. Jesus confined to God the case of His
Place
Matthew 4:13 (cf. Luke 4:29)
And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt
in Capernaum, which is upon the sea coast,
in the borders of Zebulun and Naphtali:
III. HIS DEPENDENCE Matt.
4:12-13
C. Jesus confined to God the case of His
Place of Preaching
Matthew 4:13
And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt
in Capernaum, which is upon the sea coast,
in the borders of Zebulun and Naphtali:
Conclusion
1Pe 2:21 For even hereunto were ye called:
because Christ also suffered for us, leaving
us an example, that ye should follow his
steps:
Illustration: The man who reflected an
image